I am awed that I am a literal daughter of God. I believe it because I feel it, but I cannot fathom that even with his myriads of children who inhabit worlds without number for thousands of years, he knows me. Also, I am in awe of his great mercy and justice made possible through the atoning sacrifice which puts me in awe and deep gratitude for his son Jesus Christ.
I agree with you on all of that. But perhaps that first thing you mention, who we really are because of who are parents really are, is the most awe inspiring! Amazing! Awe-some!
I haven't finished listening to this episode yet, but Stephen Taeger mentioned the power of The Book of Mormon early in the episode. I will share an amazing experience our family recently had. My daughter who is now 19 years old stopped going to church 2-3 years ago. About 2 months ago she decided to read The Book of Mormon. She read it in 25 days and it COMPLETELY CHANGED her life. She is one who has struggled to recognize the Holy Ghost, but while reading The Book of Mormon she experienced so many undeniable blessings and positive changes in her life. It was the witness from God that she needed. She is now going to church weekly, performing baptisms for the dead weekly in the temple, and she recently decided to start taking temple prep classes so that she can receive her temple endowment. My wife and I have always known The Book of Mormon to be the word of God, but we were amazed by the power of the book. Following my daughter's example, my wife and I both recently finished reading The Book of Mormon in 30 days. It was a powerful and awesome experience for us! Thanks for doing these podcasts. They are inspiring!
That makes me stand in awe of the power God has to change us through that amazing book. It gives me hope too. I will see if I can get some people I know to read the BoM in 25 days. I think it would be life changing! Thanks!
I am in awe of the love of the Father and the Son for every individual and how everything they do is for our welfare. And even when we turn our backs on them and go after gods in our likeness and image, they patiently wait for us and welcome us back with open, loving arms. We may forget them, but they will never forget us. I am in awe that we have a Savior who ministered to the one and that we have leaders of the Church who do the same. I am in awe of prophets and apostles who testify of Christ and this work and are willing to wear out their lives teaching, testifying, ministering, and bearing witness of our Redeemer and his marvelous plan of mercy. Satan and the world want to destroy us, while this Gospel lifts and heals us.
Great episode. What a fun idea to share ways we experience awe of God’s plan! I just got back from Palmyra and am still experiencing awe at the coming forth of the Book of Mormon- how it was written, how it was preserved, how it was translated by an uneducated young man, how it was printed and how it is spreading through the world. It is an absolute miracle and manifestation of God’s love for us!
I have recently hit a season in my life where I am able to attend the temple weekly. I have been feeling that I need to add something -- and I think this conversation named it for me. I have been taking the temple and the ordinances performed there as ordinary. But they're actually AWEsome! I am excited to seek to make the temple become AWEsome in my life again!
Oh, this is such a great point! We forget how truly awe-some even the concept of a temple is! Everything behind it is so literally out of this world that it is all streaked and soaked in awe.
Seeing people grow in the Gospel and the changes they make in their lives over time to become more like Christ inspires a sense of awe and gratitude in me.
Being in nature brings a sense of awe to me. I remember a few decades back sitting on the ground and contemplating a blade of grass. I can plant a seed and grow grass, but creating that grass from nothing is so far beyond me. Contemplating the universe and that God set all things in motion.... Love these moments
These are some of the best moments in life! When we open our eyes to the things that are all around us and see the grandeur of God. Thanks for sharing!
I have always been in awe of the helps, guides, and signposts God has given us to keep us on track, ie. scriptures, conference and other inspired talks, Liahona, and diverse programs.
I am like you. It is overwhelming -- or awe inspiring -- when you think of how very, very, very many things God has put in our lives to help us come back to Him!
Bro. Taeger asked for us to tell what things in the gospel bring us awe. To me, it’s temple and family history work. The principle of offering salvation to everyone who ever lived on earth makes me feel awe. I feel it every time I’m engaged in temple work, family history, indexing. This all grounds me when false ideas swirl around me.
I have a beautiful drive to work. Every day I get the amazing opportunity to see the majesty of mountains with either a bright, beautiful clear blue sky in the backdrop or I see white fluffy clouds hover either in the foreground or over the peaks. Sometimes, I witness the awe of storm clouds or fog whisping just below the mountain peak. I am always fascinated as the sun shines on the mountains, while the clouds cast a shadow. I find so many analogies with my daily views as I commute to work. When I get home, I see the sun setting behind the mountains and cast the most beautiful rays of color. Daily I am in awe and often tell others that I never tire of seeing the wonders of heaven. Thank you for sharing. We are kindred spirits!
@@vsolpol4308 I love to notice these things too, but I can learn a lot from you and the things you are speaking of and the way you are talking about it. Thanks!
I am a podcast listener, (I have listened to this one twice) but have come to the brink of the yawning chasm of TH-cam because Kerry asked us to. As I have pondered all the “awes” that I have, one of the biggest is the awe I have that I, a bumbling daily sinner, have been so undeservedly blessed by God. I mean, He long ago should have splattered me like a bug on a windshield, but yet here I am, being blessed like crazy. I don’t understand it but I am in great grateful awe! I have so many blessings.
So grateful you would approach the chasm and comment here (I only listen to podcasts also). Thanks for that! And I so agree. that someone like me who keeps making the same mistakes again and again and needs so much help to do better keeps receiving miracle after miracle makes me stand in awe of God's longsuffering!
I'm constantly in awe of the Plan of Salvation. I'm a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so the Plan is part of my consciousness and can (and admittedly has at times) become routine. But the longer I live, and the more I learn and understand the Plan of Salvation, the more in awe I am of it and our Heavenly Father and His Son who makes the Plan work.
I so agree! Sometimes I can be taking the sacrament and praying like normal, and then I am struck by how amazing what I am doing is. How awe-some it is that there is such a plan, and that God binds Himself to us, and will forgive us, change us, and bring us home. Haw amazing!
I am awed by The Lord’s capacity to produce beauty from ashes, to consecrate our suffering for our good. I cannot comprehend but am always amazed, at how the Lord can almost retroactively weave the entropy of my bad decisions and boneheadedness into something beautiful and powerful.
That is particularly amazing, or awe inspiring. The fact that He can take all the dumb things we do, all the terrible things that happen to us. all the pain and ugliness, and turn it into something beautiful for our good. That is awe inspiring!
Thank you for another incredible podcast episode! I feel like I am back home at the Jerusalem Center (Winter 1992) when I hear you teach Brother Muhlestein and my heart rejoices. I feel awe and connection every time I play a podcast!! I feel as though I am back in the classroom and stepping foot again in the Holy Land. How precious that time was! Thank you so much for being the amazing teacher you are and bringing the scriptures to life. I loved hearing from Brother Taeger and his beautiful insights. I bought his book and can't wait to read it.
Hey Allyson! I am in awe at what the Spirit did for us there, and what it does for us when we are willing to study His word together like we did there! Bless you my friend!
I am in awe of the sheer intelligence of God. I have become aware of how much skill God has in things like language and timing and more. How brilliant he is in the way he created us and this world. How brilliant he is in the words used in the scriptures. How brilliant he is in the timing of bringing his children together when they need it most or the resources or knowledge that he provides for us in moments that seem random to us until we can look back on it and see what he was doing. Our God is absolutely brilliant. And he loves us so much! I can't even fathom it. I am in awe of my God.
I’m in awe when an individual that was once hard hearted toward the Church and indirectly Christ ..is born again and their heart changes. When they share publicly their witness of Christ. That change of heart and rebirth done by the spirit and Christ himself beginning to impart righteousness into that new creature is truly awe inspiring to see.
I am with you! I have seen the transformative power of Christ and His atonement make people into someone you couldn't recognize as the same person they were beforehand. The power to change is awe-some!!!!
The beautiful World around me always brings me a sense of awe. Also, I have lost a son. I know the seriousness, and pain involved. For Jesus to sacrifice his life willingly, and for Heavenly Father to willingly allow his Beloved Son to suffer and die for me is beyond my comprehension. This brings more than even awe to me. When I consider the immense scope of this sacrifice for us I am beyond “awe.” I cannot express my appreciation, awe, wonder, and sense of being valued adequately…
I am in awe of the blessings promised each of us in the temple. As a new ordinance worker I have come to love the temple even more than ever before. I love being in the House of the Lord and all that I am learning.
