

Family Movie Night for Latter-Day Saints | Family Movies, Come Follow Me, Disney Movies, Christian Movies, Kid Movies
Valerie Beus - Christian & LDS & Disney fan
Improve your Family Connections & Grow in Your Faith!
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Hey parents!
•Are you struggling to talk to your kids about gospel topics, especially in terms they’ll ACTUALLY understand and relate to?
•Are you searching for a way to get your family excited to study ”Come Follow Me” each week?
•Imagine hearing your teen say: ”Mom, don’t forget about Family Home Evening tonight...” (Whaaa?!)
Don’t think it’s possible??
Well, welcome to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT FOR LATTER-DAY SAINTS where we tie in each week’s ”Come Follow Me” discussion with our favorite family movies. 🎥
Hey there, I’m Valerie Beus. I’m a wife, mom, follower of Christ, and lover of both gospel discussions and movie trivia. Hence, this podcast was born!
If you’re ready for lessons that you can share with your family that will get them excited to study ”Come Follow Me” each week and open the door to more casual and natural gospel conversations, then you’re in the right place!
Let’s discuss how movies like Toy Story, Matilda, and The Lion King DO contain good and spiritual lessons that all of our family members can learn from, if only we train our minds to look for them.
(AND relate them to that week’s ”Come Follow Me” lesson?! It’s really a win-win! 🙌)
Grab that popcorn and those red vines, the show is about to start! Let’s go! 🍿
**OH and don’t forget to join our FREE weekly email, where you’ll receive an outline for your own Family Movie Night with ”Come Follow Me” discussion questions, quotes, simple summaries, and even a THEMED treat idea🍦!**
📧 Get Your FREE Weekly Help with ”Come Follow Me”: https://familymovienightpodcast.kit.com/11dbab6b81
**TOP 2% PODCAST**
Hey parents!
•Are you struggling to talk to your kids about gospel topics, especially in terms they’ll ACTUALLY understand and relate to?
•Are you searching for a way to get your family excited to study ”Come Follow Me” each week?
•Imagine hearing your teen say: ”Mom, don’t forget about Family Home Evening tonight...” (Whaaa?!)
Don’t think it’s possible??
Well, welcome to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT FOR LATTER-DAY SAINTS where we tie in each week’s ”Come Follow Me” discussion with our favorite family movies. 🎥
Hey there, I’m Valerie Beus. I’m a wife, mom, follower of Christ, and lover of both gospel discussions and movie trivia. Hence, this podcast was born!
If you’re ready for lessons that you can share with your family that will get them excited to study ”Come Follow Me” each week and open the door to more casual and natural gospel conversations, then you’re in the right place!
Let’s discuss how movies like Toy Story, Matilda, and The Lion King DO contain good and spiritual lessons that all of our family members can learn from, if only we train our minds to look for them.
(AND relate them to that week’s ”Come Follow Me” lesson?! It’s really a win-win! 🙌)
Grab that popcorn and those red vines, the show is about to start! Let’s go! 🍿
**OH and don’t forget to join our FREE weekly email, where you’ll receive an outline for your own Family Movie Night with ”Come Follow Me” discussion questions, quotes, simple summaries, and even a THEMED treat idea🍦!**
📧 Get Your FREE Weekly Help with ”Come Follow Me”: https://familymovienightpodcast.kit.com/11dbab6b81
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 2, 2025 • 26min
12 - LORD OF THE RINGS: Four Ways SAMWISE Teaches Us About The Savior
Don't feel like you fit the usual "hero" stereotype? Meet one of my favorite heroes from movie history...
Samwise Gamgee.
The humble hobbit gardener, who showed true friendship, loyalty, bravery, and selfless sacrifice in the face of great danger and evil. And who, in my opinion, was VITAL to save Middle-Earth in the LOTR trilogy.
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find between Samwise the Brave and Jesus the Christ.
For all my faith-filled, movie lovers (especially my Tolkien fans) this is an episode you won't want to miss!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Samwise carrying Frodo clip - YouTube, WATCH HERE (You NEED to watch it!)
Episode 01 - HARRY POTTER: Finding Christ in the Wizarding World?!
Episode 04 - HOME ALONE: Feeling *Forgotten* this Christmas...? God is Desperately Searching for YOU!
RESOURCES:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 30, 2024 • 19min
11 - PETER PAN (1953): "Faith, Trust... and Pixie Dust" ---> 4 LESSONS About Christ's ATONEMENT
Wondering how to access God's grace and power in your life?
Did you know that we can learn about Christ even in a story about a boy who never wanted to grow up??
