In Rosalind Welch and Adam Miller's new book, Seven Gospels, an addition to exploring

the gospel witnesses of Book of Mormon prophets like Abinadi and Alma, they also chose to

feature the witnesses of Mary and Abish.

The authors wrote that they expect you'll find the chapters dedicated to the humble testimonies

of these extraordinary women to be two of the most rewarding, inspiring, and Christ-centered

in the book.

Mary and Abish both prove the gospel rule that by small and simple things are great things

brought to pass.

On today's episode, we will talk about Mary and Abish, but we'll also talk about another

woman who proves that very same gospel rule.

In addition to Mary and Abish, we'll talk about how Kate Holbrook's passing reminded

us that one person's witness of Christ can make a tremendous impact.

No matter how well-known we may consider ourselves to be, we each have the ability to testify

of Christ in a powerful, earth-shaping way, leaving a legacy in our wake.

Rosalind Welch is a senior research fellow and associate director at the Niele Maxwell

Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University.

She holds a PhD in Early Modern English Literature from the University of California, San Diego.

Welch is an independent scholar working in Latter-day Saint Literature, Culture, and Theology.

She is also the host of the Maxwell Institute podcast.

She helped usher Kate Holbrook's both things are true through to publication and is a co-author

of the upcoming release Seven Gospels.

This is All-Lin, an LDS Living Podcast where we ask the question, what does it really

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