Light the World - Christmas Time Acts of Service Stories from Our Appleseed Storytellers
Light the World - Christmas Time Acts of Service Stories from Our Appleseed Storytellers  
Podcast: The Apple Seed
Published On: Thu Dec 11 2025
Description: In this special Christmas episode, we are celebrating the spirit of the season through stories of service, generosity, and light. The Appleseed is brought to you by BYUradio which is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each year The Church sponsors a worldwide initiative called Light the World, focused on spreading kindness and serving others during the holidays. For this episode, we reached out to the storytellers you know and love from The Apple Seed, inviting them to share acts of service that have had a lasting impact on their lives. Featured storytellers include: (00:00) Intro (01:40) Kim Weitkamp (05:45) Tim Lowry (09:44) Antonio Sacre (11:45) Sam Payne (17:23) Bil Lepp (19:27) Sheila Arnold We hope these inspiring Christmas stories encourage you think of the ways you can reach out and serve others during the holiday season and spark memories of Christmas time service that you can share with the people you love. To find ideas and opportunities to serve, visit lighttheworld.org and discover ways to experience the joy of helping others at Christmastime. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne. The Apple Seed is produced by Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Brian Tanner. Assistant Producers Madie Clasby, Garrett Gunnell, Keri Griggs, Paige Jensen-Rutter, and Kay Hendrickson. Post-Production Supervisor Trent Reimschussel. Editor Madie Clasby. Production Audiovisual Technician DJ Cromarty. Post-Production Audio Engineers Taehyeon Ted Kim and Kiplin Merril.