Spiritual Arson: Recent Episodes
Spiritual Arson
It's time for Adam and Tanner to take a break, reassess, and then come back with a show that's better than ever.
In this episode Adam and Tanner bring on Todd Michael - a man who's in the midst of a massive leap of faith.
Todd tells his story about quitting his job and moving across the country without any safety net other than his faith in the fact that this was revealed to him that he needed to make it happen.
He talks about how - while the details may be unique - we're all going to have to commit to our faith and take the risks the Lord wants of us.
Adam and Tanner are both huge proponents of action and have advocating that since the first episode of the show.
However, there are times the Lord wants us to wait and rely on Him, instead of always needing to work through our own trials and problems.
They discuss this principle, their own limitations with it, why it's so difficult, and much more in this week's episode.
In this episode, Adam talks Tanner into revisiting the culture conversation.
They break down the differences between proactive and reactive culture, getting though the "cringe" phase, who it is we're trying to affect with our culture, funding through patrons rather than purchases, and what to do about various barriers of entry.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner go through their takeaways from President Nelson's address to the youth in May of 2022.
They talk through the primary and auxiliary identities we're supposed to have, how to differentiate ourselves as individuals while still being primarily children of God.
They also work through the genius in making every identity gender and sexuality based and why it's been so effective in detaching us from God and each other.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner work throught the relationship between optimisim and honesty. They talk about the murmuring of the Israelites and Laman and Lemuel, along with how easy it is to over correct and have a facade of everything being awesome all the time.
They talk through how the Atonement is the solution to both of these and that real growth comes from doing the right things, for the right reasons, with Christ making up the deficits.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about the new show "Under the Banner of Heaven," why it's not worth paying attention to, and what it brings to light in regards to Mormonism vs the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
They move on to talk about why we, as members, have a different perspective on cultural events around us.
They finish by discussing the merits of perfecting an offering before sacrificing it to the Lord, rather than always expecting Him to work with us through our consecration.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner continue their discussion on favorite talks from the April 2022 General Conference. They talk about Elder Kearon's talk and how important it is to both believe and understand how applicable the Atonement is, how both God and Satan will take different approaches to blame and responsibility, and why a better understanding can lead to compassion without compromise.
In this week's episode, Adam and Tanner talk about their biggest takeaways from the most recent session of General Conference.
They discuss proving contraries, focusing on the Tree of Life instead of the Great and Spacious Building, expanding how they interact with people online, and more.
Over the last few years, Adam and Tanner have noticed a particular venom and disdain for things like traditional family values that come from one corner of the internet - those obsessed with professional and collegiate sports.
Not all venom comes from the sportsbros and not all sportsbros have disdain for the doctrines of the Church, but there is enough of a correlation between the two that it was worthing dissecting.
This week's episode was all about that and Adam and Tanner talked about tribalism, consumption vs participation, correlaries with pornography, and a whole lot more.
In this week's episode, Adam and Tanner talk about how much we actually need to understand the uniqueness of someone's trials to be able to commiserate with the severity of their pain.
They talk about how that relates to the human condition today, comparing ourselves to the "better" men of the past, and why Satan is so good and using this particular sticking point to drive us further apart.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about the difference between true forgiveness and the self-soothing approach many of us tend to take.
They discuss whether agreeableness is essential to forgiveness, how the forgiveness process mirrors the repentance process, and how forgiveness can be the catalyst for the best and fullest relationship with the atonement.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk through the idea that God inflicts bad things upon us when He's displeased.
Is this true? What is the source of bad or chaos? When and why does God allow this to happen? And how are we supposed to respond to it?
They talk through both wrestling with and finding God in the wilderness (as Jacob) did and why that is so crucial to a healthy relationship with Him.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about the First Presidency's response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, why so many people are so angry about it, and why it was exactly the response it was supposed to be.
They talk about using nuance to either deepen your commitment to the Lord or to further justify yourself, how prophets see things through a spiritual lens, and more.
In this week's episode, Adam and Tanner try to work through the proper way to handle apostasy - both what we see in person and online. They break down the different reasons and motivations for why we respond the way we do, admit to quite a few of their own errors in judgment and judging, and try to come up with an alternative solution that isn't milquetoast but also isn't so difficult to latch onto.
In today's episode, Adam and Tanner talk through the fallout with Brother Wilcox, cancel culture, kindness vs bullying, and how it all relates to being robust instead of fragile.
