Finnish member Mia Kemppaala on the power of personal revelation

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🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On Nov. 13, 2022, President Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, addressed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Finland during a special member meeting. President Holland promised Finnish Latter-day Saints that the prayers of the righteous will prevail. This episode of the Church News podcast features Finnish Latter-day Saint Mia Kemppaala, who also spoke during the meeting. She joins the podcast to discuss what it is like to be a member of the global Church, and what her calling as a ward translator has taught her about the principles of personal revelation.

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and executive editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	And I've also learned that I am never alone because I know that I have always by my side someone who knows everything, someone who can tailor answers to my personal circumstances.
0:27.6	They are not some generic answers, but they are actually answers to my own personal life.
0:33.6	It is not just me, but I have Heavenly Father, I have Jesus Christ and I have the Holy Ghost.
0:41.3	And when I'm trusting the Lord, when I'm taking the little steps, even though they make no sense in my head,
0:49.3	I am safely walking to the direction that the Lord wants me to walk.
0:57.0	This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church News podcast.
1:05.0	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:15.6	On November 13, 2022, President Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
1:21.6	addressed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Finland during a special member meeting.
1:28.6	Elder Holland promised Finnish Latter-day Saints that the prayers of the righteous will prevail.
1:34.8	This episode of the Church News podcast features Finnish Latter-day Saint, Mia Kampala, who was at that meeting.
1:42.6	She joins the podcast to discuss what it is like to be a member of
1:46.2	the global church and what her calling as a ward translator has taught her about the principles of
1:51.8	personal revelation. Mia, thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you. It's my pleasure
1:58.0	to be here. It's a little bit of a nervous thing. It's a new thing for me, but I'm trusting we will have the companionship of the spirit to guide us through this.
2:10.1	Well, I have every reason to believe that this is going to be a really glorious conversation.
2:16.3	President Holland visited Finland from November 10th to
2:19.5	November 13th in 2022. And his trip to Finland was the conclusion of a 10-day three-nation
2:26.4	European ministry assignment that also included meetings in Germany and Sweden. And I have to confess to the audience that we met in that meeting
2:37.8	because President Holland invited a few people in the congregation that evening to share their
2:42.8	testimonies. And we did not know that was coming. And I was asked to share a testimony, as was
2:48.3	Mia. But I was so nervous and so flustered by that invitation that I jumped in front of her in line.
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