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Thomas Monson shares a few touching experiences that demonstrate the true meaning and spirit of Christmas, which we should all seek to have in our hearts. Click here to access the speech page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 31, 2022 Episode 18 - Full Episode Summary Esteemed LDS author Devery Anderson joins the podcast to discuss his authored works and signature books latest publications on Mormonism including Romney Burke's: Susa Young Gates, #SafeChurchSafeChildren petition hopes to protect LDS children from potential abuse, Orem Utah temple catches fire during construction, and the Pioneer Day & Mormon Pioneer History They Don't Want You to Talk About, and much more! Connect with Al and Dives! www.MormonNewsRoundup.org kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Voicemail Twitter Patreon Facebook YouTube Official Sponsor Music Dives is on vacation attending his brother's wedding. He wishes he could be here today, but his wife wants Devery to know that she just bought his Development of LDS Temple Worship book! So that Signature Books sponsorship $ you are paying us is being put to good use! Follow ups for last week Joseph Smith headlines went too far News Articles 1. Fire breaks out inside Orem Latter-day Saint temple 2. #SafeChurchSafeChildren Petition 3. Pioneer Day & Mormon Pioneer History (They Don't Talk About) 4. I Was A Devout Mormon, But Abandoned My Religion For My Wife 5. 10 Great Excuses For Not Reading Your Bible Jon Ogden from UpliftKids.org on the program next week! MNRU Poll of the week (available only on Anchor) Is the word “Mormon” a major victory for Satan? Fetch no! The thousands of people who joined the Church after viewing the expensive, worldwide, and Church Sponsored ‘I am a Mormon campaign' prove it. Absolutely! As Elder David Bednar recently remarked at the National Press Club luncheon, we can't let this pejorative of our enemies define our faith. I doubt it. Remember, the prophet Joseph Smith said the word Mormon means ‘more good.' No way! President Thomas Monson was proud to be a Mormon boy, and I am proud to support the MormoNewsRoundup! You bet! and in order to thwart Satan, we need to immediately change the official name of the ‘Book of Mormon' to the ‘Book of Moroni's Dad' Yes. The word ‘Mormon' is basically the same as the ‘N word.' With all the suffering in the world, what difference does it make? MNRU Question of the week (available on Anchor) What is your favorite publication from Signature Books? #lds, #mormon, #exmormon, #postmormon, #religion, #news, #ldschurch #comeuntochrist #churchofjesuschrist #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #byu #byui #josephsmith #comefollowme #polygamy #bookofmormon #becauseofhim #hearhim --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mormonnewsroundup/support

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Adam and Eve were taught a truth as they were preparing to leave the garden, "by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread". The Lord loves effort. Satan wants us to get something for nothing. At the core of who we're is children of God who exert effort and faith. What in life has value for us? It's those things that we have put our time, effort and resources in to. Join me today as I share some thoughts and quotes about "choosing the harder right, instead of the easier wrong.”–Thomas Monson  bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com 

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Adam and Eve were taught a truth as they were preparing to leave the garden, "by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread". The Lord loves effort. Satan wants us to get something for nothing. At the core of who we're is children of God who exert effort and faith. What in life has value for us? It's those things that we have put our time, effort and resources in to. Join me today as I share some thoughts and quotes about "choosing the harder right, instead of the easier wrong.”–Thomas Monson  bethnewellcoaching.com bethnewellcoaching@gmail.com 

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Thomas Monson said no failure needs to be final. So how can we ensure that our spouse doesn't permanently fail? How can we be present for them emotionally physically and spiritually? In today's episode I go into describing what it means to be resilient and to be there for our spouse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thriving-twogether/support

Don't you hate it when you go to bed feeling like you could have been more productive? Well, STOP IT! Get a piece of paper and write down the 2 questions that can make your days even better-starting today! "There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today." - Thomas Monson

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/ 

This is Entrepreneurs of Faith, a Sunday episode of Monetization Nation. I'm Nathan Gwilliam, your host. Today, we're talking about how to forgive.  “Leave it Alone”  There was a man named John who was deeply in love with his wife, and they were expecting their first child. The night the baby was to be born, there were complications. The only doctor was somewhere in the countryside tending to the sick. After many hours of labor, the condition of the mother-to-be became desperate. Finally, the doctor was located. In the emergency, he acted quickly and soon had things in order. The baby was born and the crisis, it appeared, was over.  Some days later, the young mother died from the very infection the doctor had been treating at another home that night. John's world was shattered.  As the weeks wore on, his grief festered. “That doctor should not be allowed to practice,” he would say. “He brought that infection to my wife. If he had been careful, she would be alive today.” He thought of little else, and in his bitterness, he became threatening. Today, no doubt, he would have been pressed by many others to file a malpractice suit.  A church leader asked to speak with him. The counsel was simply, “John, leave it alone. Nothing you do about it will bring her back. Anything you do will make it worse. John, leave it alone.”  This became his trial—his Gethsemane. How could he leave it alone? Right was right! A terrible wrong had been committed and somebody must pay for it.  Finally, he determined that he should be obedient, follow the counsel of the church leader, and leave it alone.  It was not until he was an old man that he could finally see a poor country doctor—overworked, underpaid, run ragged from patient to patient, with little medicine, no hospital, few instruments, struggling to save lives, and succeeding for the most part. The doctor had come in a moment of crisis, when two lives hung in the balance, and had acted without delay. If the young father had not left it alone, it would have ruined his life and the lives of others. Many times he thanked the Lord for the advice of a wise spiritual leader to “leave it alone”. (Source: Boyd Packer) We Want to Forgive, but How do We Forgive? In this episode I will focus on an important lesson the Savior taught from the cross when he prayed, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34) This is not a talk about why we should forgive. We already know that. We want to forgive, and we try to forgive. But, sometimes we still see the person who hurt us, and those negative emotions bubble up again. This episode is about HOW to forgive. What Forgiveness is Not Before I begin, I want to make 3 clarifying points. Forgiveness is not a weakness. Gandhi said “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Forgiveness is not condoning the wrong that was done to us. It is not saying that what they did is ok. Forgiveness does not mean putting ourselves or others in an unsafe situation again. Jeffrey Holland said: “Christ taught ‘I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men.' It is, however, important for some of you living in real anguish to note what He did not say. ‘You are not allowed to feel true pain or real sorrow from the shattering experiences you have had at the hand of another.' Nor did He say, ‘In order to forgive fully, you have to reenter a toxic relationship or return to an abusive, destructive circumstance.'” Now, I will address 7 secrets that can help us to forgive.  Secret #1: We can CHOOSE to love and forgive. Maybe a good first step in the forgiveness process is to write down who we choose to forgive, and for what. Then, we can write the reasons we love and are grateful for the person. Thomas Monson said, “Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”  In 2004, a group of teenagers used a stolen credit card to buy a 20-pound frozen turkey in Long Island. As they drove, an 18-year-old named Ryan Cushing threw the turkey out of the car and into Victoria Ruvolo's windshield. The impact broke every bone in Ruvolo's face, which required a 10-hour surgery, three titanium plates, and a wire mesh for her left eye socket to correct. The teens were arrested shortly after, and several of them agreed to testify against Ryan. Cushing would have faced up to 25 years in prison if he was convicted. Instead, Ruvolo intervened on his behalf and worked to get him amnesty for the crime, and he was imprisoned for only 6 months. Ruvolo wrote, “Some people couldn't understand why I'd done this but I felt God had given me a second chance and I wanted to pass it on.” (source: The Forgiveness Project and the NY Post)  Secret #2: We can replace that darkness and hurt with light and love through acts of kindness.  