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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Jul 27, 2025 • 1h 30min
"Faith: A Bond of Trust and Loyalty"
7/27/2025: S5 E32, Episode 141, Elder Sandino Roman, April 2025 General Conference, "Faith: A Bond of Trust and Loyalty".Clay and Mitch identified the following invitations and shared how they will take action and how you could take action:1. "What does it mean to have faith in Christ? Does it mean we believe in Him or have a testimony that He is real? That may be a start, but it’s more than that. Have you ever thought of faith as trust? Think of the person you trust the most—perhaps a family member or a friend. Why do you trust them? It is probably because you have seen their constant love and help."2. "[R]ecognize [Jesus Christ's] blessings and develop a relationship of trust with Him. ... Believe and trust in Jesus Christ."3. "In a recent youth devotional, you were invited to meditate on a time in your life when you received a ray of heavenly light. Try this exercise!"Start by meditating about Christ and the happiness His Atonement and gospel bring to your life. Also, make a record of the 'spiritually defining memories' where God has been there for you, for your loved ones, and for the people in the scriptures. Now, these testimonies will not bring power to your life until the Spirit etches them in the 'fleshy tables' of your heart. So ponder and record all God set in motion for these miracles to come at just the right time."Next, use this exercise as an opportunity to get closer to God. Pray to your Heavenly Father as if it were the first time. Express your love and gratitude for His blessings. Even ask Him how He feels about you and about the direction your life is taking."4. "Notice that faith sprouts as we trust in Jesus Christ and blooms as we are faithful and loyal to Him. If you want a true relationship with Christ, show Him by making covenants and honoring them with faithfulness and loyalty. ... [C]ommit to being loyal to [Jesus Christ]."5. "[F]aith in Jesus Christ is a bond of trust forged in loyalty and love. In other words, in gratitude for God's merciful love (hesed), we show our loyal love (emunah) by keeping His commandments."6. "[H]ow should you respond to such adverse situations that require His miracles? While challenges are inevitable and sometimes frightening, simply walk undaunted toward Him, just as the 2025 FSY conference theme invites: 'Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.'"7. Be faithful to God, constantly interact with Him, and reflect on past experiences to increase your hope that the Lord will help you through your journey's challenges.8. "Our faith must be centered in Christ and our hope in His blessings, as He chooses to send them. 'Expect miracles,' but 'let God prevail in our lives.'"9. "I invite you to begin today to nurture your relationship with Jesus Christ. Make a commitment to never forsake Him."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 24, 2025 • 1h 1min
April 2025 General Conference Applications – Return and Report: Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Stevenson, and Elder Renlund
7/24/2025: S5 E31, Episode 140, April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Stevenson, and Elder Renlund.Clay and Mitch reported how they have taken action on the following invitations from the April 2025 General Conference addresses delivered by Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund:Elder Rasband:1. Be prepared temporally and spiritually to better thwart the adversary’s cunning attacks.2. "My message to those students was clear: Give the Lord equal time. I counseled them to balance their studies with true higher learning, even a study of 'the Son of the living God.' I ask the same of everyone today: Whatever is on your to-do list, give equal time, not spare time, to the Lord in personal scripture study, family study of Come, Follow Me, prayer, Church callings, ministering, partaking of the sacrament, worshipping in the temple, and pondering the things of God."Elder Stevenson:1. "In recent First Presidency messages concerning Easter, we have been challenged to 'celebrate the Resurrection of our living Savior by studying His teachings and helping to establish Easter traditions in our society as a whole, especially within our own families.' In short, we have been encouraged to move to a higher and holier celebration of Easter. … Recent First Presidency encouragement to look 'forward to Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ—the most glorious of all messages to mankind' highlights the magnitude of this season."Elder Renlund:1. "One message of this parable is that God expects us to magnify the abilities we have been given, but He does not want us to compare our abilities to those of others."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 20, 2025 • 1h 21min
