General Conference Applied
Mitch Peterson and Clay Soelberg
Every six months, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather to share messages in general conference. This podcast consists of an in-depth look at each of these messages. In particular, the hosts identify the invitations that were extended by the speakers, and then discuss ways that listeners can become "doers of the word" and take action on these invitations.
The hosts for this podcast are Mitch Peterson and Clay Soelberg, both of whom are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The views expressed in this podcast are those of its creators.
The hosts for this podcast are Mitch Peterson and Clay Soelberg, both of whom are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The views expressed in this podcast are those of its creators.
Episodes
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Jan 1, 2026 • 1h 12min
Teaching the Gospel of Christ Through Service—Elder James E. Evanson—"Go and Do Likewise"
01/01/2026 S6E46, Episode #207, Elder James E. Evanson, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2025 General Conference, "Go and Do Likewise." Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Elder Greg Cramer, an Idaho Falls employment center service missionary. Elder Cramer didn't initially have any interest in anything other than a proselytizing mission, but gained a powerful testimony of service work that surprised him. He and his wife have already served 2.5 years and just extended for another because they can't imagine life without the wonderful gospel teaching and temporal assistance experiences they're having! This was a wonderful conversation about what we can all learn from Elder Evanson's talk on going and doing likewise.Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTubeFind a Church or Missionaries near you
Jan 1, 2026 • 9min
Service Missionaries Aren't Second Class Servants—Elder Evanson—"Go and Do Likewise"
01/01/2026 S6E45, Episode #206, Elder James E. Evanson, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2025 General Conference, "Go and Do Likewise" Invitations.Clay walks through the 3 invitations he found, shares how he and Mitch will take action, and previews our forthcoming episode with special guest, Elder Greg Cramer, an Idaho Falls employment center service missionary. Elder Cramer didn't initially have any interest in anything other than a proselytizing mission, but gained a powerful testimony of service work that surprised him. He and his wife have already served 2.5 years and just extended for another because they can't imagine life without the wonderful gospel teaching and temporal assistance experiences they're having!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTubeFind a Church or Missionaries near you
Dec 28, 2025 • 1h 9min
The Most Famous LDS Artist You've Never Heard Of!—Sister Spannaus—"Prophets of God"
12/28/2025 S6 E44, Episode #205, Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, October 2025 General Conference, "Prophets of God." Mitch and Clay had the pleasure of discussing Sister Spannaus' talk with Mitch's mom, Cara Peterson. Cara shares stories and artwork of her father, Grant Romney Clawson, who is the most famous Latter-day Saint artist you've never heard of. You won't want to miss out on Cara's story about a two-hour meeting in President Thomas S. Monson's office or a very special personal revelation Grant received as a 10-year-old of how special his artistic talent was to become!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 28, 2025 • 14min
You Can Receive Your Own Testimony of God's Living Prophets—Sister Spannaus—"Prophets of God"
12/28/2025 S6 E43, Episode #204, Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, October 2025 General Conference, "Prophets of God," Invitations.Mitch walks through the eight invitations he found, shares how he and Clay will take action, and previews the forthcoming guest episode with his mom, Cara Peterson. Cara shares stories and artwork of her father, Grant Romney Clawson, who is the most famous Latter-day Saint artist you've never heard of. You won't want to miss out on Cara's story about her and her dad's two-hour meeting in President Thomas S. Monson's office!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 25, 2025 • 54min
J'aime et J'espère, I Love & I Hope—Inspiration & Invitations from the 1st Presidency Christmas Devotional
12/25/2025 S6 E42, Episode #203, First Presidency Christmas Devotional addresses, "The Gift of Kindness" by President Eyring, and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by President Holland.Mitch and Clay share invitations and inspiration from Presidents Eyring and Holland, along with personal stories of meaningful Christmas traditions.Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 21, 2025 • 1h 4min
Hindu LDS Converts Show How to Celebrate Jesus—Elder William K. Jackson, "Remembering the Sheep"
12/21/2025 S6 E41, Episode #202, Elder William K. Jackson, October 2025 General Conference, "Remembering the Sheep." Mitch and Clay were joined by Adam Petersen, one of Elder Jackson's missionaries in New Delhi, India. Adam shared great stories about Elder Jackson and the special experience of struggling to teach a new convert from Hinduism to Christianity how to celebrate his first Christmas.Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 21, 2025 • 12min
Becoming Christ's Undershepherds - Elder William K. Jackson's Invitations
12/21/2025 S6 E40, Episode #201, Elder William K. Jackson, October 2025 General Conference, "Remembering the Sheep," Invitations.Mitch walks through the five invitations he found, shares how he and Clay will take action, invites listeners to subscribe to the free General Conference Applied Newsletter, and previews the forthcoming guest episode with Adam Petersen. Elder Jackson was Adam's mission president in New Delhi, India, and Adam shared great stories about Elder Jackson in the guest episode!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 19, 2025 • 1h 17min
200th Episode! Danger & Miracles—One LDS Family, 6 German Missionaries!—Elder Cuvelier, "The Name by Which Ye Are Called"
12/19/2025 S6 E39, Episode #200, Elder B. Corey Cuvelier, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2025 General Conference, "The Name by Which Ye Are Called." For our 200th episode(!), Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Seth Boyle. Elder Cuvelier is a soccer (football) player and shared a powerful story of a German ancestor. Seth Boyle has coached and refereed at some of the highest levels, including some girls who've gone on to win gold medals and a Ballon d'Or Féminin (global player of the year). The Boyle family also has a special missionary connection to Germany. In addition to Seth's own service in East Germany at a time of massive Cold War unrest and change, his father, brother, and three daughters were all called to Germany. Gear up for a meaningful discussion and great stories!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 18, 2025 • 12min
Take Upon You Christ's Name by Doing Good—Elder Cuvelier's Invitations
12/18/2025 S6 E38, Episode #199, Elder B. Corey Cuvelier, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2025 General Conference, "The Name by Which Ye Are Called" Invitations.Clay walks through the four invitations he found, shares how he and Mitch will take action, and previews our forthcoming episode with special guest, Seth Boyle.Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
Dec 14, 2025 • 1h 3min
A Check-up For Your Spiritual Heart—Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, "The Lord Looketh on the Heart"
21/14/2025 S6 E37, Episode #198, Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2025 General Conference, "The Lord Looketh on the Heart."Clay and Mitch were joined by Clay's Wife, Tristan Soelberg, a registered nurse and host of the nursing careers podcast, Still a Nurse (available on Spotify , Apple, any other podcast app or YouTube). We discussed Elder Barcellos invitations to assess your spiritual heart health, similar to how a nurse or doctor might assess your literal heart. Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE General Conference Applied NewsletterRead past NewslettersContact UsFollow GCA on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | XWatch GCA on YouTube
