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Episode 502: Dr. Terryl Givens, New Book “The Doors of Faith”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.7855 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

My friend Dr Terryl Givens (Senior Research Fellow at Maxwell Institute at BYU) joins us to talk about his new book “The Door of Faith”. Here is a description of the book: “In The Doors of Faith, Terryl Givens teaches that the surest route to a meaningful and enduring faith is a “witting” understanding of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Givens bears a strong personal witness of many unique aspects of the restored gospel, demonstrating that the Restoration provides us with the most morally compelling, intellectually satisfying, and aesthetically appealing account of the universe and each person’s place within it. He shows that such knowledge is a powerful catalyst to a more profound appreciation of Jesus Christ’s love, grace, and Atonement.” Brother Givens also talks about the importance of President Russel M. Ballard’s CES talk and the shift in how we teach the gospel and answer questions (see www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/article/evening-with-a-general-authority/2016/02/the-opportunities-and-responsibilities-of-ces-teachers-in-the-21st-century ) Thank you for being on the podcast Brother Givens and all your contributions to help us build Zion—and better understand the power and expansive potential of our restored doctrine to create Zion and bring more hope and healing. The book is available at www.amazon.com/Doors-Faith-Terryl-Givens/dp/0842500553; and deseretbook.com/p/doors-of-faith-maxwell-institute-ppr)

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0:00.0

Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.

0:10.4

My guest on today's podcast is my friend Dr. Terrell Givens.

0:14.5

Welcome to the podcast.

0:16.6

Thanks.

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Thanks.

0:17.5

Good to be here.

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Brother Givens is joining us via Zoom from his home in Midway or Hebrew City.

0:24.2

I always get confused. Midway.

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Midway.

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And we're going to talk, Brother Givens and Sister Givens were on the podcast, episode 355, talking about all things new. That was a podcast we recorded in December of

0:41.1

2020 and it's about 14 months later and we're going to talk about a wonderful new book

0:48.3

that I have read about a third of called The Doors of Faith. That book was released in the end of

0:54.0

November of 2021. Doors of Faith. That book was released in the end of November of 2021.

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Just a wonderful book produced by the Maxwell Institute and Desireate book.

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And as you may know, Dr. Givens is a senior research fellow at Maxwell Institute at BYU

1:09.0

and is the author of numerous books and is just one of

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my favorite LDS authors. I think it's one of his

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gifts, of his many gifts, is to connect us with the beautiful

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doctrine that came through the prophet Joseph Smith and really

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understanding that doctrine and how it can bring hope and

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healing and focusing on that doctrine and how it can bring hope and healing and and focusing on

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the doctrine is so key to our restoration.

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