I love hearing about different ways that Latter-day Saints are pitching in and making a difference in our communities.  In this podcast we’ve talked a lot about race relations and how our Prophet has called on us to lead out in racial justice.  Elisabeth Westwood, our book club charwoman, talked to me about her mother who is doing just that.  In the Columbus Ohio area where she lives, Vilo Westwood joined a group called Courageous Conversations.  The group is full of women like Vilo who want to build a dialogue so that we can build a greater bridge of understanding.  One of my favorite things Vilo said was, “If you can say Black lives matter is Marxist, then you don't have to pay attention to what they're saying - you've de-legitimized it, at least in your mind.”

I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.  I hope you feel inspired to create more courageous conversations in your own lives.