Fathers Who Fight

October's general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was full of eternal truths AND eternal warrior principles (because eternal warrior principles are grounded in eternal truth). Rob and Lloyd take time to discuss a few of the favorite and most meaningful things they learned from conference and how applying them will help us be more of the father we want to be.

Rob also takes a moment to say a few parting words as he has to step away from podcast responsibilities for a time. But the show will go on!

“Like Dragons Did They Fight” by Maurice Harker is the book where you can find many of the principles we discuss and is the veritable handbook thousands of people have used to assist them in developing greater self-mastery. To get your free electronic copy of “Like Dragons Did They Fight” click here.

Please visit the Life Changing Services website to get more information on the many people who can help and programs we offer to assist you and your family in overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges.

We would love to hear from you! Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or leave a voice message at the link below. And please consider rating and reviewing us on your favorite podcast app to help expand our reach and band together more Fathers Who Fight for their families!

Prayer is one of the most fundamental things we do in the gospel and in life, but many of us still struggle with it in some shape or form. Rob and Lloyd take some time to share things they have used and ideas they have to make our prayers more powerful, with the ultimate goal of being able to connect with our Father in Heaven so He can direct us to become the fathers we desire to be. One idea they discuss is the concept of a "warrior's prayer."

A lot of good information and suggestions can also be found in the following talks from Elder David A. Bednar: "Ask in Faith" and "Pray Always."

“Like Dragons Did They Fight” by Maurice Harker is the book where you can find many of the principles we discuss and is the veritable handbook thousands of people have used to assist them in developing greater self-mastery. To get your free electronic copy of “Like Dragons Did They Fight” click here.

Please visit the Life Changing Services website to get more information on the many people who can help and programs we offer to assist you and your family in overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges.

We would love to hear from you! Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or leave a voice message at the link below. And please consider rating and reviewing us on your favorite podcast app to help expand our reach and band together more Fathers Who Fight for their families!

We all have at least one thing we need to work on to improve ourselves, but sometimes we don't know where to begin. Rob and Lloyd share some things they learned when they recently attended a fireside given by Maurice Harker, founder of Life Changing Services, where Maurice teaches us as parents how we can use the "Discover, Plan, Act, Reflect" tool (or DPAR) to work on that "one thing." This is a great tool shared with us from our prophet and leaders found in the Children and Youth program in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

If you would like to view the whole fireside you can do so here. More details on DPAR can be found here.

“Like Dragons Did They Fight” by Maurice Harker is the book where you can find many of the principles we discuss and is the veritable handbook thousands of people have used to assist them in developing greater self-mastery. To get your free electronic copy of “Like Dragons Did They Fight” click here.

Please visit the Life Changing Services website to get more information on the many people who can help and programs we offer to assist you and your family in overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges.

We would love to hear from you! Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or leave a voice message at the link below. And please consider rating and reviewing us on your favorite podcast app to help expand our reach and band together more Fathers Who Fight for their families!

Although we do our best and to live and teach doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this podcast is not an official publication of the Church.

Summer vacations and having your children out of school may have messed with your routine. Your goals may have taken a hit. Rob and Lloyd experienced it. They discuss their challenges they've had in staying focused in the recent past and discuss what can be done to help each of us as fathers get back on track.

For more detailed information on MAN PWR goals and other principles of self-mastery they discuss, you can get a free copy of the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight" here. You can also visit lifechangingservices.org.

Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org with your comments, questions, and stories of success or struggle.

Everyone needs a good support system but because we are strong, or at least try to appear that way when we are not feeling it, sometimes we--especially men--don't admit that help is exactly what we need in the moment. Rob and Lloyd have a great conversation with Ben Smith, clinician at Life Changing Services, discussing the importance of having a good team of supportive, helpful people in your life. Ben tells how he decided on his "Board of Directors" when he needed help overcoming his own struggles.

Listen to Ben tell more of his story and give more tips on this episode of The Eternal Warrior Podcast.

We want to be part of your team as well. Please visit lifechangingservices.org to see what programs and resources we have to help you and your family break out of your struggles.

