Nothing Doubting

Welcome back to The Nothing Doubting Podcast. I owe you all a life update regarding the chaotic events that have unfolded since January, including moving homes, managing a new pregnancy, and continuing to grapple with familial health issues. I have deeply appreciated how divine love and guidance have been a source of solace during a difficult time, even during moments when I least expected help. In today’s episode, we discuss some of the reasons it is so easy to lose sight of the divine love that emanates from the Savior. We discuss some of the misconceptions that can cloud our ability to connect with divine love and some of the ways we can continue to seek out the profound love of Jesus Christ even in our darkest moments.

00:00 Welcome Back to The Nothing Doubting Podcast

00:51 Personal Update: Moving and Family Challenges

05:03 Finding Jesus Amidst Chaos

11:04 A Tender Mercy of Divine Love

17:22 Lehi's Dream and The Tree of Life

25:38 Overcoming Misconceptions about the Love of God

31:51 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview

References:

* 1 Nephi 8:4-12, 21-24

* Jacob 3:1-2

* Runia, B. S. T. W. (2025, April 6). Your repentance doesn’t burden Jesus Christ; it brightens his joy. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/43runia?lang=eng

* Alma 36:17-20

Happy New Year and welcome to episode 13 of the Nothing Doubting podcast. I hope your holidays were wonderful. I certainly enjoyed some time off but I am excited to jump back in to the discussion of faith and how each of us can come to know, “Nothing doubting.”

In this episode we recap where we have been so far in the discussion of personal revelation and how the voice of God is more certain when we can recognize multiple aspects of true revelation present.

The central theme of this episode explores 'whose voice' is heard when receiving revelation, diving into the roles of God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, as well as our Divine Mother within Latter-day Saint theology. We consider the unity of divine beings but also the need to develop a relationship with each of them separately.

We illustrate how Jesus Christ serves as the intermediary who answers prayers directed to the Father. We also touch on the desire to know more about a Heavenly Mother. The episode concludes with encouragement for listeners to seek personal revelation to deepen their understanding of these divine relationships.

00:00 Welcome Back to the Podcast

00:57 The Importance of Sharing Testimonies

04:07 Understanding Revelation

05:48 Whose Voice is It Anyway?

12:30 The Concept of Unity in the Godhead

19:51 Roles of the Son and the Holy Ghost

35:23 Understanding Our Heavenly Mother

42:27 Conclusion and Next Steps

In this episode of the Nothing Doubting podcast, we dive into the concept of personal revelation, focusing on recognizing the voice of God.

The discussion reviews where we have been so far, summarizing the feelings of the heart—burning, love, peace, and comfort—and introduces the idea that personal revelation also affects the mind. I provide a brief synopsis of the topic of voice hearing from the psychological perspective and compare and contrast how hearing the voice of God is similar, but also quite different than other voice hearing situations. Through examining scriptures, we gain deep insight into what the voice of God is actually like, what attributes of this voice we might notice.

I make the argument in favor of learning to hear God in many ways. Relying on multiple ways to hear God, not just one way through feelings, strengthens faith and mitigates faith crises during challenging times when our feelings are compromised. I conclude by affirming that knowing God's voice is a privilege available to everyone, not just prophets. And it is the privilege of a lifetime!

00:00 Welcome to the Nothing Doubting Podcast

00:45 Thanksgiving Recap and Holiday Plans

01:25 Understanding Personal Revelation: Heart and Mind

03:30 The Importance of Mind in Personal Revelation

05:05 Recognizing God's Voice in Our Minds

15:14 Biblical Examples of Hearing God's Voice

18:28 Mental Health and Hearing God's Voice

33:59 Verifying Personal Revelation

38:42 Conclusion and Next Steps

References:

* Doctrine & Covenants 8:2

* Acts 9:3-5

* Dein, S., & Littlewood, R. (2007). The voice of God. Anthropology and Medicine, 14(2), 213–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/13648470701381515

* McCarthy-Jones, S. (2012). Hearing voices. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139017534

* 3 Nephi 11:4-7

* Helaman 5:29-31

* Enos 1:4-11

* Doctrine & Covenants 88:66

* John 10:23

Slides:

In this episode of the Nothing Doubting podcast, I reflect on the holiday's significance for myself and share a brief conversation about the influence of the Holy Ghost, specifically focusing on the feeling of comfort he provides. I discuss various personal experiences of divine comfort, including the moment during a time of immense personal grief, when Jesus fulfilled the promise to take my doubts away. The episode emphasizes the role of the Holy Ghost as the Comforter, as described in religious texts, and encourages listeners to seek and trust in the comfort and guidance offered by faith in Jesus Christ.

