Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers. Stories bring us together and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in July 2021. Andrea Lystrup is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owns a private practice—Andrea Lystrup Therapy—in Tucson, Arizona. She received her master’s degree from the University of Maryland in Couple and Family Therapy. She specializes in marriage therapy, particularly working with sexual issues, betrayal trauma, and mixed faith marriages.
Brother Andy Horton continues to explore the commandments given to Martin Harris in Doctrine and Covenants 19. He also explores how Jesus can change suffering and pain into joy.
Have you ever felt like you weren’t worthy enough to ask for God’s help? Elder Christofferson reminds us that we don’t need to reach some minimum level of goodness before divine aid is available. If you’re seeking God, He’s already helping you. Mark shares a powerful truth—God is aware of you, He wants you to be happy, and He will always be there. So keep reaching for Him. No matter where you are today, His love and guidance are still yours.
While it’s so cool to feel God’s love for other people, do you remember that YOU are great too?! Let’s study D&C 18:10.
After being stripped of his pride, Rico works through his faith crisis and grows closer to Jesus Christ.
When your world crumbles beneath the weight of sudden loss, can a fleeting miracle open your eyes to the closeness of Heaven?
We have been waiting a long time for this episode with our friend Thomas McConkie. As many of you know, Thomas is an incredibly skilled meditation teacher and guide on the path of spiritual awakening. Faith Matters produced his very popular online course Transformations of Faith and also published his incredible book At-One-Ment, which has deeply impacted so many readers. For the last several years, Thomas has been doing graduate work at Harvard Divinity School.
This is a group discussion about the Heart of a Woman retreat, a 3-day intensive experience for women of faith. The retreat provides a space for women to connect with God, other women, and themselves. It includes presentations, time for reflection, and opportunities for prayer and worship. The panelists discuss their own experiences with the retreat and how it has impacted their lives. They also share insights on the importance of women's leadership and the power of prayer.
Two very identical sections with a most important message to not only to the Whitmer brothers, but for us today. Teaching repentance is what it all boils down to, and hopefully sections 15-16 help us do it effectively and with love…and acceptance. 😃