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Ep. 9 - Black Student Union President Nate Byrd

Red Pill Blue Blood - February 15, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 31 ratings
In the past week, Brad Wilcox was in the news for comments he made over race and the priesthood. Out of that, I found Nate Byrd and was pleased that he readily accepted an invitation to come on. We had a great discussion about the Priesthood ban, recent comments by Brother Brad Wilcox on the top...

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Episode 2: Derral Eves

Latter-day Profiles - February 11, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Derral is Executive Producer of The Chosen, the #1 highest crowd-funded video project in history. Derral is a video marketing expert, coach, and speaker. He consults some of the biggest YouTubers in the world on audience development and data-driven strategies.  https://derraleves.com/ ...

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Episode 1: Morgan Jones

Latter-day Profiles - February 04, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Morgan Jones is the host of the All In podcast for LDS Living, manager of audience engagement for Deseret Book, and executive editor of LDS Living magazine. https://www.ldsliving.com/allin https://www.ldsliving.com/ https://byuicomm.org/latterdayprofiles/morgan-jones/

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Episode 49: Understanding Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation (Jared Ludlow)

Y Religion - February 01, 2022 20:15 - 51 minutes
In the summer of 1830, the Prophet Joseph Smith began an audacious undertaking: to translate the Holy Bible.  But what was this Bible “translation”? Was he reading from other languages? Was he restoring the Bible text to its earliest condition? Was it an inspired commentary? Is the JST canonized...

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Episode 8: Jon and Bonnie Jeppson

Latter-day Profiles - January 19, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Jon Jeppson is a retired lawyer, former mission president, stake president, and member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Bonnie Jeppson has served as a stake and ward Young Women president and many other callings.  Together Jon and Bonnie have endured many trials including canc...

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Episode 48: The Complementary Nature of Mothers and Fathers (Jenet Erickson)

Y Religion - January 15, 2022 16:57 - 46 minutes
Like complementary colors, women and men are meant to work in harmony to bring their inherent and unique qualities to parenting.  Dr. Jenet Erickson specializes in research related to the distinct contributions of mothers and fathers in child development. In this episode, she shares some of her ...

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Episode 47: Expanding Understanding of Eve (Amy Easton-Flake and Mark Ellison)

Y Religion - January 01, 2022 20:25 - 53 minutes
For centuries, some readers of Genesis have blamed Eve for the evils of the world because she ate the forbidden fruit in Eden. But Latter-day Saint scripture opens the way for different views, including seeing Eve’s decision as visionary and courageous. Our interpretations of Eve have not always...

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Episode 46: Answers About Patriarchal Blessings (Brad Wilcox)

Y Religion - December 15, 2021 21:17 - 47 minutes
Every worthy, baptized member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can and should receive a patriarchal blessing, which provides inspired personal direction from God. There are many common questions surrounding patriarchal blessings: Why should I get one? What will it say? Why does...

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Episode 45: Remembering Samuel the Lamanite (Ryan Sharp)

Y Religion - December 02, 2021 00:22 - 57 minutes
When we hear the name of Samuel the Lamanite, most of us know his epic story on the wall. That, however, is part of the problem. We know the drama of his escape, but often have overlooked the depths of his doctrinal teachings and prophetic message. Are some of us like the Nephites who were admon...

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Episode 7: Johnny Hanna

Latter-day Profiles - November 23, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Johnny Hanna is CEO and Co-Founder of Homie, a real estate software company. Prior to Homie, Johnny was President and Co-Founder of Entrata where he helped the company grow to over $100 million in annual revenue.    

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Episode 44: Fifty Relics of the Restoration (Casey Griffiths)

Y Religion - November 16, 2021 00:34 - 56 minutes
Many of us are familiar with the excitement of “show and tell” at school.  There’s something potent in the combination of seeing an interesting object and hearing a good narrative related to it.  Latter-day Saint history has produced many important relics related to the Restoration.  In this epi...

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Episode 6: John Gonzalez

Latter-day Profiles - November 15, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
John Gonzalez is a former CIA officer, former mission president, and author of the book, “No More Strangers and Foreigners: The Melding of Cultures Against the Backdrop of Deep Religious Faith”. 

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Episode 5: Steve Shallenberger

Latter-day Profiles - November 09, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. His latest book is titled, “Do What matter Most”.

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Episode 43: Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament (Avram Shannon)

Y Religion - November 01, 2021 22:42 - 52 minutes
Two thousand years after the mortal life of Jesus and the expansive global spread of Christianity, we must be careful to not overlook the fundamental nature of Judaism in Christianity, and that Jesus himself was Jewish. In this episode, BYU religion professor Avram Shannon helps us understand ho...

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Episode 4: Emily Ann Adams

Latter-day Profiles - November 01, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Emily Ann Adams set out to better understand grief after the loss of one her identical twin boys. She shares what she discovered in her book, “Is There No Other Way”.