There is one attribute all fathers--indeed, all people--should develop that doesn't get talked about much and when it does it's often misunderstood. Rob and Lloyd discuss why becoming more meek is so important in our relationship with our family especially, but in all of our relationships generally. They do so with the help of talks from Elders Neal A. Maxwell and David A. Bednar.

Rob shares a story about Brigham Young and Joseph Smith that can be found in this address.

Rob and Lloyd were also recently on this episode of The Eternal Warrior Podcast.

Please visit lifechangingservices.org to find people and programs ready to help you and your family learn how to fight--and win--the battles of life.

Rob and Lloyd discuss the importance of determining Heavenly Father's will when it comes to being the type of father He wants and needs you to be. They do so with a little help from this talk by Elder Neal A. Maxwell.

You can also get help in your parenting by visiting lifechangingservices.org and discovering the many programs we have to offer.

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Rob and Lloyd have the good fortune of talking with Wes and Spenny, hosts of The Eternal Warrior Podcast, and all-around great guys. With Father's Day approaching they take the opportunity to talk about what great men their fathers are, what role their fathers played in their recovery from pornography addiction, and what they themselves plan to do as future fathers to help their children succeed. All along the way it's great advice for any father and a fun--and touching--episode.

If you have a child struggling with pornography use or even addiction, click here to get a free copy of the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight."

You are powerful, you just may not know it yet. One thing that can help you claim your power is setting and accomplishing personal goals, especially those that can help you connect to your Ultimate Source of Power--God. Rob and Lloyd discuss MAN PWR--what it is and how to set goals to help you win your challenging personal battles.

Click here for a free copy of the MAN PWR calendar to help get you started. If you would like more help, feel free to contact Rob and Lloyd at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org. Or visit lifechangingservices.org to learn more about the services we offer.

Sometimes, in the righteous desire to help our children, we wrongly think we are the only ones who can. Using messages from then-Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Pres. Henry B. Eyring, Rob and Lloyd talk about the importance of trusting Heavenly Father and our Savior, Jesus Christ, to be able to do Their work, and that faith in Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel for a reason.

Life Changing Services is now offering a Spiritual Psychology Masterclass to go more in-depth into life-changing psychological concepts as taught by ancient and modern prophets. Check it out.

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Rob and Lloyd take the opportunity to review a few talks from the April 2021 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, specifically parts that applied to fathers and things we can do to become better fathers. There were definitely some Eternal Warrior principles we heard over the pulpit! The talks they review are from Elder Thierry K. Mutombo, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Pres. Russell M. Nelson, and Sis. Joy D. Jones.

If you would like more information on how Eternal Warrior principles could benefit you and your family please click here.

Fathers Who Fight is a podcast associated with Life Changing Services. We would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast and how you are doing with your progress on the challenges we issue each episode. Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or leave a voice message at the link below.

For men, feelings are not always fun to discuss, so Rob and Lloyd teach about a tool we fathers--and anyone--can use to help us recognize and deal with our feelings in an appropriate, healthy way. They also talk about how using this tool can help in recognizing Satan's lies and defeating them.

The quote they use from Elder Bednar in this episode can be found in the talk "Quick to Observe."

If you feel you and/or your family could use some personalized help in perfecting how to apply these principles please click here.

Rob and Lloyd talk with Kellie Webster, mentor and author of the children's books "Rebecca's Trick" and "Alexander's Trick". She talks about how the books came to be and the importance of teaching our children and grandchildren which voices we can and cannot trust. She testifies that some of the voices we can trust come in the form of ancestors who act as guardian angels for us.

You can pick up Kellie's books and other valuable materials from Life Changing Services here.

Contact us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org to let us know about the successes and challenges you are having as fathers and grandfathers.

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Rob is solo for this episode and shares an experience he and his wife recently had with his son that made him rethink where the focus should be when teaching his children. Using teachings of leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rob talks about how we can become better teachers of our children and hopefully influence them to change behaviors that may need changing. He uses quotes from the following talks/articles:

Little Children

The Home: The School of Life

Our Identity and Our Destiny

The Calling I Didn't Know I Had

Please visit lifechangingservices.org to learn how we might able to assist you and your family even further. You can also email Rob and Lloyd directly at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or follow the link below.

