Podcast appearances and mentions of henry eyring

Temple Dedications  Red Cliffs Utah Temple – #189 (#17 in Utah) Dedicated on March 24th by Henry B Erying His Great-grandfather, Henry Eyring settled in the region Dedicatory Prayer  Open house was visited by 200,000 people (population of the county)... The post 800 Temple Ticker Backlog appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Just before he left home for college, eighteen year old Henry Eyring, the future world renowned LDS scientist, was invited by his father, Edward Eyring, to sit down for some fatherly counsel. After sharing his firm conviction that Joseph Smith was a true prophet whom God used to restore his church, Edward said to his son, “Now, there are a lot of other matters which are much less clear to me. But in this Church you don't have to believe anything that isn't true.” In this Church you don't have to believe anything that isn't true. Hmm. This echoes President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's teaching when he declared, “Latter-day Saints are not asked to blindly accept everything they hear. We are encouraged to think and discover truth for ourselves. We are expected to ponder, to search, to evaluate, and thereby to come to a personal knowledge of the truth.”  So, how do we do this when it comes to theological or doctrinal truth? How can we confidently determine what is and what is not reliable doctrine so we can decide what to believe?  In this episode of Church History Matters we dive into this very question and explore three vital questions to ask when evaluating all doctrinal truth claims. For show notes and transcript for this and other episodes go to https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/church-history-matters-podcast/   

Temple Dedication  Saratoga Springs Utah Temple – #179, #18 in Utah. August 13th presided by Henry Eyring  Saturday YSA Fun Run preceding the dedication  Temple Open House Begins  Feather River California Temple  August 19th to September 9th Focus on religious... The post 721 Everyone Can Wear Shorts – The Cultural Hall appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 22, 20234:20 pm: Jean Twenge, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University joins the show to discuss her piece for The Spectator about why today's teenagers are so unhappy.4:38 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson joins Rod for their bi-weekly conversation about what's happening at the Utah Legislature, and today they'll discuss a new EPA rule that says Utah could be fined if the state's dirty air makes it to Colorado, as well as his thoughts on this weekend's second congressional district convention.6:05 pm: Robert Delahunty, an author at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, joins the program for a conversation about his new book “The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court.”6:20/6:38 pm: Each day this week, and ahead of Saturday's convention, Rod will have a conversation with several of the GOP candidates running to replace Chris Stewart as Utah's representative in the state's second congressional district, and today he'll speak with Becky Edwards and Henry Eyring.

This weekend is the Republican special convention to decide who they are bringing forward to the special elections for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. Last night, the GOP hosted a debate there is another one also planned for tomorrow. Who was at this first debate–Henry Eyring, Becky Edwards, Scott Hatfield, Kathleen Anderson, Greg Hughes, Bill Hoster, Celeste Maloy, Jordan Hess, Scott Reber, Bruce Hough, Quin Denning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 4, 2023 Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives, Landon, and Rebecca ruminate on the great and spacious beehive! Full Title EP 62 - Mormonish podcast co-Hosts, church updates policy on political neutrality, analysis of LDS church growth, Henry Eyring turns 90, and the church opens gay pride month with a controversial editorial Connect with Dives! www.MormonNewsRoundup.org kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Voicemail Twitter YouTube MormonMovieReviews Mormonish Channel Support this Podcast Patreon Articles Charts show Church's ongoing growth through 192 years Political Neutrality and Participation The appearance of political neutrality for the church is really important because they don't wanna lose tax exempt status for the church or ensign peak advisors LDS Congressman Chris Stewart retires mid-term Henry Eyring turns 90! Nemo vs Eyring  Henry Eyring is NOT an apostle!? President Eyring and his wife Henry shares lessons learned Feature Article Why as a gay man I stand for traditional marriage Skyler Sorenson Skyler Sorenson book Sky Tweets Wait, he wants Obergefell v. Hodges to be overturned?  What about the Respect for Marriage Act? The most hated man on the internet  Who? Book of Evan responds  Cultch responds  White cat prophecy responds  thoughtful Saint response How to celebrate gay pride monthSky, I can't say it will be easy, it not that it will be worth it Sky argues that the ‘gospel' helps LGBTQ latter day saints avoid suicide  But in Utah gay teen suicide is higher than the national average  Skyler on Midnight Mormons made the incredible claim that the safest place in the world, for members of the LGBTQ community is in the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints I spent an hour in the chat trying to get my question out, does Sky want to see the legalization of gay marriage overturned in the US, but Cardon never asked him The biggest take away from the hour long live stream is that Skyler is really really happy, and all the haters out there don't know his heart The big thing here is what is good for society as a whole, there are always exceptions to any paradigm, someone could find great happiness in what most of us would be considered a very abusive relationship, likewise, someone in a very stable family, could be incredibly unhappy,  the question that we should wrestle with: what is good for society as a whole?  