Gospel Chats

It’s one thing to believe that God can bless us, but what do we do when it doesn’t seem like those blessings are coming? In today’s chat we wrestle with topics of faith, trust, trials, and enduring well. 

In today’s conversation we chat about bodies. Too often we either view our bodies as negative things to despise or as an idols to worship. What does our doctrine teach us that should transform the way we view and engage with our bodies? 

Is there is difference between giving service and being a servant? Is there a way that being a slave could be a faith-strengthening thing? In today’s chat we wrestle with these questions. 

There is a common saying that “faith and fear cannot exist in the same person at the same time.” We wrestle with that statement in this chat, and discuss healthy fear, destructive fear, and how “perfect love casts out fear.” 

When God inspires prophets, it seems like He often gives them the vision of “what” needs to be accomplished, but allows them a lot of agency to figure out “how” to accomplish it. In today’s chat we wrestle with the beauty and messiness of ordained, inspired, mortal prophets. 

The title for this episode might sound like an oxymoron, but in the D&C, Jesus Christ connects fasting with joy and rejoicing. So how do we fast in a more joyful way—in the Lord’s way? And could true fasting be the key to overcoming any bad habit, addiction, or obstacle in our life? 

Satan is not our favorite thing to talk about, but it is important that we understand who he is, how he works, and what his true desires are. In today’s chat we wrestle with the differences between our Accuser (Satan) and our Advocate (Jesus Christ). 

We believe that the Godhead is comprised of three, distinct individuals, but sometimes it is hard to know how to connect with each of Them. Today we wrestle with ways we can experience blessings from each member of the Godhead. 

The Priesthood is bigger, better than either of us realize. In today’s chat, we share some things we are learning about the Priesthood, and things we are still trying to understand.

Why does God choose to speak in symbols? In this episode we wrestle with symbolism; how to unlock it, and what happens when we embrace it. 

We talk a lot about aligning with and submitting to God’s will, but what does “God’s will” even mean? And what if His will has more to do with His heart and His desires than it does to some preset, master plan He has for our lives? Those are some of the questions we wrestle with in this episode. 

In the previous episode we wrestled with the idea of control. In today’s chat we continue that conversation and try to better understand what it really means to “be submissive.” Maybe a key to embracing submissiveness is to practice the principle of “watch and pray” more. 

So much of life is out of our control, and our desire to remain in control can often cause stress and frustration. In this chat we wrestle with what is in our control, what is not, and how to trust God more. 

So much of the gospel of Jesus Christ is about developing personal, and individual relationships with God and Jesus Christ, but can we actually develop those relationships isolated from other people? Today we wrestle with the idea of communal salvation and why it is so important that we gather, struggle, and learn together in groups. 

In today’s chat we share favorite insights from both the Bible and the Book of Mormon about Christmas and what it means for us personally. We talk about trees, fish, stars, and a baby who changed all of our lives forever. 

In today’s chat we wrestle with another word that can mean a lot of different things—grace. What is the grace of Jesus Christ and is it something we get “after all we can do,” or is it a gift that is given to us for free? Our answer to that question makes a big difference! 

In today’s chat we look at the word “ordinances” in a couple of different ways. What changes when we view ordinances as laws? And what else changes when we connect the word ordinance with the definition “to engrave”? 

When the scriptures talk about hope it is sure, firm, and unwavering. In today’s chat we try to understand scriptural hope better—what it is, how it comes, and the difference it can make in our lives. 

Elder Kearon encouraged church members recently to live the gospel in a joyful way. In today’s chat we discuss the nature of joy and how to experience it more often in our worship and in our every day lives. 

Sometimes we condemn ourselves for being exactly what God made us—human. In today’s chat we wrestle with the differences between sin and weakness, and how treating those two things differently can help us be more patient, humble, and joyful.