You Were Gifted: The Quest to Receive

18. The Gift of Investing in Covenants

The process of making and keeping covenants is an experience in investing! Join me today as I share my thoughts on how investing in covenants specifically in the house of the Lord is an important process we need to continuously work on and keep up with and track, so we can grow and gain the best return!   Settle this in your Hearts by Neal A. Maxwell [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/10/settle-this-in-your-hearts?lang=eng] The Lord Jesus Christ will Come Again by President Nelson [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/57nelson?lang=eng]

17. The Power of the Word: what I learned from having kidney stones

Slow and behold, here is my next episode..haha.  Listen in as I share what I learned from my experience with kidney stones.  They are from the devil. And I really would never wish them on anyone.  Drink water folks!  Don't get physically dehydrated, but more importantly, how can you stay spiritually hydrated! I have embarked on a quest to do better in 1 specific area in my life.  I mention the Doctrine of Christ in this episode.  I want to point out that I failed to mention the one aspect of that Doctrine which is the Gift of the Holy Ghost.  Perhaps that is a lesson for me.  But Faith, repentance, baptism, and the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring the end, along with living a life of covenant keeping will bless us as we find our way home.  Jesus Christ is the Light and the Life of the world.  If we follow Him we can be at peace.   Please enjoy reading the talks I reference!  They are all excellent and full of wisdom and hope!     Living by Scriptural Guidance [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2000/10/living-by-scriptural-guidance?lang=eng&id=p23] The Power of the Word [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/04/the-power-of-the-word?lang=eng&id=p19] Christ is Risen, Faith in Him will move Mountains [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/49nelson?lang=eng#title1] Lest Ye be Wearied and Faint in your Minds [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1991/04/lest-ye-be-wearied-and-faint-in-your-minds?lang=eng&id=p12] Simple is the Doctrine of Jesus Christ [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/47eyring?lang=eng]  I had to add this amazing talk by President Eyring just a few weeks ago that he gave in General Conference!  I was able to listen to this talk in the conference center and it was given a few days after I recorded this episode!  I was so pierced by his message and it was in line with the personal revelation I have received and I am excited to share more about this talk in other episodes.  Conference was SO good!  Can't wait to dig deep!

16. The Symptom is a Gift

Have you ever thought about pain being a gift? In this episode I explore the idea that our pain, suffering, both spiritual and physical are opportunities to dig deep and understand what is really happening and what we can do to grow.    https://joettecalabrese.com/ [https://joettecalabrese.com/] Here is the link I promised with more info about Homeopathy and I encourage you to check it out!  I sure have felt empowered by what I have learned about how to care for my family.   Words Matter Elder Rasband [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/41rasband?lang=eng] listen again!  Such a great talk!

15. Podcasting: Small and Simple Means

It has been 6 months since I launched this podcast! Thank you to everyone who has shared it, given a review and let me know how it has blessed your life!  I love the ways I have seen this miracle of podcasting bless lives in ways we could never have seen!   I share 4 ways this experience has impacted me and helped me learn.  I share the promised story that truly touched my life a few weeks ago in an airport.   Here are the awesome resources I mention in this episode: Elder Holland epic talk: The Inconvenient Messiah [https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jeffrey-r-and-patricia-t-holland/inconvenient-messiah/] Elder Renlund: Jesus Christ is the treasure [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/57renlund?lang=eng] Sister Bonnie H. Cordon: Never Give up an Opportunity to Testify of Christ [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/12cordon?lang=eng] President Nelsons epic talk to the sisters of the church:  Sisters' Participation in the Gathering of Israel [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/sisters-participation-in-the-gathering-of-israel?lang=eng#author2] Elder Patrick Kearon's First ever talk as a member of the 12 Apostles: God's Intent is to Bring you Home [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/45kearon?lang=eng]

14. The Gift of the Holy Ghost

This episode we start the discussion of the life long quest to understand, respond to, and access the Gift of the Holy Ghost.  20 minutes just isn't enough time to talk about everything I want to share, but this is a start.   Here is the link to the amazing talk I reference in the podcast.  Go listen!  So much more to unpack here!  Personal Revelation: The gift, The Test, and the Promise (Elder Boyd K. Packer) [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/10/personal-revelation-the-gift-the-test-and-the-promise?lang=eng#subtitle1] The beautiful music for this weeks podcast.  I loved the title.  Waiting for you is kind of what the Holy Ghost is doing with us.  Waiting for us.  Ready and waiting.  For us to receive.   Waiting for You (Monument Music) [https://pixabay.com/music/wedding-waiting-for-you-piano-166421/] And this talk by President Russell M. Nelson is phenomenal and worth another listen: Revelation for the Church, Revelation for our Lives (Russell M. Nelson) [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/revelation-for-the-church-revelation-for-our-lives?lang=eng#title1] And of course my favorite talk from the October 2023 General Conference. Hearing this talk the day after I launched my podcast was a powerful reminder that I was on the right track and that the Lord was very aware of me and my desire to gather Israel and understand the role the Holy Ghost plays in my life and in my ability to receive all the gifts the Lord has for me and for each of us.   Promptings of the Spirit (Elder Gary E. Stevenson) [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/25stevenson?lang=eng#p28]