About this episode

Kriss Pond discusses her covenant connection to Jesus Christ and shares her personal experiences and insights.

This Devotional address with Kriss Pond was delivered on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. MDT in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Kriss Pond was raised in Rexburg and graduated from Ricks College before earning a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Utah State University in sociology, social work, and human environments. Sister Pond served in the Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission and has held various ward and stake callings. She is grateful to serve in the Church in any capacity and particularly enjoys teaching the youth. Before coming to BYU-Idaho 19 years ago, she lived and worked in Utah and Massachusetts and enjoyed traveling throughout the world. Sister Pond is the Student Living Manager and enjoys helping students strengthen their apartment living experiences by navigating challenges successfully. She also teaches the Peace 101 course. Kriss was 36 when she met her sweetheart, Matt Pond. With their marriage came three wonderful boys and then Kriss and Matt were blessed with two more children. They love theater, nature, traveling and participating in recreational activities together.

People in this episode

Guest: Kriss Pond

Topics covered

• covenant
• Jesus Christ
• faith
• youth teaching
• personal experiences

Keywords

• covenant
• Jesus Christ
• Devotional
• BYU-Idaho
• youth
• sociology
• social work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BYU-Idaho

Places: Rexburg, Brazil Belo Horizonte Mission, Utah, Massachusetts

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