I am awed by the witness and spirit I feel when studying the Book of Mormon. Sometimes I read something I feel is profound and think "How have I missed this the dozen's of other times I have studied these chapters?'" God is meeting and revealing things to me where I am. I am so grateful and awed by that.
I live in Winnipeg Canada were people from countries where the church doesn't have missionaries are coming and finding the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am in awe at how the Lord is gathering Israel.
Every sacrament meeting, I try to think of the awesome experience it is that the Lord has given us an authorized way to show the Father that we want to have Christ's name upon us. We can truly be clothed in Christ when we thoughtfully partake of the sacrament. How extraordinary!
I stand in awe even single time a baby enters the world. What a beautiful things to be partner, to witness, to appreciate. Even when things don’t go exactly as planned (I have 2 children with genetic disease) He has given me eyes to see the beauty in even making the imperfections perfect. No one but my Savior could have that power.
I have felt awe when I have endured long, hard trials, when the light finally begins to come after long prayerful pleadings, that the joy and the understanding that comes through the spirit is like viewing into heaven in a way that I had never seen before. It's a depth of feeling that i have never felt before and it was better than I could have imagined. Those experiences encourage me and strengthen me for the trials ahead because of Jesus Christ.
I am in awe of Mormon. To take all of the records and choose "the best part". The use of his gift (given by our loving Father)to compile exactly what would be pertinent to us in the times of Restoration and do it so beautifully (like Kerry talked about) astonishes me at every reading. May my heart stay soft and EVER ready to be grateful ❤
I am in awe when I see the faith and understanding that comes from little children. I am in awe when I study the scriptures and history together and see for myself the hand of God through all generations. I am in awe when I fast and pray to know for myself, and when I don’t know the answer instead I receive peace beyond my own understanding. Undeniable peace. I am in awe when as an Ordinance worker, I read and ponder the blessings as I help my sisters on both sides of the vail. I am in awe when remembering my experimenting upon the Lord. He and the Holy Ghost joyfully helped me heal my brokenness. I am in awe with how powerful music is. Especially primary songs and Hymns. The Lord definitely has more coming in regard to music.
That is a fantastic (even an awesome?) list! So many things to be in awe of, and being in awe of them really does make a difference in our lives and in our relationship with God. Thanks for sharing!
I am in awe at the Book of Mormon. The deeper I get in studying it, the more I see how true, powerful, and wonderful it is. And that inspires me to come to Jesus and follow Him.
Thany you both for this great episode! I'm still in awe over God's goodness in bringing the gospel to me when I was young, even after 43 years. I too often feel there is a lack of awe, people kind of take for granted this wonderful work we are part of. Like you said, it's our choice to see and be awe. I'll share it right away.
I LOVE this! You are right. We should be in constant awe for the blessing of knowing and having the Gospel. What an amazing thing! And that God is working through us to help others. I am in awe of that.
I am in awe that I couldn't sleep last night. I felt restless. I got up and went into the kitchen. I smelled gas and checked the stove. It was barely on and gas was ever so slightly leaking. I turned it off , opened a window. I said a gratitude prayer and promptly went to sleep. We are connected to Heaven every second. It's unfortunate that I am unaware most of the time.
The relatively short amount of time each week during the sacrament..from singing the hymn until the dismissal with thanks for the Priesthood, brings to me a sense of joy, gratitude, peace, yes, awe! It carries me through anything and everything I encounter! And before this sense of wonder loses its power, here I am again at the sacrament! EVERY WEEK (except for conferences)…that is POWERFUL and I am so very grateful ❤
I love this and it’s so true-even when I’ve been late with fussy little ones and can hardly listen to even one testimony, it makes a tremendous difference in my week.
This makes me so happy because I get so excited about the wonders of the gospel and I get the feeling that some people think I am a little strange. It’s nice to have someone talk about this excitement and wondered as being important.
It is wonderful to feel the awe, it is even more wonderful to share it together, isn't it!?! There is just more too it when we have someone else to share it with!
My church membership feels like a miracle to me even though I am a seventh.generation member. It is amazing to me that people all over the world believe the same things I believe, and that they sing the same hymns and partake of the sacrament in the same way. It means so much to me to hear people like you talk with love about things I hold dear. It's a miracle! I also am very grateful for every person who contributed to making my access to the scriptures so easy, and I also marvel at Christ's ability to heal.
I really enjoyed this episode, although I listened on early access through your Patreon channel. I loved learning to be of good cheer because of remembering that Christ keeps His Promises. Some of the things that bring me cheer are the beauty of the earth, the scriptures and my family.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment here. Bless you and thank you! Being of good cheer is a blessing that brings me awe when I think about it!
I kneel in awe and gratitude for the tender mercies of our Lord. In awe of how He is aware of every individual life and in gratitude for the times He is aids me in mine.
I always feel a sense of awe when I watch my children learn new things and experience joy in life. It’s like I have a little glimpse of the Heavenly Father’s love for us, and this Great Plan to come down and experience all we can.
"There is a joy in maintaining the awe and wonder at what God does for us and there’s a danger in losing that Joy and wonder. We should have constant wonder and awe that God would send Christ and at what Christ did for us! Daily repentance will bring that" -What a great thing to ponder, and application for us to "cultivate" in our lives. Loved this episode! Thank you for sharing your beautiful insights of truth with us.
Jesus Christ is awesome...His love for us, His tender healing of us, His constant care and concern for us, His quiet example of obedience to our Father, His peace that passes understanding, His direction through living prophets...the list of awesome things just goes on and on.
I am in awe that God gives us the choice to chose what we want to see. He gives us so many tools and opportunities to see the awesomeness. We just need to take the time and effort to glory in His glory!
So many things I am in awe of but the one I will mention is, I am so in awe at how God is in and knows every detail of our life. It seems that every time I have a life changing event happen I can think back at the things I was previously prompted to do or things the spirit spoke to me to prepare me for what was to come. I haven’t known what was to come, but when it did come I recognized God had been preparing me for it and to me that is awesome!
I cannot agree more! With so many children and so many things happening, He is aware of it all and in the middle of it all. That represents love and abilities we cannot comprehend, but I am in awe of both of those!
I am in awe of the transformation that can occur when individuals accept Jesus and His sacrifice for them personally. Seeing the light that comes in knowing you have worth because you are a child of God. Gaining confidence that you can change because of repentance and the strength of accepting Christ's atonement. The love and peace that you feel when forgiven is impossible to describe. Our Father and His Son are amazing. ❤
Yes, i especially love hearing new temples announced for Asia. I live in South Korea and for a time lived in the southern part of the country. Once a month, the stake would rent a charter bus and we'd leave Friday night after midnight and arrive early Sat morning at the temple and spend the morning there. When President Nelson announced a temple for Busan we all cried for joy. I still get choked up thinking about it.
Loved this episode! At education week this year, Marcus L Smith of KBYU radio led a class entitled “Sacred Wonder: The Role of Awe in Religious Life”. We learned that our tendency is to put all things into a “normal”category. We normalize the givens. We can experience a deep sense of awe when we change our perspective and view those given as gifts. It is not a peach anymore. It is a beautiful, wonderful gift! It is not the plan of salvation anymore. It is a beautiful, wonderful gift of which I am in awe. Seeing things with a sense of awe is strengthening my relationship with Heavenly Father.
I am always in awe when someone shares a spiritual experience, because that tells me that God knows who they are invidually and that He loves them. It amazes me and baffles me that God can know and does know each of us individually.
I am in awe of the Plan of salvation. I am awe that i am a part of it. I'm in awe of the greatness of God’s love for his children. I know He knows me. I am in awe of the prophets and scriptures. I am in awe of all the blessings that Heavenly Father gives me daily. I am in awe of daily repentance because I am a sinner. I am in awe of the glory of MY Heavenly Father daily for his goodness and grace. I am in awe daily. ❤
I often feel the same way. There is a balance to be struck between covering things that are important and covering things that are only in the text at hand. I will relook at that balance. Thank you.
