Conference Talk

On this episode The Stanfill's feel so blessed to be able to talk about Elder Holland's talk titled "Lifted Up upon the Cross." Join in their discussion about the symbolism of The Cross as related to being members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Shelbi shares a personal story about discipleship and Kevin hits home on how the absence of The Cross says more about our religion than anything.

Resources:

Elder Holland: Suffering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRLDdNk5G4Y

Hope Works Video: Spiritual Beings and The Human Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXw_5r5ZHpM&list=PLAYgY8SPtEWEDhEa13V4-TFSR7QrV7ahS&index=32

Join as The Tilton household takes over this week as they discuss two talks this week. The first, Elder Isaac K. Morrison's talk, "We Can Do Hard Things through Him" and Michelle D. Craig's talk titled , "Wholehearted." We were excited for you to listen and let us know what you think!

Do you sometimes experience a loss of words giving a blessing? Take heart, because so does President Oaks!

Why is it we think some priesthood holders give better blessings than others? How can we give blessings when the words don't come? Is the inspiration the Spirit or just me? How can we know the best options for my life?

Matthew shares his thoughts on "efficiency paralysis," bringing in some important teachings Pres. Oaks shared in April 2010.

Healing the Sick by Pres. Dallin H. Oaks

We have a special guest this episode, Carol Rice who is partnered with Public Square Magazine & TheFamilyProclimation.org! We could not think of a better expert to discuss with Kevin Elder Gong's address, "Happy and Forever." So many great nuggets of gold. We hope you enjoy listening to this weeks episode.

Do you ever invoke the power of God outside a formal ordinance or blessing? Pres. Monson shared an insightful experience of doing just that.

Resources

To Learn, to Do, to Be by President Thomas S. Monson

Pres. Nelson's insights on prayer and fishing

Sis. Dennis's talk, His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden Is Light is Matthew's least favorite conference talk of all time! Frankly, he felt it was so heavy on "don't judge" that it bordered on minimizing disobedience. But as he thought about it, the Spirit whispered, "a talk you struggle with is the one you need the most." So he decided to sink his teeth into this talk, dig through it to find some gems, and share it with us. Join Matthew and Melissa in discussing the tug of war between clarity v charity and niceness v kindness. And tons more dog puns. 🐶

Resources

Truth and Tolerance by Pres. Dallin H. Oaks

The Cost—and Blessings—of Discipleship by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

The Second Half of the Second Century of Brigham Young University

Kindness, Charity, and Love by President Thomas S. Monson

You Are My Hands by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence by Elder Jörg Klebingat

Faith and fear are opposites... right? Well, sort of. It depends how you define them. Matthew was inspired by Meg's episode a few weeks back and studied what fear and faith mean within a Gospel context and his personal experiences with both.

Resources

Matthew's blog post on this topic

The episode that inspired this one

BD: Fear

BD: Faith

Pres. Packer: "Fear is the opposite of faith."

It’s True, Isn’t It? Then What Else Matters? by Elder Andersen

You Know Enough (also by Elder Andersen)

Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice by Elder... ANDERSEN!

Lectures on Faith

On this weeks episode we have Kevin & Shelbi Stanfill discussing two talks. The first is Elder Lund's Talk titled, "Lasting Discipleship" and Elder Sitati's talk titled, "Patterns of Discipleship." If you haven't guessed it already discipleship is a big topic in this podcast! We hope you enjoy!

Refrences:

"Flashes of Light" by Elder Lund BYU Speech

We're trying something new: Conference Talk Shorts! A mini episode about 5 minutes long, sharing a brief insight about a talk from older conference talks or devotionals. Less formal, way shorter, hope you enjoy.

Pres. Eyring gave two talks within 18 months of each other, telling the same story in each, but adding some sacred detail to the second retelling. Join Matthew in considering that story and the lesson on personal revelation he got out of it.

Resources

Holiness and the Plan of Happiness by Pres. Eyring - October 2019

I Love to See the Temple by Pres. Eyring - April 2021

Elder Bednar: "How do I know if it's me or the Spirit?"

Pres. Nelson: "increased time in the temple will bless your life in ways nothing else can."

On this weeks episode Meg Tilton and guest Rhonda Farr discuss Elder Montoya's talk, "The Eternal Principle of Love."  Meg & Rhonda have worked together in the professional world but now come together to discuss spiritual application with their background in life coaching. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode.