Dear Members of the Star Stake,
A wonderful and powerful healing event is planned in our Stake with amazing speakers, beautiful music and hope-filled, faith-building stories of what healing is possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We invite you to be with us.
Our annual Hope and Healing in Christ Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Star Stake Center on the corner of Floating Feather and Park Lane (see full schedule below). Members of the Star Stake, and all others from the surrounding area are invited to attend (ages 18+).
This year we will meet in person and have virtual options for some of the sessions.
Please feel free to attend any or all of the workshop sessions based on your needs or interests. Talented speakers will be sharing their insights, experience and tools on a variety of topics. We would love it if you would join us. We love you and hope this event will be a help to you and your family.
–President Ririe
Sessions are organized below by room location with the associated Zoom link, followed by the session time. Speaker biographies and class descriptions are also listed. For a printable version of the schedule, click here ». For a printable version of the speaker bios & class descriptions, click here ».
Chapel Sessions
General Session (9:00 am – 10:00 am)
Title: His Love Heals Wounds
Topic: General Wellness
Class Description: Lisa shares in the opening address about the power of Christ to heal us.
Biography: Lisa Bruneel is the adoring wife of a superstar husband, a mother of 8 kids who are both amazing and challenging, a mother-in-law to 3 heaven sent souls, and the grandmother of five and a half perfect grandsons. She is a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a deep and abiding love for the Savior and gratitude for the power that His Atonement has brought into her life. She is the host of the podcast “Armed With Truth” and the co-host of the podcast “He Did Deliver Me From Bondage.” Her passions are addiction recovery work, creating amateur art, big family adventures, and sharing her experience, strength, and hope with others in as many ways as she can find.
Chapel (10:10 am – 3:00 pm)
10:10 am – 11:00 am
Title: Raising a Sin-Resistant Generation: Powerful ways to strengthen and safeguard your children from lust, immorality, and pornography
Topic: Family Support
Class Description: This class will focus on powerful ways that parents can strengthen and safeguard their children from lust, immorality, and pornography.
Biography: Zach and Lisa have been married for almost 30 years. They are the parents of eight children, 3 amazing in-laws, and the grandparents of 5 ½ perfect grandsons. They have a passion for addiction recovery work, mental health, working with youth, and sharing their personal knowledge, strength, and hope with others.
11:10 am – 11:35 am
Title: Story of Hope and Healing
Topic: Mental Wellness
Presenters: Sheryl
Class Description: Sheryl shares her personal struggle with mental wellness, tools and resources that have helped her and how she is healing and finding hope through Jesus Christ.
11:40 am – 12:30 am
Title: Loving your Self and Parts as Jesus Loves You: A guide to building relationships through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective
Topic: Mental Wellness
Class Description: Do you have bouts of anxiety, find yourself spiraling into depression or become overwhelmed with thoughts of worthlessness and hopelessness? Are you angry, frustrated, or critical of the behaviors or habits you want to change? Have you tried to change the parts of you which hold these thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, but can’t seem to no matter how hard you try? If so, this session is for you.
During this session, we will utilize the concept of “Self and parts”, two foundational principles of IFS to explore what it means to build a compassionate relationship between our inner spiritual Self and the many parts of us, including the ones noted above. We will look at the concept “Self and parts” through both an IFS and a spiritual lens and focus on how Jesus’s love for us can influence the relationship we have with our parts. An experiential component will be utilized to assist participants in applying into their lives what they have learned.
Biography: Darla Trent is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Idaho and a nationally certified counselor (NCC) in the US. She graduated from BYU-I with a BS in Marriage and Family Studies and from NNU with a MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. While at NNU, Darla received a specialty in sand tray and an emphasis in trauma, grief, and crisis and play therapy. In addition, Darla is a Level 3-Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and specializes in the utilization of IFS, a trauma-based modality, to assist families, couples, children, adolescents and individuals in processing and overcoming a variety of mental health issues. Darla is the owner, lead clinician and supervisor at her practice, Darla Trent Counseling, LLC.
1:15 pm – 1:40 pm
Title: Story of Hope and Healing
Topic: Addiction Recovery
Presenter: Stacey
Class Description: Stacey will share her experience with addiction, what tools and resources have helped her and how she is healing and finding hope through Jesus Christ.