are mixed orientation marriages and/or lifelong celibacy healthy?  Anecdote time: My older brother's struggle being gay in the church Leaders of the Church weigh in with heaven sent guidance Bednar there are no homosexual members of the church Perhaps President Hinckley can help clear this all up 0:14 (‘to bless their lives') I guess that answers the questions to why senior leaders of the church, so rarely give media interviews Conclusions Fundamentally, why is the deseretnews releasing an editorial in which a member at least partially advocates for a position that the church does not? New episodes live on YouTube Sundays at 9:30pm EST Shoutout to Weird Alma on bandcamp.com for this episode's music. Thanks so much for ruminating with us on the great and spacious beehive!  And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!  #lds, #mormon, #exmormon, #postmormon,#religion, #news, #ldschurch, #comeuntochrist, #churchofjesuschrist, #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints, #byu, #byui, #josephsmith, #comefollowme, #polygamy, #bookofmormon, #becauseofhim, #hearhim --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonnewsroundup/support

Given their status as targets of humor and caricature, the well-worn stories of Adam, Eve, and Noah are difficult for many people to take seriously. However, we do an injustice both to these marvelous records and to ourselves when we fail to pursue an appreciation of scripture beyond the initial level of cartoon cut-outs inculcated upon the minds of young children. In the words of the world-renowned Latter-day Saint chemist, Henry Eyring, “There are all kinds of contradictions [in religion] I don't understand, but I find the same kinds of contradictions in science, and I haven't decided to apostatize from science. In the long run, the truth is its own most powerful advocate.” The post Conference Talks: Science and Genesis: A Personal View first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

All would agree that, at age 98, President Russell M. Nelson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, appears to be in incredible health. Still, even this famously fit former heart surgeon made a concession to advancing age during the past weekend's General Conference, delivering all three of his speeches while sitting on a stool at the podium. “Sometimes even small adjustments, such as a chair,” he stated on social media, “help those of us who ‘age on stage.'” But do the ages of the global faith's senior leadership pose a bigger problem? After all, two of the three First Presidency members (Nelson and Dallin Oaks) are in their 90s and the third (Henry Eyring) will join them next year. Among the 12 apostles, M. Russell Ballard turns 94 on Saturday, three others are in their 80s, and, starting next month, five will be in their 70s. While this multilayered hierarchy makes allowances for the occasional incapacitated authority, does this collective “gerontocracy” give rise to a stagnant, intractable, out-of-touch leadership? Would switching to a system that brings younger blood into the leadership invigorate the global faith of 16.8 million? Historian Gregory Prince has thought and written about these issues. He joins us today via zoom to talk these, frankly, age-old questions.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, March 2, 20224:20 pm: Political Strategist Matt Mackowiak joins Rod to give us his reaction to Joe Biden's State of the Union Address4:38 pm: Henry Eyring of Utah State University and the London School of Economics joins the show to discuss his op-ed piece for the Deseret News about 10 things that will help Utah prosper and grow sustainably6:05 pm: Former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins Rod for their weekly visit about the wacky world of politics6:38 pm: Political strategist Liz Mair joins the show to give us her reaction to Joe Biden's State of the Union Address

This week we heard from the president of BYU-Idaho, President Henry Eyring, when he encouraged the students to consider their decision on getting vaccinated from a spiritual perspective. KSL's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View if they ever considered their decision in this way. Her guests this week include Laurel Christensen Day, president of Deseret Book, Lisa Walker, certified athletic trainer and teacher at Springville High School, and Karilyn Frazier, digital content producer at KSL and elementary school educator.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Entrepreneurs of Faith, a Sunday episode of Monetization Nation. I'm Nathan Gwilliam, your host. In today's episode, we're going to discuss four ways to make better decisions.   Choices   Henry Eyring gave a sermon in which he discusses the choices we are faced with in life. He said, “Such choices are not always easy to see clearly. You make choices every day and almost every hour that keep you walking in the light or moving away toward darkness. Some of the most important choices are about what you set your heart upon.”   “There are so many things you may consider desirable,” Eyring continued, “For instance, all of us want, to some degree, the approval of other people. All of us feel a need for friends. All of us are searching for some evidence that we are persons of worth. We make choices based on those desires. Some might lead us away from the light God offers us as a guide. Some may brighten that light by which we can find our way.”   We have been given a guide for how we can make choices. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (KJV James 1:17)   Deciding To Sell   For Kim Walsh Phillips, founder of Powerful Professionals, it was hard to decide whether or not to sell her business. “For years I had an inkling that I was meant to do more,” Phillips said. “Some might call it the universe's energy pulling me in a different direction. I call it God's whisper that I was meant to do more and serve more.”   