00:00 Introduction and Thanksgiving Greetings

00:17 The Influence of the Holy Ghost: Revisiting Peace

01:09 The Holy Ghost as Comforter

02:18 Personal Experiences with Comfort

07:30 A Life-Changing Encounter with Jesus

11:43 Struggles and Adjustments

17:22 Conclusion and Thanksgiving Wishes

References:

* John 14:16

* Dawkins, R. (2006). The God Delusion (pg 388). Mariner Books.

* 2 Nephi 8:2

* Mormon 9:21

Welcome to episode 10 of the Nothing Doubting podcast. Our focus in this episode is on deepening faith in Jesus Christ by understanding peace and what it tells us about personal revelation. The feeling of peace has unique properties. It is a coveted but rare state. It cannot be artificially manufactured by our own minds but is solely a byproduct of honesty and truth.

I share a few personal stories and scriptural examples to illustrate how the peace of God can be, surprisingly, the wrong feeling for the moment in dire situations; making it stick out as an oddity. Throughout this episode we make the argument for peace as as a powerful testament for what is true. The episode also differentiates between peace and relief, underscoring that peace is an indicator of truth and relief may or may not be. Listeners are encouraged to think about how peace has presented in their lives and engage deeply with their faith by seeking personal revelations through prayer.

00:00 Introduction and Listener Appreciation

00:50 Recap of Last Episode: Feeling the Holy Ghost

01:48 Deep Doctrine vs. Thinking Deeply

02:49 The Importance of Deep Understanding

04:45 Exploring the Internal Experience of God

06:49 The Remarkable Characteristic of Peace

12:30 Personal Story: Finding Peace in Turbulent Times

21:43 Scriptural Examples of Peace in Adversity

23:31 Peace as Evidence of God's Existence

36:50 Distinguishing Peace from Relief

43:55 Conclusion and Invitation to Engage with God

References:

* Leslie, I. (2015). Curious: The desire to know and why your future depends on it. Basic Books.

* Doctrine & Covenants 8:2

* Isaiah 9:6

* John 16:33

* Alma 58:10-11

* John 14:27

* Galatians 5:22

* Ferguson, M. A., Nielsen, J. A., King, J. B., Dai, L., Giangrasso, D. M., Holman, R., Korenberg, J. R., & Anderson, J. S. (2016). Reward, salience, and attentional networks are activated by religious experience in devout Mormons. Social Neuroscience, 13(1), 104–116. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2016.1257437

* Matthew 11:28

* D&C 6:23

Welcome to episode nine of the Nothing Doubting podcast. In this episode, we're going to ask the questions you have always wanted to ask. To begin, I revisit a few key ideas from the previous discussion on foundational tools for observing divine experiences and dig deeper into understanding the feeling of God's presence, often described as the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. I reference various descriptions of the Holy Ghost, like a burning feeling or sensation of perfect love. We also also get into a scientific study that observed the brain activity of devout Latter-day Saints experiencing the Holy Ghost, discuss its implications and the unique consistency of spiritual experiences among the Latter-day Saints. We clarify that such experiences are not pathological but fundamental aspects of the human experience.  Lastly, the episode touches on the universal nature of divine experiences across various faiths and encourages listeners to identify and record their own encounters with the Holy Ghost.

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:54 Reflecting on Past Episodes

01:52 Understanding the Holy Ghost

02:34 Scriptural Examples of the Holy Ghost

07:29 The Holy Ghost in Doctrine and Practice

11:17 Scientific Study on Spiritual Experiences

21:06 Personal Experiences and Observations

34:25 Conclusion and Next Week's Preview

References

* Luke 24:13-16, 32

* Moroni 8:26

* Acts 2:1-4, 16-17

* John 14:25-26

* Doctrine & Covenants 130:22

* Ferguson, M. A., Nielsen, J. A., King, J. B., Dai, L., Giangrasso, D. M., Holman, R., Korenberg, J. R., & Anderson, J. S. (2016). Reward, salience, and attentional networks are activated by religious experience in devout Mormons. Social Neuroscience, 13(1), 104–116. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2016.1257437

