Spiritual Arson

In this episode Adam and Tanner talk through an excellent Substack article written by extradeadjcb in which he outlines how the growth and contraction of the Church is something that's happened multiple times and will happen in the future.

How can we make sure we're not part of those who can't handle the pressure that will be put on us? How do we not resent those who already can't handle the pressure we're currently facing? How do we learn to rely more on the Lord?

In this episode, Adam and Tanner wrestle with the mainstream interpretations of what Celestial Glory will look like, who will be there, and what it will consist of - along with trying to better understand the inherent mercy in both Telestial and Terrestrial assignments.

Like many other episodes, about halfway through both realize something they've been doing something wrong for years and feel called to repent and do better.

After taking a week off, Adam and Tanner are back at it to talk about the how and why to avoid going to extremes in emergency preparedness, food storage, and other end-of-days concerns.

They also explore Adam's understanding of ways we can better live the Law of Consecration now and why it's so crucial to start doing so.

In this week's episode Adam and Tanner talk about the anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, what he put on the line, and what we can be sacrificing.

They take it further with a discussion on how to takes risk and stand up for our beliefs proactively instead of reactively and why ultimately this is God's approach.

We've all heard the jokes

"My wife is dragging me to the celestial kingdom on her apron strings"

"I'm basically just the oldest child in the family and my wife is the only parent"

Or the more sincere but pernicious lies

"Women are more spiritual than men"

"Men need to the priesthood to be on the same level as women"

It's all garbage and you create weak, passive, incompetent men, husbands, fathers, and priesthood holders by perpetuating these lies.

This is exactly what you think it is. In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about porn, how to overcome it, the difference between it and healthy sexuality, and why it's so cringe.

Happiness isn't what we think it is and it certainly isn't our default emotional state. In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk through what happiness really is and why it can only come through love of God and obedience to His commandments.

In this episode Adam walks us through his recent trip trough a few Church historical sites - including Nauvoo - and breaks down why visiting these locations is so powerful. He and Tanner also talk about the reality of spiritual power in symbols and rituals and how Satan is still using his own perverted versions of this power to capture the hearts and minds of men today - even if we may not realize it's happening.

Adam and Tanner recognize that there's a little too much Utah hate on the show. And yes, there are problems that are unique to this part of the world but there are also some great blessings and benefits.

In addition to the discussion on Utah culture Adam and Tanner talk about modeling fatherhood, condemnation for poverty, and more.

With more than half of the adult members of the Church being single, and after hearing plenty of laments from both women and men about the dire circumstances of dating in 2021, Adam and Tanner wanted to tackle the biggest pitfalls in modern dating and what can be done to both find and become the right spouse.