Eternal Family Adoptions

Eternal Family Adoptions

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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January 24, 2026

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In this episode of Choosing Adoption with host Donna Pope, birth parents Kaylee and Elijah sit alongside...

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Erin Thomas grew up with a unique perspective on adoption. Her...

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In this episode, Troy shares his journey through a closed adoption, growing up LDS in a home marked by d...

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Brett and Bonnie Hilton have been married for 34 years and are parents to nine children. Four quadruplet...

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Emily was 16 when she discovered she was pregnant. Her mother wrapped her arms around her and said they would get through it to...

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Shawn Rapier and his wife, Vanessa, never planned to adopt but changed their minds when two siblings...

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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 stillbirths, including their son Jason . Emily shares how God placed adoption on her heart long before their losses, leading them through international adoption attempts and eventually to domestic adoption w...

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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 adoption. Derek reveals the shocking truth about adoption costs, including his first $100,000 adoption case, and explains how families can still adopt for under $10,000 through direct connections. You'll learn about Utah's unique legal...

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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 fro...

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When LDS Family Services stopped providing adoptio...

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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, ...

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