They talk how true anti-fragility can only be found through faith in Christ and a willingness to submit to the Lord.
From time to time, Adam and Tanner are unable to get together and record a new episode for the week - which provides the perfect opportunity to go back through previous episodes and either discover them for the first time or glean some new insights as you've hopefully grown spiritually since the last time you listened.
To that end, this week's episode is an encore presentation of episode #11- You're Suffering Wrong.
In this epidote, Adam and Tanner take a look at some of the controversial issues that arise in Moses 7 - including how God has used racial divisions in the past and no longer does so today.
They take a look at false versions of Zion and what happens when people try to recreate the fruits of the Spirit without first establishing the necessary roots.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about the pitfalls of outright banning your kids from social media, along with other potential solutions to help them navigate that world.
Adam breaks down the relationships between different types of electronic entertainment and mental health issues like depression and anxiety, and Tanner draws socialization correlations from their homeschooling experience.
Like many previous episodes this is one that finishes with more questions than answers.
How is your worship? What makes it different from other aspects of your relationship with God? Is it intentional?
In this episode, Adam and Tanner walk through the limitations of only seeing God as the CEO of the universe and an intimate, loving father. They struggle with trying to define what worship is and how it should be done better and end up coming up with both a worship and anti-worship approach to the ceremonies and rituals we participate in as members of the Church of Jesus Christ.
What's your favorite Come Follow Me podcast? We don't care. At least, we don't care if you're just relying on them to do all the heavy lifting for you instead of learning to receive revelation for yourself.
In this week's episode Adam and Tanner talk about outsourcing our spiritual development, how the Saints practice tolerance, why revelation is so important, and how to ask the right kind of questions that lead to revelation and personal insights.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk through the importance of embracing some of the more difficult and unique teachings in Come Follow Me this week.
They hit on how God can make things both literal and metaphorical, the danger in limiting God to man's own understanding (both past and present), and how so many of our limitations are rooted in our own fear and pride.
Adam and Tanner also spend some time talking about goals and resolutions and the people who love to hate on those for using the new year as a time to start new habits. They discuss motivation vs discipline, the inertia of self development, and how we can all establish new, better baselines.
In the final episode of 2021, Adam and Tanner walk through the plain, precious, and simple truths of the Gospel, the dangers of overemphasizing an intellectual or nuanced approach, why the basics are so important, and the value of letting your kids beat each other up with wooden shields.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about the milquetoast approach too many podcasters, academics, and even sunday school teachers took in teaching the Family Proclamation this year.
They go into how our own morals have been weaponized against us, the new update on the Church's handbook that talks about online bullying, the importance of not ceding definitions of words, and just how crucial the family is.
Then they finish off by talking about what they would have loved to see or discuss in an ideal lesson on the Family Proclamation and Adam had some killer insights into how we can approach this important revelation.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about how we as Latter-day Saints are in a unique position to respond to changes in the economy like inflation, information, culture, and more.
They talk about feeling the cost of living increase, how Tanner started to work for himself, and what it means to truly be self reliant.
Is anger a sin?
Is it the result of sin? The cause of sin? Is the problem in feeling the emotion or the action we take after doing so? Can we change what we feel? The scriptures talk about God's anger, is it an emotion like what we experience or something entirely different? If we do feel it, what should we do about it?
What have prophets taught us about anger? What examples do we see in Moses, Captain Moroni, Joseph Smith, and even Christ?
We cover all of this and more on this week's episode.
Does your Sunday School class talk about seer stones, shaking hands with angels, Kolob and its proximity to God, or any of the other uniquely awesome things we believe in as Latter-day Saints?
Do you? If not, why not?
In this episode Adam and Tanner talking about leaning into the unique and even esoteric aspects of who we are and what we believe rather than simply avoiding those topics because they're outside of what the rest of Christianity is comfortable with.
They take that same idea and apply it to the right attitude with which we should be approaching our study of the Old Testament next year.
This episode is about all things modesty - the difference in standards and expectations between men and women, how modesty changes depending on circumstances and culture, the equally displeasing reverse of immodesty, and a whole lot more.
Much of this episode is rooted in Tanner's background and experience in teaching men how to think properly about clothes. He and Adam also dive into when you should dress in a way that draws attention to yourself, what "costly apparel" means, and why God cares about how we dress.
