Tyler Johnson: Belief—A Wager Worth Making

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

As a former Young Single Adult ward bishop and institute teacher, Tyler Johnson has worked with many young adults who have questions and concerns regarding their faith and/or their belief in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has observed that many of these concerns stem not from rebellious desires but rather from a place of integrity and that often where there is a question, there is often an underlying emotion. On today’s episode, Tyler shares his insights into how to approach seasons of life “when church is hard” and how to help others in those seasons.

1:24- The Questions at the Base of the Iceberg
6:19- A Generation Seeking to Have High Integrity
12:52- Addressing Emotion Before Cognitive Gaps
18:40- Doubt: Good or Bad?
25:23- Wagering Everything on a Belief that the Gospel is True
33:43- People Not Statistics
41:50- Mary Magdalene
50:41- Certainty is Not the Point
57:42- What Does It Mean to Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“To some degree, we have to choose to commit and then make the thing to which we commit beautiful and true by virtue of the way that we are committed to it.”

Links:
“When Church is Hard”- https://www.deseretbook.com/product/6020541.html

President Ballard talk mentioned: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org › ...By Study and by Faith - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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0:59.6	In his new book, When Church is hard, Tyler Johnson writes,
1:03.6	Faith is the combination of grace, personal tenacity,
1:07.3	and commitment that allows us to continue living
1:10.1	as though the gospel is true even when we remain unsure.
1:13.7	It does not always allow us to make the right decision, but it allows us to keep trying
1:19.0	even when we falter."
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