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Latter-day Conversations

by Michael Russell

Mike and Cade discuss questions and topics that relate to their lives as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including those regarding doctrine, faith, Christ-like discipleship, and much more.

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  1. S2 E10 | Morbid celebration, the crucifix, and Spirit World NDEs

    Halloween may technically have an origin in a Christian celebration or holiday, but does it still resemble anything close to that origin? Should Christians celebrate it today? Is there any problem with the demonic and morbid decorations that are common even among Christians during this holiday?…

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  2. S2 E9 | Forsaking family? Church hoarding money? Automatic salvation?

    The title is click-baity but those are the topics for today. What are we to interpret about Jesus’s words in Matthew 19:29 where he says those who forsake family “shall receive an hundredfold”? We also discuss the question of whether the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is using its...

  3. S2 E8 | Why isn’t eternal marriage in the Bible? Can the Church fall into apostasy?

    If the doctrine of eternal marriages and families is as important as we treat it in the latter-day church, why isn’t it found in the Bible? And, further, why does it appear that Christ teaches against it? Can the church, as some believe, become fallen and apostate? Could the Brethren be leading…

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  4. S2 E7 | Ministering, Womens' head-coverings & silence & gender roles

    Not too long ago, the Church changed from practicing home teaching to ministering. Is this change working? What are the challenges with it? How can it be effective? And what are the roles of women in the church today? Speaking of women, what about Paul’s words on saying women should wear head...

  5. S2 E6 | Christ created humans in His image? Deutero-Isaiah in the BOM? We are spiritually dead?

    Did Christ create humans in His image even though he was a spirit at the time of Adam and Eve’s creation? You may think you know the answer and have some quotes to back it up but we’ll dig up some challenges and details behind this question. Deutro-Isaiah chapters existing in the Book of Mormon...

  6. S2 E5 | BOM literally dark and racist? Holy Ghost baptizing Adam? Holy Ghost appearing to Nephi?

    We don’t pull punches on this podcast and certainly don’t in this episode. This week we discuss the much controversial dark/light skin controversy of the Book of Mormon and whether skin tone descriptions in the Book of Mormon are literal or figurative and whether it matters. Also, more generally,...

  7. S2 E4 | God’s Intelligence in history. Revelation only for prophets? Are prophets prophets?

    It seems that God has designed events throughout the history contained in scriptures to point to or foreshadow Christ’s life and teachings. How far does this design go? Was every miracle and word precisely designed to align to some grand manifestation of design that all ties together? In this...

  8. S2 E3 | Charity with violence; Faith vs Intellectualism; Savior of other worlds

    We always have good content to pique your interest. This week’s questions led to some great discussion. We hope you enjoy it. Have questions you’d like us to discuss on this podcast? Submit them via this link. Stay tuned for our weekly episodes.

  9. S2 E2 | Is the devil real? Addiction or marriage? Progression between kingdoms?

    Join us for another week of great questions and discussion. This week covers a lot of ground. We hope you enjoy listening in. Have questions you’d like us to discuss on this podcast? Submit them via this link. Stay tuned for our weekly episodes.

  10. S2 E1 | Can I repent? Do I have free will? How do I worship God?

    This episode launches off season 2 of the Latter-day Conversations podcast! Our episode format is simple: we take turns asking and answering gospel-related questions. This week’s questions are about repentance, free will, and worshiping God. Have questions you’d like us to discuss on this…

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  11. Where's my episode?

    Whoopsi daisy I forgot to press record 😅.

  12. Season 2 Trailer

    After a 6-month hiatus, we're back. Tune in for weekly episodes. Submit questions @ https://forms.gle/wBqoYaBr1GC43d4r8

  13. 32 | Who needs religion, who goes to heaven, who invented morality, and who knows about demons?

    This week we talk about the question of whether organized religion is necessary. Spoiler, it is. We also discuss whether a sinner who believes in Jesus is more likely to end up in heaven than an unbelieving, but very good, person. We also discuss morality—where did it come from where did it go...

  14. 31 | Accept your calling, marriage in the resurrection, and baptisms in the OT

    Should you ever reject a calling in your church? Is there marriage between resurrected beings? What did Christ say about this? And if baptism is so crucial for salvation, why is it almost virtually absent from the Old Testament? Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below....

  15. 30 | Heavenly Mother(s), patriarchy, and losing men

    Join us this week for another great episode. And despite the title, we're not feminists. We explore the topic of heavenly mother as well as patriarchy and its rightful place and application and a perception we have of men's shortcomings in church activity. Leave us your thoughts and questions in...

