Bless The Refreshments

Warning, spoilers abound! In this episode we talk about The Chosen season 2. We do a deep dive into our favorite moments of the season, everything we liked and a few things we think could have been done better. We also speculate about what might be coming in the next season.

In this episode we discuss standards in the church. We explore where gospel standards come from and how they change for us individually over time. We look specifically at how the For Strength of Youth impacts gospel standards and what it means to us at different stages of our lives.

In this episode Jon weighs in on his favorite movies for last episode. Then by listener request, we discuss how we cam to end up living in the same neighborhood and becoming friends. We also discuss experiences we've had holding and being fired from callings in the church.

While Jon is on vacation with his family, Tyson and Burgess decide to pick their favorite movies that contain gospel messages and themes. They each pick three movies and three honorable mentions. Tyson get's the worst pick spot per usual. 1999 was one of the best years for movies. Much drama and debate ensues, enjoy the episode!

Jon, Burgess & Tyson discuss the news about the church discontinuing Saturday evening session of General Conference. They wish everyone a belated Father's Day and reminisce about what it has been like to be a dad. They all worry that they've messed up their kids in some way, but agree that the connection with your children is the most important thing. Kids are very forgiving of their parents shortcomings. Emotions are a difficult thing to parent. Tyson tells about their family's fertility...

Jon, Burgess & Tyson talk about the gospel topics essay 'Becoming Like God'. We discuss the potential we have as children of God to progress throughout eternity if we will follow the gospel. The human race has very different ideas about the nature of God and it's important to know who God is in order that we can know our purpose in this life and after. God desires to give all that He has to his children. Time is a mortal constraint, eternally infinites are everywhere. Man is nothing, but ...

Jon, Burgess & Tyson share what movies of their mission experiences would be like. Burgess talks about his experience in St. Joe Missouri in a quest for their mission to get 100 baptisms in a month so they can go to the temple. Tyson talks about transferring out of areas before he get's to see his investigators baptized into the church. He also talks about an interesting experience with a minister of a different faith. Jon talks about seeing a man get hit by a car. He also can't stop anot...

Jon talks about his ancestors that immigrated from Japan and how the gospel was introduced to his family. He grows up in the gospel, but tries to keep one foot in Babylon. The scriptures start to speak to him as a young adult. He serves a mission in Japan. He meets his future wife after returning home, but has a hard time getting a spiritual confirmation about the decision. He learns that the Lord doesn't make all our decisions for us. Through his life, Jon faces doubts about his faith and hi...

Tyson talks about his conversion to the gospel. He is a life-long member of the church. His mother dies when he is 16 years old and that experience causes him to reflect on his beliefs and how much he believes in the gospel. Friends come into his life that help him to overcome his grief. The spirit continues to work on him through his college years and into married life. Trials continue to refine him as he learns to lean on the Lord for direction in his life.

Burgess talks about his conversion to the gospel. He was a practicing Catholic living internationally in Thailand, but had a spiritual prompting to follow his dad back to the states where he met the missionaries and his future wife.