Hollywood actress joins the LDS Church!! | with Dana and Kyle
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Dana Kimmell joined the church as a Hollywood actress and was immediately faced with tough decisions that would impact her career forever. Because of Dana’s example of dedication and devotion, generations have been blessed. Kyle is the son of Dana and is an example of someone who has been blessed immensely by the life and choices of Dana.
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Dana’s belief in Jesus and desire to be an actress
1:30 - Moving to Fresno, California
2:20 - Auditioning for a movie and learning that the producer was LDS
3:50 - Los Angeles Visitor’s Center and meeting the missionaries
4:36 - Lyman Dayton answering Dana’s questions
5:12 - Temple Square and Jesus teaching in the Americas
6:10 - Decision to be baptized
6:48 - Very supportive parents
9:04 - Acting in comedies and different pilots
9:33 - Friday the 13th Part Three
9:55 - Agent finds Dana a part in The Terminator
11:16 - Asking to remove the inappropriate parts
12:14 - Kyle upset about Dana’s turning down the role
14:05 - Kyle takes a songwriting class with Dan Reynolds
16:10 - Checking Facebook and seeing a post from Dan
18:18 - Post goes viral, significant backlash
19:05 - Response to Kyle’s prayer
20:30 - The legacy of faith that impacts generations
21:22 - It is what it is!
22:22 - God will make everything right
23:25 - True lasting happiness
24:35 - Return to God and repent and be converted to be healed
25:40 - Continuing to act
26:30 - Book about making the decision to leave acting
27:54 - Reaching for the Brightest Star
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My mom and I were grateful to be interviewed by Saints Unscripted (their whole team is AWESOME!) allowing us to share our story (and my book, “Reaching For The Brightest Star” 🌟), as we strive to shine the celestial light of our savior Jesus Christ and share the incredible happiness He offers…to live your best life. ❤😊
Never give up. Keep reaching up. God bless you all 🙏
-Kyle Dane (Anderson)
-Dana Kimmell (Anderson)
Where can your book be purchased?
Love you testimonies and attitudes of gratitude. Very inspiring interview for followers of Christ who recognize that we need His help to overcome the world while at the same time are learning and enjoying from our journeys of adventure..
@@Tom_From_Alpharetta amen 🙏
Thank you for mentioning Elder Bednar's talk about coincidence. The first talk he gave as an apostle was Tender Mercies, which touched on the same thing.
@@ilonadever8249 I love Elder Bednar. Such a good man and apostle. I know that as we follow the Lord’s anointed we rise higher toward our celestial goal. Onward and upward 😊🙏❤️💪
I'm impressed with the gratitude that the young man has for his mother. How proud and happy she must be to be his mom!
Very grateful. I know my life would be very different (much darker) if she didn’t choose to follow Jesus Christ (the brightest star ⭐️).
Thank you for your comment. God bless you 🙏
I’m so amazed by the quiet dedication of so many who choose faith over fame. Last night my wife and I went to a party hosted by a very wealthy member of the church and few know just how wealthy they are because of their humility and the way they live so far below their means. I’m so grateful for Christ and his earthly kingdom and the examples of those who have devoted their lives to it. It’s so inspiring.
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Phenomenal testimonies about thinking celestial and standing for the truth, even when it’s not easy. Thank you for this episode!
Thank you for your comment ❤
As a child growing up i watched a bunch of horror movies. I remember her from Friday the 13th part 3. As much as I love horror, I totally understand her point of view and her belief. Im glad shes a strong member of the church.
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This is an awesome video! I also felt the Spirit watching this😊 Fun fact: I also remember one of my missionaries who taught me when I was 16 say that “Either this gospel message is true or this is the biggest hoax there ever was”. I KNEW that what he said was a true statement and that I needed to find out for myself what that answer would be. Here I am 44 yrs later with a strong and vibrant testimony of the restored gospel on the earth 🌍 today. ☺️
Powerful testimony, thank you for sharing! Definitely similar to what my mom shares in this video. God bless you 😊
You are so wonderful! Thank you for your testimonies and expamples and for being brave enough to do this. I love you so much!!!!!
thank you, God bless you!
So cool to hear that on Dana turning down the terminator ( in multiple ways lol) and Also loved Kyle describing how he still loves Dan/Imagine Dragons & those who are LGBT & also stood by Christ to defend the Church & law of chastity. Power mother and son duo!
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! God bless you ❤
I hope my new book blesses you, “Reaching For The Brightest Star” ⭐️
-Kyle Dane (Anderson)
-Dana Kimmell (Anderson)
I loved you're interview with you're special Dana and kyle. Beautiful mother and son love that was so heartfelt ♥️ and moving . Watching from ,Perth Australia ❤ and thank you for sharing. I too felt the spirit .
I’m happy to hear you felt the spirit, for me that’s what this is all about…it’s the ultimate reason I did this interview with my mom…God bless you!
What an amazing mother! More people like her means we will have more good kids like her's in this life. She's a blessing to her family and the world.