She knew she could do the work, but she didn't want to let go of the revenue.”When I finally got the courage to let go of my marketing agency and pursue my true passion for teaching and coaching, I got three offers for my firm within 30 days. Not only was I able to exit with a nice payday, but the staff I didn't take to my new company were all retained by my buyer.” Since selling, Phillips' revenue has tripled Source: Forbes).    4 Ways to Make Better Business Decisions   Good choices are from above. We can use our morals and values to help us with our decision-making. However, these aren't the only tools we've been given. As entrepreneurs, we have to make decisions that will impact our business every day.    “Every action in a business has some type of consequence. When making a decision, consider wisely what will produce the best results, not only for the short term but for the long term, as well. It can often take just as much effort to produce a negative result as it does to produce a positive result. Direct your energies, therefore, into those areas that have the potential to produce the most positive business results.” (Source: forbes.com)    Here are a few ways we can make better choices in our business.     Take It One Step at a Time     It can be overwhelming, especially at the start of a business, when we are forced to make decisions. We shouldn't try to make all the decisions at once.    Being overwhelmed can paralyze us and stop us from making important decisions. “When you have too much on your mind, it becomes difficult to think clearly or to make good decisions. . . . Taking small bites is a good strategy for any decision that seems to overwhelm you. If you are faced with 12 choices, narrow it down to 3. If you want to buy 10 investment properties, decide to buy your first one. If you want to save $100,000, decide to save $10,000. Chunking decisions into smaller, bite-sized pieces allows you to process them and move forward.” (Source: coachcarson.com)   When things are overwhelming, taking a break can do a lot of good. “When things get hectic stop what you're doing and take a 10-minute break. Take a few deep breaths and try to do something that will make you feel more relaxed such as taking a 10-minute walk, listening to the radio, or doing some stretching exercises to help de-stress. You will feel better and gain a fresh perspective on your current situation, whether it is dealing with your employees, giving a presentation, or improving your company's marketing plan.” (Source: entrepreneur.com)   Breaking decisions down into one piece and taking breaks will help us be able to think clearly about our decisions, and therefore, make better decisions. I find that focusing on one decision at a time when I'm overwhelmed helps me to process the options much more effectively. The decision-making is much easier for me this way. Thomas Monson, another church leader, said, "Life by the yard is hard; by the inch, it's a cinch."     Consult Others     Sometimes as entrepreneurs, we may feel like all the decisions rest on our shoulders. While we often have to make the final decision on some things, we can leverage the people around us who we trust for support and guidance. Our partners, employees, family, and friends can often help us with our decisions, even if all they do is listen to us talk through our options.   I love exploring my options with trusted sources. Often, when I go through this exercise, the right decision appears much more clearly and the decision is much easier to make.   Chad Carson, entrepreneur and real estate investor said, “I have a rule in my real estate business never to make a large acquisition without at least letting 2-3 people I trust evaluate it with me. No matter how much I know, I am sure to have blind spots. Wise counsel from others gives me confidence and avoids large problems.”   Carson gave a list of all the people he consults: his business partner, wife, CPA, father (also an experienced investor), mentor, lenders, contractor, real estate agent, and attorney. “You may have different people on your list depending upon your business or situation,” he said. “But the important thing is to actually have the list, and then call upon them when you're facing an important decision.” (Source: coachcarson.com)     Learn the Facts     In order to make any decision, we need to know as much information as possible, not only about our options, but also about ourselves, our company, and what's best for us.    “There is no darkness but ignorance.” - William Shakespeare   We must gather all the relevant facts and information we can that impact our business. “This is important because you do not want to miss critical information that could make a difference in how you run your business. Also, by being part of the information-gathering process, you can eliminate biases or opinions others may have.” (Source: entrepreneur.com)   We should understand how our competition is doing business and know how satisfied our customers are and find ways to improve. We can talk to our employees, clients, or customers “to get the necessary information regarding certain business operations. It is also important to read all of [our] important business reports and keep abreast on the media coverage of [our] business.” (Source: entrepreneur.com)   Through the internet, we also have mountains of information at our fingertips. The answer to most questions is just a few clicks and some research away. If there is something we don't know about an aspect of our business, we can easily search for answers online.    “Of course, this does not replace real expertise born by experience. [We] won't be able to install [a] tile floor immediately just because [we] read a checklist. But more information does allow [us] to ask better questions. More information makes the right and wrong decisions become more obvious. And more information removes some of the natural fear that comes from ignorance of any topic.” (Source: coachcarson.com)     Have a Goal     Without having a clear goal for our business, we will wander aimlessly in different directions and our decision-making will be a lot harder and less effective. “If you're an entrepreneur or micro business, you don't NEED a strategy, but having one will get you where you want to go faster. . . . Strategy is like a map. You don't need a map to go somewhere new, the map will help you get there faster and on the best route (i.e. saving you time and money). The decisions you make on where you invest your time and money will be dictated by the vision for your business and your desired future.” (Source: smestrategy.net)   A goal, vision, or strategy will give us direction and unification. If everyone in our business knows what our goal is, we can all work toward that together. For example, one of Monetization Nation's main goals right now is to publish one episode every day for a year. We've emphasized this to all of our team members, so everyone knows how important it is to make sure our episodes are ready to be published when the time comes. We've had some close calls. For example, one episode was published less than 10 minutes before midnight, but we hit the goal. Without a goal, there is no way we would have published every day so far. Everyone knows exactly what they need to do to help us reach that goal. Because of this, we haven't missed a day so far, and we hope to continue that streak.    Key Takeaways   Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode:   Our values can help guide us to make good decisions. Break decisions and steps down into smaller pieces to avoid being overwhelmed and simplify the decision-making. Take breaks when necessary. They can help us think more clearly and give our minds time to process the options. Ask others for their thoughts and talk out our options with them.  We should learn as much as we can about the situation and our options. Having a goal will help us make decisions that bring us closer to that goal.   Join Entrepreneurs of Faith If this episode of Entrepreneurs of Faith resonated with you, please subscribe for FREE to Monetization Nation so you can receive future episodes of Entrepreneurs of Faith. Subscribe to the free Monetization Nation eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter. Share Your Story    What strategies do you use for decision-making? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers.   Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/122-4-ways-to-make-better-decisions/ 

Henry Eyring: The Innovative University | Steve Hargadon | Jan 19 2012 by Steve Hargadon

Join us for the epic conclusion to our discussion about disunity in Mormon leadership and censorship of General Conference addresses. We pick up with a long segment about Boyd K. Packer and censoring his various talks, including his address from 2010. Then Joe and I draw some conclusions based on everything discussed in our conversation as a whole. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson BYU talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson_safety-face-danger/ Rector talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hartman-jr-rector_roots-branches/ Henry Eyring talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/henry-b-eyring_family/ Quinn telling about his conflicts with Packer http://signaturebookslibrary.org/on-being-a-mormon-historian/ Review of Packer's talk in FARMS https://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1426&index=11 Packer provokes academics in Sunstone https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/issues/066.pdf Lost Sermons https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/CR%20100%20912/?componentid=427210 Further Reading: http://signaturebookslibrary.org/essential-james-e-talmage/ https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V26N01_23.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/046-38-39.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/045-44-57.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/015-43-46.pdf Show Links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Joe and I pick right back up where we left off with J. Golden Kimball. Joe walks us through nearly 80 years of Mormon history discussing disunity among General Authorities and censorship of General Conference addresses. As we broach more modern General Authorities we discuss how the modern conservative bend of the Mormon church was moved and shaped by prominent figures in the Quorum of Apostles. Ezra Taft Benson and the John Birch Society are the focus for a substantial part. Then Joe documents the lengths the Church will go to cover up controversial opinions from the pulpit, even going so far as to retape a portion of General Conference with a superimposed “cough track” at the cost of $10-15,000. Joe was nice enough to give us over 5 hours of his time, making this episode part 2 of 3. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson BYU talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson_safety-face-danger/ Rector talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hartman-jr-rector_roots-branches/ Henry Eyring talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/henry-b-eyring_family/ Quinn telling about his conflicts with Packer http://signaturebookslibrary.org/on-being-a-mormon-historian/ Review of Packer's talk in FARMS https://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1426&index=11 Packer provokes academics in Sunstone https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/issues/066.pdf Lost Sermons https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/CR%20100%20912/?componentid=427210 Further Reading: http://signaturebookslibrary.org/essential-james-e-talmage/ https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V26N01_23.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/046-38-39.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/045-44-57.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/015-43-46.pdf Show Links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Over 7,000 General Conference talks given by hundreds of General Authorities, mistakes must have been made, right? Our guest this week, Joe Geisner, walks us through 120 years of Mormon General Conference addresses that were censored in some way. From the earliest talks by John W. Taylor to more recent addresses by Boyd K. Packer, the history of disunity within the highest ranks of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the resulting censorship, is a surprisingly dense and fascinating subject. Joe was nice enough to give us over 5 hours of his time, making this episode part 1 of 3. