Paxton & John, Raising Special Sons—Ronald A. Rasband, "He Is Risen"

About this episode

The episode features Kristen Hoffman discussing her son John's rare condition and her conversion story, alongside insights from Elder Ronald A. Rasband's General Conference talk.

06/07/2026 S7E6, Episode #239, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Elder Ronald A. Rasband ⁠ of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of ⁠⁠The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠April 2026 General Conference talk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠ He Is Risen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠." Mitch and Clay were joined by Kristen Hoffman, a recent convert and mother of three boys, one of whom, John, was born with a condition so rare, only 2 other known cases exist in the world! Though limited, John's 9-year-life touched many people. When Elder Rasband posted on Instagram about his grandson Paxton's similar struggles and short mortal experience, Kristen and Elder Rasband shared a brief, but touching digital interaction. We invited Kristen to tell us more about John and her conversion story. This episode touches on Jesus, true friendship, teaching the gospel by who you are more than what you say, raising children with developmental challenges, resurrection, Joseph Smith's teaching on what'll happen after this life for young children who pass away prematurely, faith, and much more! General Conference Applied is dedicated to helping fellow ordinary Latter-day Saints become…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitch Peterson, Clay Soelberg

Guest: Kristen Hoffman

Topics covered

• raising children with developmental challenges
• faith
• resurrection
• friendship
• teaching the gospel
• personal conversion stories

Keywords

• special needs
• Latter-day Saints
• Elder Rasband
• conversion story
• developmental challenges
• faith
• resurrection
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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