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191: Responses to the New LDS Emphasis on Christ’s Second Coming

In the October 2024 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ, Church president Russell M. Nelson indicated that the reason the Church is building so many new temples is related to preparations for Christ’s Second Coming. “Why are we building temples at such an unprecedented pace? Why? Because the Lord has instructed us to […]

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188: Maintaining Relationships When Someone Leaves the Church

Listen in on a conversation between three longtime confidantes, LDF board member Terri Petersen and her friends, Nancy and Susan as they discuss their changing relationships with the LDS Church and with their loved ones. As will become clear through listening, these three friends all have distinctive temperaments and are at different places in their

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184: How I Stay

In this episode, LDF host Dan Wotherspoon shares something he delivered at the most recent Salt Lake City Sunstone Symposium. He spoke as part of a panel in a long-running Sunstone session titled, “Why I Stay.” Instead of giving the “why” of his decision to stay actively involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of

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183: Buddhist Insights for Living Within or Without a Religious Tradition

In this wonderful podcast episode, LDF board member Terri Peterson interviews author and podcaster Noah Rasheta about Buddhist teachings that transcend faith boundaries and can help people live with greater clarity and equanimity whether they are formally religious or not.  With Terri’s prompting, Noah shares his journey as a Latter-day Saint on through his introduction to Buddhism and how

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