Elaine Bradley: The Contradiction of Human Discipleship

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When asked if she sees incongruity between her career as the drummer of the rock band Neon Trees and her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elaine Bradley has replied that she finds total incongruity between being a human and being a disciple of Jesus Christ. On today’s episode, Bradley shares the foundations of her belief, how she has maintained perspective, and how Christ fills in the gap between where we are and where we are meant to be.

“We really struggle as humans to find that line where Christ wants us to live between accepting yourself too much and not accepting yourself enough. That, to me, is the essence of navigating faith.”

Show Notes

2:30- The Complexities of Faith
4:36- Incongruity and Hope in Christ
12:04- Evolution of Faith
18:02- Grounding Impact of Family
21:45- Relationships of Respect Despite Differences
25:53- Deliberately Maintaining Perspective
30:00- Sebastian
36:15- Fame
37:21- Knowing Who You Are
40:30- What Does It Mean To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	A self-proclaimed rebel, Elaine Bradley remembers sitting in primary and wishing she didn't
0:06.7	know the things she knew.
0:08.7	She didn't want to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and yet
0:13.4	in 2014, as a young mom, Bradley, the drummer of the popular rock band Neon Trees, proudly
0:20.9	proclaimed in a video, I'm a drummer, I'm a mom, I'm a wife, and I'm a Mormon.
0:27.2	But being in an I'm a Mormon video that has been viewed by millions was by no means
0:32.6	a destination of faith for Bradley.
0:35.6	And today we talk about how her beliefs have evolved in the years since, and why she is
0:40.7	grateful for a prophet who has placed emphasis on our being known first and foremost as Christians.
0:47.8	Elaine Bradley is best known as the drummer for Neon Trees, but she is also in another
0:53.1	band called Noble Bodies.
0:55.5	Most recently she is the host of a BYU TV show called Grace Notes.
1:00.7	She and her husband Sebastian are the parents of four children.
1:04.6	They currently reside in Germany.
1:07.8	This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean
1:12.9	to be All-In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:15.7	I'm Morgan Jones, and I am so excited to have Elaine Bradley on the line with me today.
1:21.4	Elaine, welcome.
1:23.2	Thank you.
1:24.2	I'm really good to be here remotely.
1:26.9	Well I am so excited about this.
1:29.0	I've admired you since your I am a Mormon video came out years and years ago and love
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