Preach My Gospel Podcast

Karen Hepworth (Institute teacher, curriculum writer, gospel scholar, and expert on the words of living prophets) joins the podcast to talk about the importance of following living prophets and knowing what their priorities are.  She passionately discusses what our living prophets are saying about Gathering Israel.

David Butler (Co-host of "Don't Miss This" podcast and YouTube channel, author, and teacher at the Utah Valley Institute) joins the podcast to talk about centering your mission on Jesus Christ and your missionary purpose.  David talks about his experiences while on his mission in Korea and also working with a group of his son's friends who are preparing for missions.  

Garrett Beeston (Manager of Training and Operations of the 8 International MTC's) joins the podcast to discuss how a missionary can better learn their mission language.  By focusing on people and your missionary purpose you will qualify for the gift of tongues and see miraculous results.  Garrett shares a practical and faith-filled approach to mastering your mission language so that you can teach people in a way they can understand.

TJ Moore and the team conclude their discussion of Preach My Gospel Ch. 6 by discussing the critical Christlike attributes of Knowledge, Humility, and Diligence.

TJ Moore re-joins the podcast to continue discussing Ch. 6 of PMG- How Do I Develop Christlike Attributes? In this episode we get into the specifics of developing the Christlike attributes of faith, hope, charity and virtue.  The team answers the following important questions: How do I fan the flame of faith inside of me? What does it mean to hope in Jesus Christ? How can I increase my love? What are the four loves a missionary should develop? How do I control impure thoughts? What if I have allowed viewing pornography to become a habit? How can I rely on the virtue of Jesus Christ?

The team welcomes TJ Moore (Utah Valley Institute teacher) to discuss the importance of developing Christlike Attributes.  They discuss both the why and the how by looking at principles from Preach My Gospel, the scriptures and the words of living prophets.  This episode will be helpful for all lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. 

John, Brian, and Sean continue their discussion about PMG Ch. 5 by exploring how someone can come to know for themselves if the Book of Mormon is truly the word of God.  They analyze Moroni's promise and the introduction to the Book of Mormon and discuss how a testimony of the Book of Mormon is the key to understanding the other primary truths.  If you want to gain your own testimony of the Book of Mormon or learn how to help others find the truth this episode is for you.

Brian, John and Sean continue their analysis of PMG Ch. 5. During this episode they talk about how to effectively help others to understand the Book of Mormon by reading with them. Episode Highlights: 2:48 Acts 8:27-31- Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.  "Understandest thou what thou readest?"  "How can I except some man should guide me?" 4:50 Many people you teach either don't read the Book of Mormon or don't understand what they are reading.  What if you handed someone a tool they had never used before?  8:18 President Nelson clip of reading the Book of Mormon with an African King.  13:13 Reading the Book of Mormon with people (PMG pg. 116) 15:28 Be thoughtful about which chapters you choose to read with people.  Discern their needs. Eventually, encourage them to read from the beginning. 17:15  Give a "movie trailer" about what they are going to be reading so that they will be excited to get into the text. 17:57  When you give someone a copy of the Book of Mormon give them a highlighter.  Encourage them to highlight and to write in the margins of the pages. 19:30 John role plays an example of how to read the Book of Mormon with others using 1 Nephi 1.   28:30 The team analyzes what they learned from the role play. 37:38 Brian's experience in a car shop.  Let the book speak for itself. 40:38 John shares an audio clip from a missionary in his mission describing a miraculous story of someone finding the Book of Mormon in a library.

President Ezra Taft Benson declared, “Combined with the Spirit of the Lord, the Book of Mormon is the greatest single tool which God has given us to convert the world. If we are to have the harvest of souls that He expects, then we must use the instrument which God has [ordained] for that task—the Book of Mormon.” Sean, Brian, and John go through Preach My Gospel Ch. 5 and discuss how missionaries can effectively and powerfully use the Book of Mormon to help gather Israel.

Ayan Giddins and Tanner Linton re-join the podcast to continue our discussion about Chapter 4 in PMG.  In this episode we answer the question: How do I receive personal revelation?  This topic is essential for all disciples of Jesus Christ to understand and apply. Episode Highlights: 2:00 The Holy Ghost will help you in every aspect of the work 2:57  Is it the Spirit or just my thoughts? 12:49 How do I hear Him?  President Nelson clip 23:44 The Lord can't steer a parked car. Move your wheels! 30:34 There miracles every day orchestrated by the Lord.  Principles of revelation. 37:50 How do I teach others to recognize the voice of the Spirit? 40:17 Elder Bednar Clip.  Patterns of Light.  Receiving revelation in a variety of ways. 45:15 The role of obedience in receiving revelation.