Feb. 10 – 16
Choose at least 1 episode to listen to.
Option 1: President Jeffrey R. Holland on the gospel of Jesus Christ and life’s challenges (47 minutes)
Summary: In this special episode of the Church News podcast, President Holland and guest host Sheri Dew, discuss how the gospel can help provide comfort in trials and bring joy in triumphs.
Option 2: The Root of Pornography Use (58 minutes)
Summary: Sara Brewer is a certified life and faith-based coach, and a Latter-day Saint. She has helped hundreds of people quit porn through her coaching programs and helped thousands of people through her highly-rated podcast, Overcome Pornography for Good. In this podcast, Sara shares a presentation that is now part of the Liberating Saints Virtual Conference.
Option 3: Faith Matters: Love God and Neighbor–Jared Halverson (35 minutes)
Summary: Jared offers the powerful image of the cross as a symbol of wholeness in our discipleship. One axis, reaching vertically, represents our connection to God, while the horizontal beam represents the love and care we extend outward to embrace those around us. True discipleship, Jared explained, is this centerpoint. It requires both beams—it’s a deep grounding in God that inspires us to reach out in love to others.
And so, in this election week, Jared’s session feels like an invitation to love our neighbor. He boldly reminds us that the means matter, that “being right with God, does not justify being wrong with other people.” So rather than allowing our differences to create distance, he challenges us to see the ways that truth is found in the tension of the paradox. This “both-and” approach allows us to see each other more fully and generously, creating connection that transcends our differences and reflects god’s love.
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Option 4: All In Podcast–Jenny Oaks Baker: The Wisdom in God’s Plan for Our Lives (44 minutes)
Summary: Jenny Oaks Baker began playing the violin before elementary school and she has not stopped since. Her violin has taken her all around the world and given her opportunities she’d never dreamed of. But there have also been opportunities she has sought that have never come to fruition and other opportunities she didn’t even know to seek that have made her life much richer than it would have been otherwise. On this week’s episode, Jenny shares her witness that sometimes the Lord’s plans are much better than the plans we have for ourselves.
Option 5: this is kingdom–how do you make life better? (15 minutes)
Summary: in this episode of this is kingdom, hosts talon, grace, tj, and hollis dive into elder gerrit w. gong’s inspiring message, “holiness to the lord in everyday life,” discussing how to bring holiness into daily routines. through personal stories and reflections, they share ways to make ordinary moments sacred—whether by dedicating a car, a phone, or even the in-and-out of daily tasks to god’s work. grace reflects on how her spirituality often feels refreshed on sundays, like a vacation at the beach, and how she hopes to carry that peace throughout the week. the group emphasizes that holiness isn’t confined to temples or churches but can be infused into every interaction. tune in for insights on making everyday life a holy experience.
Option 6: This week’s Come Follow Me study lesson.
Summary: Hank Smith and John Bytheway with special guests discuss this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.
Option 7: BYU Devotional. Lessons on Endurance, by Ty Hopkins
Summary: This is a great talk on enduranceaand finding out that you can do hard things. This is one of my favorites.