Amen, she certainly has been for me. God bless you ❤
Thank you for shearing your conversation and specially for “Standard for the true in all places” and keeping your covenants Sacrificing your desire. And your son is “Thinking Celestial” ❤
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As usual on Saints Unscripted it was time very well spent! Thank you.
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GB you all great to hear great members of the Church help us all with their testimonies tytyty 🎉🎉🎉
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So nice! Thank you all for this interview!! (From a 65 year old woman.) When she described her “this is true” moment, I remembered again that feeling. ❤️
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Such amazing examples! Never compromise your covenants. It may be difficult to see in the moment, but the rewards for following Jesus' example will be even greater than we can imagine. Thank you for sharing your stories and testimony's.
Thank you! 🙏 ❤
You can definitely articulate your faith Kyle. Enjoyed your stories and your testimony!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for sharing this and I loved listening to both their experiences and advice and beliefs and testimonies ! My heart got all warm ! ❤
God bless you! ❤
This kinda made my day. Good night saints. Go sleep unto the lord and May He affect your dreams.
God bless you! ❤
Wow, thank you for sharing your beautiful testimonies about eternal perspective and especially about the healing power of the Savior! ♥🙏
❤ thank you!
25:00 - "Just hold on a little longer, don't give up. Keep reaching for Jesus Christ, and He will reach for you, and He will help you get through whatever you're going through. And it will be worth it in the end." Thank you so much for saying this.
So glad it meant something to you. God bless you my friend
This is such a powerful interview
🙏 God bless you
Fresno is 22 miles south of my home town. Cool
Beautiful. 💜💜💜
First episode that I’ve watched and it was amazing!
Hola Kyle, muchas gracias por compartir tus experiencias y tu fuerte testimonio, yo también pude sentir el Espíritu con sus testimonios. Y voy a comprar tu libro, me interesa mucho leerlo y compartirlo, ya que tengo hijas que necesitan mucha ayuda y fe, aunque ellas no lo sepan ahora Muchas gracias a ti y a tu mami
De nada, es un placer ayudar a los demas sentir el espiritu santo. Gracias por comprar el libro! Espero que te guste. Animo en la fe! Pensando celestial
-Kyle Dane
11:36 One word: "integrity." It has always felt like Hollywood is the single most difficult industry for a member of the Church of Jesus Christ to work in without compromising one's values. We see LDS people excelling and even thriving in every other area of arts: music, dance, theater, fine art, animation, illustration, you name it. But in the film and TV industry, I really can't name a single actor or actress who routinely gets first billing starring roles and also professes to be a practicing member of the Church. (There are tons of faithful Latter-day Saints working in the industry behind the camera, yes, but above-the-line talent seems to be far rarer.) You always hear about all these big name stars and Oscar winners who describe themselves as "no longer practicing." I don't have to name names because you already know who they are, and there are surprisingly quite a few celebrities (including BYU grads) who describe themselves as formerly LDS but having had stepped away. (And to be clear, it is, of course, perfectly fine that they made their choices. I am happy for them and they seem super happy and content with their lives too, so go them!) Or you see a few Lds actors and actresses occasionally getting a big break but you can kind of tell that they are struggling to get other good roles afterwards (I assume largely because they choose to turn down a lot of good opportunities), and then eventually they choose to dial things down and be content to remain in the peripheries, so to speak. I also admire the heck out of these people. Jon Heder seems to be a prime example of this. I really respect that man. I remember his Hollywood career was in such an upward trajectory. He hosted SNL. He was a co-lead with Will Farrell. He was quite good. I don't know him personally so I don't know actually what happened, of course, but I could kind of see that he was most likely turning down a lot of roles. Most of the big ticket comedy at the time was very raunchy both in terms of language and sex. Judd Appatow, Parker & Stone, etc. There is no way he wasn't offered a role or at least an opportunity to audition for many of the hit movies of that time. From what I could gather from reports and interviews, at one point, it seems like Jon consciously made the personal decision to kind of step away from most of that (i.e., money and fame) in favor of not compromising his personal values and faith. I can't imagine how hard such a decision must have been, especially for someone who might have thought acting was their true passion and they had sacrificed everything to get into that position. Now, I did not know much about Dana until very recently, but it seems she's had a similar experience (maybe to a greater degree) and had chosen a similar path for herself and her family. She didn't have to make that choice but she did. I really really respect that. She literally could've been the next Linda Hamilton, but she chose something I think is far more valuable and longer lasting than that. Not everyone in the world will see it that way, but we as the members of the Church recognize that there are things that are more precious and lasting than money and fame. Thank you for your great example.
Great discussion and appreciate Dana and Kyle sharing their insight and stories. This hit me in the feels.
