What are we fighting for? Dr. David Boren explores what makes a righteous leader and how to have joy amidst spiritual and physical battles and how the Book of Mormon arms readers to fight against unrighteousness.
Could questions and doubts play an integral part in building healthy faith? Hank talks about the necessary role of questions and provides a framework to help tackle these challenges. Whether you’re facing doubts or helping someone who is, you’ll love looking at faith through a new lens of your spiritual growth.
Are our expectations of religious texts realistic? Hank looks at some of the assumptions we make about scripture, like the Book of Mormon and the Bible - often without even realizing. You’ll gain a deeper appreciation for how complex and beautiful faith is, and have a better understanding of how expectations shape the way you communicate with God.
Hank reviews Anthony Sweat's book "Seekers Wanted," and discusses how to evaluate source material as you look for answers to questions.
Clate W. Mask Jr. served in the U.S. Army Reserve before attending Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish, then worked in construction sales in Los Angeles, California.
Elder Alvin F. “Trip” Meredith III is the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho and a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to his call as a General Authority, President Meredith served as president of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. He also served as an Area Seventy in the North America Southeast and Asia Areas, and previously served as a missionary in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission, as an elders quorum president, bishop, and stake president. President Meredith received a bachelor of science degree in Psychology from BYU, and a master of business administration in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In his professional career, he worked as a Six Sigma black belt for GE Capital, as a consultant for Boston Consulting Group, and as a senior vice president at Asurion in Tennessee, Hong Kong, and Singapore. President Meredith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and married Jennifer Edgin. They are the parents of six children.
Join us as we study doctrines and principles of living prophets! This week we discussed D&C 109:31-36 and Elder Rasband’s talk, “Words Matter”. We also discussed spiritual gifts and the gift of tongues, How to know doctrine, principles, applications, etc. A retreat in November.
Dr. Ryan Sharp invites listeners to consider the difficult things Abinadi and all prophets teach while revealing the power of the redemption of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
What do you do with prophets? Dr. Ryan Sharp teaches the parallels between Abinadi and modern-day prophets, who teach, warn, and encourage us to increase our ability to receive revelation, follow God's commands, and follow Jesus Christ and invites us to consider how we receive the words of prophets.
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in April 2020. John Hilton III was born in San Francisco and grew up in Seattle. He served a mission in Denver and earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, where he met his wife, Lani. They have lived in Boise, Boston, Miami, Mexico, Jerusalem, and China. Currently they live in Utah, and have six children. John has a master's degree from Harvard and a PhD from Brigham Young University, both in Education. John is a professor of Religious Education at BYU. John has published several books with Deseret Book, including Considering the Cross and his latest book, Voices in the Book of Mormon. He is also the author of the podcast and video series, “The Book of Mormon: A Master Class.” John loves being with his family, doing humanitarian work, learning Chinese, and performing magic.