Confirmation Bias vs Spiritual Confirmation
Over the last several years, I have often thought about the concept of how spiritual confirmation can trigger confirmation bias and how confirmation bias can trigger the feeling of spiritual confirmation. Quick definitions: Spiritual confirmation is to receive a...
YSAs and Church History Questions
YSAs often have questions and potential concerns regarding the Church’s history. In this episode, two church historians discuss how YSA leaders can respond to questions about church history and what resources are available. At the Table is a new podcast series...
Ward Visions and Individual Covenants
Originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho, Cory Omanson served a mission in Santa Maria, Brazil, graduated with a degree in accounting from Idaho State University, and lived in Boise, Idaho before settling in Pocatello, Idaho working as the CFO of a local credit union. The...
Earning the Chance to Influence Your Quorum | An Interview with Gary Laney
Gary C. Laney is CEO of Success Masters, #1 bestselling author, former high-tech software executive, former co-Founder and CEO of Trustegrity, a startup investor, and a serial entrepreneur for 20 businesses. Gary has been recognized as a top presenter, motivating tens...
Smooth Sacrament Meeting Systems
I’m an efficiency nerd. I love tinkering with systems until they work like a well-oiled machine. Since many of you can relate, let’s have some fun and dissect the sacrament meeting system from a leadership point of view and see what ideas we can share. (I’m really...
YSAs and Mental Health
In this episode, licensed therapist Sheldon and YSA Xochitle discuss approaching mental health issues with YSAs. At the Table is a new podcast series produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or...
Striving to Manage Social Media Overload – Look Up!
Ryan Snarr grew up in Layton, UT. He is a life-long church meeting doodler. He fulfilled a calling as a full-time missionary in the Lima Perú South mission from 1997-1999, and later was called to serve as a musical missionary in the then Mormon Tabernacle Choir (now...
Linking Every Sacrament Meeting to Christ | An Interview with Thomas Griffith
Previously U.S. Senate legal counsel and general counsel of Brigham Young University, Judge Thomas B. Griffith was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by President George W. Bush. President Biden later appointed him to the President’s...
The Book of Mormon needs no help
As many of you know, I have recently developed a friendship with Jeff McCullough who produces Hello Saints on Youtube. In short, he is an evangelical pastor exploring everything he can about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he documents his journey...
Leaders Perspectives on Strengthening YSA
In this episode, a YSA stake presidency and a bishop discuss what they have seen work best with listening to and working with YSAs. At the Table is a new podcast series produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Listen and subscribe on Spotify,...
