Why We Believe

Nathan Gwilliam
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Why do we believe? What inspires faith, testimony, and conversion in members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Dive into the personal conversion stories behind faithful members of the church. Join Nathan Gwilliam, host and life-long member of the church, as he sits down with guests with unique backgrounds and perspectives to discuss the deeply personal and spiritual journeys that led them to embrace the teachings of Jesus Christ and why they believe. Through one-on-one interviews, hear firsthand accounts of the life-changing conversion stories and events that ignited and solidified these members' beliefs and personal testimonies. Gain powerful insights into the many unique paths that lead to faith and discover what continues to feed their dedication year after year. Join us each week for inspiring stories from faithful Latter-Day Saints and discuss Why We Believe.

  1. APR 1

    The Secret to Find God in Your Life (with Rob Call)

    How do you find God in your everyday life? Rob Call has spent a lifetime answering that question, and his answer is simpler than you think: you look. Rob has trained himself to spot the hand of the Lord in every chapter of his story, and every time he looks, he finds it. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with Rob to hear how baptizing his little brother at 16 first awakened his testimony, how God sent him back to the exact city he mocked as a missionary, and how a desperate prayer at 10 PM saved his newborn son's life in a way that left no room for doubt. Rob also shares how a name that would not leave his mind for years led a family to the temple, and how an ancestor's handwritten journal from the earliest days of the Church still strengthens his faith today. His secret is not complicated. Pay attention, write it down, and trust that God is already there. Loved this episode?Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that the Spirit still speaks today! Leave a review forWhy We Believe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  or YouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Rob Call: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-call-mba-a270917/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rdcall/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/rdcall

    47 min

  2. MAR 25

    17 Years of Trauma Broke a Paramedic Until God Gave Him a New Life to Chase (With Jeremy Claridge)

    What happens when 17 years of saving other people's lives nearly destroys your own?  Jeremy Claridge spent nearly two decades as a paramedic with his hands in trauma every single day. When severe PTSD brought him to his breaking point, he told his doctor he was done with emergency medicine and that he was going to be a crop duster. His wife looked at him and asked if he was serious. He was. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with Jeremy to hear how that decision launched a chain of events only God could have planned. Jeremy and his wife drove across Idaho looking for a place to fly, and the moment they hit Main Street in Rexburg, they both knew it was the place. They moved with no job, no connections, and no plan beyond following the Spirit. Jeremy shares how walking into the Far West temple site on his mission gave him a testimony he could never deny, how a late-night walk as a new bishop brought him the only instruction he needed, and why he believes God cares just as much about a little girl's dinosaur tutu as He does about the biggest problems in the world. Loved this episode?Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that God has a plan even when yours falls apart! Leave a review forWhy We BelieveonApple Podcasts,Spotify, orYouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Looking for practical ways to strengthen your testimony? Get your FREE guide, 13 Strategies to Increase Faith in Jesus Christ by subscribing to the Why We Believe newsletter at WhyWeBelieve.com. Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Jeremy Claridge: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jyclaridge/

    31 min

  3. MAR 18

    A Doubting Missionary Asks God About Joseph Smith, Gains Witness of the First Vision | Jason Barney

    What happens when a lifelong church member realizes he has never truly tested his own testimony? Jason Barney grew up in a family with roots reaching back to Nauvoo and Joseph Smith himself. He knew the stories. He had the heritage. But when his high school friends asked him point blank if he really believed in Joseph Smith, he walked away unsure. Years later, kneeling in a remote Japanese town on his mission, Jason asked God directly and received a vivid, unmistakable witness of the First Vision. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with the composer and land developer to hear how recreating Third Nephi scenes in the Honduran jungle made the Savior feel unmistakably real, how a family prayer hours after his father's death replaced fear with clarity, and why being a grandfather is the greatest success of his life. Loved this episode?Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that personal revelation can turn inherited belief into unshakable conviction! Leave a review forWhy We BelieveonApple Podcasts,Spotify, orYouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Jason Barney: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talmage/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/t.jason.barney Website: https://www.jasonbarney.com/ Talmage Music: https://www.talmagemusic.com/ Highbridge Land: https://www.highbridgeland.com/

    54 min

  4. MAR 11

    A Sister Died by Suicide and God Turned Grief Into a Mission (With Ganel Lyn Condie)

    Twelve years ago, Ganel-Lyn Condie's 40-year-old sister Meg died by suicide after a lifetime of mental health struggle. Six weeks later, Ganel-Lyn submitted her first manuscript. That grief became 20 books, more than 2,000 keynotes, and a mission she never planned. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam talks with Ganel-Lyn about how the woman with the issue of blood reframed 13 years of unanswered prayers as the very definition of faith, how the stewardship principle changed the way she parents with lupus, and the day God left a green sticky note on her windshield at the temple when prayer alone was not enough. Ganel-Lyn carries her sister Meg as a mission companion in every conversation about mental health. Her message to anyone who feels done trying: today is not your forever. Even the thread of His robe is enough. Loved this episode? Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that God sees them in the struggle. Leave a review for Why We Believe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Ganel-Lyn Condie: Website: https://www.ganellyn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganel-lyn-condie-11645213/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ganellyn/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ganellyn

    50 min

  5. FEB 25

    Trusting God Over Job Security Led This Media Innovator to Launch KSL.com (with Russell Banz)

    What happens when an MBA graduate feels prompted to NOT get a job? Russell Banz told his wife he wasn't supposed to look for work after finishing his degree. The in-laws weren't thrilled. But following that prompting led him to discover the internet at a trade show, start his own company, and eventually build KSL.com and KSL Classifieds, the only major market in America that beat Craigslist. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with his former colleague to hear how God prepared Russell for decades before his biggest assignment. As a teenager, he felt prompted to read the entire classified section every Sunday. Years later, he knew exactly how to organize KSL Classifieds without opening a newspaper. Russell shares how a mission baptism of a Hell's Angels biker taught him about the Atonement, how golf became a gospel platform for his four kids, and why he refuses to take credit for any of it. "If I were to say this was my idea, I would be stealing from the Lord." Loved this episode? Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that following the Spirit leads somewhere! Leave a review for Why We Believe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Russell Banz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Russell-Banz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Russell.Banz/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/RussellBanz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Banz.Russell/ Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/RussellBanz Website: https://coachBanz.com/

  6. JAN 22

    How Repentance, Not Perfection, Became the Foundation of His Faith (With Dr. Kendall Peck)

    What if the foundation of your testimony is not built on one dramatic miracle but on a lifetime of quiet answers? Dr. Kendall Peck , Online Vice President at Brigham Young University - Idaho , shares how daily repentance became the anchor of his faith. A sixth-generation Church member raised on an Idaho farm, he learned early from his mother not just how to pray, but why prayer matters. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam explores Dr. Peck's journey, including a defining lesson from Elder Kikuchi, and what it means to be a striving but imperfect disciple who clings to the Atonement. His story is a powerful reminder that the healing and enabling power of Christ is not reserved for extraordinary moments but is available every single day. Loved this episode?   Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that imperfect disciples can still cling to Christ! Leave a review for Why We Believe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or YouTube . Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Dr. Kendall Peck: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-peck-213a0722/

  7. JAN 14

    Waiting made whole (with Crystal Gwilliam)

    What happens when doctors spend 27 years running tests and still can't explain why your body is in constant pain? Crystal Gwilliam has lived that reality since she was 16 years old. Bedridden for months at a time, wheelchair-bound, and facing brain surgery that cost her 70% of her field of vision, she still raised three daughters on a foundation of faith and consistency. In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits down with his wife of 27 years to hear her story of finding Christ on the top bunk of her childhood bedroom, learning to savor moments as the molecules of eternity, and the day she flew to Portland, went into a doctor's office in a wheelchair, and walked out healed. Her family was so confident in the miracle that they left the wheelchair behind. Crystal shares how chronic illness taught her to focus on what matters most and why she still chooses to believe despite decades of unexplained suffering. Loved this episode? Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that God still sends miracles! Leave a review for Why We Believe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Crystal Gwilliam: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socialentrepreneurship LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-gwilliam-2a00408/

  8. 12/24/2025

    After a Severe Hand Burn, God Healed This Grammy-Nominated Violinist (with Jenny Oaks Baker)

    What happens when a violinist catches a searing hot curling iron with her bare hand hours before a music video shoot? Jenny Oaks Baker, Grammy-nominated Billboard #1 artist and daughter of President Dallin H. Oaks, watched her bright red, shiny hand heal completely within 20 minutes after praying for a miracle. In this episode of Why We Believe with host Nathan Gwilliam, Jenny shares the email her father sent from the BYU Jerusalem Center that taught her the difference between faith in outcomes and faith in Jesus Christ when her mother was dying of cancer. She reveals how walking the Grammys red carpet taught her that the world erases your name the moment you pass, but God keeps ours written on His hands forever. Jenny also opens up about the moment she realized God had solved her impossible dream of being a concert violinist AND a present mother, 46 years before she even knew the answer. Her story reveals that when we follow the Spirit without knowing the destination, God creates paths we never could have imagined. Loved this episode? Loved this episode? Hit Follow and share it with someone who needs to hear that they belong to Christ no matter where they come from! Leave a review for Why We Believe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Your support helps us bring more inspiring conversations like this to listeners everywhere! Follow the Why We Believe Show: Website: https://www.whywebelieve.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWeBelieveShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/why-we-believe-show/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywebelievepodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6T9DjmWBXJZPFyIFXUCdhm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-we-believe/id1751537256 Follow Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/ Follow Jenny Oaks Baker: Website: https://www.jennyoaksbaker.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-oaks-baker-64315918/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyoaksbaker/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JennyOaksBaker Twitter/X: https://x.com/jennyoaksbaker

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Why do we believe? What inspires faith, testimony, and conversion in members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Dive into the personal conversion stories behind faithful members of the church. Join Nathan Gwilliam, host and life-long member of the church, as he sits down with guests with unique backgrounds and perspectives to discuss the deeply personal and spiritual journeys that led them to embrace the teachings of Jesus Christ and why they believe. Through one-on-one interviews, hear firsthand accounts of the life-changing conversion stories and events that ignited and solidified these members' beliefs and personal testimonies. Gain powerful insights into the many unique paths that lead to faith and discover what continues to feed their dedication year after year. Join us each week for inspiring stories from faithful Latter-Day Saints and discuss Why We Believe.

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  • Creator
    Nathan Gwilliam
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2024 Why We Believe. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Why We Believe

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