Personal stories related to the topic at hand is what brings the subject to life for me. Please don’t stop with the personal stories. I am in awe that the Lord gives me evidences of his love by blessing me with little experiences that may seem so easy for someone else to explain away but to me are precious examples that he really knows me, loves me, and wants me to know that what is important to me is important to him.
I am in awe of the beauty and simplicity of baptism and confirmation. By choosing to follow Christ and making a covenant with Him, I can return to live with Him again. Becoming a member of The Church of Jesus is of Latter-day Saints is the best decision I have ever made. I have never looked back. I’ve been a member for sixty six years. My relationship with Christ brings me the greatest joy and happiness.
What a beautiful conversation! Thank you to you both for sharing your thoughts and testimonies with us. The fact that I can receive personal revelation from the God of all creation, through the Holy Spirit, and that my prayers are answered and always answered for my own growth and progress from my all knowing Father is absolutely astonishing to me! Our Father’s willingness to guide every individual back home to Him with His perfect love is mind blowing!
“And you can always find something that you did wrong because it turns out none of us are perfect. But the point was never to do it perfectly; the point was always to try so that the Spirit can make up the difference… anyway….” This is why I study scripture and conference addresses and why I listen to podcasts like this one: I start noticing simple, little, obvious-but profound!-packets of clarity in my thoughts and in conversations. As Kerry says: it’s great stuff. Thanks for what you do.
“Clear principles bring clarity, but narratives and poetry bring an experience; and I think we need both in our faith life.” I love how he stated that, and how true it is.
I was is awe to the point of tears and astonishment when I attended the broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word when the Tabernacle Choir and the Morehouse Choir from Atlanta were together . The Love of God that was manifested there took my breath away. I will never forget it. Gods love for all of His children is beyond comprehension❤️
Loved this. I do take so many of the gospel teachings for granted. Thank you for this reminder that I should stand in awe of all I have been blessed with through my Savior’s life, ministry and atonement!!
I had an experience in the temple where I was sitting in the celestial room praying for guidance with a problem in our ward. I felt a calmness come over me, then knew I needed to seek an answer from the scriptures. I was awakened early the next morning and was reading a scripture message from a friend regarding contention. Bingo! My aha moment. Love the offender and choose not to be offended. It was beautiful. I love those experiences
I am in awe each time I worship in the temple. It is the one place where I feel like I'm as close to who I was in the pre-existance/can become in the world to come. Also, I feel it as I interact with the rising generation. Seeing 7 y/o's who had a goal of reading the Book of Mormon before their baptism; listening to 14-18 y/o's share their testimonies at youth conference. Wow!
I used to sit outside at night and sing songs while I looked at the stars. It always gave me awe to think that God created all of this, but He knows my name and hears my prayers. I can't remember who said it, but a few years ago there was a talk on prayer. He said something to the effect that when you pray God's eyes are turned toward you and he is looking at you. It just amazes me that with all that is created and all the crazy in the world around me, God and I can have a personal moment together.
Oh my! What a touching episode. I loved every minute! Thank you. I am in constant awe at how often my prayers are answered! Sometimes I do not feel worthy of how immediate or how perfect the answers are! I am aghast. This strengthens my faith that though some pleadings may seem unanswered, I know they will be. And because those prayers are not always answered in the way I thought they would or should, experience taught me the Lord really knows what I need. Now I have heard lessons teach these concepts and nodded along. But until I witnessed these wonders again and again, I don’t know how deeply I believed. And I have had the same experiences with miracles big and small. I would love to expound on one or two, but I will on another platform. Thank you for inviting your listeners to recognize and remember the wonders in our lives!! ❤
Thank you for sharing what you have (and you can share more here if you like). God's higher ways and higher love for us combine in beautiful and often unexpected ways in our lives that are truly awe inspiring!
As I strive to build and renew my relationship with God and Christ, I am awed by how much richer it becomes and how much I am healed and fortified in the smallest details of my life and faith. This never fails to help me get through the hard times and learn so much more about myself in the process. Thank you for this reminder.
I am in awe that each time I watch your videos YOU share beautiful truths that teach my spirit and increase my understanding. Thank you thank you for all the time and effort you give to me. You are a great blessing to so many.🥹
That God works with us to share truth with each other, that all may be edified of all is awe inspiring. And humbling. And those two usually go together.
Thank you for your efforts in putting this podcast together. The immensity of the universe is definitely AWE inspiring to me. Not a casual glance at the night-sky, but a serious in-depth look at how big just our solar system is and how the sun can hold objects in its orbit that are billions of miles away to where the sun is just a pin prick of light. And then beyond to the galaxy and the local cluster and beyond. Each step is more mind boggling than the last.
When I was working on my dissertation, my committee said that I would know when I hit the saturation point in my review of the literature. I did experience that phenomenon, but I have never had that sense in the scriptures. I have always had something new and relevant pop out-something that I needed. It’s AWEsome to study the scriptures. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Thank you for the show. I am an ex pat and live surrounded by nature in the country side. My testimony of the Creator and this amazing world He created has increased my testimony and gratitude of the Savior.
Thank you for the podcast. It's not a new thought, but I am in awe of the miracle of the Book of Mormon. The miracle of its preservation and translation are a small start of the awe, but I am also in awe of the dynamic teaching of its words and its layers and depth. I have never read a book as many times as I have the Book of Mormon, and yet every time I read, it's a new book. A new experience.
I am with you! So very, very awe inspiring! These comments have helped me see how many things we stand in awe of. This has been incredibly helpful for me.
What a fabulous episode you had!! Thank you… it was an answer to a prayer for a very difficult situation I am in…. I am in awe of personal prayer. That we can communicate any time any where with our creator and Father in the name of our Savior. In awe that he wants to help us, especially in helping our families. ❣️
I am awed that my Father in Heaven let's me see how He sees the world. In particular I am awed by my 3 daughters and how they are developing and going into trials. Our God sees that with us and helps me to know how to help them.
I've come to better understand recently and in awe of His endless mercy, that He is always waiting for me to turn to Him. That EVERY time I turn to Him, He receives me with love and joy, which brings hope and peace that I can do this with His help. He never gets tired or annoyed or frustrated or exasperated with my attempts. It's never 'you, again?!' It's always with love that He looks at me and receives me. He is patient and longsuffering and always loving and I will never use up chances with Him. It's His mercy that awes me.
I am in awe of the orchestration of God’s timing! If God placed the stars in orbit so the wonders would appear at the coming of Christ into the world…and if God knew the believers would be put the death the next day if the sign foretold didn’t appear…then God has also placed people, events, and experiences in my life and the life of my loved ones to bless, direct and tutor me for good!
Love this, Also I am loving your book on understanding Isaiah. I love that you go through each verse. I’m loving Isaiah now which I never thought I‘d say. Thank you for all the work and insights you put into it.
I went through a very difficult trial and suffered much pain and anguish because of it. I am in awe to think that my Savior felt every bit of my pain and much, much more. How he did that, and why he did it, blows my mind.
I so agree. The more I learn about people the more astounded I am at the pain that Christ carried and the miracle of His healing, whenever that happens for people. I am in awe of it.
One thing that I feel comfort, awe, and great joy about is that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, little children who die return to the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. That message comforted a young couple who had lost their child and been told that they were lost forever. It gave my companion and I great joy to share this beautiful message with them that Jesus Christ had provided for their child and that they would see that child again and hold him in their arms.❤
Concerning why we feel such pain when loved ones stray: In addition to my overwhelming sorrow at what my faithless loved ones are throwing away, my greatest sorrow is how there is an automatic distance between us. So much of my deepest, highest, widest spiritual moments I cannot really share with them. And I am quite close to those of my children who have fallen away. We can laugh, and visit, and work, and enjoy our time together, but there is a closeness, a oneness, that is just not possible. Even in the same room, we are in different kingdoms, as it were. I don't have to ask and angst over what I did wrong. Frankly, I know. But I have the miracle of repentance for that. To paraphrase: pain is the price we pay when those we love are distant from us, regardless of what that distance looks like. Concerning awe: beauty: nature, music, literature, paintings, sculptures, truth, babies
Oh my, you have nailed an important part of this. When we no longer share an element that is most important to us, we ache because of the gap between the closeness we want and what we have.