1:45 pm – 2:35 pm
Title: Loving your Self and Parts as Jesus Loves You: A guide to building relationships through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective
Topic: Mental Wellness
Class Description: Do you have bouts of anxiety, find yourself spiraling into depression or become overwhelmed with thoughts of worthlessness and hopelessness? Are you angry, frustrated, or critical of the behaviors or habits you want to change? Have you tried to change the parts of you which hold these thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, but can’t seem to no matter how hard you try? If so, this session is for you.
During this session, we will utilize the concept of “Self and parts”, two foundational principles of IFS to explore what it means to build a compassionate relationship between our inner spiritual Self and the many parts of us, including the ones noted above. We will look at the concept “Self and parts” through both an IFS and a spiritual lens and focus on how Jesus’s love for us can influence the relationship we have with our parts. An experiential component will be utilized to assist participants in applying into their lives what they have learned.
Biography: Darla Trent is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Idaho and a nationally certified counselor (NCC) in the US. She graduated from BYU-I with a BS in Marriage and Family Studies and from NNU with a MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. While at NNU, Darla received a specialty in sand tray and an emphasis in trauma, grief, and crisis and play therapy. In addition, Darla is a Level 3-Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and specializes in the utilization of IFS, a trauma-based modality, to assist families, couples, children, adolescents and individuals in processing and overcoming a variety of mental health issues. Darla is the owner, lead clinician and supervisor at her practice, Darla Trent Counseling, LLC.
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
Title: Closing Session
Presenter: President Rob Ririe, Star Stake President
Musical Performance: “Look Unto Christ” Performed by Lauren Fox (vocals and guitar) and Ruby Larios (vocals and piano)
2nd Half of Gym
2nd Half of Gym (11:10 am – 3:00 pm)
11:40 am – 12:30 pm
Title: Feel it to Heal it: How to Navigate Difficult Emotions with Confidence
Topic: Mental Wellness
Class Description: Increase your emotional vocabulary and learn how to emotionally regulate in “Feel It to Heal It: How to Navigate Difficult Emotions with Confidence.” Here you’ll discover a fresh perspective on negative emotions: rather than fearing or resisting them—as many people do—we’ll explore how to welcome these feelings as temporary visitors. You’ll learn to see that these challenging emotions have valuable lessons to offer, and you’re in control of how long they stay. By embracing this approach, you’ll gain practical strategies to acknowledge, learn from, and ultimately release these emotions, transforming them into stepping stones for healing, resilience, and personal growth.
Biography: Sarah Foutz is a Master Life Coach, entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Coach Firm— certification program for aspiring life coaches. Her passion for psychology was ignited when her family adopted a special needs child, a pivotal experience that set the trajectory of her life and determined her future major at BYU. After serving a mission in Portugal, she met her husband, Dan, and against all odds graduated just two months after the birth of their first child. Over the past 25 years, Sarah and Dan have built a life filled with love and adventure, raising five children and recently welcoming a new grandchild—serendipitously born last June on Sarah’s birthday.
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Title: Feel it to Heal it: How to Navigate Difficult Emotions with Confidence
Topic: Mental Wellness
Class Description: Increase your emotional vocabulary and learn how to emotionally regulate in “Feel It to Heal It: How to Navigate Difficult Emotions with Confidence.” Here you’ll discover a fresh perspective on negative emotions: rather than fearing or resisting them—as many people do—we’ll explore how to welcome these feelings as temporary visitors. You’ll learn to see that these challenging emotions have valuable lessons to offer, and you’re in control of how long they stay. By embracing this approach, you’ll gain practical strategies to acknowledge, learn from, and ultimately release these emotions, transforming them into stepping stones for healing, resilience, and personal growth.
Biography: Sarah Foutz is a Master Life Coach, entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Coach Firm— certification program for aspiring life coaches. Her passion for psychology was ignited when her family adopted a special needs child, a pivotal experience that set the trajectory of her life and determined her future major at BYU. After serving a mission in Portugal, she met her husband, Dan, and against all odds graduated just two months after the birth of their first child. Over the past 25 years, Sarah and Dan have built a life filled with love and adventure, raising five children and recently welcoming a new grandchild—serendipitously born last June on Sarah’s birthday.
Relief Society Room
No Relief Society Room sessions were recorded.