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What if the perfect once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ended up being the one God meant for you to turn down?

This week on Latter-day Lights, Scott and John Brandley sit down with animator Pablo Smith to share the story of how he combined his two greatest passions in life: teaching the gospel, and animation. Having worked at legendary studios in the industry such as Nick Jr., Disney, and Dreamworks, Pablo took his skills into his own hands by independently crafting his most cherished and personal piece of work, “The Book of Mormon Graphic Novel.”

After walking away from a full-ride offer at his dream school—CalArts—to serve in the France Marseille mission on his own accord, Pablo took a risk nobody would dare to. But after numerous rejections and near-misses from several potential opportunities upon returning, Pablo walks us through how he finally got his first big break working in animation, to now channeling his talent into a doorway to the scriptures.

With this project, he helps all kinds of visual learners and readers encounter the Gospel in a format they can truly grasp, leading families toward Christ one panel at a time. Tune in to see how art and testimony meet on the page, and you might just get the spark to use your gift to serve as well.

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To WATCH this episode on YouTube, visit: https://youtu.be/Isr7lMlDlCE
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To READ Pablo's graphic novel for free, visit: https://bookofmormongraphicnovel.org/
To FOLLOW Pablo on Facebook, visit: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555409713770
To WATCH Pablo's graphic novel on YouTube, visit: https://www.youtube.com/@BOOKOFMORMONAGRAPHICNOVEL

To DONATE to Pablo's project, visit: https://www.venmo.com/u/pablonihah

To READ Scott’s book “Faith to Stay,” visit: https://www.faithtostay.com/
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Chapters

1. “Faith to Stay” by Scott Brandley (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:30)

3. Welcoming Pablo Smith to the show (00:01:00)

4. Pablo in a nutshell (00:01:50)

5. Pablo’s introduction to his passion for animation (00:02:50)

6. Pablo sends a letter to Walt Disney Studios (00:05:20)

7. Pablo questions the existence of God (00:07:35)

8. Pablo goes to the San Diego Comic Book Convention (00:09:00)

9. Pablo applies for CalArts + gets a mission calling (00:10:35)

10. Pablo meets Lem (00:12:14)

11. Pablo serves his mission at France Marseille (00:17:25)

12. Pablo gets rejected by CalArts (00:19:15)

13. Pablo meets his wife + attends college in Columbus College of Art & Design (00:23:18)

14. Disney holds a mass firing for traditional animators (00:27:25)

15. Pablo works for Nick Jr. and Dreamworks (00:30:30)

16. Pablo works on his Book of Mormon project (00:31:50)

17. Pablo talks about the creative process for his graphic novel (00:35:55)

18. Reflecting on Pablo’s story (00:39:55)

19. Alma 38:12 & Timothy 4:14-16 (00:53:40)

20. How to support Pablo (00:56:00)

21. Outro (00:56:50)

22. Bloopers (00:58:08)

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