Great thoughts on this episode, even from just 2 verses! I like to try to feel awe on the Sabbath when I take a break from life and feel the glory of God. I like the reset this gives me.
In my reading this week, these very 2 verses are what stuck out to me, and I was hoping you would touch on them.. I wasn't expecting the whole video on them. So thank you for this discussion.
What gives me awe and how it changes me: The more I read the scriptures, the more I see the difference between me and God, most notably, His depth of love for us (and me). This depth of love means that He doesn’t give up on us, He wants to be with us. God has blessed me with gifts and blessings that I didn’t earn and that I can’t give myself. I recognize that I don’t deserve His love, rather He gives it to me. This awe carries into my life as I find myself judging others. When I’m close to the Spirit, it helps me remember all that God has done for me, that I don’t deserve, and then it’s brought to my mind, this person does need to deserve your love, but God would love them, and has asked you to love them. I’m thankful for a loving God that doesn’t give up on me. I pray that I don’t give up on others.
Oh, this is so profound! We should be in awe of the gifts God has given us. and we should be in awe of the gifts God has yet to give everyone around us!
@@TheScripturesAreReal This was the greatest insight I received from my study of the Old Testament. God never gives up on His children, and He continues to lovingly bless them.
@@dannyanderson4723 That is one of the things I stand most in awe of. God never ever stops working with us. I stand in awe of His longsuffering and patience with us.
I am in awe that God is so good to me! The most powerful Being in the whole universe hears and answers the sincere prayers of my heart! He knows me and loves me. He gave His Only Begotten Son as a gift to ransom me from sin, death, and Hell. He wants me to find joy in His amazing Grace! ❤❤❤
When I talk to my members and my youth, I like to share with them 2 things. 1. You will always find what you are looking for.. so make what you are searching for, worthwhile. 2. The most important spiritual experience you will ever have, is the one you will have tomorrow. I think it is vitally important, not to rely only on experiences from the past to feed your testimony, but to continually refresh your well of experiences. To keep looking for those moments that will sustain you.. because they are there if you look for them.
I think you are so right. At the same time, I think it is very important to remember the experiences you have had. There are times when the Spirit doesn't come, when you don't feel it, and you will need to remember past experiences in order to keep pressing forward to your so important future experiences. This is a very important conversation. Thanks for this!
@TheScripturesAreReal Temple work comes to mind. If we can get our youth and our members to the temple, they can look to the past, learning about their ancestors, learning of their trials and experiences.. they will see the similarities in their own lives. And doing their ordinances gives them opportunities to be the bridge from the past while strengthening their own future.
That is indeed where we hit the text we will spend the rest of our time talking about. Yet I think the discussion of the power of the Book of Mormon narrative is important for setting this up, and I know that has really struck a chord and been helpful for some people. Likewise, there are a number of other things about the Book of Mormon we discuss before this that actually make what we talk about make more sense. I am grateful that you help me relook at this issue. I hope we can both find a balance. Thanks!
I am in awe that we are all loved and known. That is very humblling. BTW can I get a link to the Mark (from Oxford) that was mentioned, and his studies? Thank. you
Sorrow... of course in the way you identified spread out in a web of deception... There are church insiders who are so messed up and delusional, pretending to have clear vision and judgment... The faithful surounding thier family are also lost with no possible grip at the time of critical need... its all sad, a great sad sorrow... the fix is having the same motive as the Lord!! Be in awe of His example!!! At the moment of inspirations.
Have either of you read "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life" by Dacher Keltner?? I am awed by learning about awe! I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this book and if you want an amazing experience read this book in conjunction with One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Together, these ideas and lenses have changed my life and understanding of the gospel. The thing that I loved most about the Awe book was that even though the author is not religious, I could CLEARLY see the hand of God in all the science and understanding of awe. He breaks it down into 8 categories and I would just add one last chapter that explains how these 8 categories are God's way of trying to reach ALL of his children, ALL the time, in EVERY way possible as Michael S Wilcox says. Please share your thoughts on this book and if you see awe as a way God is trying to get our attention. Thanks to both of your for all the work you do and share publicly.
@@TheScripturesAreReal I really think you will like the awe book. It supports so much of what you were saying in this episode. And you have a much bigger platform to share this great research. Thanks!
I am awed that I am a literal daughter of God. I believe it because I feel it, but I cannot fathom that even with his myriads of children who inhabit worlds without number for thousands of years, he knows me. Also, I am in awe of his great mercy and justice made possible through the atoning sacrifice which puts me in awe and deep gratitude for his son Jesus Christ.
I agree with you on all of that. But perhaps that first thing you mention, who we really are because of who are parents really are, is the most awe inspiring! Amazing! Awe-some!
I haven't finished listening to this episode yet, but Stephen Taeger mentioned the power of The Book of Mormon early in the episode. I will share an amazing experience our family recently had. My daughter who is now 19 years old stopped going to church 2-3 years ago. About 2 months ago she decided to read The Book of Mormon. She read it in 25 days and it COMPLETELY CHANGED her life. She is one who has struggled to recognize the Holy Ghost, but while reading The Book of Mormon she experienced so many undeniable blessings and positive changes in her life. It was the witness from God that she needed. She is now going to church weekly, performing baptisms for the dead weekly in the temple, and she recently decided to start taking temple prep classes so that she can receive her temple endowment. My wife and I have always known The Book of Mormon to be the word of God, but we were amazed by the power of the book. Following my daughter's example, my wife and I both recently finished reading The Book of Mormon in 30 days. It was a powerful and awesome experience for us! Thanks for doing these podcasts. They are inspiring!
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!❤
That makes me stand in awe of the power God has to change us through that amazing book. It gives me hope too. I will see if I can get some people I know to read the BoM in 25 days. I think it would be life changing! Thanks!
I am in awe of the love of the Father and the Son for every individual and how everything they do is for our welfare. And even when we turn our backs on them and go after gods in our likeness and image, they patiently wait for us and welcome us back with open, loving arms. We may forget them, but they will never forget us. I am in awe that we have a Savior who ministered to the one and that we have leaders of the Church who do the same. I am in awe of prophets and apostles who testify of Christ and this work and are willing to wear out their lives teaching, testifying, ministering, and bearing witness of our Redeemer and his marvelous plan of mercy. Satan and the world want to destroy us, while this Gospel lifts and heals us.
Oh, that is so, so, so AWE-Some! You have hit the nail on the head here!
Great episode. What a fun idea to share ways we experience awe of God’s plan! I just got back from Palmyra and am still experiencing awe at the coming forth of the Book of Mormon- how it was written, how it was preserved, how it was translated by an uneducated young man, how it was printed and how it is spreading through the world. It is an absolute miracle and manifestation of God’s love for us!
Oh my! Yes! The who process of us being blessed by the Book of Mormon is awe inspiring!
I have recently hit a season in my life where I am able to attend the temple weekly. I have been feeling that I need to add something -- and I think this conversation named it for me. I have been taking the temple and the ordinances performed there as ordinary. But they're actually AWEsome! I am excited to seek to make the temple become AWEsome in my life again!
Oh, this is such a great point! We forget how truly awe-some even the concept of a temple is! Everything behind it is so literally out of this world that it is all streaked and soaked in awe.
Seeing people grow in the Gospel and the changes they make in their lives over time to become more like Christ inspires a sense of awe and gratitude in me.
That is the real power, and it is overwhelmingly awe-some, isn't it?
Being in nature brings a sense of awe to me. I remember a few decades back sitting on the ground and contemplating a blade of grass. I can plant a seed and grow grass, but creating that grass from nothing is so far beyond me. Contemplating the universe and that God set all things in motion.... Love these moments
These are some of the best moments in life! When we open our eyes to the things that are all around us and see the grandeur of God. Thanks for sharing!
I have always been in awe of the helps, guides, and signposts God has given us to keep us on track, ie. scriptures, conference and other inspired talks, Liahona, and diverse programs.
