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EPISODE · May 30, 2025

How Loss Led One Mother to Become "The Art Ninja" with Jenedy Paige

from Why We Believe · host Nathan Gwilliam

Professional artist and five-time American Ninja Warrior competitor Jenedy Paige shares her extraordinary journey through unimaginable heartbreak to unexpected strength. After losing her three-year-old son Victory in a tragic drowning accident, Jenedy found herself at a crossroads with her faith - choosing to show up to her relationship with God "just mad" rather than walking away. What followed was a spiritual education that would transform her life in ways she never imagined. From receiving divine inspiration to paint sacred art depicting Christ's birth and sacrifice to feeling a mysterious prompting to apply for American Ninja Warrior despite having zero athletic background, Jenedy's story reveals how God can consecrate our deepest sufferings for our greatest good. Her paintings have been featured in LDS temples and church publications, while her ninja journey has led to creating the Strong Women Experience -a groundbreaking conference combining spiritual and physical strength. This powerful conversation explores grief, faith, artistic inspiration, and the miraculous ways God can use our broken hearts to strengthen others.

Professional artist and five-time American Ninja Warrior competitor Jenedy Paige shares her extraordinary journey through unimaginable heartbreak to unexpected strength. After losing her three-year-old son Victory in a tragic drowning accident, Jenedy found herself at a crossroads with her faith—choosing to show up to her relationship with God "just mad" rather than walking away. What followed was a spiritual education that would transform her life in ways she never imagined. From receiving divine inspiration to paint sacred art depicting Christ's birth and sacrifice to feeling a mysterious prompting to apply for American Ninja Warrior despite having zero athletic background, Jenedy's story reveals how God can consecrate our deepest sufferings for our greatest good. Her paintings have been featured in LDS temples and church publications, while her ninja journey has led to creating the Strong Women Experience—a groundbreaking conference combining spiritual and physical strength. This powerful conversation explores grief, faith, artistic inspiration, and the miraculous ways God can use our broken hearts to strengthen others.

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