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Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

Bonnie Oscarson - Directing Our Lives on the Gospel Path - Replay

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5670 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

"Drifting, Dreaming, Directing", Ardeth G. Kapp, At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women Bonnie Oscarson served as the 14th president of the Young Women organization, leading young women worldwide through a period of great change and growth from 2013-2018. She joins us today to share her experiences from a life of service in the Church, and to discuss the life and teachings of another great leader of Young Women from our history, Ardeth G. Kapp. The discussion today focuses on themes from Kapp's especially relevant 1980 BYU Women's Conference address, "Drifting, Dreaming, Directing," where she encourages women to direct their lives along the gospel path and seek conversion from personal revelation. "When changes come, and they always will, for some it may be a test to survive because their foundation is based on practices alone, without an understanding of the eternal, unchanging principles." - Ardeth G. Kapp "Our greatest dreams will be fulfilled only as we come to understand fully and experience the blessings of the priesthood, the power of the priesthood, and the ordinances of the priesthood in our own lives." - Ardeth G. Kapp "All individuals are what they are and where they are by a composite of choices that direct their life each day. The responsibility of directing is not only for our own lives, but also for others who may be looking for the light." - Ardeth G. Kapp

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Latter Day St. Women podcast. I'm Shailen back. And I'm Carly Geiman.

0:05.5

Today we're excited to share a Latter Day St. Women podcast episode with guest Bonnie Oskerson

0:10.7

that first aired back in 2019. We thought new listeners and even those who heard this episode

0:16.2

back when it was first released would really appreciate hearing Bonnie's insights on more intentionally

0:21.6

living our lives on the gospel path. Sister Oskerson served as general young women president

0:26.4

from 2013 to 2018, and on this episode, she shares wise insights and very interesting experiences

0:33.2

from a whole life of church service. And Bonnie is very thoughtful and so real, and we know you'll love hearing her thoughts.

0:40.3

Thanks for tuning in.

0:41.3

We'll be back soon with more new episodes of the Latter-day Saint-Women podcast.

0:52.1

Have you ever found yourself drifting or dreaming along, following some or even all the practices

0:58.2

of the gospel of Jesus Christ, but without coming to really know and apply the principles for

1:02.6

yourself? Today we will discuss the power available to women and men when we make the conscious

1:08.6

choice to direct our lives along the gospel path, obeying

1:11.7

in faith and receiving our own revelation to know the true doctrine for ourselves and to

1:16.6

be a light for others.

1:18.7

Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the inspiring stories

1:23.6

and teachings of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm Carly Geiman, and I'm here with Shailen Back.

1:30.2

We're your co-hosts.

1:31.6

Thanks so much for joining us.

1:33.1

Our discussion today is based on the life and teachings of Sister Ardeth Kapp.

1:37.3

She was the general president of the Young Women's Organization from 1984 to 1992.

1:42.5

And we are so glad today to welcome as our guest, another former young women

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