One of the first and best ways to replace darkness with light and love is for us to pray for that person. Matthew 5:44 teaches “pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”We can pray for Heavenly Father to bless that person. We can express gratitude for the good things the person has brought into our lives. We can pray for strength and courage to forgive. We can tell our Heavenly Father that we have chosen to forgive the person. Then we can pray for our hearts to change, to let go and ask that we can then feel love in place of hurt, sadness, anger, and resentment. We can ask Heavenly Father to help us see that person how He sees them.Matthew also exhorts us to: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you” with special emphasis on the phrase “do good”. I think that's one of the biggest secrets to being able to forgive.Choosing to forgive and letting go of the darkness is not enough. We must fill the darkness with light. If someone has hurt us, we can serve them, do good to them, and watch as darkness evaporates and light and love start to increase in the place of the hurt and resentment.Martin Luther King, Jr. said “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Mary Johnson lost her son in 1993 after a then-teenaged Oshea Israel got into a fight with him at a party, and shot him. Johnson went to visit Oshea in jail. After their first contact, she said  “I began to feel this movement in my feet. It moved up my legs, and it just moved up my body. When I felt it leave me, I instantly knew that all that anger and hatred and animosity I had in my heart for 12 years was over. I had totally forgiven [him].” The two now live as neighbors in the same duplex, and Johnson has even referred to Israel as “son” in interviews.“ (source: The Daily Beast) Secret #3: We must forgive others so we can be forgiven by the Savior.Matthew 6:14-15 teaches, “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”Thomas Fuller said, "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven." In 1918, three law officers were murdered when they attempted to arrest several criminals. Glenn Kempton's father was one of the officers killed. Glenn is my great uncle. The murderers were captured, tried, and sent to prison for life. As a boy, there grew in Glenn's heart a bitterness and a hatred toward Tom Powers, the confessed slayer of his Father. One day, Glenn was on a business trip in Arizona and detoured to the prison where Tom Powers was being held. He arrived after visiting hours and spoke with the warden, who arranged the meeting with Glenn and Tom. The two had a long talk and at the end, Glenn shook Tom's hand and said, “With all my heart, I forgive you for this awful thing that has come into our lives.” Glenn says it is a glorious thing when bitterness and hatred go out of your heart and forgiveness comes in. As he walked out the door and down that long flight of steps he knew that forgiveness was better than revenge, for he had experienced it. As he and his wife drove toward home, a sweet and peaceful calm came over Glenn and he had found a broader, richer, and more abundant life. (source: The Miracle of Forgiveness)Secret #4: We can remember that everyone makes mistakes, especially ourselves.We are all human, and therefore, we are all prone to making mistakes. Nobody is perfect. Knowing and recognizing our own faults allows us to give others the right to make their own mistakes. (Source: Allan Halls) We can seek to understand the hurt and traditions of the fathers that contributed to the person doing what they did.We can think of the many things we have done for which we need forgiveness. When we remember how much for which we need to be forgiven, it makes it easier to show mercy to those who have hurt us. We can also give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they have good motives.Forgiving can also become easier when we remember a time when we were forgiven, focusing on how it made us feel. (source: Louisya Graves)According to People, teen Jordyn Howe took his stepfather's gun to school and accidentally shot Ady Guzman-Jesus's daughter, Lourdes, while showing the firearm to friends. Astonishing the judge and community, Guzman-Jesus not only forgave the boy but also asked for him to get a lighter sentence, telling reporters that she believes her daughter would have wanted it that way. Howe will only serve one year in a juvenile detention center and will visit local schools with Guzman-Jesus to warn kids of the dangers of guns. Secret #5: We can move on with the next chapters in our lives.Our past histories are not here in our present realities. We shouldn't allow them to be here in our minds, muddying our present moments. Our lives are like plays with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play; others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary, otherwise, they wouldn't be in the play. We can embrace them all, and move on to the next act.Former South African leader Nelson Mandela was sent to prison in 1963 on charges of trying to sabotage the nation's government, which advocated a policy of apartheid that treated people of different races differently. Mandela advocated a democratic society in which all people would be treated equally. Mandela spent the next 27 years in prison, but after he was released in 1990, he forgave the people who had imprisoned him. Mandela later became South Africa's president and delivered speeches internationally in which he urged people to forgive each other because forgiveness is God's plan and, therefore, is always the right thing to do.Secret #6: We can become more like Jesus Christ by forgiving.Learning to forgive is part of our journeys to become more like the Savior.When we hold on to anger and resentment, we lose the Spirit, and the help from the Spirit to forgive. When we choose to forgive, we can receive the help of the Spirit to forgive.Sandra Walker, a mother of two, lost her husband in a car accident that also caused her to have a life-changing brain injury, according to The Daily Mail. At the trial for the accident, in her court statement, Walker said she sympathized with the woman who crashed into them—who herself lost a child in the accident—and gave her a hug. “I know she is going through as much pain as I am feeling. I wanted her to know that I forgive her for what she did,” Walker told WSB-TV.Secret #7: We can give it to God. Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves, by letting God carry the burden of judging and punishing. We don't have the wisdom or strength to do those things without hurting ourselves and others. (source: Sherrie Call) Forgiveness is in part trusting that God will take care of things. Romans 12:19 teaches, “Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord.” In this scripture, Christ is asserting his role of judge and is wanting us to trust his judgments, let go, and move on. It's a tender mercy. He's asking us to trust his perfect understanding of the lives, abilities, and circumstances of all. I believe that as long as we have faith in Christ as a redeemer and as a judge, we don't need to stew over those who have wronged us. Christ will give them what they need and will give us what we need. He knows that better than us, and we can trust Him. Once we've given it to God, it's not ours anymore. It's His, and we cannot hold onto it anymore. (Source: Samantha Abildskov)Key TakeawaysIf we try to forgive, but the feelings of hurt and resentment come up in the future, we can go through this process again. If we need additional help, we can find that help through prayer, fasting, and sometimes professional counseling. I challenge each of us to pick someone today who we need to forgive and to go through appropriate steps to “leave it alone”, to forgive them, and to receive the liberating power of forgiveness in our lives. I am so grateful for the forgiveness I have received from my Heavenly Father, from my family, and others. I am grateful for Jesus Christ's atonement that has made this possible. I'm grateful He is quick to forgive us when we sincerely repent. I know that as we forgive, we will also be forgiven.Join Entrepreneurs of FaithIf this episode of Entrepreneurs of Faith resonated with you, please subscribe for FREE to Monetization Nation so you can receive Entrepreneurs of Faith each Sunday. Subscribe to the Monetization eMagazine. Follow the Monetization Nation Blog. 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. 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This month we've been discussing systems to put into place to help us achieve the goals we desire. One of the identities we want to take on, is one of someone who is compassionate-- able to see things from others' perspectives, and understand their experiences from a place of love. In our search for ways to practice compassion, we found that compassion is best practiced first on ourselves. Oftentimes we are willing to accept the happy, positive parts of ourselves, but genuine compassion is being able to understand ALL parts of who we are...and that includes our mistakes and shortcomings. Self-compassion is not a way of judging ourselves positively, but is a way of relating to ourselves kindly, embracing ourselves as we are, flaws and all. By honoring the limitations of our own human imperfection, we can be more forgiving of others' mistakes. MIND: Make friends with yourself True friends strive to understand one another. We can deepen our relationship with ourselves by seeing ourselves in a softer light. Thing about trying to understand yourself the way you would a close friend, or someone you love unconditionally. BODY: Gift comfort to your body As women, we naturally give comfort to others. I can think of so many times that I have comforted a child or spouse-- rubbing their back, wiping tears, pushing hair behind their ears, or pulling them close. Are we showing that same comfort to ourselves? Anything we can do to improve how we feel physically gives us a dose of self-compassion. We need physical compassion. Maybe we ask a spouse or loved one for a hug when we're feeling down, or make time for a pedicure or a mid-day nap. Cook or order ourselves a nourishing meal, massage our feet or go for a walk. Any way we can use supportive touch to help us feel calm, safe, and showing self compassion in a physical manner. PURPOSE: Embody charity as a state of being Offering love to ourselves and others will always sustain us. If we can offer ourselves compassion, by extension, charity is what we will experience. We will embody the pure love of Christ as a state of being, rather than something we do. A former prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, President Thomas Monson, teaches: “Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others.” The more we are able to keep our hearts open to ourselves, the more we are able to open them up to others. We can embody charity by being generous with our acceptance of ourselves, by offering compassion and understanding to our human qualities, and seeing value in all of who we are. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michelle48/message