What do you do? Adam and Tanner don't know. But, if you haven't had someone in your family or a close friend leave yet, you will.
All too often the focus is on those who make the decision to go - the room that they need and the grace they should be extended. This is true. They are children of God and deserve his love. And those who stay also need space to process the pain, anger, and even a sense of betrayal that can come from big changes like this.
There are no easy, cut-and-paste answers here. And that doesn't mean it should be treated with kids gloves or not discussed at all.
In this episode Tanner walks Adam through his six-year association with the 21 Convention and how he's watched it transform from a pick-up conference to a group of men who are honestly seeking spiritual truth.
They also discuss God's interest in not just our belief or our actions, but in our actual becoming, what's required to seek good learning outside of just the scriptures, and a whole lot more.
Adam and the other Saints in Oklahoma and Kansas were blessed to have a visit from Elder and Sister Uchtdorf along with President and Sister Nelson. And Adam gives a breakdown of his favorite points from their talks including topics like humanizing villains, receiving personal revelation, becoming more childlike in our faith, and more.
We're a week out from general conference and, in this episode, Adam and Tanner walk through their favorite talks, the biggest themes and tones from the weekend, and even some talks they (Tanner) struggled with - along with breaking down how to be more spiritually disciplined and proactive.
Like members of many other different churches and faith, latter-day Saints often have an unhealthy relationship with sexuality. We tend to either fall on the side of treating sex like a necessary evil (or at least teaching our kids that's what it is) or we're as overly focused on the hedonistic aspect of it as many of the rest of the world.
While this is certainly not true for all Saints, it is for many. And in this week's episode, Adam and Tanner try to both understand and explain what healthy, Godly sexuality is.
If you haven't already, at some point in your life you will deal with a fallible church leader.
It may be as simple as a personality difference or as extreme as an outright apostate who's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
In this episode, Adam walks us through his experiences with a difficult bishop, what he learned, and how this experience actually deepened his testimony.
We all know how ridiculous it sounds to completely ignore a person's failings because they're attractive or wealthy, so why are we so prone to do just that when a person is charismatic, nice, or polite?
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about these forms of Godliness and what happens when they lack depth, along with knowing and worshipping God for who He actually is - not just the image of Him we've created for ourselves.
In this week's episode Adam ask a couple very sincere questions
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Why should we make plans if those plans are often frustrated by life or even the Lord?
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Why do we try to assign reasons and steps to promptings when often those we do assign turn out to be false?
Both of which are questions Adam and Tanner didn't feel like they had any particular answer to. So, in what is typically their favorite approach to take on the show, they started to try find answers together.
In this week's episode Adam and Tanner discuss Elder Holland's talk to the BYU administration and their response. They walk through the larger implications of how the reactions have been, and potential pitfalls of writing it all off too easily.
In this week's episode Adam and Tanner interview Dr Bennet aka Kevin Dolan who was recently fired from his job for his association with #DezNat all as part of the latest attempt of former members to give the Church a black eye.
During the conversation the three talk about how the Lord has blessed Bennet during this transition, what he's doing now, and how other Latter-day Saints can learn and prepare for when they'll be forced to choose between Zion and Babylon.
With the First Presidency releasing a statement this week urging members to get vaccinated and resume wearing masks at church meetings, there have been a lot of member wrestling with the idea of prophetic counsel and how to respond to it this week.
And Adam and Tanner are no exception. In this episode they talk through their initial responses to the statement, how they've wrestled with it, and what their plans are moving forward.
While there are many people in the world who are legitimately struggling with real trials, and the Gospel is obviously the only real solution to what those pains and heartaches are, how do you fit in the Church if your life is great?
So much of both the official and unofficial messaging we see and hear in social media, talks, manuals, and Gospel discussions has to do with getting you through a major crisis or struggle. So what should our relationship with the Church and the Gospel be if you currently don't have any major struggles, are happy and thriving, and still want to get closer to the Savior.
Adam and Tanner have more questions than answers this week, but believe they are questions worth asking.
If you've been listening for a while, you know that Adam and Tanner are no fans of the elevation of niceness above all other virtues.
It's a horse that's been beaten dead by them repeatedly and in today's episode they go into their theories on why it happened and how to effectively combat it.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk through an excellent Substack article written by extradeadjcb in which he outlines how the growth and contraction of the Church is something that's happened multiple times and will happen in the future.