"My Love for the Savior Is My 'Why'"
7/20/2025: S5 E30, Episode 139, Elder Ricardo P. Giménez, April 2025 General Conference, "My Love for the Savior Is My 'Why'".Clay and Mitch identified the following invitations and shared how they will take action:1. "[President Russell M. Nelson] has invited us to study and ponder the messages shared at the last two conferences. In April 2024, he said, 'I hope you will repeatedly study the messages of this conference throughout the coming months.' Then, in October 2024, he said: 'I urge you to study [the speakers'] messages. Use them as a litmus test of what is true and what is not during the next six months.' These invitations can be added to prophetic invitations we have received throughout our lifetimes, including and especially those we have received in recent years."2. "As your brother, I hope you will consider my words as a sincere invitation to seek to understand the opportunity to link everything we do with our love for the Savior."3. "In our world, we usually focus on what we do and on consistently accomplishing tasks and goals. In a spiritual sphere, we have the opportunity to go beyond just doing things or achieving goals by understanding why we are doing them. ... we can understand and connect that the reason behind our actions relates to our love for the Savior and our Heavenly Father."4. "Please don't misunderstand my point about having activities and traditions or setting goals and working hard to achieve them; there is nothing wrong with this. However, I invite you to open your hearts and minds to the opportunity and blessing of understanding why we do these things and how we practice our religion."5. "President Nelson said, 'Whatever questions or problems you have, the answer is always found in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.' And then he extended this invitation: 'Learn more about His Atonement, His love, His mercy, His doctrine, and His restored gospel of healing and progression. Turn to Him! Follow Him!' Ponder this in your hearts and minds: Do you believe President Nelson's invitation had the intention of helping us prepare a checklist where we will accumulate more knowledge and complete tasks so we can check off his invitation from our to-do lists? Or is he inviting us to consider the aspects of these eternal truths and principles as an opportunity to understand the 'why' and connect the Savior’s covenantal love for us with our lifelong discipleship journey?"6. "The invitation is to study and ponder the messages from the general conference and use them to determine and understand what we each can do to improve."7. "Understand that because I love the Savior, I want to learn more about Him by studying the words of the living prophets. And because I love my fellow man, I will share the teachings of prophets, seers, and revelators with others, starting with my loved ones."8. Be slow to accept or even immune from uninspired opinions and be quick to remember the Savior's teachings.Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 17, 2025 • 2h 32min
June 2025 General Conference+ Part One
7/17/2025: S5 E29, Episode 138, June 2025 General Conference+ Part One.Clay and Mitch identified many invitations that members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared in settings other than General Conference (i.e., Church magazines, Church school devotionals, press releases, social media, temple dedicatory prayers, etc.) during June 2025. Here are a few of the invitations they discussed during this episode (yes, there are many more than this):1. [President Russell M. Nelson] "Consider how your life is different because of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ."2. [President Dallin H. Oaks] "As servants of God who have the knowledge and responsibilities of His great plan of salvation, we should hasten to prepare our attitudes and our actions, institutionally and personally, to abandon all personal prejudice."3. [President Henry B. Eyring] "The Savior has used the word 'always' in two settings: You promise always to remember Him when you partake of the sacrament. And He warns you to pray always."4. [President Jeffrey R. Holland] "Follow just as much as those two or three little scriptures [Mosiah 26:29; Doctrine and Covenants 58:42; 2 Nephi 31:13]. Use them ... and you'll have peace in your heart."5. [Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf] "[P]lease ask your Heavenly Father for blessings and guidance. Share with Him your hopes, dreams, and desires. But in doing so, make sure that you are not trying to get Him to see things your way. Ask Him to open your eyes to see things His way."6. [Elder David A. Bednar] "My question for each of us is this: 'Are we converted to the Lord, or something else?' Is each of us striving to have our individual testimony and witness that the gospel is true?"7. [Elder Quentin L. Cook] Care for the vulnerable. This is