Latter-day Saint musician Wayne Burton on sharing talents to lift and testify of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ

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🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The New Testament’s parable of the talents teaches us that God gives us everything we need to accomplish the work He has asked us to do, including the special skills and talents to grow and share our testimony with others. This episode of the Church News podcast features a member musician of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dr. Wayne Burton. The podcast also includes a small sampling of his music. The medical doctor has chosen to grow his musical talents by writing and producing Latter-day Saint music as part of his discipleship.

Selections of Wayne Burton’s music are played within this podcast as follows:

“A Light to the World,” written by Wayne Burton and Tyler Castleton, performed by Claire Quigley on the album “Hear Him - By the Voice of My Servants, Vol. 2.”
“In Heaven's Light,” written and performed by Wayne Burton. Currently released on YouTube and to be featured on an upcoming album.
“All I Need To Know,” written by Wayne Burton and Tyler Castleton. Performed by Wayne Burton on the album “All I Need To Know.”
“God of All,” written by Wayne Burton, performed by Hanna Eyre, and to be featured on an upcoming album.
“For Me,” written by Wayne Burton and Tyler Castleton, performed by Hanna Eyre, and featured on the album, “Hear Him - By the Voice of My Servants, Vol. 2.”

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.
0:46.9	The Parable of the Talents found in Matthew 25 teaches us that God gives us everything we need
0:52.5	to accomplish the work he has asked us to do.
0:55.3	This episode of the Church News podcast features Wayne Burton, born and raised in Alberta, Canada,
1:00.6	and a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wayne began pursuing
1:06.1	musical interests early in his life. Today, he shares his musical talent and other talents as part of his
1:13.1	discipleship. Wayne, welcome to the Church News podcast. Thank you. Glad to be with you.
1:18.9	Why don't we start today and have you just tell us a little bit about yourself. Certainly, we want to
1:24.1	take this opportunity to talk about talents and how we each find the path
1:29.5	in life the Lord has set out for us and how we share our discipleship. Well, as you mentioned,
1:36.0	talents are so important. And I started developing my musical abilities early in life. My mom said
1:42.8	I was picking out melodies when I was three, and so it started
1:46.1	early, but I really felt like I had something inside that I needed to share when I was a young
1:51.8	teenager. And I grew up in southern Alberta, Canada, and just really started pursuing songwriting,
1:58.2	and along with that singing early in my life.
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