I am like you. It is overwhelming -- or awe inspiring -- when you think of how very, very, very many things God has put in our lives to help us come back to Him!
Bro. Taeger asked for us to tell what things in the gospel bring us awe. To me, it’s temple and family history work. The principle of offering salvation to everyone who ever lived on earth makes me feel awe. I feel it every time I’m engaged in temple work, family history, indexing. This all grounds me when false ideas swirl around me.
Thanks for sharing!! That is powerful stuff, and we should all be in awe of what can come into our lives as we engage in this work.
I am 79 and I am still amazed and awed by sunrises and sunsets they are such a gift. And I know that there is a God in heaven who created them for us.
May we all keep this awe!
I have a beautiful drive to work. Every day I get the amazing opportunity to see the majesty of mountains with either a bright, beautiful clear blue sky in the backdrop or I see white fluffy clouds hover either in the foreground or over the peaks. Sometimes, I witness the awe of storm clouds or fog whisping just below the mountain peak. I am always fascinated as the sun shines on the mountains, while the clouds cast a shadow. I find so many analogies with my daily views as I commute to work. When I get home, I see the sun setting behind the mountains and cast the most beautiful rays of color.
Daily I am in awe and often tell others that I never tire of seeing the wonders of heaven.
Thank you for sharing. We are kindred spirits!
@@vsolpol4308 I love to notice these things too, but I can learn a lot from you and the things you are speaking of and the way you are talking about it. Thanks!
I am a podcast listener, (I have listened to this one twice) but have come to the brink of the yawning chasm of TH-cam because Kerry asked us to.
As I have pondered all the “awes” that I have, one of the biggest is the awe I have that I, a bumbling daily sinner, have been so undeservedly blessed by God. I mean, He long ago should have splattered me like a bug on a windshield, but yet here I am, being blessed like crazy. I don’t understand it but I am in great grateful awe! I have so many blessings.
So grateful you would approach the chasm and comment here (I only listen to podcasts also). Thanks for that! And I so agree. that someone like me who keeps making the same mistakes again and again and needs so much help to do better keeps receiving miracle after miracle makes me stand in awe of God's longsuffering!
I’m in awe at the daily evidences that God loves me specifically and watches over me and my family. DAILY!
Isn't that so overwhelmingly amazing, awe-inspiring, and humbling in a wonderful way!?!
I'm constantly in awe of the Plan of Salvation. I'm a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so the Plan is part of my consciousness and can (and admittedly has at times) become routine. But the longer I live, and the more I learn and understand the Plan of Salvation, the more in awe I am of it and our Heavenly Father and His Son who makes the Plan work.
I so agree! Sometimes I can be taking the sacrament and praying like normal, and then I am struck by how amazing what I am doing is. How awe-some it is that there is such a plan, and that God binds Himself to us, and will forgive us, change us, and bring us home. Haw amazing!
I am awed by The Lord’s capacity to produce beauty from ashes, to consecrate our suffering for our good. I cannot comprehend but am always amazed, at how the Lord can almost retroactively weave the entropy of my bad decisions and boneheadedness into something beautiful and powerful.
That is particularly amazing, or awe inspiring. The fact that He can take all the dumb things we do, all the terrible things that happen to us. all the pain and ugliness, and turn it into something beautiful for our good. That is awe inspiring!
Thank you for another incredible podcast episode! I feel like I am back home at the Jerusalem Center (Winter 1992) when I hear you teach Brother Muhlestein and my heart rejoices. I feel awe and connection every time I play a podcast!! I feel as though I am back in the classroom and stepping foot again in the Holy Land. How precious that time was! Thank you so much for being the amazing teacher you are and bringing the scriptures to life. I loved hearing from Brother Taeger and his beautiful insights. I bought his book and can't wait to read it.
Hey Allyson! I am in awe at what the Spirit did for us there, and what it does for us when we are willing to study His word together like we did there! Bless you my friend!
I am in awe of the sheer intelligence of God. I have become aware of how much skill God has in things like language and timing and more. How brilliant he is in the way he created us and this world. How brilliant he is in the words used in the scriptures. How brilliant he is in the timing of bringing his children together when they need it most or the resources or knowledge that he provides for us in moments that seem random to us until we can look back on it and see what he was doing. Our God is absolutely brilliant. And he loves us so much! I can't even fathom it. I am in awe of my God.
I agree, I am in awe of this, and I suspect when we can understand more, we will be even more in awe!
I’m in awe when an individual that was once hard hearted toward the Church and indirectly Christ ..is born again and their heart changes. When they share publicly their witness of Christ. That change of heart and rebirth done by the spirit and Christ himself beginning to impart righteousness into that new creature is truly awe inspiring to see.
I am with you! I have seen the transformative power of Christ and His atonement make people into someone you couldn't recognize as the same person they were beforehand. The power to change is awe-some!!!!
The beautiful World around me always brings me a sense of awe. Also, I have lost a son. I know the seriousness, and pain involved. For Jesus to sacrifice his life willingly, and for Heavenly Father to willingly allow his Beloved Son to suffer and die for me is beyond my comprehension. This brings more than even awe to me. When I consider the immense scope of this sacrifice for us I am beyond “awe.” I cannot express my appreciation, awe, wonder, and sense of being valued adequately…
That more than boggles my mind too. That Christ was willing, and that God had Him do it. I am awe-struck by that, overwhelmingly awestruck!
I am in awe of the blessings promised each of us in the temple. As a new ordinance worker I have come to love the temple even more than ever before. I love being in the House of the Lord and all that I am learning.
What a wonderful point. Plus, being in the temple reminds me of more things to be in awe about.
I am awed by the witness and spirit I feel when studying the Book of Mormon. Sometimes I read something I feel is profound and think "How have I missed this the dozen's of other times I have studied these chapters?'" God is meeting and revealing things to me where I am. I am so grateful and awed by that.
Oh, me too!!!! That book is an unending source of edification and enlightenment!
I am in awe of covenants which bind me to my God and to those I cherish the most.❤
Oh, so true! Me too!!
I live in Winnipeg Canada were people from countries where the church doesn't have missionaries are coming and finding the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am in awe at how the Lord is gathering Israel.
The whole story of what God is doing with Israel is truly awe-inspiring!
I am in awe that Father is willing to give us all He has.
Isn't that amazing! The great God of the universes is willing to share all He is and has with us!
Every sacrament meeting, I try to think of the awesome experience it is that the Lord has given us an authorized way to show the Father that we want to have Christ's name upon us. We can truly be clothed in Christ when we thoughtfully partake of the sacrament. How extraordinary!
I am in awe of God's willingness to work with us and help us and all He does to help us. Truly amazing that we can do this every week!
I stand in awe even single time a baby enters the world. What a beautiful things to be partner, to witness, to appreciate. Even when things don’t go exactly as planned (I have 2 children with genetic disease) He has given me eyes to see the beauty in even making the imperfections perfect. No one but my Savior could have that power.
That is absolutely awe inspiring! I am so glad you brought this up!
I have felt awe when I have endured long, hard trials, when the light finally begins to come after long prayerful pleadings, that the joy and the understanding that comes through the spirit is like viewing into heaven in a way that I had never seen before. It's a depth of feeling that i have never felt before and it was better than I could have imagined. Those experiences encourage me and strengthen me for the trials ahead because of Jesus Christ.
I am also in awe that Christ would suffer through these trials with and for us!
I am in awe of Mormon. To take all of the records and choose "the best part". The use of his gift (given by our loving Father)to compile exactly what would be pertinent to us in the times of Restoration and do it so beautifully (like Kerry talked about) astonishes me at every reading. May my heart stay soft and EVER ready to be grateful ❤
Amen to all of that! I hope we never stop appreciating what Mormon did for us!
I am in awe when I see the faith and understanding that comes from little children.
I am in awe when I study the scriptures and history together and see for myself the hand of God through all generations.
I am in awe when I fast and pray to know for myself, and when I don’t know the answer instead I receive peace beyond my own understanding. Undeniable peace.
I am in awe when as an Ordinance worker, I read and ponder the blessings as I help my sisters on both sides of the vail.
I am in awe when remembering my experimenting upon the Lord. He and the Holy Ghost joyfully helped me heal my brokenness.
