“A patient is a person, no matter how small,” said Dr. Bill Lile at the 2022 FAMiLY Leadership Summit. “[And] when I have a pregnant patient, I have two patients, the mother and the baby.”

Lile, a board-certified doctor of obstetrics and gynecology known as “The Pro-Life Doc,” delivered an informative and engaging address on pre-born life to the crowd of over 1,800 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on July 15.

“If there’s one group of people I know well, it’s politicians,” said FOX TV’s Tucker Carlson at the 2022 FAMiLY Leadership Summit. “Politicians are very simple organisms. … They don’t want an unlimited number of things. They want to win elections. That’s it.”

And since politicians are going to want to win the 2024 presidential election, Carlson argued, voters should exercise the power of their voting position to demand three criteria from those seeking office:

The FAMiLY Leader lost a dear member of our extended family in 2021. Lucas Vander Plaats, third son of Bob and Darla Vander Plaats, met his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, cheek to cheek and face to face, where every tear and disability were wiped away, on November 22, 2021. He was 28 years old.

Lucas was born with a very rare brain disorder, Partial Pachygyria Lissencephaly, resulting in life-long physical and mental disabilities requiring 24-hour care. Yet Lucas’ life displayed the glory and mighty works of God …

Bob and Donna Red Wing were often quoted in the news media on opposite sides of contentious issues. Bob leads a Christian organization that advocates for public policy consistent with biblical values. Donna was a longtime LGBTQ activist and, in her own words, “a sometimes agitator.” They were natural “enemies” who became the most unlikely of friends.