  16. 29 | Modest is hottest, rational faith, tithing, and descendants of Aaron

    Join us this week as we discuss the topic of modesty, whether faith is rational, the principle of tithing, and literal descendants of Aaron. Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below. https://forms.gle/RacW25entN3RiCRm8 You can also leave us a voice message if you'd like by going to...

  17. 28 | Free Masons, Egyptian endowments, and the Book of Abraham

    Resources https://pearlofgreatpricecentral.org/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/399204.The_Message_of_the_Joseph_Smith_Papyri https://rsc.byu.edu/introduction-book-abraham/joseph-smith-papyri https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Book_of_Abraham...

  18. 27 | Divorce, the problem of evil, and are Latter-day Saints Christians?

    Resources Matthew 19:3-9 Doctrine and Covenants 76 Doctrine and Covenants 93 Doctrine and Covenants 121 Alma 42:22-23 Alma 48:10 Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below. https://forms.gle/RacW25entN3RiCRm8 You can also leave us a voice message if you'd like by going to...

  19. 26 | Jesus in the OT, media consumption boundaries, and was the BOM made by plagiarism?

    Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below. https://forms.gle/RacW25entN3RiCRm8 You can also leave us a voice message if you'd like by going to https://anchor.fm/latter-day-conversations/message

  20. 25 | Foreordination, predestination, premortal grace, and Satan’s plan

    This week we talk about foreordination, predestination, who the elect are and share our thoughts about premortality and what Satan’s rebellion was all about. Resources: https://latterdaysaintmag.com/satans-plan-is-not-what-you-think/ Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below....

  21. 24 | Criticizing church leaders, OT God vs NT God, and does God love everyone?

    Join us this week as we talk about the questions mentioned in the title. We have a shorter episode this week but still a great content. Leave us your thoughts and questions in the link below. https://forms.gle/RacW25entN3RiCRm8 You can also leave us a voice message if you'd like by going to...

  22. 23 | Working on Sundays, church music, Satan buffet, and D&C 93

    This week we talk about whether you should work on Sunday, what the best church music is, what the buffetings of Satan are, and what D&C 93:35 means. Hope you guys enjoy. Parley P Pratt, The Key to the science of theology D&C 88 https://forms.gle/RacW25entN3RiCRm8 You can also leave us a voice...

  23. 22 | Amulek’s confusing logic, temple ordinance changes, and fearing God

    This week we talk about a confusing argument Amulek makes in Alma 34:10-12. Listen in to hear how we resolve this confusion. We also talk about some of the changes that have been made in the Temple ordinances and why we think those changes happened and what we do about them. Lastly, we talk about...

  24. 21 | Not all families are together forever, why aren't you married?!, and miracles without priesthood

    Will all families be together forever in God’s plan of mercy?—spoiler: no. Listen to our discussion on this subject and some other related subjects such as whether adopted children can be sealed to their parents. We also talk about single adults in the church and consider why so many struggle…

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  25. 20 | Spiritual gifts or skills/talents?, energy drinks don't belong in temples, and Eve was tricked

    Join Cade and Mike this week as we discuss the topics mentioned in the title of the episode. We talk about the spiritual gifts and whether they're different from skills and talents developed such as a learned foreign language. We also talk about how official the commandment of treating our bodies...

  26. 19 | polygamy: young wives, married wives—O My! Also, forbidden-oaths and secret-cults

    What about polygamy? It can be a toughy. Hear our thoughts on it as we discuss questions about age and marriage concerns with Joseph's wives. We also discuss secret and forbidden oaths. Resources https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/ https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Mormonism_and_polygamy...

  27. 18 | Can LDS members be pro-choice, can children sin, and what is gathering Israel?

    With Roe vs. Wade overturned last week, abortion is a hot topic. We talk about the LDS Church’s official stance and whether that allows for any members to be pro-choice. It’s apparent that the LDS Church supports pro-life values and encourages members to promote such values to preserve the…

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  28. 17 | Jesus had a wife(?); spirit children; and word of wizzum

    This week we talked about whether Jesus had a wife in mortality as well as what it means to be Spirit children of God while it's still being true that we have existed eternally. Lastly we discussed the implications of the word of wisdom in these modern times and whether it yields a carnivorous or...

  29. 16 | Aliens and UFOs (UAPs?), the rapture, and translated beings ministering in modern times

    The title says it all. Enjoy this week's episode and check out the resources mentioned during it. Resources mentioned in this episode: Neal a Maxwell, “the gospel is not merely a gospel for one age, for one people, or for one place—it is a gospel for the galaxies!” (The man of Christ) The Three...

