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The best thing I heard (What?), saw (Eye.), and read (Read.) during the past week, as well as the best idea (💡) I developed.

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• 57 – Sunday, January 12, 2025 – Considering revelation to be a commandment, staying in the boat, and prophets seeing around corners

• 56 – Sunday, January 5, 2025 – A four-part study approach for the Doctrine and Covenants, outlining a possible apostasy narrative, and interactions with my deceased ancestor

• 55 – Sunday, December 29, 2024 – ‘The most Christlike person I have ever met,’ ’10 things that I wanted out of myself in life,’ and ‘[being] so good they can’t ignore you’

• 54 – Sunday, December 22, 2024 – A different view of Moroni’s promise, the science behind popularity, and ‘[giving] my life away in order to find it’

• 53 – Sunday, December 15, 2024 – What most worries an Apostle, having hope in Christ when facing infertility, and determining what you would do if you retired tomorrow

• 52 – Sunday, December 8, 2024 – Picture the Spirit being right there, can work make you happy?, and an Apostle’s thoughts on being guided by the Spirit

• 51 – Sunday, December 1, 2024 – The verses most quoted by early Latter-day Saints, ending a 7-game losing streak, and ‘practicing dying as a way of life’

• 50 – Sunday, November 24, 2024 – Abiding by The Book of Mormon’s precepts, ‘feeling connected to more humans at work’, and doing the unexpected in each season of life

• 49 – Sunday, November 17, 2024 – ‘If my days tell a story, let it be of You only’, a Book of Mormon spreadsheet, and informational interviews

• 48 – Sunday, November 10, 2024 – Study the Atonement of Jesus Christ, elders quorum is not a class or a lesson, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embraces all truth

• 47 – Sunday, November 3, 2024 – God does impossible math, the game ain’t over until zeros hit the clock, and the three Nephites might have actually been Lamanites

• 46 – Sunday, October 27, 2024 – Zooming out to see that we are all children of God, gathering up the past and investing it in the future, and a scripture study toolbox

• 45 – Sunday, October 20, 2024 – Praying and asking for the help of our ancestors, putting God’s will above our own will, and ‘real listening is primarily a gift we offer ourselves’

• 44 – Sunday, October 13, 2024 – Staying awake during prayers, avoiding the arrogance of pride, and ‘one is infinitely better than zero’

• 43 – Sunday, October 6, 2024 – Consistent thoughts and feelings come from God, a flag football interception, and bringing general conference insights into our lives each day

• 42 – Sunday, September 29, 2024 – Reading The Book of Mormon backwards, football’s trying to sell you food, and lunch with President Russell M. Nelson

• 41 – Sunday, September 22, 2024 – Elder Kearon’s invitation at BYU, the world’s highest basketball shot, and designing a daily Holy Hour

• 40 – Sunday, September 15, 2024 – Do I trust someone more than prophets and apostles, a centenarian prophet, and the science of gossip

• 39 – Sunday, September 8, 2024 – Download the Book of Mormon app, more than 50% of Jesus’ miracles were interruptions, and teaching our children who is really in charge

• 38 – Sunday, September 1, 2024 – Dissenters coming back in mass, the war chapters are actually the covenant chapters, and why information overload is such a serious problem

• 37 – Sunday, August 25, 2024 – Experiment upon primary questions, we are the gospel message, and read ten pages of a good book every day

• 36 – Sunday, August 18, 2024 – Vulnerability in our relationships, Temple Sealings, and hungering for books

• 35 – Sunday, August 11, 2024 – A personal experience with three Church Presidents, an Apostle’s invitation to cite scripture, and ‘eternal beings living in a mortal world’

• 34 – Sunday, August 4, 2024 – A powerful definition of leadership, not using PowerPoint in lessons, and names are important

• 33 – Sunday, July 28, 2024 – A testimony pyramid, an Apostle’s invitation to memorize five scriptures, and family conversations about suicide

• 32 – Sunday, July 21, 2024 – How do ye know?, six weeks to live, and finding those who will carry us to Christ

• 31 – Sunday, July 14, 2024 – No poor among them, birthday candles, and what we mean when we say the Church is true

• 30 – Sunday, July 7, 2024 – Teach doctrine as a story, eight ‘ates’ for lasting relationships, and National Good Neighbor Day

• 29 – Sunday, June 30, 2024 – Presentism, You are a Diamond, and What’s in it for me?

• 28 – Sunday, June 23, 2024 – Being completely ready and faithful, hearing Him, and a different kind of leader

• 27 – Sunday, June 16, 2024 – The Spoken Word, a family book club, and thoughts on discipleship

• 26 – Sunday, June 9, 2024 – Ten questions for Mosiah 29 – Alma 4, shooting like Steph Curry, and God and the Spider

• 25 – Sunday, June 2, 2024 – Bless not impress, you know who was asking about you the other day?, and cultivating ideal team players

• 24 – Sunday, May 26, 2024 – Stand as a witness of suffering, create a summer with Jesus, and life is not a race

• 23 – Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Two types of miracles, experimenting upon President Nelson’s words, and offering enthusiastic support

• 22 – Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Teach with stories, furnace flame sensors, and Elon Musk’s disdain for psychological safety

• 21 – Sunday, May 5, 2024 – Providing in the Lord’s way, one protestant’s favorable impression of general conference, and rays of light

• 20 – Sunday, April 28, 2024 – President Oaks’ growth in the Philippines, cleaning and scrubbing can wait ’til tomorrow, and forming a General Conference Club

• 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024 – Being great every day, wearing temple garments, and helping children feel Heavenly Father’s love

• 18 – Sunday, April 14, 2024 – President Holland at conference, eat more protein, and share joy

• 17 – Sunday, April 7, 2024 – No one prays for Gordon like Tommy, Hosanna!, and we love to debate minutiae

• 16 – Sunday, March 31, 2024 – The funniest Apostle, Cooper and Fallon can’t stop laughing, and six degrees of separation

• 15 – Sunday, March 24, 2024 – Finding out the character of God, the 2024 Worldwide Relief Society Devotional, and the final 11 ‘Book of Mormon Videos’

• 14 – Sunday, March 17, 2024 – I know that my Redeemer lived, the most glorious message that man ever heard, and two things to prepare for general conference

• 13 – Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Listening to the prophet each morning, making connections to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and leaving bitterness and hatred behind

• 12 – Sunday, March 3, 2024 – People feeders, speed and time are modern concepts, and the 5 Second Rule

• 11 – Sunday, February 25, 2024 – Monopoly, the breath of life, and General Conference Applied season 3 preview

• 10 – Sunday, February 18, 2024 – Voices in the Book of Mormon, trust, and 5-10 daily minutes of stillness

• 9 – Sunday, February 11, 2024 – The Hero of Ages, crooked trees, and fear is good

• 8 – Sunday, February 4, 2024 – Standing room only, Laman and Nephi, and the temple is a lighthouse

• 7 – Sunday, January 28, 2024 – An apostle’s invitation at BYU, swimming in January, and becoming like Jesus Christ

• 6 – Sunday, January 21, 2024 – Stellar defense, the Prophet’s invitation to children, and ‘What’s wrong with now?’

• 5 – Sunday, January 14, 2024 – Traveling in the wilderness, finding the Savior in the dark, and tender mercies

• 4 – Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Your success as a parent, a meditating quarterback, and giving the Lord equal time

• 3 – Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Picking a family word, true contrarians, and always having a question in mind

• 2 – Sunday, December 24, 2023 – Writing your testimony, remembering everything, and 1-page reports

• 1 – Sunday, December 17, 2023 – God’s compassion, the newest Apostle, and “Humble Supper”