As a college student, Tara Bench saw pictures of beautiful food spreads in magazines and knew what she wanted to be: the person who made that food. It took awhile to figure out what that job would look like, but eventually she landed a dream job as a food editor at Martha Stewart Living. From there, Bench rose to senior food editor and became the food director of Ladies' Home Journal magazine. Now, Bench—perhaps best known as Tara Teaspoon—is living the New York dream, having just published her first cookbook.

“He knows what we can handle. We aren’t exposed to anything that He’s not aware of, that we can’t deal with, with His help.”

Show Notes

2:33- Culinary beginnings and Light Bulb Experiences
12:12- Martha Stewart
19:36- Taking Every Opportunity to Learn
22:31- Standing Out Because of Beliefs
24:54- Embracing Change
29:00- A Fly Wheel
36:10- Timing
38:24- Choosing How We View Opportunities
41:55- The Unexpected
44:58- What Does It Mean To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin.

As a college student, Tara Bench saw pictures of beautiful food spreads in magazines and knew what she wanted to be: the person who made that food. It took awhile to figure out what that job would look like, but eventually she landed a dream job as a food editor at Martha Stewart Living. From there, Bench rose to senior food editor and became the food director of Ladies' Home Journal magazine. Now, Bench&mdash;perhaps best known as Tara Teaspoon&mdash;is living the New York dream, having just published her first cookbook.
&ldquo;He knows what we can handle. We aren&rsquo;t exposed to anything that He&rsquo;s not aware of, that we can&rsquo;t deal with, with His help.&rdquo;
Show Notes
2:33- Culinary beginnings and Light Bulb Experiences 12:12- Martha Stewart 19:36- Taking Every Opportunity to Learn 22:31- Standing Out Because of Beliefs 24:54- Embracing Change 29:00- A Fly Wheel 36:10- Timing 38:24- Choosing How We View Opportunities 41:55- The Unexpected 44:58- What Does It Mean To Be &ldquo;All In&rdquo; the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Find the full episode transcript at <a href="https://www.ldsliving.com/pages/allin">ldsliving.com/allin</a>.

What does it mean to be "all in" the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days? The answers might surprise you. All In is a brand new podcast from LDS Living where we explore this question with the help of Latter-day Saints who are striving to live their faith every day—just like you.

What does it mean to be "all in" the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days? The answers might surprise you. All In is a brand new podcast from LDS Living where we explore this question with the help of Latter-day Saints who are striving to live their faith every day&mdash;just like you.

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