* TEDx Talks: Ferguson, M. A., This Is your Brain on God

* Chapter 21: The Gift of the Holy Ghost. (2011, January 1). https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-21-the-gift-of-the-holy-ghost?lang=eng#title4

* “Upon you my fellow servants.” (n.d.). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/landing/upon-you-my-fellow-servants?lang=en

* Doctrine & Covenants 121:46

* Menezes A Jr, Moreira-Almeida A. Religion, spirituality, and psychosis. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2010 Jun;12(3):174-9. doi: 10.1007/s11920-010-0117-7. PMID: 20425277.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20425277/

* Greyson, B. & University of Virginia. (2014). Differentiating spiritual and psychotic experiences: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. In Journal of Near-Death Studies (Vol. 32, Issue 3). https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/NDE69-cigar-JNDS.pdf

* Helaman 3:35

Welcome to the 8th episode of the Nothing Doubting podcast. In this episode, we discuss how to recognize and validate personal revelation by observing the principles that true things follow. We explore the principles of relevance and appropriateness and how they apply to evaluating personal revelation. We talk about how our testimonies need to be based on good-quality evidence. We dissect the experience of revelation into two components; the internal experience of personal revelation and the external confirmation of that revelation.  I share two experiences, one during my college midterms and the other later on during challenges with postpartum depression, to contrast the concept of confidence in one’s revelatory experiences. We emphasize the importance of developing confidence in one's spiritual experiences through careful analysis and understanding. In this episode I encourage you to evaluate their own experiences, evaluate your own confidence in these moments of revelation, and work towards raising your level of certainty to better prepare for life's challenges.

00:20 Welcome to Episode Eight

00:40 My Radical Truth Claim

02:00 Understanding the Concept of Appropriateness in Faith

07:37 Personal Experience: College Midterms Miracle

18:31 Internal and External Evidence of God

20:53 Scriptural Examples of Signs

23:16 Jacob's Encounter with Sherem

25:43 The Role of Signs in Faith

26:41 Personal Evidence and Confidence

31:17 A Story of Postpartum Depression

36:42 Evaluating Spiritual Experiences

42:03Addressing Doubts and Building Confidence

46:46 Conclusion and Next Steps

References:

* 1 Kings 19:11-12

* Alma 30:43, 49,51

* Jacob 7:5, 13

* Doctrine & Covenants 63:9-10

* Clore GL. Psychology and the Rationality of Emotion. Mod Theol. 2011 Apr 1;27(2):325-338. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2010.01679.x. PMID: 25125770; PMCID: PMC4128497.

* Nelson, R. M. (2018, April 1). Revelation for the Church, revelation for our lives. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/revelation-for-the-church-revelation-for-our-lives?lang=eng#p33

In this thought-provoking episode, I invite you to consider the question, “where should we search for God?” We explore the places people commonly expect to find God and what secularism demands as evidence of His existence. From navigating the challenges of balancing belief and rational thought, to humorous and relatable stories about everyday struggles like garbage collection, we aim to break down barriers to understanding about where God wants to be found and why it makes sense to search exactly where we need Him most. We delve into complex topics such as creation, evolution, and the complicated relationship between science and faith, drawing on personal anecdotes and scriptural references. Join us as we reflect on love, grief, and the quest for a deeper connection with a loving God, seeking to find evidence of the divine within our own selves; the place that in the end, makes the most sense after all.

00:00 Welcome to the Nothing Doubting Podcast

00:35 Addressing Technical Issues from Last Episode

01:02 Recap of the Conundrum of Feeling from Last Episode

03:05 Searching for God: Where to look?

04:25 Evidence of God in the Natural World

07:08 The Clash Between Science and Faith

07:23 Roberta's Story: Faith and. Science Don’t Mix

14:22 The Garbage Night Saga

19:16 Male Hygiene and Evolutionary Biology

19:51 Marriage for Engineers: A Relationship Manual

20:27 The Complexity of Human Emotions

21:40 Richard Dawkins and the Science vs. Religion Debate

23:28 Personal Grief and the Limits of Science

26:57 The Search for God in Science and Nature

30:07 Finding God Within Ourselves

33:30 The Loving God We Seek

36:22 Concluding Thoughts on Faith and Evidence

References:

Moroni 7:16

Doctrine & Covenants 8:2

Kim DW. Psycho-Religious Experiences in Deep Space History: Astronaut’s Latent Countermeasures for Human Risk Management. Aerospace. 2023; 10(7):626. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10070626

Genesis 11:4

Alma 30:40-44

Dawkins, R. (2006). The God Delusion (pg 388). Mariner Books.