a sacred duty.8. [Elder D. Todd Christofferson] "Consider how the Savior engaged people and invited them to exercise their own moral agency, to learn and apply gospel truth."9. [Elder Neil L. Andersen] "We discussed an important teaching from President Dallin H. Oaks, 'Where Will This Lead?' ... This question can help us determine the eternal results of our daily decisions."10. [Elder Ronald A. Rasband] "May each of us embrace the youth in our lives today with even more love and appreciation as we pray for and minister to these dear families in Lesotho."11. [Elder Gary E. Stevenson] "As important as it is to find common ground, it is just as important to share gospel truths that are unique to the Church of Jesus Christ. I strive to do both of those things."12. [Elder Dale G. Renlund] "Strive not to complain or murmur. ... Maintain an eternal perspective, reminding ourselves whose work this really is."13. [Elder Gerrit W. Gong] "Please always remember that you can turn to [Heavenly Father] for comfort. Our Heavenly Father loves you eternally and will always be there for you."14. [Elder Ulisses Soares] "The light of a new day shines brighter in our lives when we see and treat our fellow beings with respect and dignity and as true brothers and sisters in Christ."15. [Elder Patrick Kearon] "Our Savior Jesus Christ exhibited during His mortal ministry great love for children. We are grateful for this opportunity to follow His example and help the children of Maa Elementary School to feel His love."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 13, 2025 • 1h 4min
"Divine Authority, Sublime Young Men"
7/13/2025: S5 E28, Episode 137, President Steven J. Lund, April 2025 General Conference, "Divine Authority, Sublime Young Men".Clay and Mitch identified the following invitations and shared how they will take action:1. "Seeing this rolling thunder of newly ordained priesthood holders spreading across the earth, I wondered—in a 'church of joy' kind of way—if it shouldn't be shouted from the rooftops. 'Today,' I thought, 'there should be trumpets and crashing cymbals and blazing Roman candles. There should be parades!'"2. "The Aaronic Priesthood is called the preparatory priesthood partly because its ordinances allow them to experience the weight and the joy of being on the Lord's errand, preparing them for future priesthood service, when they may be called upon to minister in unforeseeable ways—including pronouncing inspired blessings in times when hopes and dreams, and even life and death, hang in precarious balance. Such serious expectations require serious preparation."3. "Deacons and teachers are 'to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ' (Doctrine and Covenants 20:59). In addition to these opportunities, priests are to 'preach … and baptize' (Doctrine and Covenants 20:50). ... One bishop taught his new deacons quorum presidency these duties. So the young presidency began to talk about what that might look like in their quorum and in their ward."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 10, 2025 • 55min
April 2025 General Conference Applications – Return and Report: Elder Cook, Elder Christofferson, and Elder Andersen
7/10/2025: S5 E27, Episode 136, April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: Elder Cook, Elder Christofferson, and Elder Andersen.Clay and Mitch reported how they have taken action on the following invitations from the April 2025 General Conference addresses delivered by Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder D. Todd Christofferson, and Elder Neil L. Andersen:Elder Cook:1. "Set aside consistent time to faithfully contemplate the Savior’s Atonement."2. "We must never forget the sacrifices and examples of prior generations, but our adulation, appreciation, and worship should be centered on the Savior of the world and His atoning sacrifice."Elder Christofferson:1. "May we, as the ancient Nephites and Lamanites, 'fall down at the feet of Jesus, and … worship him.'"2. "[May we] have no other gods before Him."Elder Andersen:1. "Let us speak more often with faith and compassion to our youth in our homes, and with each other in our Relief Society and elders quorum meetings, about the Lord's law of chastity, the sanctity of life, and the care of the unborn and their mothers."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 6, 2025 • 1h 15min
"Compensating Blessings"
