Melissa Wade Singh Inouye, our longtime associate at the Maxwell Institute, died on April 23, 2024.

We joined with many in mourning her loss and celebrating the remarkable legacy she left in the form of books, articles, and lots and lots of podcasts and videos.

Melissa was a gifted speaker, warm, funny, faithful, and so smart,

and we wanted to re-release some of the Maxwell Institute interviews and lectures she delivered

over the years.

In this 2023 interview on her book, Sacred Struggle, Finding Christ on the Path of Most

Resistance, Melissa and I talked about the ways that our collective struggles to build Zion

can help us grow toward our divine potential. I especially loved her insight that over the course of history, many people have had visions

and seen angels. What's remarkable about our faith tradition is not only its supernatural origins,

but the fact that our church has held together over generations. We've somehow figured out how to get along well enough to survive and grow,

and that is remarkable. Melissa attributes this strength to our doctrine of Zion, and she invites

us to update our idea of service to include listening carefully to our brothers and sisters who may be different

from us. I hope you enjoyed this interview with our beloved friend, the one-of-a-kind, Melissa

in a way.

Hello, and welcome to the Maxwell Institute podcast, where we seek out faith illuminating scholarship.

I'm Rosalind Welch, Associate Director at the Institute.

This season, we're exploring the questions we should be asking.

Thanks for joining us.

The year

2023 has brought devastating fires in Hawaii, Chile, and Canada. Speaking of

these tragedies, Elder Quentin L. Cook recently observed that life has never been easy

for followers of Jesus Christ, nor was it easy for the Savior to faithfully

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