Aaron Franklin: The Literal Light of the World

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Could a greater understanding of the physical properties of light allow us to better radiate God's light—spiritual light—to those around us? How can our hope and trust in God increase when we more fully appreciate the ability of God's light to reach us? On this week’s episode, we speak with Aaron Franklin, an engineer, chemist, and a professor at Duke University about how an increased grasp of principles of light could open our eyes to the gospel truths associated with spiritual light.

“How does God working by natural laws make Him any less divine? To me, it doesn’t. If anything, it makes what God has done and continues to do more majestic.”

Show Notes

3:12- A Catalytic Study of Light
5:38- Scientific Light and Spiritual Light
12:02- A Joseph Smith Seed
14:17- What the Doctrine and Covenants Adds
17:35- Why Equations?
22:01- Four Principles of Physics of Light
23:58- Encoded Information
28:00- Influence and Radiating Light
32:34- Samuel the Lamanite
38:42- What God Can Do
43:23- Retention of “An Indelible Impression”
48:26- “Jesus Found Him”
53:34- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	All right, people, I have waited a very long time to record this intro.
0:05.1	Remember when we were all stuck in our houses?
0:08.0	Well, during the months that I spent in my basement apartment,
0:11.4	I decided there was never going to be a better time in my life
0:14.8	to check a very important item off my bucket list.
0:18.4	So I, with the help of excerpts from some of the wonderful guests we've had on our show,
0:23.9	wrote a book.
0:25.4	I poured my heart into this book and I am so excited to share it with you.
0:30.3	It is available for pre-order now on DeseretBook.com,
0:34.2	and we want to give you a special code as a thank you for coming on this ride with us
0:38.6	that will give you 15% off.
0:40.8	So go to DeseretBook.com, look up All In.
0:44.7	The code is All In and then the number 6.
0:48.0	Again, that's All In 6, and can be used until July 26th
0:52.8	when the book officially comes out.
0:55.5	If this podcast has meant anything to you over the past two and a half years,
1:00.3	I hope you will give this book a chance.
1:02.9	I wrote it in hopes that both you and I can remember the things we have learned and
1:07.9	experienced together, and I am so grateful to you for listening.
1:13.2	In one of my favorite talks ever, Elder Dieter Effoot Dorif says,
1:17.8	there may be some among you who feel darkness encroaching upon you.
1:22.6	You may feel burdened by worry, fear, or doubt.
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