7/6/2025: S5 E26, Episode 135, Bishop Gérald Caussé, April 2025 General Conference, "Compensating Blessings".Clay and Mitch identified the following invitations and shared how they will take action:1. "My dear friends, if you ever feel limited or disadvantaged by the circumstances of your life, I want you to know this: The Lord loves you personally. He knows your circumstances, and the door to His blessings remains wide open to you no matter the challenges you face."2. "Through Jesus Christ and His Atonement, ... find the strength to endure and ultimately overcome all of life's challenges."3. "The Lord asks us to do 'all we can' and to 'offer [our] whole souls as an offering unto him.' This requires a deep desire, a sincere and faithful heart, and our utmost diligence in keeping His commandments and aligning our will with His."4. "When facing limitations and challenges, may we recognize our own blessings—our gifts, resources, and time—and use them to serve those in need."5. "One of the most powerful ways we may contribute to God's compensating blessings is through the vicarious work we do for our ancestors in the house of the Lord."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
Jul 3, 2025 • 59min
April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: President Holland, Elder Uchtdorf, and Elder Bednar
7/3/2025: S5 E25, Episode 134, April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: President Holland, Elder Uchtdorf, and Elder Bednar.Clay, Mitch, and Clay's wife Tristan reported how they have taken action on the following invitations from the April 2025 General Conference addresses delivered by President Jeffrey R. Holland, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, and Elder David A. Bednar:President Holland:1. "Be converted, and become as little children."Elder Uchtdorf:1. "The Savior declared that He restored His Church so 'that faith … might increase in the earth.' Therefore, when people visit our Church meetings, the Savior wants them to leave with stronger faith in Him! The love our friends feel among us will lift them closer to Jesus Christ! That is our simple goal every time we gather."2. "The Lord invites us not just to join His kingdom but also to be anxiously engaged in building it. God envisions a people who are 'of one heart and one mind.' And to be of one heart, we must seek pure hearts, and that requires a mighty change of heart."Elder Bednar:1. "Consider the importance and ongoing impact of this singular event (the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 1830) in the history of the world."2. "I invite all to learn about and prove this message ["that the Lord Jesus Christ has restored His gospel and Church in the latter days"]."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
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Jun 29, 2025 • 1h 28min
"'Return unto Me … That I May Heal You'"
The discussion centers on heartfelt invitations to rekindle faith, emphasizing love and compassion for those drifting away. Listeners hear personal stories that illustrate the power of service to reignite spiritual connections. The importance of returning to Jesus Christ and daily repentance is highlighted, alongside practical steps for personal growth. The hosts stress creating uplifting experiences while inviting others back, using a willow tree metaphor for resilience. Ultimately, the conversation encourages patience and hope as individuals navigate their spiritual journeys.
Jun 26, 2025 • 42min
April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: President Nelson, President Oaks, and President Eyring
6/26/2025: S5 E23, Episode 132, April 2025 General Conference Applications - Return and Report: President Nelson, President Oaks, and President Eyring.Clay and Mitch reported how they have taken action on the following invitations from the April 2025 General Conference addresses delivered by President Russell M. Nelson, President Dallin H. Oaks, and President Henry B. Eyring:President Nelson:1. "I invite you to take intentional steps to grow in your confidence before the Lord."President Oaks:1. "Trusting in the Lord is a particular need for all who wrongly measure the commandments of God and the teachings of His prophets against the latest findings and wisdom of man."2. "First, I speak of the Light or Spirit of Christ. … The second of the great assistances provided by the Lord to help us choose what is right is a cluster of divine directions in the scriptures as part of the plan of salvation (plan of happiness). These directions are commandments, ordinances, and covenants. … Other God-given helps for making right choices are the manifestations of the Holy Ghost. … One of the most significant of God’s helps for His faithful children is the gift of the Holy Ghost. … I pray that we will teach and live these principles."President Eyring:1. "Here is [Jesus Christ's] invitation to us: 'Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.'"2. "Just as His beloved disciples, every child of Heavenly Father who has chosen to enter through the gate of baptism is under covenant to be a witness of the Savior and to care for those in need throughout our mortal lives."Contact us hereShow notes are located hereKeep track of the invitations extended in the April 2025 General Conference hereFollow us on Facebook hereFollow us on Instagram hereFollow us on X hereFollow us and watch the podcast on YouTube here
