Bonus: Elijah Bryant: Chasing a Dream

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 20 August 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Over the course of nine days in May, Elijah Bryant went from playing professional basketball in Israel to fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. He signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and, in July, he became an NBA champion. But Elijah is not just a basketball player—he is also a husband, a father, and a disciple of Jesus Christ.

“When I’m done, I want to say I created a legacy for my family.”

Show Notes

1:24- We’re All Converts
3:50- Putting in Work
5:01- Basketball in the Holy Land
6:59- Whirlwind
9:25- Champions’ Mindset
15:05- Primary Pregame
16:46- Living the Gospel Online and Offline
21:01- A Husband, Father, and a Pro Basketball Player
23:10- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	Elijah Bryant couldn't have foreseen his becoming an NBA champion at the beginning of May 2021.
0:07.6	He was not even playing in the NBA.
0:10.0	But three months later, Elijah Bryant has an NBA ring and a bunch of memories he'll never forget.
0:17.0	Prior to being signed by the Milwaukee Box, Elijah Bryant spent two seasons playing professionally in Israel.
0:24.0	Bryant went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft out of BYU after averaging 18.2.6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in his junior season at BYU.
0:41.8	This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
0:45.6	what does it really mean to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
0:49.8	I'm Morgan Jones and I am honored to have Elijah Bryant on the line with me today, Elijah, welcome.
0:56.2	Thank you so much for having me, I'm excited.
0:58.5	Well, this is so exciting. I am a big NBA fan and watched the finals with excitement and it was
1:07.6	fun to cheer on not one but two Latter-day Saints. So today as we talk, I want to talk a little bit about
1:15.2	the experience of getting picked up by the Bucks and you know, your incredible ride with them at the
1:22.2	end of the season. But before we get to that, you have had kind of an interesting upbringing as it
1:28.9	relates to the church and to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From what I understand, you grew up around
1:36.2	the church your whole life but it wasn't until you were at BYU that you kind of really became
1:42.0	committed to it. Is that right, Elijah? Yes, I mean, I think essentially we're all converts at some
1:47.8	point in our lives and I think that the biggest thing for me was to become fully committed to what I
1:54.7	wanted in my life in terms of having a family in the temple, that type of lifestyle. So I think that
2:01.4	was one of the biggest decisions for me in choosing BYU. So when I was younger, obviously I went to
2:09.4	church. I did, I did all this stuff in church. I just, I was a kid, you know, I had influences
2:14.6	here and there. But I think, like you said, quote-unquote, I'm a convert to the church. I have strong
2:21.2	family lineage to the church. It's just that you know, being a young kid and everyone, we're all
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