I am in awe with how powerful music is. Especially primary songs and Hymns. The Lord definitely has more coming in regard to music.
That is a fantastic (even an awesome?) list! So many things to be in awe of, and being in awe of them really does make a difference in our lives and in our relationship with God. Thanks for sharing!
I am in awe at the Book of Mormon. The deeper I get in studying it, the more I see how true, powerful, and wonderful it is. And that inspires me to come to Jesus and follow Him.
Right!!! I don't know how a book I have read so often can induce awe and change every single time I go through it!
Thany you both for this great episode! I'm still in awe over God's goodness in bringing the gospel to me when I was young, even after 43 years. I too often feel there is a lack of awe, people kind of take for granted this wonderful work we are part of. Like you said, it's our choice to see and be awe. I'll share it right away.
I LOVE this! You are right. We should be in constant awe for the blessing of knowing and having the Gospel. What an amazing thing! And that God is working through us to help others. I am in awe of that.
I am in awe that I couldn't sleep last night. I felt restless. I got up and went into the kitchen. I smelled gas and checked the stove. It was barely on and gas was ever so slightly leaking. I turned it off , opened a window.
I said a gratitude prayer and promptly went to sleep.
We are connected to Heaven every second. It's unfortunate that I am unaware most of the time.
Wow, you are blessed, and I am in awe of how God takes care of you! Nice to notice the small miracles (or is that a big one?)!
I feel awe through music. Whether I'm singing or listening, inspired music always fills me with awe.
There is some way it reaches and stirs our soul, isn't there?
The relatively short amount of time each week during the sacrament..from singing the hymn until the dismissal with thanks for the Priesthood, brings to me a sense of joy, gratitude, peace, yes, awe! It carries me through anything and everything I encounter! And before this sense of wonder loses its power, here I am again at the sacrament! EVERY WEEK (except for conferences)…that is POWERFUL and I am so very grateful ❤
I stand in awe of that, but you have helped me stand in even more awe of it! Thank you!
I love this and it’s so true-even when I’ve been late with fussy little ones and can hardly listen to even one testimony, it makes a tremendous difference in my week.
@@wendyray7895 Oh so true!!!!
This makes me so happy because I get so excited about the wonders of the gospel and I get the feeling that some people think I am a little strange. It’s nice to have someone talk about this excitement and wondered as being important.
It is wonderful to feel the awe, it is even more wonderful to share it together, isn't it!?! There is just more too it when we have someone else to share it with!
The most awe inspiring moment of my life is when I literally felt Christ’s forgiveness and love for me personally
A life changing experience
That is truly awe-inspiring.
My church membership feels like a miracle to me even though I am a seventh.generation member. It is amazing to me that people all over the world believe the same things I believe, and that they sing the same hymns and partake of the sacrament in the same way. It means so much to me to hear people like you talk with love about things I hold dear. It's a miracle!
I also am very grateful for every person who contributed to making my access to the scriptures so easy, and I also marvel at Christ's ability to heal.
I feel awe over all those same things! There is so much to be in awe of! Well said!
I really enjoyed this episode, although I listened on early access through your Patreon channel. I loved learning to be of good cheer because of remembering that Christ keeps His Promises. Some of the things that bring me cheer are the beauty of the earth, the scriptures and my family.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment here. Bless you and thank you! Being of good cheer is a blessing that brings me awe when I think about it!
I kneel in awe and gratitude for the tender mercies of our Lord. In awe of how He is aware of every individual life and in gratitude for the times He is aids me in mine.
Oh! Amen to that!!!!
I always feel a sense of awe when I watch my children learn new things and experience joy in life. It’s like I have a little glimpse of the Heavenly Father’s love for us, and this Great Plan to come down and experience all we can.
That is both beautiful, and awe inspiring. Thank you!
"There is a joy in maintaining the awe and wonder at what God does for us and there’s a danger in losing that Joy and wonder. We should have constant wonder and awe that God would send Christ and at what Christ did for us! Daily repentance will bring that" -What a great thing to ponder, and application for us to "cultivate" in our lives. Loved this episode! Thank you for sharing your beautiful insights of truth with us.
It is so wonderful, how awe and humility leads to joy and happiness. What a wonderful thing!!!
Jesus Christ is awesome...His love for us, His tender healing of us, His constant care and concern for us, His quiet example of obedience to our Father, His peace that passes understanding, His direction through living prophets...the list of awesome things just goes on and on.
Absolutely!
Amen to that! So many things to be grateful for and in awe of!
I am in awe that God gives us the choice to chose what we want to see. He gives us so many tools and opportunities to see the awesomeness. We just need to take the time and effort to glory in His glory!
There is so much more joyful awe available to us if we will but see it!
So many things I am in awe of but the one I will mention is, I am so in awe at how God is in and knows every detail of our life. It seems that every time I have a life changing event happen I can think back at the things I was previously prompted to do or things the spirit spoke to me to prepare me for what was to come. I haven’t known what was to come, but when it did come I recognized God had been preparing me for it and to me that is awesome!
I cannot agree more! With so many children and so many things happening, He is aware of it all and in the middle of it all. That represents love and abilities we cannot comprehend, but I am in awe of both of those!
I am in awe of many facets incorporated within gospel that draw me closer to Christ and Heavenly Father
Isn't that both beautiful and awe inspiring?
I am in awe of the transformation that can occur when individuals accept Jesus and His sacrifice for them personally. Seeing the light that comes in knowing you have worth because you are a child of God. Gaining confidence that you can change because of repentance and the strength of accepting Christ's atonement. The love and peace that you feel when forgiven is impossible to describe. Our Father and His Son are amazing. ❤
I have stood in awe of that many times!
The growth in temple building. Especially when I see the changes over the years geographically, it fills me with awe.
That is truly awe-inspiring, and I suspect we have more ahead of us that will inspire us even more!
Yes, i especially love hearing new temples announced for Asia. I live in South Korea and for a time lived in the southern part of the country. Once a month, the stake would rent a charter bus and we'd leave Friday night after midnight and arrive early Sat morning at the temple and spend the morning there. When President Nelson announced a temple for Busan we all cried for joy. I still get choked up thinking about it.
@@seethetemple Oh how the Restoration rolls on, bringing with it untold blessings!
Loved this episode! At education week this year, Marcus L Smith of KBYU radio led a class entitled “Sacred Wonder: The Role of Awe in Religious Life”. We learned that our tendency is to put all things into a “normal”category. We normalize the givens. We can experience a deep sense of awe when we change our perspective and view those given as gifts. It is not a peach anymore. It is a beautiful, wonderful gift! It is not the plan of salvation anymore. It is a beautiful, wonderful gift of which I am in awe. Seeing things with a sense of awe is strengthening my relationship with Heavenly Father.
This is such a valuable perspective! Thanks for sharing!
I know that the savior will see me first when he comes again because special to him
Amen!
I am always in awe when someone shares a spiritual experience, because that tells me that God knows who they are invidually and that He loves them. It amazes me and baffles me that God can know and does know each of us individually.
That is truly mind-blowing, incomprehensible, and thus awe-inspiring!
His longsuffering and patience with our pettiness and folly
I am both in awe, and in overwhelming gratitude for that. Thank you!
I am in awe of the Plan of salvation. I am awe that i am a part of it. I'm in awe of the greatness of God’s love for his children. I know He knows me. I am in awe of the prophets and scriptures. I am in awe of all the blessings that Heavenly Father gives me daily. I am in awe of daily repentance because I am a sinner. I am in awe of the glory of MY Heavenly Father daily for his goodness and grace. I am in awe daily. ❤
Amen to that! I am so grateful and so in awe that God would do so much to exalt us!
I really like when these podcasts just jump right into the lesson these guys go on forever about personal things. Let’s just get to the lesson.
I often feel the same way. There is a balance to be struck between covering things that are important and covering things that are only in the text at hand. I will relook at that balance. Thank you.
Personal stories related to the topic at hand is what brings the subject to life for me. Please don’t stop with the personal stories.
