It's The Little Things

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🗓️ 20 May 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Stories in this episode: Emily finds a tiny but meaningful evidence of God’s care for her in a convention center bathroom; A disappointing answer to one prayer leads Alexandra to a new kind of prayer with interesting results; Scott returns to a difficult area from his mission five years later and is met with a happy surprise; one creatively placed word helps Serena find hope; Marianne sees the hand of God in a perfectly timed knock at her door.

SHOW NOTES:

We referenced this talk from the April 2005 General Conference. You've probably already heard it once or twice, but it's ALWAYS worth a revisit! Happy reading!

"The Tender Mercies of The Lord" - Elder David A. Bednar

Emily Belle Freeman, our first storyteller in this episode, is the author of a lot of really awesome books about coming closer to the Savior She's also a TOFW speaker and her 2015 talk called "Finding God's Fingerprints" is available here.

Looking for the picture of the safety pin on the bathroom stall door? Head on over to the show notes on this episode at LDSliving.com/thisisthegospel.

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0:00.0	This episode of This is the Gospel is sponsored by Bookshelf Plus. Bookshelf Plus is my absolute
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0:10.2	they're bored at first because that's what teenagers are supposed to do but it doesn't
0:13.9	take long for them to tell me to turn it back on when we get back in the car.
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0:49.8	Now that we've got your summer covered, let's get on with the show.
0:57.8	Welcome to this is the Gospel and LDS living podcast where we feature real stories from
1:05.4	real people who are practicing and living their faith every day. I'm your host, Corinne
1:10.0	Lee. For today's episode, we've got a little something special for you. And when I say
1:15.7	little, I mean just that little small tiny even. Listen, I'm a huge fan of the big gesture.
1:22.5	I mean, who doesn't love that moment in the romantic comedy when the protagonist holds
1:26.7	the boom box blaring music at the window in the rain while wearing a heart-decorated
1:31.2	bear costume. But honestly, that's not real life for most of us, most of the time, right?
1:38.8	And I think that's especially true of our spiritual life or at least it's true of mine.
1:43.9	Big moments come. The undeniable miracle, the angelic visit, the sweeping conversion,
1:49.0	the answer to a big prayer. And of course, we celebrate them. In fact, we tell some really
1:54.6	great stories about them. But more often than not, it's those small evidences of God
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