November 2015 exclusion policy? What November 2015 exclusion policy? Today is an historic day! The Mormon church ceased to be bigoted against LGBTQ+ people! Oh, wait… no. It didn’t. Not included in the show, but maybe this has something to do with the recent anti-hate crime bill that passed in Utah this week. In November 2015, while Thomas Monson was president of the church, a policy from the Mormon church leaked stating that children in a home with homosexual parents couldn’t be baptized. A few months later, Russell Nelson stated it was actually “revelation” born by 15 witnesses. This was before he was called as president of the church. Now the church announced this policy has been reversed. Why was this policy put in effect in the first place? Why didn’t they apologize? https://bycommonconsent.com/2019/04/05/let-love-be-love How do active members see this? Was this only to stop the bleeding? https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900063943/church-lgbt-gay-lesbian-policy-mormon-baptisms-blessings-apostasy.html Additional links: Video of Church leaders defending the policy 2015-2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSPBxFEttiI https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/first-presidency-messages-general-conference-leadership-session-april-2019 Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

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Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

Latest episode of GenCon Talks 1971-the present

On this episode, Jo and friends have been busy for the first week of April 1841. We examine Jo’s enclave of Nauvoo through the eyes of the most pressing business to be handled through the April General Conference. Rigdon steps aside to make room for John Wreck-it Bennett to be Jo’s left-hand man, the magnitude of the Nauvoo Temple project is realized, and the leadership fills the pesky vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve and other prominent leadership bodies left by the deaths of David Patten and others. After that we jump into a new segment to talk about the larger scope of Mormon prophetic succession practices in light of the new leadership called to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Monson’s death. Links: Hiram Abiff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Abiff Mormon history timeline http://www.exmormon.org/mhistory.html D&C 124 http://comparedandc.com/ Book of the Law of the Lord http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/the-book-of-the-law-of-the-lord/1#historical-intro Baptism for Dead http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/2012/04/rebaptism-feb-2-1841-tuesday.html https://mormonitemusings.com/2017/10/05/origin-of-the-baptism-for-the-dead-doctrine-2/ April 1841 Conference http://mormon-church-history.blogspot.com/2010/08/mormon-history-between-apr-6-1841-and-9.html Hyrum Smith https://religion.byu.edu/news/hyrum-smith-papers https://www.geni.com/people/Hyrum-Smith/6000000000927483227#/tab/timeline http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/hyrum-smith Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/

In this week's episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil debate the Asian fetish of some alt-right white nationalists, President Trump’s plan to revoke protections for Salvadorans, and the raw water craze.   Support Past Present at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast   Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:   White nationalism is not necessarily incompatible with heterosexual romantic attraction to Asian women, Audrea Lim wrote in the New York Times. Niki referred to Asian women’s complicity in this dynamic as akin to that of alt-right women more broadly, as discussed in Harper’s. Natalia and Niki referred to this Plan A article explaining how anti-Asian gender stereotyping also marginalizes Asian-American men. Niki referred to Jeffrey Guo’s reporting in the Washington Post that it wasn’t unique drive among Asian-Americans that made them a “model minority”, but the gradual diminishing of anti-Asian racism. We all recommend Ellen D. Wu’s book The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority. The Trump administration has announced that it will revoke “Temporary Protected Status” for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans who benefit from it. Niki cited Carly Goodman’s Washington Post article pointing to the origins of TPS. “Raw water” is all the rage among a certain subset of the wellness world, reported publications from the New York Times to the National Review. Natalia cited Tamara Venit Shelton’s Public Seminar article about the origins of the obsession with “natural living.”   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia commented on Kathleen Kelly Janus’ new book Social Startup Success. Neil discussed the controversy over this New York Times obituary of LDS president Thomas Monson. He also referred to this catalog of all obituaries of LDS presidents. Niki shared this New York Times article about #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas.

Hooray for Radio Ronin!!!!The holidays are over... January sucks. January ALWAYS sucks. How do you cope!? Chunga has decided to turn to music. Maybe that was a mistake. Bono has some thoughts about the state of music today... BLESS YOU BONO! Thomas Monson has passed away, The New York Times has some thoughts about Thomas Monson... Chunga, Kenny & Spinari have some thoughts about the New York Times. Stan Lee is in trouble... Big, BIG trouble! Do you like to sign petitions? Chunga, Kenny & Spinari don't, even though they have all signed one this week. The Golden Globes happened....meh... Kenny also has 2 new movies to review!!! Listen now!

The New York Times runs an honest obituary about Thomas Monson and the mormons don’t like it, Supreme Court doesn’t take anti-gay Mississippi case, ten commandments monument erected at shopping mall, schism in Mennonite world, lawyers for Kansas assholes want more assholes on jury, school lunch woes in France, and the mechanics of choosing a new LDS prophet.

Hooray for Radio Ronin!!!! The holidays are over... January sucks. January ALWAYS sucks. How do you cope!? Chunga has decided to turn to music. Maybe that was a mistake. Bono has some thoughts about the state of music today... BLESS YOU BONO! Thomas Monson has passed away, The New York Times has some thoughts about Thomas Monson... Chunga, Kenny & Spinari have some thoughts about the New York Times. Stan Lee is in trouble... Big, BIG trouble! Do you like to sign petitions? Chunga, Kenny & Spinari don't, even though they have all signed one this week. The Golden Globes happened....meh... Kenny also has 2 new movies to review!!! Listen now!