Stuart, C. (n.d.-b). Yes, black holes can die, in theory. This is how it it would happen. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/black-holes-die

Loeb, A. (2024, February 20). Was our universe created in a laboratory? Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/was-our-universe-created-in-a-laboratory/

1 Kings 19:11-12

1 John 4:8

Walsh, K., King, M., Jones, L., Tookman, A., & Blizard, R. (2002). Spiritual beliefs may affect outcome of bereavement: prospective study. BMJ, 324(7353), 1551. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7353.1551

Chapple, A., Swift, C., & Ziebland, S. (2011). The role of spirituality and religion for those bereaved due to a traumatic death. Mortality, 16(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2011.535998

Draper, P., Holloway, M., & Adamson, S. (2013). A qualitative study of recently bereaved people’s beliefs about death: implications for bereavement care. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(9–10), 1300–1308. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12326

Welcome to episode 6 of the Nothing Doubting podcast. In this episode, we discuss the complex interplay between logic and feeling within the context of personal revelation. I recap how assumptions can impact belief in Jesus Christ and emphasizes the importance of personal revelation, in addition to scriptural insight, in developing unshaken faith. The episode explores the challenges and uncertainties associated with seeking divine guidance. Delving into the cultural preference for logical reasoning in contrast to intuition in decision making, especially in my home setting of Silicon Valley, we look at extremes to gain understanding of what it means to find balance. This episode seeks to help listeners find a more balanced approach, where both rational thinking and rational feeling work together to understand spiritual truths. The episode concludes with an invitation to embrace personal revelation and trust in divine guidance.

01:02 Welcome to the Nothing Doubting Podcast

01:17 Recapping the Problem with Assumptions About God

02:40 Two Components of Testimony: Searching the Prophets and Many Revelations

07:30 Personal Revelation Needs to Be Understood

09:19 Logic vs. Feeling in Faith

15:13 The Challenge of Accuracy in Personal Revelation

20:13 Rationality vs. Feeling: A Societal Perspective

20:27 My Evening with Richard Dawkins

21:53 The Extremes of Logic and Emotion

24:28 Historical Consequences of Pure Logic

25:46 Integrating Feeling in Decision Making

27:40 Revelation: Balancing Logic and Feeling

29:18 Personal Experiences with Revelation

31:37 A New Understanding of Revelation

35:49 Applying The Rules of True Things to Faith

42:11 The Savior's Tailored Teaching

43:20 Conclusion and Invitation

References:

* Book of Mormon, Jacob 4:6

* #HearHim

* New Testament, John 17:3

* *Kushner, D. M. (2022, April 29). Feeling and thinking: How both logic and emotion shape who we are. Psychology Today.

* Clore GL. Psychology and the Rationality of Emotion. Mod Theol. 2011 Apr 1;27(2):325-338. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2010.01679.x. PMID: 25125770; PMCID: PMC4128497.

* Doctrine & Covenants 8:2

*Notes Regarding References:

The content of Psychology Today is fact checked by editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. Despite this, I chose to include this in the podcast because of its accessibility to listeners. Striking a balance of sufficient rigor, without being out of reach of listeners by diving into technicalities on a podcast, guided my considerations for the inclusion of this article.

Join host Rosalie Carollo in Episode 5 of the Nothing Doubting Podcast as we explore the barriers that assumptions cause our relationships with God. Through relatable stories and scriptural insights, we uncover how unexamined assumptions can negatively shape our beliefs and view of God's character. By questioning and addressing these misconceptions, we can deepen our understanding of God, foster a more genuine relationship with the divine, and move past barriers in our faith. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion aimed at gaining personal insight.

00:00 Welcome to the Nothing Doubting Podcast

01:07 Recap of Prior Episode on Grace

03:37 Choosing Today's Topic: Assumptions

05:15 Exploring Assumptions in the Gospel

07:51 Assumptions in Prayer

13:35 The Impact of Assumptions on Faith

16:08 Assumptions About God's Character

17:26 Impact of Misguided Teachings

18:38 Personal Experiences WithMisconceptions

20:26 Understanding God's True Nature

22:38 Scriptural Insights and Revelations

25:37 The Reality of God and His Love

29:49 Invitation to Discover the Real God

33:58 Conclusion and Future Discussions