Episodes 19
Avg. Duration -
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
37%
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eternalfamilyadoptions.org

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About This Podcast

Eternal Family Adoptions explores the sacred journey of building forever families through faith-centered adoption. Host Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart To Heart Adoptions, brings 25+ years of experience to every conversation, alongside co-host Nathan Gwilliam, founder and former CEO of Adoption.com. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints share their stories of divine guidance, spiritual preparation, and eternal connections formed through adoption. Birth parents discuss how faith supported them through difficult decisions. Adoptive families reveal how prayer and spiritual discernment shaped their journey. Adoptees share both the challenges and joys of their unique stories. Faith leaders explore how congregations can better support adoption. Each episode honors the sacred nature of family creation while providing practical guidance for those called to grow their families through adoption. This podcast creates a space where spiritual principles meet real-world adoption experiences, helping listeners understand how faith can guide every step of the adoption process.

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S1E21 How Failed Adoption Plans Became Faith Builders on the Path to Their Son (Part 2)

Jan 24, 2026

Jennifer and Alexander faced infertility with less than 5% chance of IVF success. After difficult experiences with foster care where they felt judged for their religious beliefs, they found Heart to…

S1E20 How Failed Adoption Plans Became Faith Builders on the Path to Their Son

Dec 23, 2025

Jennifer and Alexander faced infertility with less than 5% chance of IVF success. After difficult experiences with foster care where they felt judged for their religious beliefs, they found Heart to…

S1E19 Because We Loved Him — We Chose the Life That Gave Him More

Nov 26, 2025

In this episode of Choosing Adoption with host Donna Pope, birth parents Kaylee and Elijah sit alongside adoptive parents Paul and Cassie with baby Seth to share their adoption story together. This…

S1E18 Multi-Generational Adoption: Finding Birth Family Through DNA and Faith

Nov 20, 2025

Erin Thomas grew up with a unique perspective on adoption. Her mother was the oldest of five adopted children, and as a child, Erin would look around at school wondering if any of her classmates were…

S1E17 Finding Healing Through The Six Attachment Wounds

Nov 07, 2025

In this episode, Troy shares his journey through a closed adoption, growing up LDS in a home marked by domestic violence, and the complex feelings that came with wanting to search for his birth…

S1E16 Finding Family Through Faith and Grace — The Hilton's on Faith, Loss, and Adoption

Oct 29, 2025

Brett and Bonnie Hilton have been married for 34 years and are parents to nine children. Four quadruplets born at 24 weeks through surrogacy passed away shortly after birth. Five children joined…

S1E15 To Choose Adoption Is to Choose Love and God

Oct 22, 2025

Emily was 16 when she discovered she was pregnant. Her mother wrapped her arms around her and said they would get through it together. After praying and seeking guidance, Emily felt adoption was the…

S1E14 Dysfunction Junction: When Faith Turns Foster Chaos Into a Forever Family

Oct 15, 2025

Shawn Rapier and his wife, Vanessa, never planned to adopt but changed their minds when two siblings needed a home. After Shawn asked God a crucial question, they began a journey that led to adopting…

S1E13 A Story of Love and Faith Through Open Adoption

Oct 08, 2025

StartFragment Kaylee Anglesey was 19 years old and attending BYU-Idaho when she discovered her pregnancy. Her parents' immediate response of love and support without pressure became the foundation…

S1E12 Adoption After Stillbirth — Couple Finds Hope Through Faith | Part 2

Oct 01, 2025

Continuing from Part 1 of the Hamilton family's adoption journey...In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam conclude Brett and Emily Hamilton adoption story…

S1E11 Adoption After Stillbirth — Couple Finds Hope Through Faith | Part 1

Sep 24, 2025

In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions , host Donna Pope sits down with Brett and Emily Hamilton whose adoption journey began after experiencing three heartbreaking…

S1E10 LDS Missionary Family Faces 4 Years of Failed Adoption Attempts | Part 2

Sep 17, 2025

StartFragment Continuing from Part 1 of the Cole family's adoption journey. In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam conclude the Cole family's adoption story…

S1E9 LDS Missionary Family Faces 4 Years of Failed Adoption Attempts l Part 1

Sep 10, 2025

In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam meet Brandon and Bethany Cole, missionaries serving in West Africa whose adoption dreams turned into a four-year…

S1E8 The Attorney Who Adopted While Taking the Bar Exam | Part 2

Sep 03, 2025

In this continuation of our conversation with Derek Williams on Eternal Family Adoptions, hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam dive deeper into the complex legal and financial realities of modern…

S1E7 The Attorney Who Adopted While Taking the Bar Exam | Part 1

Aug 27, 2025

On this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions with hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam, Derek Williams was studying 18 hours a day for the bar exam when he got the call - his future daughter would be…

S1E6 An Adoption Story that Traversed 8 Countries | Part 2

Aug 20, 2025

In this continuing episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, Hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam, Dr. Holly Richardson continues to share her extraordinary journey of adopting 20 children from seven…

S1E5 An Adoption Story that Traversed 8 Countries | Part 1

Aug 07, 2025

In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, Hosts Donna Pope and Nathan Gwilliam meet Dr. Holly Richardson, who alongside her husband created one of the largest international adoption families in…

S1E2 Why LDS Families Stopped Adopting (And How We're Fixing It)

Aug 07, 2025

When LDS Family Services stopped providing adoption services in 2014, something unexpected happened - the number of Latter-day Saint adoptions plummeted by two-thirds. In this inaugural episode,…

S1E4 Eternal Family Adoptions - Trailer

Aug 07, 2025

Eternal Family Adoptions explores the sacred journey of building forever families through faith-centered adoption. Host Donna Pope, Executive Director of Heart To Heart Adoptions, brings 25+ years of…

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