I am in awe that the Lord gives me evidences of his love by blessing me with little experiences that may seem so easy for someone else to explain away but to me are precious examples that he really knows me, loves me, and wants me to know that what is important to me is important to him.
I am in awe of the beauty and simplicity of baptism and confirmation. By choosing to follow Christ and making a covenant with Him, I can return to live with Him again. Becoming a member of The Church of Jesus is of Latter-day Saints is the best decision I have ever made. I have never looked back. I’ve been a member for sixty six years. My relationship with Christ brings me the greatest joy and happiness.
That relationship and the way we create and nurture it are indeed awe inspiring!
What a beautiful conversation! Thank you to you both for sharing your thoughts and testimonies with us.
The fact that I can receive personal revelation from the God of all creation, through the Holy Spirit, and that my prayers are answered and always answered for my own growth and progress from my all knowing Father is absolutely astonishing to me! Our Father’s willingness to guide every individual back home to Him with His perfect love is mind blowing!
Isn't that amazing!?! That AWE-some being communicates individually with us. Amazing!
I am always in awe of God's constant tender loving care. I feel it when I pray. I feel it when I struggle. I feel it all the time.
Oh how powerful that is! I stand in awe of that too!
“And you can always find something that you did wrong because it turns out none of us are perfect. But the point was never to do it perfectly; the point was always to try so that the Spirit can make up the difference… anyway….”
This is why I study scripture and conference addresses and why I listen to podcasts like this one: I start noticing simple, little, obvious-but profound!-packets of clarity in my thoughts and in conversations.
As Kerry says: it’s great stuff.
Thanks for what you do.
So true!!!!
“Clear principles bring clarity, but narratives and poetry bring an experience; and I think we need both in our faith life.”
I love how he stated that, and how true it is.
That was such a powerful insight, wasn't it?
This was an amazing episode. I am truly in awe of God’s daily hand in our lives and how he loves each of His children. Thank you for this
I am in awe of that same thing. Thank you for your wonderful comment!
I was is awe to the point of tears and astonishment when I attended the broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word when the Tabernacle Choir and the Morehouse Choir from Atlanta were together . The Love of God that was manifested there took my breath away. I will never forget it. Gods love for all of His children is beyond comprehension❤️
It is truly awe-inspiring how God finds a way to reach us when and where we need! What a Great God!
Loved this. I do take so many of the gospel teachings for granted. Thank you for this reminder that I should stand in awe of all I have been blessed with through my Savior’s life, ministry and atonement!!
That is something to stand in awe of!
I had an experience in the temple where I was sitting in the celestial room praying for guidance with a problem in our ward. I felt a calmness come over me, then knew I needed to seek an answer from the scriptures. I was awakened early the next morning and was reading a scripture message from a friend regarding contention. Bingo! My aha moment. Love the offender and choose not to be offended. It was beautiful. I love those experiences
It is awe inspiring how much the Lord is ready to be involved in guiding us -- all of us -- all billions of us!
I am in complete awe &gratitude that the Savior changed my heart and mind when all I did was fervently ask!🙏
The kindness and the power behind that ability are truly awe-inspiring!
I am in awe each time I worship in the temple. It is the one place where I feel like I'm as close to who I was in the pre-existance/can become in the world to come.
Also, I feel it as I interact with the rising generation. Seeing 7 y/o's who had a goal of reading the Book of Mormon before their baptism; listening to 14-18 y/o's share their testimonies at youth conference. Wow!
So right on both of those! Awe at who God is and we are in the temple, awe at who others are as we work with them!
I used to sit outside at night and sing songs while I looked at the stars. It always gave me awe to think that God created all of this, but He knows my name and hears my prayers. I can't remember who said it, but a few years ago there was a talk on prayer. He said something to the effect that when you pray God's eyes are turned toward you and he is looking at you. It just amazes me that with all that is created and all the crazy in the world around me, God and I can have a personal moment together.
Oh how true this is!
Oh my! What a touching episode. I loved every minute! Thank you.
I am in constant awe at how often my prayers are answered! Sometimes I do not feel worthy of how immediate or how perfect the answers are! I am aghast. This strengthens my faith that though some pleadings may seem unanswered, I know they will be. And because those prayers are not always answered in the way I thought they would or should, experience taught me the Lord really knows what I need. Now I have heard lessons teach these concepts and nodded along. But until I witnessed these wonders again and again, I don’t know how deeply I believed. And I have had the same experiences with miracles big and small. I would love to expound on one or two, but I will on another platform. Thank you for inviting your listeners to recognize and remember the wonders in our lives!! ❤
Thank you for sharing what you have (and you can share more here if you like). God's higher ways and higher love for us combine in beautiful and often unexpected ways in our lives that are truly awe inspiring!
As I strive to build and renew my relationship with God and Christ, I am awed by how much richer it becomes and how much I am healed and fortified in the smallest details of my life and faith. This never fails to help me get through the hard times and learn so much more about myself in the process. Thank you for this reminder.
I also always stand in awe when I am able to feel Him in me!
I am in awe of the love Jesus Christ and God the Father feel for us. Their love is individual for each of us and they want us all to return.
I agree! And I think one day we will feel it even more fully and will be even more awe struck!
I am in awe that each time I watch your videos YOU share beautiful truths that teach my spirit and increase my understanding. Thank you thank you for all the time and effort you give to me. You are a great blessing to so many.🥹
That God works with us to share truth with each other, that all may be edified of all is awe inspiring. And humbling. And those two usually go together.
Thank you for your efforts in putting this podcast together. The immensity of the universe is definitely AWE inspiring to me. Not a casual glance at the night-sky, but a serious in-depth look at how big just our solar system is and how the sun can hold objects in its orbit that are billions of miles away to where the sun is just a pin prick of light. And then beyond to the galaxy and the local cluster and beyond. Each step is more mind boggling than the last.
The vast, majestic creations of God are absolutely AWE inspiring! Thanks!
I’m in awe of the Godhead, our Eternal Father, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. They are truly pulling for us. ❤
Isn't that so amazing, my friend!?! Those amazing beings really are pulling for us!
When I was working on my dissertation, my committee said that I would know when I hit the saturation point in my review of the literature. I did experience that phenomenon, but I have never had that sense in the scriptures. I have always had something new and relevant pop out-something that I needed. It’s AWEsome to study the scriptures. Thank you for sharing your insights.
That is a really cool way of putting it. You are so right, they are the only books that never get old. That is an awe-some and awe-inspiring thing!
Thank you for the show. I am an ex pat and live surrounded by nature in the country side. My testimony of the Creator and this amazing world He created has increased my testimony and gratitude of the Savior.
You are blessed!
Thank you for the podcast. It's not a new thought, but I am in awe of the miracle of the Book of Mormon. The miracle of its preservation and translation are a small start of the awe, but I am also in awe of the dynamic teaching of its words and its layers and depth. I have never read a book as many times as I have the Book of Mormon, and yet every time I read, it's a new book. A new experience.
I am with you! So very, very awe inspiring!
These comments have helped me see how many things we stand in awe of. This has been incredibly helpful for me.
What a fabulous episode you had!! Thank you… it was an answer to a prayer for a very difficult situation I am in….
I am in awe of personal prayer. That we can communicate any time any where with our creator and Father in the name of our Savior. In awe that he wants to help us, especially in helping our families. ❣️
That the God of all the universe would answer your prayer in any way, including through this podcast, is indeed awe inspiring!
I am awed that my Father in Heaven let's me see how He sees the world. In particular I am awed by my 3 daughters and how they are developing and going into trials. Our God sees that with us and helps me to know how to help them.
When He gives us a glimpse, it is awe-inspiring. Both in terms of what we learn about people, and also about God's ability to see. Thanks for sharing!
I've come to better understand recently and in awe of His endless mercy, that He is always waiting for me to turn to Him. That EVERY time I turn to Him, He receives me with love and joy, which brings hope and peace that I can do this with His help. He never gets tired or annoyed or frustrated or exasperated with my attempts. It's never 'you, again?!' It's always with love that He looks at me and receives me. He is patient and longsuffering and always loving and I will never use up chances with Him. It's His mercy that awes me.
Isn't the the most amazing, most awe-inspiring and awe-some thing ever! I am so grateful for that!
