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Finding the Many Joyful Messages in the Parable of the Ten Virgins Sep 22, 2025

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When President Camille Johnson spoke about the parable of the ten virgins, she highlighted how it teaches that "each of us is a steward of our own conversion." With so many mentions of this parable in recent remarks, we're diving in to gain deeper understanding of Jesus's words so we can carefully tend our testimonies and have enough oil for our lamps.

Lori Denning, BYUI Professor who brings elements of fun into the study of ancient scripture, helps us see the inherent joy in this parable, what it shows us about our personal relationships with the Savior, and how it teaches us to joyfully anticipate the His coming.

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President Johnson's recent remarks on the parable of the ten virgins:

Righteous Stewards—Disciples of Jesus Christ, May 2025 Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults

Spiritually Whole In Him, April 2025 general conference address

Sharon Eubank: The good we can do today! Making a lasting impact through our service Sep 15, 2025

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We all want to help be God's hands, but with so much need in the world it can be hard to know where to begin, and even harder to know if what we do makes a difference. Sharon Eubank is here to help guide our efforts! She offers up a perspective shift to help us do the most good in the world through our individual service, and it doesn't involve donating a huge amount of money or trekking the globe. She also shares how to get to the heart of humanitarian work in our own communities, and the immeasurable good we can do in the world when we genuinely connect with each other as Christ would.

Director of humanitarian services for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sharon is also the author of a new book, Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians are Changing the World.

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25 Ways to Participate in the Global Initiative to Improve the Well-Being of Women and Children

Read Sharon's new book! Doing Small Things with Great Love

Sharon is the keynote speaker at Lift Up Your Heart—A Magnify Gathering! Come join us! More info here.

Sheri Dew: Being Known as Women of God Sep 08, 2025

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In October 1999, Sheri Dew gave a landmark talk entitled "We are Women of God." The words she spoke then still ring true today: "It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we increasingly live as women of God. We were born for eternal glory."

In this episode, Sheri Dew shares her personal learnings since giving this address, what it means to be a woman of God today, why it matters to think celestial more often, and how to get better at being active and intentional in our faith. She also revisits the invitation she gave the women listening in 1999 and modifies that invitation for us today, reminding all of us that our influence for good in this world is incalculable.

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Listen to Sheri Dew speak in 1999: "We Are Women of God"

Hear more from Sheri on the Magnify podcast: Sheri Dew On Being a Lifelong Seeker of Truth

Join us at Lift Up Your Heart—a Magnify gathering with keynote speaker Sharon Eubank. Learn more about the event here and register today!

The real lives of women of faith—new research on what it really means to believe Aug 25, 2025

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A recent study by the Pew Research Center shared statistics that Latter-day Saint women are top of the charts when it comes to experiencing "a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being on a weekly basis." We also report the "highest rate of being very happy." To someone only paying attention to what media and popular culture might say, these statistics might be surprising. But we know why these numbers ring true: we live our faith daily and it really does bring us greater peace and happiness.

Dr. Jenet Erickson, a fellow of the Wheatley Institute and a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University, recently dove into these findings and is here to share what she learned. The real stories of Latter-day Saint women are ones of peace, power, and strength that shine brighter than any viral trend. We are women of conviction who love and serve God and each other with all of our hearts.

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Jenet's article in the Deseret News: Perspective: National data doesn't confirm popular distortions about Latter-day Saint women

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Lift Up Your Heart: A Magnify Gathering, October 25, 10am-4pm. Register today!

What Morgan Jones Pearson Has Learned About Being All In Aug 18, 2025

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What does it mean to be "all in" the gospel of Jesus Christ? For nearly eight years, Morgan Jones Pearson has explored that very question in over 300 conversations with Latter-day Saints on the All In podcast. In this episode, Morgan joins the Magnify Podcast to reflect on what she's learned from sitting across from people in the midst of heartbreak, healing, wrestles, and revelations. She also shares how her own discipleship has deepened as her life has changed over the years. Morgan is the host of the All In Podcast with LDS Living, a mom to two beautiful little girls, and a dear friend and force for good.

Replenishing Our Spiritual Wells with Krista Isaacson Aug 11, 2025

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We can all relate to being caught comparing ourselves to others, and then wading through the spiral of negative thinking that often goes with it. Our goal on the podcast today is to remind ourselves that There's a quiet kind of peace that comes when we recognize that we are enough because the Lord will magnify our efforts.

Krista Isaacson is a writer and teacher whose article on LDS Living prompted this discussion. Krista serves as a Gospel Library App User Awareness Missionary, loves her mountain bike named Breezy, and collects too many vintage children's books. And she's going to help us to realize that our "all" is enough!

Sharon Eubank on the Everyday Humanitarian Aug 04, 2025

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Have you heard about Lift Up Your Heart? It's Magnify's event that is coming this fall, and Sharon Eubank is the keynote speaker. You won't want to miss it! It's a day to come and refuel your faith, renew your spirit, and remember who you are in Christ with other like-minded women.

We're so excited to hear from Sharon, so we wanted to play one of our favorite conversations with her to get us ready to hear more!

A Reminder to Show Our Joy Jun 30, 2025

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Part of our mission at magnify is to be women who show their joy and magnify their love for the Savior. One way we can do this is by showing that the gospel is a joyful, happy thing for us—as Tammy Runia described it, "showing that eating the fruit is a joyful thing!" We're excited to be a part of this gospel, let's discuss the myriad of ways we can show our joy!

In this episode, you will hear clips from the following episodes:

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Recentering Our Lives on Jesus Jun 23, 2025

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One thing we all yearn for is a closer connection with the Savior. A question we might often find ourselves asking, "how do I recenter my life on Jesus?" It's a question that Patricia Holland also asked herself. And when she was pondering this question, she had this thought come into her mind, "You don't have to worry over so many things. The one thing that is needful—the only thing that is truly needful—is to keep your eyes toward the sun—my Son." Suddenly I had true peace. I knew that my life had always been in his hands—from the very beginning! The sea lying peacefully before my eyes had been tempest-tossed and dangerous—many, many times. All I needed to do was to renew my faith, and get a firm grasp on his hand—and together we could walk on the water."

This true peace is the energy we all want! So let's remind ourselves how we can recenter our lives on the Savior. In this episode, we hear excerpts from past episodes from Carrie Skarda, Ashly Stone, and Kristin McQuivey.

Listen to Carrie's Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000662277532
Listen to Ashly's Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000685634339
Listen to Kristin's episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000680545117

"One Thing Needful" by Patricia Holland

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Needing a Spiritual Reset? Three Reminders to Simplify Jun 16, 2025

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At this time of year, with the change in our routines, longer days, and more family around us, we might be feeling a desire to find out what is best to put our energy and focus into. Magnify's mission is to become more like the Savior and draw closer to Him, and today we wanted to remind ourselves that we can do this in any circumstance, and that can bring us the peace we are looking for.

Patricia Holland said this, "After you have looked inward, I plead with you to look upward. The eyes that look down on yours will be those of your loving Father in Heaven who can, and will, bestow upon you all those things you hope for in righteousness. You can't get these blessings by chasing them. Please stop running to the point of exhaustion. Be quiet; be still. Simplify." The Lord loves effort! And when we make even small efforts to be closer to Him, we'll find that He is there.

Carrie's episode on stillness: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000662277532

Whitney's episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000673827823

Hilary's episode on contentment: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnify/id1643211858?i=1000679741732

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