  30. 15 | Passivity, second chances for exaltation, and the case for anger and violence

    Are we too passive in our prayers and pursuits with God? Perhaps so—our conversation suggests in this week’s episode. We discuss the problem of praying merely “Thy will be done” while never exhibiting faith and action. We also discuss whether there will be second chances for exaltation after the...

  31. 14 | Consecration, endowing power, and knowing God in this life

    This week we start off talking about the law of consecration and whether we think members of the Church are living up to the covenants we make. We also talk about the special blessings and benefits from receiving a temple endowment that go beyond other blessings obtained merely by faith and…

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  32. 13 | Second coming time or not, such few covenant people, and truth in other religions

    Could the Second Coming happen tomorrow? Probably not. And probably not for a good while. We talk about our thoughts on the last days and the second coming time table. We also consider reasons why the covenant people of God have almost always been outnumbered by the heathen nations. Lastly, we…

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  33. 12 | Is the LDS church sexist, sealings with unfaithful spouses, and how to talk about the temple

    Is the LDS church sexist? Is Patriarchy sexist? Controversial questions we consider in this week's episode along with others such as “What happens to those sealed to an unfaithful spouse?” and “Where’s the line of what we can say about the temple?” Resources mentioned in this episode: The Family...

  34. 11 | Capitalism, seeking money, and faith vs works

    Is Capitalism the way? Will it govern heaven? Is it divinely inspired? We talk about these ideas as well as questions about whether seeking money is a sin or not and what the balance is between faith and works. Resources mentioned in this episode: - "The American Heritage of Freedom: A Plan of...

  35. 10 | Showing love without condoning sin, celibacy, and spiritual gifts

    In this episode we discuss the balance between showing love to LGBTQ+ and condoning sinful behavior. We also talk about celibacy and whether it is godly or in what cases it may be. Lastly, we talk about spiritual gifts and manifestations and why we may see less of the supernatural in this secular...

  36. 9 | Read those scriptures, pacifism, and rending the veil

    How much scriptures should we be reading? Why do we read and how can we make it more meaningful? We discuss these questions in this episode as well as others such as how to interpret portions of the Sermon on the Mount and whether Jesus is suggesting pacifism. We also discuss how to obtain great...

  37. 8 | Book of Mormon power, God and race, and bearing trials

    Today we give you an episode title that shows the usefulness of the Oxford Comma in removing ambiguity from items in lists. In today's episode, we talk about our favorite insights from or about The Book of Mormon. We also dive into race and God, asking questions such as "Did God use race as a…

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  38. 7 | Does God love unconditionally, forgiveness of sins, Gods purpose, and apostolic witness

    Is God's love unconditional? Does God hate anyone? The answers might surprise you. We explore these questions and several others this week in a discussion that we hope you'll enjoy hearing. Other topics we discuss include how to know when you're forgiven of your sins, what God's purpose is (and...

  39. 6 | Desiring evil no more, prophecy, praying to Jehovah, and wrestling with God

    How do you get to the point where you desire to do evil no more? How many prophets can there be at a time? Why are people praying to Jehovah instead of Heavenly Father in the Old Testament? What does it mean to wrestle with God in prayer? These are the questions we're talking about this week.…

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  40. 5 | Faith in fallible prophets, God's will, and receiving personal revelation

    This week we talk about how and why to have faith in fallible prophets, whether everything that happens is God's will, and how we seek and receive personal revelation in our lives. Resources mentioned in this episode: - The God Who Weeps...

  41. 4 | Evolution, deep doctrine, and sitting on the fence

    Join us as we talk about our views on evolution and how we reconcile faith and science. We also talk about when and why exploring deep doctrine is good for faith. Lastly, we discuss fence-sitters and whether members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should be "all in". Got...

  42. 3 | Could Hitler go to heaven, unbearable temptations, and missionary work

    This week we discuss justice and mercy via a hypothetical scenario involving Gandhi and Hitler. We also discuss whether we can be tempted above what we can bear and, lastly, why missionary work is needed when, as we believe, everyone will eventually get an opportunity to hear the gospel anyway.…

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  43. 2 | Good talks and lessons in church and repeated repentance

    Join us this week as we discuss our thoughts on what makes a good talk in church as well as good lessons. We also discuss the question of whether it's true repentance if you keep committing the same sin over and over again. Resources from this episode: How Repentance Can Help You Overcome...

  44. 1 | Fun at church, the deep stuff, and anti

    Cade and Mike make their debut with the Latter-day Conversations podcast first episode! Join us as we talk about boredom at church, why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sticks (mostly) to simple and practical doctrines, and whether or not you should research anti-Mormon material....

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Mike and Cade discuss questions and topics that relate to their lives as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including those regarding doctrine, faith, Christ-like discipleship, and much more.

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Michael Russell

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