Week 13 Spring Semester
Choose at least 1 episode to listen to.
Option 1: Our Own Best Story. Elder Gerrit W. Gong (32 minutes)
Summary: We can create our our best story by focusing on spiritual identity and relationships instead of focusing on our external environments. Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this devotional address on April 11, 2023.
Summary: Cameron Smith was just a college student when he happened upon a job listing for a little-known pancake company called Kodiak Cakes. Today, the company is one of the leading pancake brands in the United States. But how did they get there? Recognized as the company’s “secret weapon” who helped get Kodiak Cakes on the shelves of retailers like Target and Costco, Cameron shares how great outcomes have come from simply asking the right questions. And more importantly, he marvels at how through it all, the Lord has been able to make more out of his life than he ever could have dreamed of.
“I think in that moment what I brought was probably like a little stone…and then together, we built this sling. And then we decided, ‘Alright, let’s start working on this and let’s see what we can do with this.’ We broke a handful windows but then we were like, ‘You know what, maybe we can take on Goliath.’”
Summary: Being self-centered and self-absorbed is the absolute antithesis of being honest, simple, solid, and true.
Personal note from Brother Durrant, “This talk shook my core and started my life on needed change. I invite you to listen to it.”
Option 4: Kirtland: City of Revelation Episode 5–Temples and Scriptures (41 minutes).
Summary: This episode explains the efforts of church leaders to redeem Zion, including a march that became known as Zion’s Camp. The episode also explores the building of the Kirtland Temple, the publication of the Doctrine and Covenants, and Joseph Smith translation of the Book of Abraham.
Option 5: This week’s Come Follow Me study lesson: Matthew 18; Luke 10.
Summary: Hank Smith and John Bytheway with special guests discuss this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.
Summary: Emily Freeman and David Butler discuss this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.
Option 7: Power in the Word with Scott Read. This week’s Come Follow Me study lesson: Matthew 18; Luke 10.
Summary: Scott Read, Weber Institute Instructor, discusses this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.