How can we make sure we're not part of those who can't handle the pressure that will be put on us? How do we not resent those who already can't handle the pressure we're currently facing? How do we learn to rely more on the Lord?
In this episode, Adam and Tanner wrestle with the mainstream interpretations of what Celestial Glory will look like, who will be there, and what it will consist of - along with trying to better understand the inherent mercy in both Telestial and Terrestrial assignments.
Like many other episodes, about halfway through both realize something they've been doing something wrong for years and feel called to repent and do better.
After taking a week off, Adam and Tanner are back at it to talk about the how and why to avoid going to extremes in emergency preparedness, food storage, and other end-of-days concerns.
They also explore Adam's understanding of ways we can better live the Law of Consecration now and why it's so crucial to start doing so.
In this week's episode Adam and Tanner talk about the anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, what he put on the line, and what we can be sacrificing.
They take it further with a discussion on how to takes risk and stand up for our beliefs proactively instead of reactively and why ultimately this is God's approach.
We've all heard the jokes
"My wife is dragging me to the celestial kingdom on her apron strings"
"I'm basically just the oldest child in the family and my wife is the only parent"
Or the more sincere but pernicious lies
"Women are more spiritual than men"
"Men need to the priesthood to be on the same level as women"
It's all garbage and you create weak, passive, incompetent men, husbands, fathers, and priesthood holders by perpetuating these lies.
This is exactly what you think it is.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about porn, how to overcome it, the difference between it and healthy sexuality, and why it's so cringe.
Happiness isn't what we think it is and it certainly isn't our default emotional state. In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk through what happiness really is and why it can only come through love of God and obedience to His commandments.
In this episode Adam walks us through his recent trip trough a few Church historical sites - including Nauvoo - and breaks down why visiting these locations is so powerful.
He and Tanner also talk about the reality of spiritual power in symbols and rituals and how Satan is still using his own perverted versions of this power to capture the hearts and minds of men today - even if we may not realize it's happening.
Adam and Tanner recognize that there's a little too much Utah hate on the show. And yes, there are problems that are unique to this part of the world but there are also some great blessings and benefits.
In addition to the discussion on Utah culture Adam and Tanner talk about modeling fatherhood, condemnation for poverty, and more.
With more than half of the adult members of the Church being single, and after hearing plenty of laments from both women and men about the dire circumstances of dating in 2021, Adam and Tanner wanted to tackle the biggest pitfalls in modern dating and what can be done to both find and become the right spouse.
One of the things Adam and Tanner encounter frequently online is the number of people who respect what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has done in creating tight-knit communities, industrious people, and high levels of trust.
Many of them want to live amongst us or even try to reverse engineer what we've created but they can't ever get behind our actual beliefs.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about how crucial it is to actually have a testimony of the restored Gospel and how none of the benefits we experience as a people are possible without that requisite faith.
Culture needs to cover everything from the most simple and approachable aspects to the elements that are lofty and aspirational.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about what the culture of the Church looks like from a low and high perspective, along with ideas on how to fill in the missing gaps.
This week Hank Smith, a professor of religion at BYU and creator of "Thou Shalt Be Nice" came under fire for defending Joseph Smith on Twitter. Hank is one of the safest, most innocuous public faces of the Church and if he started to get pressure for his conviction, you better believe it's coming your way too.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about why this pressure happens, what principles can be understood from it, and how to prepare yourself for when cancel culture forces you to choose a side.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk with a Latter-day Saint influencer named Kwaku bout why he's so vocal about defending the Church online, how its affected his testimony and relationship with Christ, what it's like to take fire from all sides, and what he believes building Zion looks like.
In this episode Adam and Tanner walk through their favorite talks and biggest takeaways after listening to the April 2021 session of general conference.
In this episode Adam and Tanner walk through what their plans are to make both Easter and General Conference a more immersive, meaningful, and spiritually-fulfilling time.
They discuss family traditions, sacrifices, old holidays and new.
In our efforts to provide space for the legitimate exceptions to the rule, we've become a culture that has lost sight of the ideal - and that's a problem.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about focusing on the ideal, the blessings of having lots of children, excellence vs adequacy, and more.