Chris Higgins! She's my favorite Friday the 13th final girl!! So cool to see her in this
Loved this episode & hearing the testimonies and life stories of Dana and Kyle. Thank you :)
Blessings to all ❤
I had a roommate, a tall, blonde good-looking country boy type, who had an opportunity to be in a movie. But then he got his mission call. So he turned down the movie and went on his mission. The movie? Paint Your Wagon. If you haven't seen it, it features a stuffy Mormon with two wives who come upon a mining camp in the mountains. The Mormon sells his "troublesome" rebellious wife to the miners (she's auctioned off), she becomes the wife of Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood who hijack a wagonful of prostitutes, build a bawdy town, help a Christian boy have his first experience with drinking, cigars and women, etc.
BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE FROM A MOM AND A SON MAKING DIFFICULT CHOICES AGAINST THE WORLD! 😊
Thank you for your encouraging comment to me and my mom…and thank you for the light you shine. Trying to add our sliver of light to the many others out there so we all can collectively point to Christ and the celestial star-life He offers ⭐️
Thank you for standing firm!
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Well done. I felt the Spirit during your experiences and testimonies. You're both great examples to all of us.
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So glad you felt the spirit, too. I know we did. God lives and loves everyone
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Great! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this DAna and Kyle. God bless you more guys..
So glad it meant something to you. Onward and upward ☀️
I just bought the book on Kindle!
Thank you! 😊 We hope it blesses and uplifts you in some way
I've expressed before that I believe you to be an Alma. All I can do is share your message, but I hope to meet you someday. Christ rejected the lds in 1844, but said he would set his hand again a second time to gather israel. He never expressed who that hand would be. Your name is David, my name is Stephen. I believe you speak truth. I saw my Savior and he showed me I was rotten fruit with no seed fallen from the tree, laying on the ground mouldering. I ask him "then where is the hope?" He told me "with me, all things are possible" then he scooped me(a rotten plum) up in his hands and held me to his ear, and then he whispered something to me, then he reached up and placed this beautiful plum back on a tree, but the tree was a large water oak, and I didn't understand for a long time what that meant. But I did ask right then,"why a plum?" And he was gone.
A month later I was excommunicated from the lds church and moved to a new home I had just purchased. It was early March. In the front yard was an old dead tree split in the middle fork. I got out my new chainsaw to cut it down but my new saw wouldn't run. A few days later half of the old dead tree began to bud. Then leaf out, then came the popcorn popping on the old plum tree. It took 3 tarps to catch all the plums that tree produced that season. They were a little tart, but they weren't wild. And it gave me hope. That is my truth to you. I know my Savior at least to that degree, and I believe you worship the same God.
I have been searching for a messenger. To say the least, I like your message. I was baptized lds at 8, and again 12 years after the above described vision. But the lds was the large water oak. But the plum tree was Mother, and family.
Your words ring true. God bless your efforts.
Onward and upward my friend, never give up. God has great things in store for you. I hope my book Reaching For The Brightest Star ⭐️ blesses you in some way.
I lurch with “LDS church.”
Wow! You were love bombed. You took a job where you were surrounded by LDS members who actively encouraged you to convert. One of those people was your boss. That same boss hired a bunch of LDS to work for him. They brought you to a visitor center where they knew missionaries would visit you if you signed the book. These events sound like a choreographed movie.
I’m eternally grateful those loving people had the courage and goodness to share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ with my mother, Dana Kimmell. They gave her the opportunity to discover for herself the truth and choose to embrace it. Doing so changed her life for the better and my life as her son and the ripple effect has been huge 😊 So blessed. I hope you give my new book a chance to learn more about our story. God bless you ❤
Reaching For The Brightest Star ⭐️
@@ReachingForTheBrightestStar dear friend, what courage did it take? There were many of them. Your mom was one person. She wasn't knowledgeable about Christianity or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She accepted an impossible gospel (Moroni 10:32) and sadly, you have believed it too.
@@kd3738 It takes courage to share the gospel with people, especially to people whom one might be tempted to believe will never accept it. For example, Dana was already deeply entrenched into Baptist doctrine and additionally was super focused on her Hollywood dreams. One might deduce: “there is no way she will appreciate the restored gospel message. What if she mocks it? What if she ridicules me? What if it hurts our working relationship or friendship if I bring up the gospel?”
These are common doubts and fear points any missionary-minded Christian can experience. I know I have in the past. So yes, it took courage and selfless love for her new friends to be willing to share with Dana the things that were in their hearts. To share the “fruit of the tree of life” that it might bless her like it had blessed them, if she so chose to accept the invitation. And she did. No one forced her. She had her agency. They simply shared the word of God, and in accordance to her interest. Read my book, my friend. More details of her story.
For the love of all that the Lord has asked, it’s NOT the “LDS Church”. Please, please, please set the example of following what the Lord has asked through His prophet and stop replacing the name of Jesus Christ. Have more faith in Him to pour power down upon the things you’re attempting to do for His glory, rather than faith in the algorithm!
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I trust them. I believe their intention was not to break the commandments. And are we not a church of Latter-day saints? I understand that we have been encouraged to use the full name of the Church, but in giving the glory to God we should not ignore the contribution of His saints. Our eternal life is His glory.