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson BYU talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson_safety-face-danger/ Rector talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hartman-jr-rector_roots-branches/ Henry Eyring talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/henry-b-eyring_family/ Quinn telling about his conflicts with Packer http://signaturebookslibrary.org/on-being-a-mormon-historian/ Review of Packer's talk in FARMS https://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1426&index=11 Packer provokes academics in Sunstone https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/issues/066.pdf Lost sermons https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/CR%20100%20912/?componentid=427210 Further Reading: http://signaturebookslibrary.org/essential-james-e-talmage/ https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V26N01_23.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/046-38-39.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/045-44-57.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/015-43-46.pdf Show Links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

In this edition of Mormon Stories we visit with Roger Hendrix - possibly the highest ranking and most well-connected LDS church leader interviewed on Mormon Stories Podcast to date.  In these 5 episodes we cover his experience growing up in the LDS Church in Southern California in the 1950s and 60s, his ascent through church leadership including time as a CES Director, Bishop, Stake Presidency Member, Mission President, and serving for 18 years as a Trustee on the board of the Deseret Trust Company(called to the position by President Gordon B. Hinckley).  Throughout this series Roger provides fascinating commentary on top church leadership, the changes he's seen in Mormon culture and policy during his lifetime, and rare insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church. Included throughout the interview are interactions Roger had with church leaders such as Paul H. Dunn, Ezra Taft Benson, Boyd K. Packer, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, Gordon B. Hinckley, and more. We will be interviewing Roger Hendrix for a few more hours in the coming week.  If you have any final questions for Roger, please post them below. ________________________ Part 1: Roger discusses his early life as a Mormon including his bout with polio as a child, how he compensated for his illness as a teenager, straying from the church for a time, returning to the church after being inspired by an LDS Institute class, and his decision to serve an LDS mission. Part 2: Roger joins the Church Education System (CES), ultimately becoming director of the LDS Institute at the University of Southern California.  He also shares his interactions with numerous general authorities including Paul H. Dunn, Boyd K. Packer, Ezra Taft Benson, Henry Eyring, and Jeffrey R. Holland, among others. Part 3: Roger ascends through high-level LDS church leadership callings including Bishop and Stake Presidency Member, culminating in a call to serve as mission president in Chile. Roger discusses in detail what it was like to serve as a mission president in Chile in the 1990s. Parts 4-5: Roger begins this segment discussing the vetting process he went through after returning from his mission presidency as he was offered a position as an area authority (which he ultimately turned down).  We then discuss Roger's call to serve on the Deseret Trust Company Board of Trustees by LDS church president Gordon B. Hinckley.  We discuss in detail the purpose and inner workings of the Deseret Trust Company, and its interactions with Ensign Peak Advisors Inc., the Deseret Management Corporation, and the LDS church.   In these two parts Roger provides important insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church

In this edition of Mormon Stories we visit with Roger Hendrix - possibly the highest ranking and most well-connected LDS church leader interviewed on Mormon Stories Podcast to date.  In these 5 episodes we cover his experience growing up in the LDS Church in Southern California in the 1950s and 60s, his ascent through church leadership including time as a CES Director, Bishop, Stake Presidency Member, Mission President, and serving for 18 years as a Trustee on the board of the Deseret Trust Company(called to the position by President Gordon B. Hinckley).  Throughout this series Roger provides fascinating commentary on top church leadership, the changes he's seen in Mormon culture and policy during his lifetime, and rare insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church. Included throughout the interview are interactions Roger had with church leaders such as Paul H. Dunn, Ezra Taft Benson, Boyd K. Packer, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, Gordon B. Hinckley, and more. We will be interviewing Roger Hendrix for a few more hours in the coming week.  If you have any final questions for Roger, please post them below. ________________________ Part 1: Roger discusses his early life as a Mormon including his bout with polio as a child, how he compensated for his illness as a teenager, straying from the church for a time, returning to the church after being inspired by an LDS Institute class, and his decision to serve an LDS mission. Part 2: Roger joins the Church Education System (CES), ultimately becoming director of the LDS Institute at the University of Southern California.  He also shares his interactions with numerous general authorities including Paul H. Dunn, Boyd K. Packer, Ezra Taft Benson, Henry Eyring, and Jeffrey R. Holland, among others. Part 3: Roger ascends through high-level LDS church leadership callings including Bishop and Stake Presidency Member, culminating in a call to serve as mission president in Chile. Roger discusses in detail what it was like to serve as a mission president in Chile in the 1990s. Parts 4-5: Roger begins this segment discussing the vetting process he went through after returning from his mission presidency as he was offered a position as an area authority (which he ultimately turned down).  We then discuss Roger's call to serve on the Deseret Trust Company Board of Trustees by LDS church president Gordon B. Hinckley.  We discuss in detail the purpose and inner workings of the Deseret Trust Company, and its interactions with Ensign Peak Advisors Inc., the Deseret Management Corporation, and the LDS church.   In these two parts Roger provides important insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church

