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10. Culture vs Doctrine | John Hilton III shares how to decipher cultural tradition from doctrine. Jun 04, 2020

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Join me as I talk with John Hilton III, a BYU religion professor and seasoned author, about the benefits and drawbacks of fence laws. Fence laws are personal boundaries and rules we create to help us keep the commandments and our covenants. We can be tempted in our church culture to impose our personal fence laws on others, leading to unrighteous judgment, offense, and incorrect teachings and risk focusing more on the fence law than the actual gospel doctrine or principal. Join us as we explore this important topic.

9. Successful Home Church I How to customize Come Follow Me for your family May 10, 2020

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Join me as I speak with parents of young families, teenage families and empty-nesters about how they approach the Come Follow Me program in their own unique way. The take-home message is that no family is going to do it perfectly, but it will be perfect for their family.

8. COVID-19 | When a civil wedding Is your only option Apr 07, 2020

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When COVID-19 hit the United States, many Americans were faced with an altered reality, including the thousands of church members who planned on getting married in the temple. With marriage license offices closing, as well as all the church buildings and temples, many soon-to-be newlyweds were quickly running out of options. Join us as we talk with newlywed, Emily Manwaring, about how she navigated her marital journey against all odds.

7. The Reality of Autism I Keith & Melisa Nellesen talk about the challenges and blessings of autism Mar 06, 2020

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Join me as I talk with Keith and Melisa Nellesen about their journey with autism. Melisa’s mother’s instinct told her from day one that something was wrong when Cole failed his hearing test as an infant. As he rolled into his toddler years she noticed that he didn’t engage with other kids, but preferred to be alone and not make eye contact. When Cole was 2 years old, Melisa acted on her concerns and took Cole to be tested and discovered that he was autistic. It was a devastating diagnosis leaving both Keith and Melisa scrambling to find the resources he needed. Intensive early intervention helped him to speak and function at a low functioning level. Cole’s sensory challenges with restrictive clothing, loud noises and physical touch made church attendance painful, which led them to make the difficult decision to not have their son attend church and be at peace at home. Keith and Melisa had to face the sobering reality that their son was never going to check all the standard church boxes of serving a mission, going to college and getting married in the temple and face the fact that you can do all the right things and hard things still happen. Their experience inspired them to create the Melisa Nellesen Center for Autism at Utah Valley University, which offers community education, professional training, college and life skill coaching for autistic adults, as well as free resources to offer hope and direction to parents who are searching for answers about how to help their autistic child.

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