(While we at Fathers Who Fight try to live the teachings of the Church, our podcast is directly affiliated with Life Changing Services and not with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)

Rob and Lloyd interview Jeremy, a courageous father who took the steps to rid his life of pornography. He has been free of it for over a year now and he talks about how he has done it, what he has learned in the process, and how his life has improved thanks to his success and efforts--and Heavenly Father's help.

If you are a father enmeshed in the vicious web of pornography addiction, or know someone who is, please consider the Men of Moroni program, which has helped many men learn Eternal Warrior principles to help them become free.

Thank you for listening. Email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org for questions or comments. We also appreciate positive ratings and reviews and sharing the podcast with others who could benefit.

Maurice Harker, founder of Life Changing Services joins Rob and Lloyd this week for the first part of their discussion on self-mastery and how to apply gospel principles to life and parenting so you can become an eternal warrior fighting for the good of your family. Maurice gives some good parenting "hacks," including the Positive Assumption Technique.

Maurice is the author of "Like Dragons Did They Fight," a veritable handbook for spiritual and scientific principles to help with self-mastery of any kind, including sexual self-mastery. Maurice can also be heard on his podcast, "Memoirs of an LDS Therapist."

Please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org to let us know how living the principles we talk about are helping you, to give any feedback on the podcast itself, or to let us know something you would like to hear us discuss. You can also leave a message at the link below.

The highest form of love is charity, and Rob and Lloyd explain what charity means to them, share experiences with charity, and talk about how important it is to develop it as a husband and father. To strengthen their points they use a few talks from general authorities past and present from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including this one from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and this one from Elder Hartman Rector Jr.

If you could use some help strengthening or repairing your marriage, Life Changing Services has several powerful resources to help with that, namely the Lazarus Lectures, and online Marriage Repair Workshops.

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Love is always important to give, not just around Valentine's Day. Rob and Lloyd talk about the importance of showing love to the women who make us fathers--our wives. They are our most essential teammates.

If you currently happen to be in a marriage that is less than ideal, Life Changing Services can help. You can work together through the Lazarus Lectures, or individually in marriage repair workshops for men and women.

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Rob and Lloyd discuss some things a father can do--and things he shouldn't do--to earn the respect of those most important to him: his wife and children. We rely heavily on this talk from Bishop H. Burke Peterson, former counselor in the Presiding Bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We also bring up this talk from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland about the quest for perfection. And here is the full quote we used toward the beginning of the episode.

For more on the programs we offer at Life Changing Services designed to help you and your loved ones click here.

For a free copy of the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight" click here.

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Often when you do something with the intent to help others you end up benefiting just as much as, if not more than, those you set out to help. Such is the case with Justin, who talks with Rob and Lloyd about how he found the Eternal Warriors program, how he was hoping it would help him in his work with the youth in his ward (he currently serves as a bishop), and some of the ways it ended up helping him more than he expected.

Click here to learn more about the Eternal Warriors program.

Click here to get a free copy of the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight" by Maurice Harker.

Click here to see all the ways Life Changing Services might be able to help you and/or someone you love.

Email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org with any questions, comments, or any other way we might be able to serve you.

Do you find yourself being a little too passive sometimes when it comes to being a father? Or when you do fight, are you fighting the wrong enemy? Rob and Lloyd discuss what Warrior Chemistry is, how to access it, and how vital it is to direct it toward the correct enemy. (Hint: his name rhymes with "Payton.")

For more information on Warrior Chemistry, get a free e-copy of "Like Dragons Did They Fight" by Maurice Harker.

Or visit lifechangingservices.org for information on other programs we have to help you and your family.

You can also email us with comments and questions.

Fathers Who Fight is back, and to begin the new year Rob and Lloyd discuss the importance of recognizing why you are in the fight. Knowing why you are fighting can and should motivate what you do as a father. They also discuss why they are fighting, a question we should ask of ourselves often.

Another good resource is this talk from then-Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Get a free e-copy of the book, "Like Dragons Did They Fight" here or purchase a paperback copy here.