In this edition of Mormon Stories we visit with Roger Hendrix - possibly the highest ranking and most well-connected LDS church leader interviewed on Mormon Stories Podcast to date.  In these 5 episodes we cover his experience growing up in the LDS Church in Southern California in the 1950s and 60s, his ascent through church leadership including time as a CES Director, Bishop, Stake Presidency Member, Mission President, and serving for 18 years as a Trustee on the board of the Deseret Trust Company(called to the position by President Gordon B. Hinckley).  Throughout this series Roger provides fascinating commentary on top church leadership, the changes he's seen in Mormon culture and policy during his lifetime, and rare insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church. Included throughout the interview are interactions Roger had with church leaders such as Paul H. Dunn, Ezra Taft Benson, Boyd K. Packer, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, Gordon B. Hinckley, and more. We will be interviewing Roger Hendrix for a few more hours in the coming week.  If you have any final questions for Roger, please post them below. ________________________ Part 1: Roger discusses his early life as a Mormon including his bout with polio as a child, how he compensated for his illness as a teenager, straying from the church for a time, returning to the church after being inspired by an LDS Institute class, and his decision to serve an LDS mission. Part 2: Roger joins the Church Education System (CES), ultimately becoming director of the LDS Institute at the University of Southern California.  He also shares his interactions with numerous general authorities including Paul H. Dunn, Boyd K. Packer, Ezra Taft Benson, Henry Eyring, and Jeffrey R. Holland, among others. Part 3: Roger ascends through high-level LDS church leadership callings including Bishop and Stake Presidency Member, culminating in a call to serve as mission president in Chile. Roger discusses in detail what it was like to serve as a mission president in Chile in the 1990s. Parts 4-5: Roger begins this segment discussing the vetting process he went through after returning from his mission presidency as he was offered a position as an area authority (which he ultimately turned down).  We then discuss Roger's call to serve on the Deseret Trust Company Board of Trustees by LDS church president Gordon B. Hinckley.  We discuss in detail the purpose and inner workings of the Deseret Trust Company, and its interactions with Ensign Peak Advisors Inc., the Deseret Management Corporation, and the LDS church.   In these two parts Roger provides important insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church

In this edition of Mormon Stories we visit with Roger Hendrix - possibly the highest ranking and most well-connected LDS church leader interviewed on Mormon Stories Podcast to date.  In these 5 episodes we cover his experience growing up in the LDS Church in Southern California in the 1950s and 60s, his ascent through church leadership including time as a CES Director, Bishop, Stake Presidency Member, Mission President, and serving for 18 years as a Trustee on the board of the Deseret Trust Company(called to the position by President Gordon B. Hinckley).  Throughout this series Roger provides fascinating commentary on top church leadership, the changes he's seen in Mormon culture and policy during his lifetime, and rare insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church. Included throughout the interview are interactions Roger had with church leaders such as Paul H. Dunn, Ezra Taft Benson, Boyd K. Packer, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, Gordon B. Hinckley, and more. We will be interviewing Roger Hendrix for a few more hours in the coming week.  If you have any final questions for Roger, please post them below. ________________________ Part 1: Roger discusses his early life as a Mormon including his bout with polio as a child, how he compensated for his illness as a teenager, straying from the church for a time, returning to the church after being inspired by an LDS Institute class, and his decision to serve an LDS mission. Part 2: Roger joins the Church Education System (CES), ultimately becoming director of the LDS Institute at the University of Southern California.  He also shares his interactions with numerous general authorities including Paul H. Dunn, Boyd K. Packer, Ezra Taft Benson, Henry Eyring, and Jeffrey R. Holland, among others. Part 3: Roger ascends through high-level LDS church leadership callings including Bishop and Stake Presidency Member, culminating in a call to serve as mission president in Chile. Roger discusses in detail what it was like to serve as a mission president in Chile in the 1990s. Parts 4-5: Roger begins this segment discussing the vetting process he went through after returning from his mission presidency as he was offered a position as an area authority (which he ultimately turned down).  We then discuss Roger's call to serve on the Deseret Trust Company Board of Trustees by LDS church president Gordon B. Hinckley.  We discuss in detail the purpose and inner workings of the Deseret Trust Company, and its interactions with Ensign Peak Advisors Inc., the Deseret Management Corporation, and the LDS church.   In these two parts Roger provides important insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church