We've been told that the wheat will be sifted from the tares and it's important to remember that the sifting doesn't only happen in one direction - there can be apostasy due to progressivism and there can be apostasy due to fundamentalism.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner discuss the recently announced changes to the Salt Lake and Manti temples, hearing the Spirit in the hyberbole of the World, cultural erasure and building, and more.
In this week's episode, Adam lays out his understanding of agency - how it applies to parenting, how we can better utilize it ourselves, and how it helps us further understand the Lord.
He and Tanner also talk through resilience, leadership, optics, and - as always - about a dozen other little tangents.
Serving is a mission is both a commandment and a blessing, and it's also challenging, difficult, and often very miserable.
In this episode, Tanner and Adam share insights, cringe-worthy experiences, and perspectives on being in the service of the Lord full time.
What sacrifices have you made for the Lord? What persecution have you endured? What are you willing to endure?
In today's episode, Adam and Tanner welcome guest Gary Miller, host of The Narrow Gate podcast and a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Before joining, Gary was a Baptist preacher with a fire in his belly and a sincere desire to find and follow his Savior - which led him to discovering the Book of Mormon and ultimately abandoning his identity to be baptized into the Restored Church. Gary has taken his fair share of hits and persecution for this decision and offers a ton of insight on how to handle it with dignity.
Have you ever been reading a book or a paper and, a few paragraphs or even a few pages later, find out you have no idea what you've actually read?
Your brain has gone through the motions of recognizing the letters, words, and sentence structures, but the meanings they were supposed to convey have been totally lost on you?
How often are you religious experiences - especially those related to ritual and ceremony - exactly like that? How often do you go through the motions but not get the intended meaning or totally get lost in the ritual the way you get lost in a great book?
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about the problem of Ritual Comprehension and how to increase it.
In this episode Adam and Tanner bring their wives along to answer listener questions, talk about their perspectives, and share their insights on femininity, family, and the Gospel.
While the first three episodes in this series have had some insights and ideas about what it means to be a Man of God, today's episode is more about questions than answers.
Why do men hate going to church? How can we get engage each other in a more meaningful way? Where do pride, shame, self-sufficiency, and affluence all factor in to this? Can this generation of men be re-engaged or do we have to start with the up-and-coming generation to make it work.
Adam and Tanner have very few answers but the questions are worth asking.
You've been told your whole life you live in a man's world and, while the top tier decision makers in government and business may be mostly men, the average man lives in a world created, curated by, and intended for women.
Oh, and it's your fault that you do because you haven't created the masculine space, time, and presence you need to make your own one of men.
In this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about why this isn't what Christ wants from us, their ideas on why and how it happened, and how to start to combat the problem.
While the first episode of this series focused on the creation of order from chaos, this episode is all about the righteous use of violence, man's relationship with fear, and how to help our boys train their physicality.
While the Gospel is applicable to men of all shape and character, is there a type of masculinity that is particularly Godly? Does the Church foster that? What is the responsibility for raising boys to men who are both good and good at being men?
Adam and Tanner take these and other questions head on in the beginning of their series on Godly masculinity.
In this episode Adam walks Tanner (and the rest of us) through the four different temperament types, how they relate to religion, and why it's important to understand each one.
This is something Adam has been developing for nearly two decades and will be the topic of his upcoming book.
From priestcraft to Klan rallies, Adam and Tanner cover it all in today's episode.
Who would Christ dine with? How much is our perception of sin and the nature of Man impacted by the culture around us? Why blame the Church when your parents screwed up? Is making money the only sign of priestcraft? Can a desire for one's ego and the building of Zion exist simultaneously? And many, many more questions.
This week Adam and Tanner took questions from you covering everything from signs of the Second Coming to how to make progress once you're no longer struggling with major sins.
One of the false dilemmas many of us experience in the Church is that you're either easily, cheerfully, and quickly on board with every piece of prophetic counsel or you're trying to justify your sins and are finding a way out of the fold.
The reality is a little stickier than that. God always has and always will give us expectations that challenge and stretch us and, in this episode, Adam and Tanner talk about how they attempt to handle their own struggles with prophetic counsel.
"There is not a single problem that therapy solves that a proper application of the atonement does not more efficiently and effectively address."
If that statement makes you angry you need to read it again, change your understanding of therapy, or change your understanding of the Atonement.
Therapy is and can be a wonderful thing - when done correctly. But, when done wrong, it can crush your soul.