Hooray for Radio Ronin!!!!The holidays are over... January sucks. January ALWAYS sucks. How do you cope!? Chunga has decided to turn to music. Maybe that was a mistake. Bono has some thoughts about the state of music today... BLESS YOU BONO! Thomas Monson has passed away, The New York Times has some thoughts about Thomas Monson... Chunga, Kenny & Spinari have some thoughts about the New York Times. Stan Lee is in trouble... Big, BIG trouble! Do you like to sign petitions? Chunga, Kenny & Spinari don't, even though they have all signed one this week. The Golden Globes happened....meh... Kenny also has 2 new movies to review!!! Listen now!

Welcome to the Doubting Dogma podcast, the accompanying show to the Doubting Dogma blog, where we pair Molly Un-Mormon, a former Mormon now "doubting her dogma" (see what we did there?), and the corrupting hussy that told her about CogDiss, Marissa Alexa McCool. Together, they'll try to work out what's going on in the world while also having fun at the story's expense. Molly talks about the recent death of the President of the Mormon Church, how the transition of power takes place, and a bit about the new church leader that will take Thomas Monson's place. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/obituaries/thomas-monson-dies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/reader-center/thomas-monson-obituary.html Support Doubting Dogma at www.patreon.com/doubtingdogma Follow the Doubting Dogma blog at doubtingdogmablog.wordpress.com Marissa Alexa McCool is from the Inciting Incident podcast, our sister show, as well as Full Frontal Nerdity Deluxe and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand ... rismccool.com Twitter- Molly - @DoubtingDogma, Ris - @RisMcCool Facebook - www.facebook.com/doubtingdogma This podcast is copyrighted (c) 2018, All Rights Reserved.

Kylie Jane Williams-Studley was born on November 30, 2017 at 8 lbs 14 oz and was 20.5" long. We enjoyed the break and hope you enjoyed the interviews. Now we get to start the process of finding out how to podcast as parents. NEWS Egypt is working on outlawing atheism and is already arresting atheists. http://www.newsweek.com/egypt-atheism-illegal-crackdown-non-believers-religion-islam-772471 A Hindu woman in India married a Muslim man and when she refused to convert to Islam her in-laws gang raped and murdered her http://zeenews.india.com/jharkhand/hindu-girl-gang-raped-by-father-in-law-uncle-killed-after-she-refuses-to-convert-to-islam-2070320.html Tehran police are easing up on the Islamic dress code for women https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tehran-women-dress-code_us_5a450ae9e4b0b0e5a7a50adb A Kentucky judge has been reprimanded and resigned over misconduct charges related to his refusal to hear adoption cases for gay or lesbian couples https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/12/19/kentucky-judge-w-mitchell-nance-guilty-misconduct/965303001/ A Kansas elementary school has stopped distributing Bibles to 5th graders after getting a complaint from the AHA http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article192656399.html The president of the Mormon church, Thomas Monson, has died http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/us/thomas-monson-mormon-president-dies/index.html Roy Moore is still trying to fight the results of the election he lost http://washingtonpress.com/2017/12/28/roy-moore-campaign-just-issued-public-threat-alabama-officials-election-loss/ The FDA is cracking down on homeopathy https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589243.htm The majority of British people want the bishops removed from the House of Lords http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/27/a-majority-of-brits-want-to-abolish-bishops-from-the-house-of-lords/ The BBC's head of religious programs is an atheist http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbcs-head-religious-programmes-reveals-11729130 FEEDBACK - Sylia via voicemail - Anonymous via voicemail - Cjegray via iTunes - @litoabq via Twitter - @banningbradleyj This episode is brought to you by: Travis McGee Darryl George Mike The Flying Skeptic Kim Revan Rachel John Josh Rob Al from South Carolina Henry Alexandra Danielle Alan * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