In this edition of Mormon Stories we visit with Roger Hendrix - possibly the highest ranking and most well-connected LDS church leader interviewed on Mormon Stories Podcast to date.  In these 5 episodes we cover his experience growing up in the LDS Church in Southern California in the 1950s and 60s, his ascent through church leadership including time as a CES Director, Bishop, Stake Presidency Member, Mission President, and serving for 18 years as a Trustee on the board of the Deseret Trust Company(called to the position by President Gordon B. Hinckley).  Throughout this series Roger provides fascinating commentary on top church leadership, the changes he's seen in Mormon culture and policy during his lifetime, and rare insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church. Included throughout the interview are interactions Roger had with church leaders such as Paul H. Dunn, Ezra Taft Benson, Boyd K. Packer, Jeffrey R. Holland, Henry B. Eyring, Dallin H. Oaks, Gordon B. Hinckley, and more. We will be interviewing Roger Hendrix for a few more hours in the coming week.  If you have any final questions for Roger, please post them below. ________________________ Part 1: Roger discusses his early life as a Mormon including his bout with polio as a child, how he compensated for his illness as a teenager, straying from the church for a time, returning to the church after being inspired by an LDS Institute class, and his decision to serve an LDS mission. Part 2: Roger joins the Church Education System (CES), ultimately becoming director of the LDS Institute at the University of Southern California.  He also shares his interactions with numerous general authorities including Paul H. Dunn, Boyd K. Packer, Ezra Taft Benson, Henry Eyring, and Jeffrey R. Holland, among others. Part 3: Roger ascends through high-level LDS church leadership callings including Bishop and Stake Presidency Member, culminating in a call to serve as mission president in Chile. Roger discusses in detail what it was like to serve as a mission president in Chile in the 1990s. Parts 4-5: Roger begins this segment discussing the vetting process he went through after returning from his mission presidency as he was offered a position as an area authority (which he ultimately turned down).  We then discuss Roger's call to serve on the Deseret Trust Company Board of Trustees by LDS church president Gordon B. Hinckley.  We discuss in detail the purpose and inner workings of the Deseret Trust Company, and its interactions with Ensign Peak Advisors Inc., the Deseret Management Corporation, and the LDS church.   In these two parts Roger provides important insight into the financial workings of the LDS Church

It’s the middle of December, and those of you with teenagers who are facing application deadlines in the first week of January either see that the end is in sight or are pulling out your hair.  Whichever it is, I am not sure how much more we can do for you.  I will make our standard offer, nonetheless:  If you are wrestling with a question about a college application or trying to figure out another college or two to add to your list--yes, it’s not too late--then, give us a call.  Quick, free advice is available for the next two weeks.  I am guessing that those of you who are our regular listeners might have had enough advice from us already about making your teenager’s long and short lists of colleges and researching those college options.  But, we are here if you need us. But, before we take an end-of-year break, I thought you might like to look into the future of U.S. higher education.  Admittedly, this future might come too late for your current senior, but you might have another kid or two at home.  If so, this episode could be for you.  1. Who Is Clayton Christensen? The prolific author and thinker who is giving us this picture of the future of higher education is none other than Clayton M. Christensen, a well-known Harvard Business School professor.  He is famous in the business community for his 1997 book, The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business, in which he espoused his theory of disruptive innovation.  The back cover of the book explains it this way:  In this revolutionary bestseller, innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership—or worse, disappear altogether. And not only does he prove what he says, but he tells others how to avoid a similar fate.  Focusing on “disruptive technology,” Christensen shows why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation. Whether in electronics or retailing, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know when to abandon traditional business practices. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, The Innovator’s Dilemma presents a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation. (quoted from the book cover) Then, a decade later in 2008, Christensen became the guy that educators loved to quote when he wrote Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, with co-authors Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson.  Well-respected psychologist, Harvard professor, and author Howard Gardner wrote this in praise of Disrupting Class on its back cover:  “After a barrage of business books that purport to ‘fix’ American education, at last a book that speaks thoughtfully and imaginatively about what genuinely individualized education can be like and how to bring it about.”  How to bring it about was, of course, through innovative uses of technology, including really good online instruction.  2. Christensen’s Latest Vision That brings us to November 15 of this year and an article on CNBC’s website entitled “Harvard Business School professor: Half of American colleges will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years.”  But, here’s some background.  