Gospel Chats - Ryan Wilkins and Marshall McConkie

Latest Episodes:

Welcome to the Church of Joy! Nov 25, 2024

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Elder Kearon encouraged church members recently to live the gospel in a joyful way. In today’s chat we discuss the nature of joy and how to experience it more often in our worship and in our every day lives.

Weakness is NOT sin Nov 18, 2024

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Sometimes we condemn ourselves for being exactly what God made us—human. In today’s chat we wrestle with the differences between sin and weakness, and how treating those two things differently can help us be more patient, humble, and joyful.

Through the Holy Ghost Jesus Christ Can LIVE IN ME Nov 11, 2024

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A primary song poses the question “If the Savior stood beside me, would I do the things I do?” Well, in today’s chat we look more closely at the scriptures and wrestle with the truth that the Savior doesn’t want to “stand beside us,” He wants to LIVE INSIDE OF US!

The Danger of Moral Relativism Nov 04, 2024

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In the most recent LDS General Conference we were warned about “doing things our way,” “doing what works for me” and trying to live “my truth”. In today’s chat we wrestle with the societal and personal dangers that come when we rationalize away eternal truths.

What Makes the Church True and Living Oct 28, 2024

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What do we mean when we say that the Church is “true”? In this episode we chat about the danger of thinking we have all truth, and the opposite danger of believing that all roads lead to heaven.

Falling Up Oct 21, 2024

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Often the Gospel of Christ presents us with soul-stirring paradoxes where losing is winning, less is more, and DOWN IS UP. In today’s chat we discuss the power that comes from falling, as opposed to our natural tendency to try and lift ourselves up.

The Problem of Perfectionism Oct 14, 2024

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When we give in to feelings of perfectionism we block the grace of Jesus Christ in our lives. Today we wrestle with some of the major problems of perfectionism and some of the beautiful solutions found in the true doctrine of Christ.

The Spiritual Gift of Forgetting Oct 07, 2024

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The Holy Ghost will help us remember certain things, but can He also help us forget things? Today we’ll wrestle with forgetting, and how it might be an untapped spiritual gift that we should seek more often.

How do I really pray? Sep 30, 2024

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Recently, Elder Bednar taught, “You don’t pray to tell God what you want or what you need; you pray to find out what God wants for you!” In today’s chat, we wrestle with that statement and how it could transform our personal prayers in really significant ways.

Feeling vs Experiencing the Spirit Sep 23, 2024

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In our typical church vocabulary, we talk a lot about “feeling the Spirit,” but that phrase can be limiting. In our chat today we’ll explore how the phrase “experiencing the Spirit” might be more expansive and helpful when trying to understand how God connects with us.