Chere Clarke - Decisions and Miracles

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Russia during the Cold War Irina Kratzer was taught that all faith was a delusion. In this remarkable talk Kratzer explains how she discovered the Gospel and how it changed her life in unimaginable ways. Join hosts Shalyn Back and Katie Perez along with special guest Chere Clarke to learn more about Kratzer’s extraordinary story. Full Discourse https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/at-the-pulpit/part-4/chapter-47?lang=eng "Even when we do not know God’s ways, he knows our hearts and listens to our dreams." - Irina Kratzer

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0:00.0	Have you ever sat through a Relief Society lesson?
0:03.4	Heard an inspirational story about a woman who was born decades or even centuries before you,
0:08.7	then wondered how in the world could her life possibly be relevant to yours?
0:13.5	Well, that's what this podcast is all about.
0:16.3	You'll hear parts of some prominent talks given by women throughout the history of the church.
0:20.4	Hopefully,
0:26.6	along the way, you'll be able to see how their experiences can apply to you. Welcome to the Latter-day St. Women podcast. I'm your host, Shailen Back, and today we have two very special guests.
0:31.9	We have research specialist, Sheree Clark, with us. Hello. And we have Katie Perez. She is a stay-at-home mom of two,
0:39.8	and she has read these talks, and she's here to share with us her experiences and her insights. So welcome,
0:44.7	Katie. Thanks for having me. The talk we're going to be discussing today is called Decisions and Miracles,
0:49.5	and Now I See by Arena Kratzer. And Sheree, what can you tell us about Irene? Well, she was originally born in Russia
0:57.9	and was raised in Siberia. Her parents were orphans from World War II. Oh, wow. And she has a brother,
1:07.2	and her parents were both medical doctors. And she ended up studying to be a doctor.
1:14.8	She was a cardiologist and was married and had a daughter, Anastasia, why she lived in Russia.
1:22.6	And something I was surprised about while I was reading her background is that being a doctor is not a lucrative
1:27.6	field in Russia. Definitely. She barely survived, really. She would take her patients would come and bring
1:37.7	her milk or barter with her using food stuff to be able to survive or they would grow fruits and vegetables and survive
1:46.9	off of that. But she was hungry a lot. They don't make money. Their economy is pretty not very good,
1:56.0	I guess. Well, and at this point in her life, she was very young. She is single trying to provide for
2:00.7	her daughter.
2:01.7	And I like when she said she knows what it's like to live without the gospel.
2:05.7	And I just want you to listen to this quote from her talk and just thinking about her experience.
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