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Ep. 8 - Bridging the Gender Gap

Red Pill Blue Blood - October 26, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 31 ratings
There are many opinions surrounding women's and men's roles in society. Voices calling for equality of outcome are loud and popular. But "you are not entitled to your own opinion, you are entitled to your own informed opinion. Nobody is entitled to ignorance." Unfortunately, it's easy to assume ...

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Episode 3: Alex and Julie Boyé

Latter-day Profiles - October 25, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Alex and Julie Boyé are a biracial family with seven kids ages ten and under. In addition to Alex’s singing and performing career, he and Julie create social media content about their life called the Boyé Family Jewels.

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Episode 2: Keith Erekson

Latter-day Profiles - October 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Keith A. Erekson is an award-winning author, teacher, and public historian. Since 2014 he has worked for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, directing the Church History Library and encouraging historical outreach and public engagement. He a...

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Episode 1: Paul Wuthrich

Latter-day Profiles - October 19, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Paul Wuthrich is an actor, known for the movies Witnesses, The Fighting Preacher, and Joseph Smith: American Prophet.

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Episode 42: God’s Grace and Mental Health (Daniel Judd)

Y Religion - October 15, 2021 16:10 - 47 minutes
Over the last few decades in the Church, there has been an increased emphasis on the grace of Jesus Christ.  This coincides with global increases in societal rates of anxiety, depression, and other challenges to mental health, including within our Church membership.  Professor Daniel K Judd has ...

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Episode 41: The Perception of the Church in the Press (J.B. Haws)

Y Religion - October 01, 2021 18:02 - 51 minutes
Latter-day Saints are often interested in the public perception of their faith. We’ve long been written about, defended, condemned, praised, or vilified in national press outlets.  Professor J.B. Haws has researched extensively how the public perception of the Church has shifted over time, and t...

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Episode 40: When the Saints Fled America (Gerrit Dirkmaat)

Y Religion - September 16, 2021 02:57 - 59 minutes
Although some Latter-day Saints fly American flags on July 24th to celebrate settling in the Rocky Mountains, the irony is that the pioneer Saints were desperately trying to flee the USA. After years of being persecuted, Church leaders concluded that the existing US government would not protect ...

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Episode 39: The Life and Ministry of President Nelson (Mark D. Ogletree)

Y Religion - September 01, 2021 23:06 - 55 minutes
President Russell M. Nelson was sustained as the 17th president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January 2018.  Things in the Church have not been the same since.  BYU religion professor Mark Ogletree has recently published on President Nelson’s tenure, and his r...

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Episode 38: Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy (Gaye Strathearn)

Y Religion - August 16, 2021 04:13 - 56 minutes
While many commandments are fairly clear, how to “remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” has been debated for millennia. Professor Gaye Strathearn from BYU Religious Education has researched this discussion during the centuries surrounding Jesus’s mortal ministry. This episode explores effor...

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Episode 37: The Humanity and Divinity of Jesus Christ (Jason Combs)

Y Religion - August 01, 2021 04:43 - 50 minutes
What does it mean that our Savior is both human and divine? This is a question Christianity has wrestled with for centuries, with profound theological implications. In this insightful episode, BYU religion’s Dr. Jason Combs explains four types of beliefs about the nature of Christ that were prev...

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Episode 36: My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (Shon Hopkin)

Y Religion - July 15, 2021 05:05 - 38 minutes
My God, why hast thou forsaken me? Over the years, that spiritual cry has been felt internally and uttered verbally by many believers in their most pressing trials, including by Jesus upon the cross.  But does it mean what we think? BYU religion professor Shon Hopkin has published on the backgro...

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Episode 35: Study Bibles for Saints (Joshua Sears)

Y Religion - July 01, 2021 19:38 - 47 minutes
Scriptures are a revelatory tool.  Although using it may be intuitive to some, like any tool some expert instruction is often helpful to unlock its full capacity. While many Christians know what a “Study Bible” is to aid them in understanding, fewer Latter-day Saints know about or utilize one. I...

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Episode 40: Mark Kohler

Latter-day Profiles - June 18, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Mark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., C.P.A., J.D., is a best-selling author, national speaker, radio show host, writer, and video personality for Entrepreneur.com, real estate investor, senior partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen, and the accounting firm of Kohler & Eyre, CP...

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Episode 40: Randy Collier

Latter-day Profiles - June 18, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
Randy Collier is a fine art photographer as well as a respected commercial and portrait photographer who calls the Wasatch Mountains his home. He has received many awards for his work and has earned his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photog...

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Episode 34: The Root of Gadianton’s Dissent (Dan Belnap)

Y Religion - June 15, 2021 18:54 - 46 minutes
Although it is common to view Gadianton and his followers in the Book of Mormon as driven by a purely evil desire for power, there could be more to their movement.  Why else could their rebellion persuade “the more part of the righteous…to believe in their works” (Helaman 6:38)?  Professor Dan B...

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