Kylie Jane Williams-Studley was born on November 30, 2017 at 8 lbs 14 oz and was 20.5" long. We enjoyed the break and hope you enjoyed the interviews. Now we get to start the process of finding out how to podcast as parents. NEWS Egypt is working on outlawing atheism and is already arresting atheists. http://www.newsweek.com/egypt-atheism-illegal-crackdown-non-believers-religion-islam-772471 A Hindu woman in India married a Muslim man and when she refused to convert to Islam her in-laws gang raped and murdered her http://zeenews.india.com/jharkhand/hindu-girl-gang-raped-by-father-in-law-uncle-killed-after-she-refuses-to-convert-to-islam-2070320.html Tehran police are easing up on the Islamic dress code for women https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tehran-women-dress-code_us_5a450ae9e4b0b0e5a7a50adb A Kentucky judge has been reprimanded and resigned over misconduct charges related to his refusal to hear adoption cases for gay or lesbian couples https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/12/19/kentucky-judge-w-mitchell-nance-guilty-misconduct/965303001/ A Kansas elementary school has stopped distributing Bibles to 5th graders after getting a complaint from the AHA http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article192656399.html The president of the Mormon church, Thomas Monson, has died http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/us/thomas-monson-mormon-president-dies/index.html Roy Moore is still trying to fight the results of the election he lost http://washingtonpress.com/2017/12/28/roy-moore-campaign-just-issued-public-threat-alabama-officials-election-loss/ The FDA is cracking down on homeopathy https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589243.htm The majority of British people want the bishops removed from the House of Lords http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/27/a-majority-of-brits-want-to-abolish-bishops-from-the-house-of-lords/ The BBC's head of religious programs is an atheist http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbcs-head-religious-programmes-reveals-11729130 FEEDBACK - Sylia via voicemail - Anonymous via voicemail - Cjegray via iTunes - @litoabq via Twitter - @banningbradleyj This episode is brought to you by: Travis McGee Darryl George Mike The Flying Skeptic Kim Revan Rachel John Josh Rob Al from South Carolina Henry Alexandra Danielle Alan * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. DOWNLOAD EPISODE

This podcast I talk about Thomas Monson, New Year Goals, and other ramblings. Enjoy Michael

Happy New Year! Holy cow what a way to start it off! Miranda and Colleen discuss the way a faith transition impacts your annual resolutions. Miranda discusses a Reddit post regarding Joseph Smith’s Seer Stone. AND OMG, will there be a bigger story this year in Mormonism than Thomas Monson passing away? We hash out … Continue reading "MHH05: New Year, Death of Monson, Seer Stone"

On this episode, we get into part 2 of the interview with Warren Jeffs’s son, Roy, and hear about his transition out of the FLDS and how he’s doing today a few years after leaving. After that I recount a bit of my journey to Short Creek over the holiday season and discuss the death of the Mormon Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. Maybe we can draw some conclusions contrasting the two versions of Mormon Prophets. Links: Roy Jeffs Facebook https://www.facebook.com/roy.jeffs.12 Monson Articles https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/obituaries/thomas-monson-dies.html?referer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FNKEHpAXzb1%3Famp%3D1#click=https://t.co/NKEHpAXzb1 https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/president-thomas-monson-passes-away?__prclt=7UJaQmxB https://www.lds.org/churchhistory/presidents/controllers/potcController.jsp?leader=16&topic=facts ExMormon Subreddit Presidential Succession Timeline https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/7nwmji/timeline_for_nelson_becoming_prophet_the_details/ Donald Trump on Orrin Hatch http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/02/politics/orrin-hatch-retires/index.html Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/

[paypal-donation] Many of you are probably familiar with the story of Helmuth Hübener.  He was the young German teenager that was executed by Adolf Hitler for treason.  It's a wonderful story and BYU actually turned it into a play in the 1970s.  However, Church leaders were upset by the play and decided to suppress it.  Why was that?  Dr. David Conley Nelson details, as Paul Harvey would say, “the rest of the story.”  This is the story about Hübener you probably haven't heard. Elder Monson arrives and he takes in the play and he just doesn't seem to be as happy according to other witnesses as the rest of them.  Word comes down two days later through Dallin Oaks, there will be no more productions of “Huebener Against the Reich.”  In fact, Thomas Rogers is prohibited from releasing—it's his intellectual property, but he is prohibited from giving permission for anybody else to use that play. GT: Wow. David:  Furthermore, Alan Keele and Douglas Tobler are “asked” to put a hold on their research and not publish anything.  A couple of things have happened.  First off the German-American community got to Thomas Monson.  They don't like it, they don't like it at all because Hübener should not be considered a hero, he should be considered in some of their eyes an example of how not to behave. What does Dr. Nelson believe? The fact is, and this is my professional opinion, that Thomas Monson got it wrong because he didn't know enough about German culture.  He was a real great knowledgeable guy about German-American Mormons, but he did not realize that it was in the church's best interest.  If he thought it was the church's best interest to suppress Hübener, he was just diametrically wrong.  It would have been in the church's best interest to promote Hübener. Find out what else Nelson said, and don't forget to listen to our episodes on Jewish Genealogy and J. Reuben Clark!  Check out our conversation! https://youtu.be/Yod6VoT4arg [paypal-donation] Since it's the end of the year I wanted to ask a special favor.  We're going to do a year-end review of all the fun interviews we've done here at Gospel Tangents, and I'd like to hear what was your most favorite interview, as well as what were the most surprising things you learned over this past year on Gospel Tangents?  You can email me at Gospel Tangents at gmail dot com or you can also check out this link https://kwiksurveys.com/s/zK1fouUh that I've got for a special survey.  I would like to include any comments you have in our year-end special.  It will be coming next week.  Please include that as soon as you can either by email or you can fill out the survey!  Thanks a lot.  I'd really appreciate it. Take part in our online Survey on the Best of 2017 at Gospel Tangents

Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 7 Host: Dr. Peter Boulden Atlanta Dental Spa   Guest: Rob Bay President, Dental Intel   Key Takeaways: Dental Intel is a cloud based software which can be used as a practice management and financial management system. Dentists are busy with their practice so they have no time to pore over the data presented. So Dental Intelligence learned to take the data and turn it into reports that dentists can easily understand. They provided action items on the things dentists can do in order to improve. Causation data is understanding what is causing the managerial data being measured. The next and deeper level of data is called action items. It tells you what you need to do with the data you have. It tells dentists specific things that needs to be done in a specific time to specific patients. Dental Intel takes the data and processes it into actionable items that can be assigned to other people - not necessarily the dentist himself. Caring about your patients and understanding the numbers should not be mutually exclusive. They can blend together and go hand-in-hand. Dental Intel measures things that allows dentists to provide exceptional care for their patients. Patients, on average are only accepting 25% of what is being presented to them. Usually, this has to do more about the practice and the systems than the patients. Dental Intel can help by measuring this data in order to increase cognizance of the issue. This leads to improving the issue. Understanding data increases awareness of what your practice is doing right and wrong. Do not focus on the negative but rather view them as opportunities within your practice. It is not an emotional decision, it’s a binary decision. It’s just data. Utilizing data and information to make decision can make you a better business owner and help you provide better care to your patients. Ask why the numbers are where they are even if the numbers are good. You want to replicate the good thing that is being done. Dental Intel, or a data analyst, can help a dentist become accountable with the data being measured. Dental Intel provides correction but with recommendation. They make it optimistic. Dental Intel Rule: Find 3 good things (celebrations) before giving a helpful observation (correction). Highlight areas of success and build up on them instead of focusing on the terrible things someone, who was never measured before, is doing. Let the number do the talking instead of pushing down a person. Dental Intel Goal: Help individual dentists become successful in the midst of corporate dentistry boom.   Resources: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Glip - by Ring Central Intercom   Tweetables: “In measuring and tracking things, you can modify things.” Rob Bay  “Using data and information to figure out how systems can be improved is a replicable skill.” Rob Bay “There’s nothing more powerful than having everyone in your practice do one little thing everyday to bring in more production.” Rob Bay “If you don’t know your numbers, you don’t know your business. If you don’t know your business, you’re putting everyone at risk.” - Dr. Peter Boulden “When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported back, the rate of improvement accelerates. - Thomas Monson.” - Rob Bay “It’s not emotion, it’s just a binary decision about changing x to get to y. It’s just data.” - Dr. Peter Boulden

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May: Prophets and Revelation—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Youth Curriculum

Maggio: I profeti e la rivelazione—Il giovane vescovo Thomas Monson non presta attenzione a un suggerimento dello Spirito.—Corsi di studio per i giovani

Mayo: Los profetas y la revelación—El joven obispo Thomas Monson falla en seguir la inspiración del Espíritu.—Plan de estudios para los jóvenes

Toukokuu: Profeetat ja ilmoitus—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Nuorten opetusohjelma

Mai: Propheten und Offenbarung—Als junger Bischof versäumt es Thomas Monson, den Eingebungen des Geistes zu folgen.—Lehrplan für Jugendliche

Mai: Profeter og åpenbaring—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Undervisningsmateriell for ungdom

Maj: Profeter og åbenbaring—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Materialer for unge

Maj: Profeter och uppenbarelse—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Studiekurser för ungdomar

Mei: Profeten en openbaring—As a young Bishop, Thomas Monson is prompted to visit a friend suffering in the hospital.—Youth Curriculum

Mai : Les prophètes et la révélation—Jeune évêque, Thomas Monson ne suit pas l’inspiration de l’Esprit.—Programme d’études pour les jeunes

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