Manti Te’o: Walks Through Gethsemane

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Manti Te’o was on top of the world when it came to football. In his senior season at Notre Dame, he was a Heisman trophy finalist who led the Fighting Irish to the national championship game. But off the football field, Manti was involved in an online relationship with someone he’d never met. It is now known as a famous catfishing scandal but at the time, Manti Te’o was just a college athlete who was trying to navigate a horrific experience in the public eye. On today’s episode, Manti discusses what he learned from the experience about the Savior’s love for us.

2:22- Testimony
5:32- Faith, Family, and Football
7:23- Leader Servants
10:22- Choosing Notre Dame
18:19- Culture Shock
23:10- Catfished But Not Alone
32:50- One Step Enough
36:55- The Love of a Parent
43:28- Forgiveness
49:43- To A Younger Manti
52:00- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“I’ve experienced what rock bottom feels like. I know what depression feels like. I know what it feels like to have those thoughts in your head of like, ‘Man, why am I even here?’ I’ve had those dark times and then I’ve built my way back up and I didn’t do it alone.” —Manti Te’o

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0:00.0	Have you heard of the Gospel Stream app?
0:03.0	Well, neither had I, but turns out there's an app that allows you to access every
0:07.6	uplifting video or live broadcast general conference, inspirational messages, and even your local church meetings where
0:14.7	available.
0:15.7	It's like the app I've always wanted and never knew existed.
0:19.2	Gospel Stream is the official video streaming app of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
0:25.2	and is available now for free in the Apple App Store, Google Play, Roku, or Amazon.
0:33.1	On today's episode, we will refer to a Netflix documentary titled Untold, The Girlfriend
0:38.7	who didn't exist.
0:40.7	Listeners should be advised that the documentary does contain coarse language and
0:44.6	viewer discretion is advised.
0:46.7	Mantayo was victim of one of the most well-known catfishing incident since the invention of the internet.
0:54.7	A Heisman finalist and consensus All-American football player, Mantiteo, had one of the most
1:00.4	decorated college football careers in NCAA history and yet his legacy was
1:06.1	shrouded for a decade by the story of Mantie's girlfriend who didn't exist.
1:11.6	In 2022 though, a Netflix documentary allowed Mantai and others
1:16.0	involved to tell the whole story. The man who as a young college football
1:20.6	player had become the laughing stock of the NCAA was able to clear
1:25.3	his name and share a story of hope and forgiveness which resulted in many within
1:30.3	sports media both apologizing and applauding Manti for the way he handled a horrific
1:36.4	situation.
1:37.4	While Manti speaks of his faith in the documentary, I wanted to dig deeper into the role his belief as a member of the
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