I am in awe of the orchestration of God’s timing! If God placed the stars in orbit so the wonders would appear at the coming of Christ into the world…and if God knew the believers would be put the death the next day if the sign foretold didn’t appear…then God has also placed people, events, and experiences in my life and the life of my loved ones to bless, direct and tutor me for good!
That is so true, and is truly, overwhelmingly, awe inspiring!
Love this, Also I am loving your book on understanding Isaiah. I love that you go through each verse. I’m loving Isaiah now which I never thought I‘d say. Thank you for all the work and insights you put into it.
I am so very glad to hear that!! Bless you!
I went through a very difficult trial and suffered much pain and anguish because of it. I am in awe to think that my Savior felt every bit of my pain and much, much more. How he did that, and why he did it, blows my mind.
I so agree. The more I learn about people the more astounded I am at the pain that Christ carried and the miracle of His healing, whenever that happens for people. I am in awe of it.
One thing that I feel comfort, awe, and great joy about is that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, little children who die return to the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. That message comforted a young couple who had lost their child and been told that they were lost forever. It gave my companion and I great joy to share this beautiful message with them that Jesus Christ had provided for their child and that they would see that child again and hold him in their arms.❤
What a wonderful point! That Christ suffered to make these pure ones truly pure and exalted!!!!
@@TheScripturesAreReal what a beautiful way to say it.
@@star2fire1 Bless you!
Concerning why we feel such pain when loved ones stray: In addition to my overwhelming sorrow at what my faithless loved ones are throwing away, my greatest sorrow is how there is an automatic distance between us. So much of my deepest, highest, widest spiritual moments I cannot really share with them. And I am quite close to those of my children who have fallen away. We can laugh, and visit, and work, and enjoy our time together, but there is a closeness, a oneness, that is just not possible. Even in the same room, we are in different kingdoms, as it were. I don't have to ask and angst over what I did wrong. Frankly, I know. But I have the miracle of repentance for that. To paraphrase: pain is the price we pay when those we love are distant from us, regardless of what that distance looks like.
Concerning awe: beauty: nature, music, literature, paintings, sculptures, truth, babies
Oh my, you have nailed an important part of this. When we no longer share an element that is most important to us, we ache because of the gap between the closeness we want and what we have.
His channel Revival is unclear when he pronounced it. I did finally find it with names and words.
You might put a link in the description.
Glad you found it!
Great thoughts on this episode, even from just 2 verses! I like to try to feel awe on the Sabbath when I take a break from life and feel the glory of God. I like the reset this gives me.
It is AWE-some that we can do and be more by taking a break for the world and finding the rest that God has for us!
I really enjoyed this
I am so glad! I hope it was helpful for you. Thanks for commenting, and bless you!
In my reading this week, these very 2 verses are what stuck out to me, and I was hoping you would touch on them.. I wasn't expecting the whole video on them. So thank you for this discussion.
I am so very, very glad it was helpful for you!
What gives me awe and how it changes me: The more I read the scriptures, the more I see the difference between me and God, most notably, His depth of love for us (and me). This depth of love means that He doesn’t give up on us, He wants to be with us. God has blessed me with gifts and blessings that I didn’t earn and that I can’t give myself. I recognize that I don’t deserve His love, rather He gives it to me.
This awe carries into my life as I find myself judging others. When I’m close to the Spirit, it helps me remember all that God has done for me, that I don’t deserve, and then it’s brought to my mind, this person does need to deserve your love, but God would love them, and has asked you to love them. I’m thankful for a loving God that doesn’t give up on me. I pray that I don’t give up on others.
Oh, this is so profound! We should be in awe of the gifts God has given us. and we should be in awe of the gifts God has yet to give everyone around us!
@@TheScripturesAreReal This was the greatest insight I received from my study of the Old Testament. God never gives up on His children, and He continues to lovingly bless them.
@@dannyanderson4723 That is one of the things I stand most in awe of. God never ever stops working with us. I stand in awe of His longsuffering and patience with us.
I am in awe that God is so good to me! The most powerful Being in the whole universe hears and answers the sincere prayers of my heart! He knows me and loves me. He gave His Only Begotten Son as a gift to ransom me from sin, death, and Hell. He wants me to find joy in His amazing Grace! ❤❤❤
Isn't that so dumb-striking awe inspiring!?!!!
Wonderful reminder to not overlook the privilege of enjoying the restored gospel!
Living in a day when it has been restored, and all that comes with it, is awe-inspiring!
Thanks it is true, so true that makes me cry
I hope it was good making you want to do a good cry!
When I talk to my members and my youth, I like to share with them 2 things. 1. You will always find what you are looking for.. so make what you are searching for, worthwhile. 2. The most important spiritual experience you will ever have, is the one you will have tomorrow.
I think it is vitally important, not to rely only on experiences from the past to feed your testimony, but to continually refresh your well of experiences. To keep looking for those moments that will sustain you.. because they are there if you look for them.
I think you are so right. At the same time, I think it is very important to remember the experiences you have had. There are times when the Spirit doesn't come, when you don't feel it, and you will need to remember past experiences in order to keep pressing forward to your so important future experiences.
This is a very important conversation. Thanks for this!
@TheScripturesAreReal Absolutely. We hear Remember Remember, repeated for a reason.
@@JosephChild1 How do you find success in getting them to both look back and look forward?
@TheScripturesAreReal Temple work comes to mind. If we can get our youth and our members to the temple, they can look to the past, learning about their ancestors, learning of their trials and experiences.. they will see the similarities in their own lives. And doing their ordinances gives them opportunities to be the bridge from the past while strengthening their own future.
Once they started it was really good discussion
I am really glad you found it helpful.
24:29 Thank you for mentioning this study about boredom!
So interesting, huh? Ironic to mention it on TH-cam.
Yesterday's sunset was magnificent
What a gift from God to be in awe of!
18 minutes they finally dive in 😮
That is indeed where we hit the text we will spend the rest of our time talking about. Yet I think the discussion of the power of the Book of Mormon narrative is important for setting this up, and I know that has really struck a chord and been helpful for some people. Likewise, there are a number of other things about the Book of Mormon we discuss before this that actually make what we talk about make more sense. I am grateful that you help me relook at this issue. I hope we can both find a balance. Thanks!
Going to the temple and knowing that the person that I am going through for is there and is making me aware that they are there.
Everything about that work, including that we get to be part of it, is awe inspiring!
I am in awe that we are all loved and known. That is very humblling.
BTW can I get a link to the Mark (from Oxford) that was mentioned, and his studies? Thank. you
I will ask Stephen for it.
Sunsets are just amazing and incredible to Mr. I try to get pictures of them and it just doesn't do them justice
Seeing awe at something like that is powerful, and we should always keep it fresh as you do!
15:55- a sorrow for sin❤️
Thanks!
Sorrow... of course in the way you identified spread out in a web of deception...
There are church insiders who are so messed up and delusional, pretending to have clear vision and judgment...
The faithful surounding thier family are also lost with no possible grip at the time of critical need...
its all sad, a great sad sorrow... the fix is having the same motive as the Lord!! Be in awe of His example!!! At the moment of inspirations.
Yes, having godly, or Christlike, motives is the key. And it is awe-inspiring that He helps us have those motives.
Have either of you read "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life" by Dacher Keltner?? I am awed by learning about awe! I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this book and if you want an amazing experience read this book in conjunction with One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Together, these ideas and lenses have changed my life and understanding of the gospel. The thing that I loved most about the Awe book was that even though the author is not religious, I could CLEARLY see the hand of God in all the science and understanding of awe. He breaks it down into 8 categories and I would just add one last chapter that explains how these 8 categories are God's way of trying to reach ALL of his children, ALL the time, in EVERY way possible as Michael S Wilcox says.
Please share your thoughts on this book and if you see awe as a way God is trying to get our attention.
Thanks to both of your for all the work you do and share publicly.
I have not read either of those, but now I need to go get them. Thanks for pointing me towards them!
@@TheScripturesAreReal I really think you will like the awe book. It supports so much of what you were saying in this episode. And you have a much bigger platform to share this great research. Thanks!