Visit lifechangingservices.org for many other quality resources to help you and your family in these challenging times.

Email us for comments, questions, and suggestions.

It's been a stressful year on many fronts, and the upcoming holidays can bring even more stress. But Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton share a tool that can help you prepare yourself to make sure you can stay on top of your game, and that tool is the ability to prophesy for your own life where Satan will try to attack your stronghold.

In addition to learning from this episode, information about the value of prophesying for your own life can also be found in the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight." You can get a free PDF copy here or purchase a copy here.

We are taking a break from the podcast until the beginning of next year, so be sure to subscribe to be notified when the new episode comes out at the beginning of January. In the meantime you can still be in touch with us here. Take time to catch up on any of our episodes you may have missed, and pass the podcast on to those who might benefit most from it. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

And most of all, keep fighting for all that is most important to you and your family!

Making mistakes and experiencing the consequences of them are no fun, but Rob and Lloyd share an indispensable tool in helping us learn from our mistakes--the Lost Battle Analysis. They take us through a Lost Battle Analysis and teach and learn some pretty powerful things from it.

Details on how to perform a Lost Battle Analysis can also be found in the book "Like Dragons Did They Fight." You can get a free PDF copy here or purchase a copy here.

Bryton's blog explaining the Chemical Scale can be found here.

You can also hear Bryton explain it on this episode of "The Eternal Warrior Podcast."

Email us here. We would love to hear from you!

If you want to get good at anything you need to practice. This includes being a father. Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton discuss how practice applies to fathering and how to set up practice drills that will help you develop the skills you desire as a father. 

A really good resource that the guys mention in this episode is "Becoming Like Him" by Elder Scott D. Whiting from this most recent general conference.

Join us at our monthly Fathers Who Fight meeting on Zoom on November 11, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. MST.

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Fatherhood is challenging enough without us getting down on ourselves, yet we probably do it more than we should. Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton discuss how important it is for fathers to notice what they are doing right and give some ideas on how to do that, and in the process neutralize the attacks of the adversary. Here are some great resources they reference to help with that:

You Can Do It Now! by Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Face to Face with Pres. Eyring and Elder Holland

"Quick to Observe" by Elder David A. Bednar

What Lack I Yet? by Elder Larry R. Lawrence

Armed With Righteousness by Steven A. Cramer and Donald Curtis

For additional help in your fathering and marriage, Life Changing Services offers several great programs including Eternal Warriors, the Marriage Repair Workshop, and the Lazarus Lectures.

Please reach out to us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org and let us know how we can be of service to you.

In part 2 of his interview with Rob, Ryan goes into more detail about some of the challenges foster parents have to face, having your own children, the joy of adoption, and how it all helped him get closer to God.

Life Changing Services offers many resources to help fathers and their families conquer the challenges of life. Those resources include the Sons of Helaman and Daughters of Light programs.

Email us with your comments, successes, and challenges. Thank you for your continued support!

In this special episode of Fathers Who Fight, you'll hear part 1 of Rob's interview with Ryan, his brother-in-law and a father who has fostered teenagers. He talks about his and his wife's struggles with infertility, becoming foster parents, and the joys and struggles along the way.

If you or your family could use some extra help navigating life, Eternal Warriors is a course we teach at Life Changing Services that could give you the help you need.

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Not only is it vital to recognize the voice of the Holy Ghost, it is necessary to understand how the enemy of our souls tries to influence us to stray from what is most important. Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton share principles and experiences as they describe #7 on the list of most important things a father can do.

If you missed our appearance on Studio 5 you can see it here.

The talk we reference in the episode is here.

Please join us for our next Fathers Who Fight meeting on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. MDT.

Email us with comments or questions.

Getting to #6 on our top 10 list of things you can do to become a better father Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton talk about the importance of helping your children get to know God and recognizing His voice.

A good reference on this topic is "A Prayer for the Children" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.

As a reminder, if you are looking for resources to help your marriage a couple of options are:

Marriage Repair for Men

Marriage Repair for Women

The Lazarus Lectures

Look for us on the September 25, 2020 episode of Studio 5.

