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02/18/2026 S6E55, Episode #216⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Return & Report for President Dallin H. Oaks' October 2025 General Conference talk, "The Family-Centered Gospel of Jesus Christ."

Mitch, Clay, and guests Kawiti and Teryn Finlayson covered this talk in depth several months ago (Episode 165) and committed to each take action on at least one of Pres. Oaks' invitations. This Return & Report episode is where we hold ourselves accountable and share how it went, what we learned, and how we can improve.

R&R episodes have little to do with "rest & relaxation." They are where the "APPLIED" of General Conference Applied really comes to life. We invite you to take action too and let us know how it goes.

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02/15/2026 S6E54, Episode #215⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi⁠, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Humble Souls at Altars Kneel."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by retired chaplain and founder of Veterans in the Wild, Brandon Harding.

Brandon's chaplain experience and excellent stories tie in beautifully to Elder Jaggi's conversation with a chaplain about facilitating worship services for diverse groups and the centrality of altars in many religions. This episode touches on covenants, peacemaking, stillness, connecting with God, and much more.

If you're a vet or married to one, be sure to check out the incredible backpacking experiences Brandon leads with Veterans in the Wild. You can apply here for the June 2026 expedition in Olympic National Park. If you'd like to donate, you can also do that on their website.

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02/08/2026 S6E53, Episode #214⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Brother Chad H Webb, First Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠That All May Be Edified."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by Mitch's longtime friend, Spence McGhie, a fun-loving high school seminary teacher who works under and has met Brother Webb.

We discuss Brother Webb's excellent instruction on how to become the best learner and teacher you can be, how the manual Teaching In The Savior's Way isn't only for teachers, what the symbol included in Brother Webb's written talk and in our thumbnail means, and much more.

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02/01/2026 S6E52, Episode #213⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Elder Michael Cziesla, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Simplicity in Christ."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Tricia Loveday, a talented author (formerly published as Patricia Reece Roper) who with her mother, Karola Hilbert Reece, jointly created the miraculous book, We Were Not Alone: How an LDS Family Survived World War II Berlin. We discuss the incredible mothers and grandmothers both Elder Cziesla and Tricia were blessed with and their amazing, faithful efforts to help their families survive physically AND spiritually through starvation and danger in a war zone. This episode is packed full of miracle stories!

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01/25/2026 S6E51, Episode #212⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Elder John D. Amos⁠, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Good News Recipe⁠⁠."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Kayla Shields. As Elder Amos's message centered on a recipe analogy with Jesus Christ being the "secret ingredient," we were thrilled to have Kayla share her faith and experiences cooking in the Lion House Pantry, a restaurant in Brigham Young's former Salt Lake City residence.

We discuss Elder and Sister Amos's very impressive backgrounds in nuclear engineering and at NASA, how to find "recipes" in the scriptures, and Kayla shares a helpful story of what to do if something feels like it's gone wrong in your life plan.

Bonus: our newsletter subscribers are receiving Sister Amos's famous jambalaya recipe!

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01/22/2026 S6E50, Episode #211⁠⁠⁠, ⁠President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

SURPRISE! This⁠⁠ is a bonus mini episode that Clay put together. Even Mitch doesn't know about it! Hehe. We're coming across invaluable teachings and amazing stories from President Oaks in our Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice Saturday newsletters and this one was too good not to share. It's primarily a YouTube video (and you really should watch it there and subscribe), but since many of you fine folks only know us as a podcast, I'm also releasing it as an episode so you won't miss out.

In 1992, then-Elder Oaks told of a Chicago summer night in 1970 when he and his wife, June, were held at gunpoint by a robber. Their terrifying ordeal, what the Spirit showed young Dallin would happen if he fought the robber, and the outcome of it all are images you'll never forget!

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01/20/2026 S6E49, Episode #210⁠, Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheering Each Other On⁠."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by Aubrey Grossen, author of He Came For Me: Stories of Christ Coming to Modern-Day Women. Aubrey shared her raw and important stories of facing multiple periods of debilitating postpartum depression and anxiety, once when her husband was called as Bishop only nine days after Aubrey gave birth, and how teenage angels, a devoted husband, and a stellar ward rescued her.

Clay shares the incredible background story of Orville Rogers, a world record holding 100-year-old athlete who flew planes into remote parts of the world for Bible translation missions and followed spiritual guidance that eventually allowed him to donate many millions of dollars to Christian causes.

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Twice-exceptional ADHD (aka "ADHD 2e") resources:

- Simple video on "twice exceptional ADHD"

- Conversation about dealing with a late ADHD diagnosis

- Website explaining differences between ADHD 2e and other diagnoses

There are countless resources out there from those aimed at kids to deep dives into the latest science. Enjoy your hyperfocus rabbit hole. ;)

If you’d like to be a beta tester of a new to-do list app designed by Clay’s brother-in-law specifically for helping folks with ADHD brains become more productive, check out Dopatize.

01/11/2026 S6E48, Episode #209, Elder Kevin G. Brown, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠The Eternal Gift of Testimony."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by David Snell, the face of Keystone, whose goal is "to fortify Latter-day Saint faith and combat misinformation through good old-fashioned research, presented in an engaging, respectful, and easily-understandable way. " David has become a widely-recognized LDS influencer with around 160k followers, cross-platform. Like us, David loves Elder Brown's message. We chat about how to avoid treating a testimony like it's for temporary use only, what basketball and dirt mounds have to do with defending our faith, and how a little competition with a sister missionary in Jamaica led Elder Brown to find his own sacred grove... in his bathroom!

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01/04/2026 S6E47, Episode #208, ⁠⁠ Elder Gary E. Stevenson⁠⁠ of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"Blessed are the Peacemakers."⁠⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by Tyson Price, host of the brand new Military Saint Podcast. Tyson helped us go deeper into Elder Stevenson's message about being a peacemaker and when to stand up for your faith. He shared a powerful story of how living his faith as the only LDS member in his military squadron during basic training led to a miraculous priesthood blessing and the nickname, "Chaplain." We share examples of courage from Grand Blanc attack survivors and what children can teach us about peacemaking.

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01/01/2026 S6E46, Episode #207, ⁠⁠Elder James E. Evanson⁠, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠, ⁠"Go and Do Likewise."⁠

Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Elder Greg Cramer, an Idaho Falls employment center service missionary. Elder Cramer didn't initially have any interest in anything other than a proselytizing mission, but gained a powerful testimony of service work that surprised him. He and his wife have already served 2.5 years and just extended for another because they can't imagine life without the wonderful gospel teaching and temporal assistance experiences they're having! This was a wonderful conversation about what we can all learn from Elder Evanson's talk on going and doing likewise.

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