3.6: Our Thoughts on President Oaks & Elder Cook's General Conference Talks *BONUS EPISODE*
First Name Basis Podcast
Jasmine Bradshaw
5 • 629 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
You asked and we answered! Carter and I are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in the most recent General Conference Church leaders began to speak more directly about racism, unity, and inclusion. Many of you asked us to share our reactions to two talks in particular, so in this episode we break down our thoughts and feelings about President Oaks & Elder Cook's General Conference talks. We also answer three of your questions:
- How do we "point out the mess" without invalidating the good?
- How do we give mercy to leaders trying their best?
- Is the Church making progress? How should it move forward?
President Oaks: Love Your Enemies
Elder Cook: Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a first name basis podcast bonus episode. Season three, episode six, |
| 0:06.3 | our thoughts on President Oaks and Elder Cook's General Conference Talks. |
| 0:17.9 | Teaching our children to be inclusive and anti-racist starts with us within the sacred walls of our home. |
| 0:26.1 | First-name basis is designed to empower you with the confidence you need to be a leader in your family and a changemaker in your community. |
| 0:34.2 | Together, we will wrestle with hard questions and use the answers to create the world we want, |
| 0:40.3 | a world that reflects our values of inclusion, compassion, and courage. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw, |
| 0:47.9 | and I am so excited to be on this journey with you. Hello, First Name Basis fam. |
| 0:55.9 | I am so glad you are here. |
| 0:59.1 | Today, we are bringing you a special First Name Basis bonus episode. |
| 1:03.5 | So as many of you know, Carter and I are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day |
| 1:08.3 | Saints. |
| 1:09.2 | And as I always say when we talk about our church, that is not a requirement for being in this |
| 1:14.2 | first name basis family. |
| 1:15.7 | We love that we have a diversity of religions and belief systems within our community. |
| 1:22.7 | But there are a lot of you who are members of our church and you're often asking us about our thoughts |
| 1:28.7 | when it comes to what the church is doing or saying around racism and bias. Every six months, |
| 1:36.4 | our church holds a general conference, which just means that we get together for a weekend and we |
| 1:42.3 | watch the leadership of our church give talks |
| 1:45.4 | on a variety of different topics that are pertaining to our faith. This past October, there were two |
| 1:52.1 | different talks about racism and unity and a lot of you reached out to me on Instagram asking |
| 1:57.4 | my take on what was said. So Carter and I have decided that we are ready to sit down and |
| 2:04.4 | dig in and really let you know what we think about them. So in today's episode, we will be covering |
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