Ep. 029 - Saving The World One Dinner Invitation At A Time With Jenny Evans

In this heartfelt episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with Jenny Evans—beloved cook, teacher, mother, grandmother, and woman of deep faith—for a conversation about hospitality, discipleship, resilience, and choosing love in a divided world.

Jenny shares how her desire to cook began long before she knew how, how opening her table shaped her children, and how deep relationships can form when we simply invite. Together, Rachel and Jenny reflect on Elder Gerrit W. Gong’s message No One Sits Alone and explore the quiet, powerful ways we can create belonging—in our homes, our communities, and our everyday lives.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, make room, and remember that small, simple acts of love still change everything.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

-How Jenny learned to cook through desire, trial, and love

-Why hospitality is more about presence than perfection

-What weekly Sunday dinners taught her children about work, conversation, and connection

-Responding to contention in the world with Christlike connection

-Creating belonging in small, simple, intentional ways

Discipleship often looks quiet—setting an extra place at the table, choosing connection over contention, and lifting others in ordinary, faithful ways. And this conversation with Jenny is just the motivation the world needs to start connecting... around the dinner table.

Jenny can be found at @jennyevansgatherings on Instagram.

Rachel, as always, can be found on Instagram @simplyrachelclare, and her website, rachelclare.com.