Church News senior reporter Jason Swensen reflects on Latter-day Saint athletes who showcase discipline and persistence

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🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Summer is here and with the rising heat there is a rising excitement for the once-postponed Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Every few years the world comes together to celebrate the connecting power of sports, and this year several members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — including gymnast MyKayla Skinner — will compete for the honor of a gold medal. This episode of the Church News Podcast, features Church News senior reporter Jason Swenson reflecting on the gospel principles he has observed athletes practice on their journey toward conquering their goals. He also shares the one trait he has observed in all of them — the belief that their identity is, first and foremost, defined not by being an athlete, but by being a son or daughter of God.

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.
0:12.2	Welcome to the church news podcast.
0:14.4	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with leaders, members, and others on the church news team.
0:24.6	We end each church news podcast by giving our guests the last word
0:28.8	and the opportunity to answer the very important question.
0:32.7	What do you know now?
0:34.5	We hope each of you will also be able to answer the same question and say,
0:38.5	I have just been listening to the Church News podcast and this is what I know now.
0:46.1	I love a popular quote by an unknown author about reflection. With reflection, we look back
0:52.3	so that the view looking forward is even clearer.
0:56.4	This week, we take a few minutes for reflection on the Church News podcast.
1:01.5	We want to look back on the stories that have caught the attention of our audience,
1:05.6	and we want to share with you the story behind the story and what we learned from all of those stories.
1:12.7	Today on the Church News podcast, we welcome Jason Swenson, a senior reporter and associate editor
1:17.8	of the Church News. He's also a frequent contributor to the Desert News. Jason is a proud
1:23.6	graduate of the University of Utah. And he's filed stories for the church news and
1:28.4	desert news from several Latin American countries from Europe and from the South Pacific. He spent
1:34.3	most of his career cronling the growth of the church in Mexico, Central and South America.
1:40.4	And today we're going to talk about so many of the stories that he's brought to church news readers.
1:46.6	Jason, welcome to the church news podcast.
1:48.7	Sarah, good to be with you.
1:50.6	Well, one of Jason's superpowers is this ability to notice something that has caught the attention of the general public and then apply it to our Latter-day Saint audience. And one of those
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