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🗓️ 5 September 2023
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President Russell M. Nelson has spoken repeatedly about forgiveness — pleading with Latter-day Saints to end personal conflicts, free themselves from a grudge they may be harboring and forgive someone who has wronged them. “There is nothing easy about forgiving those who have disappointed us, hurt us, cheated us or spread false rumors about us,” President Nelson said. “However, not forgiving others is poison for us. Grudges weigh us down. Angry disagreements separate us. Animosity and hatred can divide families. “And yet, the Savior’s counsel is clear: ‘If ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you’” (Matthew 6:14). While forgiveness is important spiritually, a growing body of research shows how forgiveness also affects mental and physical health. Dr. Loren Toussaint is a professor of psychology at Luther College, the chair of the Discover Forgiveness Advisory Council for the Templeton World Charity Foundation and president of The Forgiveness Foundation. He joins this episode of the Church News podcast to discuss the benefits of forgiveness.
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 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 | forgiveness just touches us in ways that I don't think we've even begun to fully capture. |
0:15.0 | There are so many positives. |
0:18.0 | We've talked about mental and physical health, the improvements in quality of life, |
0:23.6 | the ability to help reduce the weight of trauma, and it certainly isn't the only reason to do it. |
0:31.7 | And being a Christian myself, you know, there's many reasons to want to forgive, but my belief is that our great |
0:39.5 | creator provided these mechanisms that help us do better. And so that's my hope and prayer |
0:46.3 | for everyone, is that they consider forgiveness, they value it, and they experience the true benefits of forgiveness. |
1:03.0 | I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News. Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
1:08.1 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and |
1:11.5 | events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
1:19.9 | In recent months, President Russell M. Nelson, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of |
1:24.9 | Latter-day Saints, has spoken repeatedly about forgiveness, pleading with Latter-day Saints has spoken repeatedly about forgiveness, pleading |
1:29.2 | with Latter-day Saints to end personal conflict, free themselves from a grudge they may be harboring, |
1:35.1 | and forgive someone who has wronged them. Quote, there is nothing easy about forgiving |
1:39.6 | those who have disappointed us, hurt us, cheated us, or spread false rumors about us, President Nelson said. |
1:46.4 | However, not forgiving others is poison for us. Grudges weigh us down. Angry disagreements separate |
1:53.0 | us. Anomosity and hatred can divide families. And yet, the Savior's Council is clear. If you |
1:59.4 | forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father |
2:01.9 | will also forgive you. While forgiveness is important to us spiritually, a growing body of research |
2:08.1 | shows how forgiveness also affects our mental and physical health. Dr. Lauren Toussaint, a forgiveness |
2:14.3 | and health expert, is a professor of psychology at Luther College, the chair of |
2:19.0 | the Discover Forgiveness Advisory Council for Templeton World Charity Foundation, and president |
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