In this episode, I dive into Doctrine and Covenants 88, an amazing revelation about light, glory, and the peace Christ offers us, even when life feels hard. I share how this section came in the middle of challenges for the early Saints and how it teaches us to seek God’s will, not just our own. We’ll talk about what it means to be sanctified, why consolation is just as much a gift as joy, and how the story of the brother of Jared shows the importance of doing our part before asking for miracles. Along the way, I share personal experiences, tender mercies, and lessons the Lord has been teaching me about trust, preparation, and finding light in dark places.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Hannah Kerr - Emmanuel

Neal A Maxwell - Swallowed Up in the Will of the Father

Neal A Maxwell - But for a Small Moment

Sharon Eubank - Christ: The Light That Shines in Darkness

This episode is about journals, how the spirit feels and how it testifies to us, and about standing in holy places.

From the manual:

Christmas Day is usually a time to ponder messages like “peace on earth” and “good will toward men” (see Luke 2:14). But on December 25, 1832, Joseph Smith’s mind was occupied with the threat of war. South Carolina had just defied the United States government and was preparing for battle. And the Lord revealed to Joseph that this was only the beginning: “War,” He declared, “will be poured out upon all nations” (Doctrine and Covenants 87:2). It seemed like this prophecy would be fulfilled very soon.

But then it wasn’t. Within just a few weeks, South Carolina and the U.S. government reached a compromise, and war was averted. But revelation is not always fulfilled at the time or in the way we expect. Nearly 30 years later, long after Joseph S mith was martyred and the Saints had moved west, South Carolina did rebel and civil war followed. Since then, war throughout the world has caused “the earth [to] mourn” (Doctrine and Covenants 87:6). While the prophecy was ultimately fulfilled, the value of this revelation is less in predicting when calamity will come and more in teaching what to do when it does. The counsel is the same in 1831, 1861, and 2021: “Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved” (verse 8).

Some of the apps I talked about were:

Chatbooks for printing your Instagram accounts

Happy Feed daily gratitude posts

Day One Journaling App

StoryWorth website sends email prompts that you fill out and return and they make it into a book.

This episode discusses the influence of the priesthood in our lives and the importance of taking the Book of Mormon seriously.

Click here for a link to the talk, “Men and Women and Priesthood Power” By Elder M. Russell Ballard

Click here for a link to the talk, “Revealed Realities of Mortality” By Elder Paul B. Pieper

Click here for the resources, “The Book of Mormon, they Keystone of our Religion,” By Ezra Taft Benson

Below is the great talk, “The Book of Mormon – Keystone of our Religion” by Ezra Taft Benson