There are no virtues the adversary doesn't want to subvert or obliterate - and gratitude is certainly up for grabs.
The prophet was inspired to give us the #givethanks challenge this week and the blessings were both quick and obvious.
That said, there were those who outright resented the expressions of gratitude and it's important to not let them convince us that giving God our thanks is a hurtful act.
Today Adam and Tanner bring in guest Leiland Tanner, the musician who worked with Adam to create the intro music for the podcast.
Leiland is a ball of spiritual energy and someone who brings a lot to the table that most saints - including Adam and Tanner - don't even think about it.
He's an expert on godly symbolism and its power and we go deep on how it applies from something as basic as how our food is presented to what our mindset should be when we participate in the temple endowment.
Look around your home. What do you have hanging on the walls? What kind of media do you consume? What about the clothes you wear or the music you listen to?
How much of this inspires you to be better - to be more Godly? Or how much of it just hits your emotional buttons and makes you feel something but doesn't lead to any action?
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about the difference between the art of Babylon and that of God and how we, as a people, should be more intentional and proactive about surrounding ourselves with Godly beauty, symbolism, and art.
It should be in our music, our clothing, our architecture, our paintings, and our entertainment. And, if you can't create it yourself, you should be rewarding the artists who do by paying them for their work.
Yes it's the week after the 2020 US election but Adam and Tanner wanted to focus on other things.
In this episode they dive into miracles following the faithful, being proactive, rather than reactive when it comes to becoming more righteous, the power of taking spiritual chances, and once again reveal things about themselves that show they're fallible and struggling as much as everyone else.
This week's fire: Follow any good thing that may even feel like it's a prompting. Don't overanalyze it, just do it and see how the blessings come.
Put yourself in Mormon's position - you're all alone in a world of absolute wickedness. The atrocities you're seeing are beyond description and you no longer believe your people can be saved.
They don't even want to be.
They'd rather double down on their sins - even when doing so means the women and children are sacrificed to false gods.
Mormon's suffering must have been immense and he allowed it to transform him, bring him closer to God, and secure his salvation.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about our modern versions of suffering and our tendency to run away from, rather than be transformed by it.
Adam and Tanner address the idea of "ethnic Mormons," what it really meant when there were no manner of -ites after Christ's visit to the Americas, and how that concept has been abused within the 21st century to create a false unity.
In this episode Adam and Tanner talk about tragedy, heartache, and how to experience grief and allow it to transform us, rather than resisting or avoiding it.
They also take a deep dive into the importance of allowing your faith to inform your politics and philosophies, rather than having it be the other way around.
Adam starts off today's episode with a story about waking up at 3:00 AM to someone banging on his door and what happened.
From there, he and Tanner discuss physical, spiritual, and social preparation, building communities of trust and support, and how our niceness has been weaponized against us by the enemy.
Weekly Fire: Start engaging in more social risk to build up those callouses. Whatever your comfort zone is, extend a little beyond that and embrace the fact that some people will not like you for doing so.
Adam and Tanner talk through their biggest takeaways, warnings, and challenges from the latest session of General Conference.
After taking a week off (reason explained in the show) Adam and Tanner are back at it.
In this episode they talk about doing the right things for the right reasons, false prophets, wanting to be a peculiar people again, and a whole lot more.
In a completely unplanned focus on different definitions, Adam and Tanner discuss cowardly fear vs a respectable fear of God, moral repentance vs daily self development, charity and being charitable, and - as always - a whole host of other topics in which they realize how they can and should be better.
After doing their best (and failing) to avoid the controversy of home-schooling and masks, Adam and Tanner dive into the importance of gaining a deeper understanding the meanings and purposes of rituals and organizations within the Church, along with the importance of experiencing pain in a sacred space and how it's crucial for Godly growth.
Adam and Tanner relate stories of willing (and not-so-willing) service, talk about the pride cycle, and overall make Tanner look like a selfish, sinful jerk.
You'll love it.
Adam and Tanner talk about their takeaways from Helaman 1-6: The pride cycle, Pahoran's kids, overcoming status, the fallibility of Church leaders, the power of stigma, and a dozen other topics.
The first episode of a new podcast in which Tanner Guzy and Adam Ebberts explore what it means to be an unapologetic member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In this episode they talk about the power of action over planning, their history on Twitter and with #DezNat, following Captain Moroni's example of righteous anger, and a whole lot more.