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Paul on the Atonement

In another two-part episode of Mormon Identity, our host, Robert Millet, and his guest Brent Top explore the uniquely appealing doctrine of a premortal life. Brother Millet comments that most people are drawn to and "typically identify with this doctrine." While most Christians believe that Jesus existed before this world began, they do not teach that we all existed in a premortal life. And while most Christian organizations struggle with related biblical references, latter-day revelations shed light on this doctrine that helps everyone better understand where we all came from before we began our lives on this earth.

In another two-part episode of Mormon Identity, our host, Robert Millet, and his guest Brent Top explore the uniquely appealing doctrine of a premortal life. Brother Millet comments that most people are drawn to and "typically identify with this doctrine." While most Christians believe that Jesus existed before this world began, they do not teach that we all existed in a premortal life. And while most Christian organizations struggle with related biblical references, latter-day revelations shed light on this doctrine that helps everyone better understand where we all came from before we began our lives on this earth.

Part 2: The Atonement is a key Latter-Day Saint doctrine. During this two-part episode of Mormon Identity, Brent Top, chairman of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at BYU, joins our host, Robert Millet, to discuss the Atonement in detail, with specific reference to the Book of Mormon. Professor Top opens his focus in the 10th chapter in the book of Nephi. Nephi writes in detail of our "lost and fallen" state. Brent and Bob talk of not only Adam’s fall from grace, but that each of us is fallen and lost and needs the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ to return to our Heavenly Father. In this episode of Mormon Identity, Brother’s Millet and Top explore and discuss this defining and critical doctrine.

Part 1: The Atonement is a key Latter-Day Saint doctrine. During this two-part episode of Mormon Identity, Brent Top, chairman of the Department of Church History and Doctrine at BYU, joins our host, Robert Millet, to discuss the Atonement in detail, with specific reference to the Book of Mormon. Professor Top opens his focus in the 10th chapter in the book of Nephi. Nephi writes in detail of our "lost and fallen" state. Brent and Bob talk of not only Adam’s fall from grace, but that each of us is fallen and lost and needs the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ to return to our Heavenly Father. In this episode of Mormon Identity, Brother’s Millet and Top explore and discuss this defining and critical doctrine.

In this episode of Mormon Identity Host Robert Millet talks with the Church’s managing director of Public Affairs, Michael Otterson. Together they discuss how nonmembers sometime perceive the Church and the many challenges these perceptions present to leaders and members all around the world.

Mormon Identity’s host, Robert Millet, and guest Camille Fronk Olsen continue their two-part discussion on women in the scriptures. They begin their review with reference to Miriam, the older sister of Moses. Camille describes how, from a safe distance, little Miriam watched Pharaoh’s daughter pull the baby Moses from his floating basket and then, in an act of biblical courage, the inspired Miriam approached Pharaoh’s daughter and suggested that she knew of a Hebrew woman, Moses’ actual mother, who could nurse little Moses through the early days of his life.

In this episode of Mormon Identity host Robert Millet discusses women in the scriptures with associate chair of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, Camille Fronk Olsen. Camille refers to her early career studies at the University of Utah’s institute of religion. While she was encouraged to teach on subjects of her choice, her contemporaries warned of difficulties in finding adequate “women in the scriptures” material to support a single term of study. But over time Camille’s research grew to include three full terms of study. And now, after a 20-year teaching career, Sister Olsen has helped countless students better appreciate the equal value our Father in Heaven places on both men and women.

Robert Millet and Daniel Judd, professor of ancient scripture at BYU, talk about inspired gospel teaching. They identify love for your students as the most important factor in successful teaching. Also discussed are the topics of focus, use of scriptures, teaching the Restoration of the gospel, and bearing testimony.

Certainly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not without mental and emotional challenges. Robert Millet and Daniel Judd, professor of ancient scripture, take a closer look at the statistics of emotional health among Church members. They also talk about how LDS culture may contribute to some of the issues, while the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ helps us to become an emotionally and spiritually whole, healthy people.