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At #5 on the top ten list of the most important things fathers can do for their children is loving their mother. Rob and Lloyd discuss things they do and have done to show love to their wives, as well as some things it teaches children when men love their children's mother. Talks they reference that are good resources are "Love Her Mother" by Elaine S. Dalton and "Endure and Be Lifted Up" by then-Elder Russell M. Nelson.

If you are having difficulty in your marriage and could use some help in how to show love to your spouse, Life Changing Services has several programs that are helpful. They are:

The Lazarus Lectures

Marriage Repair For Men

Marriage Repair For Women

If you have comments or questions for Rob, Lloyd, and/or Bryton please email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org.

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Talk mentioned in the episode: "Help Them Aim High" by Pres. Henry B. Eyring

Resources mentioned in the episode: Life Changing Services, Sons of Helaman (pornography addiction recovery program for young men), WORTH (support for women in trauma)

Bryton's blog

Email us with your experiences

Join us online for our next monthly meeting on Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. MDT. For more details visit fatherswhofight.org.

To learn more about some of these principles visit lifechangingservices.org where you can find qualified mentors like Rob and Bryton.

Fathers, please plan on joining our monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Details on how can be found at fatherswhofight.org.

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To hear Lloyd on the Like Dragons Did They Fight podcast click here. To hear Bryton on the Like Dragons Did They Fight podcast click here. To hear Bryton on The Eternal Warrior Podcast click here.

Bryton's blog is here.

Visit lifechangingservices.org for more information on what we do to help with self-mastery, including life coaching/mentoring and the Eternal Warriors program.

Please join us on Zoom for our next monthly Fathers Who Fight meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. MDT. https://zoom.us/j/287887446

If you would like to learn more about Life Changing Services click here.

If you would like help from a qualified mentor or life coach like Rob or Bryton click here.

Please email us your experiences in accepting our weekly challenges or thoughts on the show and what you might like to hear us discuss in future episodes. fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org

Click here to hear Rob on The Busy Latter-day Saint Podcast.

Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton discuss some things we can do to start now to be a better father, because it's never too early and it's never too late. The discussion is based off of a talk given in October 2015 by Elder Bradley D. Foster, "It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late."

For more help please visit the Fathers Who Fight website or the Life Changing Services website.

To get the help of mentors like Rob or Bryton click here.

Protecting our families from unrighteous influences has never been more important and Rob, Bryton, and Lloyd discuss some helpful and practical suggestions for fathers who want to do just that. "Protect" is the third of "The Three Ps" outlined in The Family: A Proclamation to the World. Other helpful talks mentioned in this episode are:

• "The Music of the Gospel"
• "We'll Ascend Together"
• "It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late"

For more resources visit fatherswhofight.org or lifechangingservices.org.

Click on our names if you are interested in hiring Rob or Bryton as a mentor.

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know how you are doing or if there is something you would like us to discuss on a future episode. Email us at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org.

Providing for our families means much more than financial support. Rob, Lloyd, and Bryton share their thoughts and personal experiences demonstrating other ways we as fathers can provide "the necessities of life."

A great talk on the importance of work is "Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel" by Elder Neal A. Maxwell.

Thank you for listening, liking, subscribing, rating, and reviewing, and most of all for righteous fathering. If you would like more information please email us, visit our website, or the Life Changing Services website.

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Please join us for our free monthly meeting online on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. MDT.

Presiding is much more than sitting on a stand or being in charge of something. Rob, Bryton, and Lloyd discuss what it really means to preside and how we fathers can live up to that responsibility as outlined in The Family: A Proclamation to the World.

Special thanks to Life Changing Services. If you are interested in the services of a qualified mentor in your quest for self-improvement click here.

Please email us with your successes and struggles with our weekly challenges, or with ideas of things you would like to hear about at fatherswhofight@lifechangingservices.org or visit fatherswhofight.org for more resources.

• Fathers Who Fight
• Life Changing Services
• Fighting Like a Dragon Life Coaching

Here are the talks referenced in the episode:

• "The Role of Fathers," A. Theodore Tuttle
• "The Power of the Priesthood," Pres. Boyd K. Packer

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