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

Eternal Family Adoptions is a kids podcast hosted by Donna Pope, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Donna Pope hosts Eternal Family Adoptions, a kids show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #21

  How Failed Adoption Plans Became Faith Builders on the Path to Their Son (Part 2)

  Jan 24, 2026—S1

  <p><p >Jennifer and Alexander faced infertility with less than 5% chance of IVF success. After difficult experiences with foster care where they felt judged for their religious beliefs, they found Heart to Heart Adoptions. In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, host Donna Pope sits down with Jennifer and Alexander to explore how two devastating failed matches prepared them for the adoption that was always meant to be.</p><p >The Ohio Heartbreak</p><p >Months later, a birth mother in Ohio selected them for her baby girl. Jennifer was traveling when the mother went into early labor. They rerouted f...

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  Episode #20

  How Failed Adoption Plans Became Faith Builders on the Path to Their Son

  Dec 23, 2025—S1

  <p><p >Jennifer and Alexander faced infertility with less than 5% chance of IVF success. After difficult experiences with foster care where they felt judged for their religious beliefs, they found Heart to Heart Adoptions. In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions, host Donna Pope sits down with Jennifer and Alexander to explore how two devastating failed matches prepared them for the adoption that was always meant to be.</p><p >The Ohio Heartbreak</p><p >Months later, a birth mother in Ohio selected them for her baby girl. Jennifer was traveling when the mother went into early labor. They rerouted...

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  Episode #19

  Because We Loved Him — We Chose the Life That Gave Him More

  Nov 26, 2025—S1

  <p><p >In this episode of Choosing Adoption with host Donna Pope, birth parents Kaylee and Elijah sit alongside adoptive parents Paul and Cassie with baby Seth to share their adoption story together. This rare conversation reveals what happens when both families commit to building an open adoption relationship from day one.</p><p >Finding the Right Family</p><p >Kaylee and Elijah were extremely selective about who would raise their son. After saying no to almost every profile, they connected with Paul and Cassie and knew immediately. Paul reminded Kaylee of her boyfriend, and the couple promised to make...

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  Episode #18

  Multi-Generational Adoption: Finding Birth Family Through DNA and Faith

  Nov 20, 2025—S1

  <p><p >Erin Thomas grew up with a unique perspective on adoption. Her mother was the oldest of five adopted children, and as a child, Erin would look around at school wondering if any of her classmates were her biological cousins. In this episode of Eternal Family Adoptions with host Donna Pope, Erin shares her worries she had while growing up. Even as the daughter of an adoptee, she experienced the same longing for genetic mirroring that adoptees themselves describe.</p><p >Grief & Grace</p><p >When Erin's sister placed a baby for adoption at age 20, Erin gained another view...

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  Episode #17

  Finding Healing Through The Six Attachment Wounds

  Nov 7, 2025—S1

  <p><p >In this episode, Troy shares his journey through a closed adoption, growing up LDS in a home marked by domestic violence, and the complex feelings that came with wanting to search for his birth parents while fearing it would hurt his adoptive family. His story takes us through his work in drug rehabilitation where he first recognized his own trauma, and the therapy that helped him accept his identity as a gay man in a conservative faith community.</p><p >Adoption and Identity</p><p >Troy Love was adopted at five days old into what seemed like a...

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