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can learn about the Savior's Atonement and the classic animated Disney movie Peter Pan.
For all my faith-filled, movie fans (especially all my fellow nostalgic Disney fans) this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf - The Gift of Grace”, April 2015
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 26, 2024 • 15min
10 - WHITE CHRISTMAS: Feeling Forgotten? What Can Help NOW Before The New Year
Are you feeling insignificant or forgotten this Christmas season?
Or are you maybe wondering what's the best way to use your down time between Christmas and New Years?
In today's episode we discuss these two questions and how we can find spiritual lessons from the classic Christmas movie White Christmas.
For all my faith-filled, movie fans (especially my Bing Crosby lovers!) this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
Isaiah 49:13-16
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 23, 2024 • 27min
09 - ELF (2003): 5 Spiritual Takeaways for Your Next Christmas Movie Night
Have you ever felt like you didn't belong?
Can Santa help us learn something about God?
What's the best way to help create personal change in ourselves and others?
These questions and more are discussed in today's episode!
Are you all snuggled up in your coziest pjs, blankets, and fuzzy socks??
Before you start that movie, give this episode a listen and you'll be ready for some great conversations afterwards with your family, a friend, or maybe your dog is actually your go-to listener...
Either way, for all my faith-filled, movie fans this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 19, 2024 • 20min
08 - SCROOGE (1970): Bah, Humbug! Have a Change of Heart and Begin Again Through Christ!
Have you ever felt like Scrooge after he met the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?
Yikes, I hope not!... But if you have, or have simply felt the DESIRE to change and be better, there is a way!
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find between Scrooge and the Savior who allows us to change for the better.
For all my faith-filled, movie fans (and even my Charles Dickens book-lovers!) this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
Book of Mormon - 2 Ne 9:7-10
New Testament - Matt 18:23-35
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 16, 2024 • 15min
07 - THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL: The Joy of Christmas ALL YEAR?? ...It's POSSIBLE!
Why do we generally feel so happy, generous, and kind during Christmas?? It's not just because we get presents--in fact, I would argue the opposite!
(And I recognize that for many people, the Christmas season is actually a very difficult time)
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find within the classic Muppet song "It Feels Like Christmas" and the Savior, who's birth we celebrate.
For all my faith-filled, movie fans (especially my Muppets lovers) this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
WATCH "It Feels Like Christmas" scene/song - Click for YouTube Link
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 12, 2024 • 20min
06 - THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (2005): CHRIST vs. CLAUS How to Focus on Jesus...But Still Get Presents From Santa
During Christmastime we have Santa and we have the Nativity...
But can they truly *both* be celebrated TOGETHER?? How can one support the other, and what does this ACTUALLY look like in practice with my family?
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find between Jolly Ol' St. Nick, who gives us gifts... and the Savior, who gave us the Ultimate Gift.
For all my faith-filled, movie fan friends, this is an episode you won't want to miss!
RESOURCES:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19WZFGPJNk/
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 9, 2024 • 12min
05 - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: Oh, Good Grief! Let God TRANSFORM You Today!
Have you ever felt plain, unimportant, or unnoticed? Are you wondering if there is a way to CHANGE from small and insignificant, to mighty and magnificent?
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find between the boy who coined the phrase "oh good grief!" to the Savior who has "born our grief."
For all my faith-filled, movie fans this is a Peanuts episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf: The Love of God, Oct 2009
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19WZFGPJNk/
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 5, 2024 • 19min
04 - HOME ALONE: Feeling *Forgotten* this Christmas...? God is Desperately Searching for YOU!
Do you maybe feel forgotten this Christmas season? Does God really care about YOU?
In this episode we discuss spiritual connections we as Christians can find in Home Alone, and how we can KNOW that God does love us and wants to be with us!
For all my faith-filled, movie fan friends, this is another episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
Elder Patrick Kearon's talk- God's Intent Is to Bring You Home
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19WZFGPJNk/
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia

Dec 2, 2024 • 14min
03 - CINDERELLA (2015): How to Stand for Truth on Social Media and Still Keep Your Friends
Struggling to stand up for truth and faith, but also avoiding contention during disagreements? ...Especially online??
In this episode we discuss the spiritual connections Christians can find between the girl who taught us to Have Courage and Be Kind, and the Master Exemplar of Courage and Kindness.
For all my faith-filled, movie fan friends this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Mentioned in the episode:
President Russell M. Nelson - Peacemakers Needed
Resources:
email me - findingchristinmodernmedia@gmail.com
FB group - Finding Christ in Modern Media COMMUNITY
IG - @FindingChristinModernMedia


