The Divine Gift

How can the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement help me during my mortal experience? What lessons are you learning from mortality? Gary and Ryan invite Todd Simmons onto the podcast where he shares his personal experiences with Jesus Christ and His Atonement and his battle with leukemia. Just as Jesus Christ was strengthened during his experience in the garden of Gethsemane, we can be strengthened during our garden of Gethsemane's.

Would you like to better understand the Atonement of Jesus Christ? What happened in that upper room and later in the Garden of Gethsemane? In this episode Ryan and Gary study Chapter 8 in The Divine Gift of Forgiveness and explore the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Does Christ really understand what you are going through and what you've been through? Come listen!

Does Jesus Christ understand our temptations? How can a perfect, sinless being know my struggles? Join Gary and Ryan as they dive into Chapter 8 in The Divine Gift of Forgiveness. As we deeply consider our own sins and come to recognize our complete and utter dependence upon Jesus Christ, our love for God blossoms. How has your love for God blossomed as you rely upon Jesus Christ?

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your sins and mistakes? Would you like to know one of the greatest stumbling blocks to repentance? Join Gary and Ryan as they invite Guy Johnson, an instructor at Utah Valley Institute, on to the podcast and discuss these questions. Remember, while overcoming sin may appear to be an overwhelming mountain to climb, it was never meant to be scaled alone!

Repentance is God’s ever-accessible gift that allows and enables us to go from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm. Repentance isn’t His backup plan in the event we might fail. Repentance is His plan, knowing that we will. What has helped you not feel discouraged with mistakes and sins you've committed? Gary and Ryan discuss repentance and not losing enthusiasm with the mistakes we make. Remorse of conscience is a wonderful teacher. Also, thanks for your patience with the 2 week break we just had, we are back to dropping a new episode each week. Thanks!

President Russell Nelson has taught, "There is always a way back...You have not committed any sin so serious that you are beyond the reach of the Savior's love and atoning grace." Ryan and Gary invite EJ Deaton, who works with addiction recovery on to the podcast. EJ shares her story and walk with Jesus Christ. Today we are studying Chapter 7 in The Divine Gift of Forgiveness. EJ shares that we were never meant to do this earth life alone and how Jesus Christ has helped her throughout her mortal journey. Here is the link to EJ and her husband Danny Deaton's podcast, Your Living Proof. https://open.spotify.com/show/2mlrgfNphN6RoPk33CNtF8

While you have made mistakes, these sins do not describe who you are. Your identity is not defined by the sins of this world, but by the righteousness of another, (Jesus Christ). On this episode Gary and Ryan invite Josh Cheney on as they discuss identity and the fall. God is more invested in who we are becoming than where we've been. He cares more about where we are going than what we've done in the past. Remember, we are a work in progress! We invite you to ponder your various labels and be defined by Jesus Christ, not the mistakes of this world.

Would you like to understand the Fall of Adam and Eve better? Gary & Ryan invite Mike Harris onto the podcast to dive into the Fall of Adam & Eve and how the fall points us to Jesus Christ. The Fall does not define you, it refines you!

Heaven Father doesn’t just know who you are—He celebrates you. In this episode, Ryan & Gary discuss with Daniel Wendel how reclaiming your spiritual identity can shift the entire story of your life. They dive deep into what it means to be a child of God and how understanding our divine identity can transform the way we see ourselves and others. Come listen as they unpack how shame and self-doubt sneak in—and how to fight back with truth and purpose.

Your story didn’t start with your first breath. You lived in the courts of heaven before birth where you chose Christ and overcame the adversary through Christ’s atoning blood (Revelation 12:11). In this episode, we dive into the reality of our premortal life and how this eternal perspective helps us turn to Christ when we stumble in our mortal journey.