In her article, Abigail Hess writes this about Christensen’s 2011 book, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out: . . . Christensen and co-author Henry Eyring analyze the future of traditional universities, and conclude that online education will become a more cost-effective way for students to receive an education, effectively undermining the business models of traditional institutions and running them out of business. (quoted from the article) In the Q and A with the authors on the Amazon website, they say this about their book: We wanted to show how new strategies, many of them driven by online technology, make it possible to serve more students at lower cost while also increasing quality and improving the learning experience--something we saw in practice within our own university homes. Since then, the world has moved into a major economic downturn. Slow economic growth, high government and household debt, rising college tuition, declining graduation rates, and growing competition from the rapidly growing for-profit higher education sector combined to create a renewed sense of urgency for our message. We could see how the same online learning technologies that can benefit traditional institutions can also disrupt them. So, our message became cautiously optimistic. Online learning, we believe, will either disrupt traditional universities and colleges or create opportunities for them to serve more students and lead the country to greater prosperity. It depends on whether they cling to a model that has changed little in the past 150 years or embrace learning innovations made possible by new technology. (quoted from the website) The authors continue: We assert that colleges and universities must break with tradition and find innovative, less costly ways of performing their uniquely valuable functions, allowing them to once again become responsive to the needs of learners. . . . Online technology makes a college or university vastly more attractive to a wide subset of students. It gives many people a second chance at learning--i.e. those who cannot afford a traditional college education, those who do not have the flexibility to take part in a full plate of coursework, and late bloomers or dropouts who have fallen behind and now have the chance to catch up. But online learning doesn’t just offer cheaper education for the masses. It improves the student learning experience across the spectrum by allowing remedial to elite students to learn at their own pace and on their own timetable. Students can receive a fully customized education adapted to their own individual learning style, something that even the world’s best one-on-one tutor would have trouble systematically emulating. Students also benefit from a full array of choices about where, when, what and how they learn. And they can access the best teachers and information faster, connect with more global networks, and all in all consume a much more attractive [product]. In addition, online learning is a cost-saver to the university, which saves on the expense of building and managing a brick-and-mortar facility.  Combine the lower cost of delivery with the lower cost of attendance, and it’s clear that online learning is a major cost advantage. Therefore, we urge traditional colleges and universities to adopt these technologies. (quoted from the website)  I think it is critical to note here that Christensen believes that online higher education is not just a way to make college cheaper or more accessible for more students, but also a way to “[improve] the student learning experience across the spectrum.”  That might be the key here--because I think most of us would agree that online education can make college cheaper and more accessible to students who would otherwise be unable to attend.  But how many of us agree that online education can actually “improve the learning experience”?  I have to say that I don’t agree with that yet, but perhaps the time will come.  Ms. Hess continues in her article: Christensen is not alone in thinking that online educational resources will cause traditional colleges and universities to close. The U.S. Department of Education and Moody’s Investors Service project that in the coming years, closure rates of small colleges and universities will triple, and mergers will double. (quoted from the article)  So, will online higher education cause small struggling colleges that can’t make ends meet to close; or, rather, will it allow some to stay open by helping them offer cheaper courses and fewer expensive facilities and, therefore, attract more students; or, more generally, will it simply improve the landscape of higher education options available to college students?  Maybe it will do some of all of these. In recent years, as Marie and I have advised graduating high school seniors going off to college (or staying home for college nearby), we have shied away from advising them to take online courses.  We have worried that it might be hard for kids new to the college scene to stay disciplined enough to keep up with online coursework when there is no required attendance at classes or, at least, expectation of attendance at classes.  And yet, maybe this is the way of the future--a disrupted future--even for first-time, more traditional college students. No one might know this better than Marie, who has developed online college courses and taught online college courses and taken online graduate-level college courses.  So, is it time to change our advice?  I actually have a longtime colleague who is establishing an online college, complete with full degree programs, as we speak.  Maybe Ben is exactly right.  Stay tuned. 3. Happy Holidays! We hope that you enjoy your December holidays and that you have a fantastic New Year’s--free from too much college application hysteria.  We are going to take two weeks off, as I fly out to Alaska on business and then Phoenix for a family holiday gathering, two places about as different as you can get.  We will return on January 4 with a new episode.  It is going to be our best one yet.  Happy holidays and welcome to 2018! Find our books on Amazon! 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