When we let our minds go to Gethsemane and reflect upon the pain and suffering of Jesus Christ, we will come to love the Lord Jesus Christ on a whole new level…and gain the strength necessary to do the hard things in our lives.
Do you need help? If earthly help doesn’t seem available, there is another source of help available!
Meagan Patterson is studying fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise in Los Angeles. She is currently serving in her ward Young Women presidency in California. She has previously served as a ward Relief Society president and stake Relief Society president as a young single adult in Utah. She also served in the Zambia Lusaka mission. Highlights
Conversion is a lifeline process and thank goodness that Jesus sees the big, eternal picture in all of us and invites us to continually work on our ongoing conversion.
Do you remember the last time you read a headline or a post online, and later found out it wasn’t true? How did you feel? How did it change the way you see the world? The internet is filled with people sharing information, whether they’re journalists breaking a big story, or influencers talking about their favorite skincare products, or even just family members talking about things that interest them. And no matter what your personal beliefs are, it can be hard to always spot incorrect or completely false information when it comes up. So what can we do? And what difference can media literacy make in our lives? Lisa talks to cybersecurity expert Amanda Hughes, media literacy professor Julia Smith, as well as her producer McKay to find out.
It seems baffling that Peter would deny Jesus, not once, but THREE times! After all they had been through! But I think we can actually get an interesting look into what our instincts are when being put to the test. Let’s study Luke 22:32!
Having a spouse commit an affair is life changing and can be so emotionally overwhelming. But there is hope out there and a lot of that help can come through coaching. Therapy and support groups can be very helpful for the spouse who has been betrayed by an affair, but coach Kristin Romney found that coaching was the thing that helped the most because it shifted the focus from the past to the future with giving her tools to feel better now and in the future. She is here talking on the podcast today to let others who have been affected by betrayal know that they can come out the other side better than they have ever been. There is so much hope for happiness after betrayal. If you or someone you know has had a spouse commit an affair, pass this episode along to them or reach out to Kristin to have her help you find the happiness once more in your life.
How would your life be different if you had 13 siblings, and you grew up in a commune with “hippie parents”? Amber Pearce talks about the unlimited power of faith and how the guiding influence of the Spirit transformed her family’s life and set them on a path of hope, love, and redemption.
Our “Stick With It” conversation series on the Top of Mind podcast continues with The Period Project founder Emily Bell McCormick’s story of realizing some common misunderstandings that prevented male legislators from taking menstrual public health policy needs seriously. Once she took the time to really listen to the concerns lawmakers had passing a law to make period products available for free in public schools and state buildings, she was better able to address their misconceptions and get the law passed.
How does Satan’s influence get to a person who was once righteous? And what happens when you are around the same companions and influences long enough…for good or bad? If you’d like to view the video that goes with this podcast, click here