Oxford’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal — Part 1: Building bridges of interfaith friendship with Elder Matthew S. Holland of the Seventy; with Sheri Dew as guest host

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🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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During the summer of 2017, Elder Matthew S. Holland — then president of Utah Valley University and now a General Authority Seventy, knocked on a door with a sign that read, “chaplain,” at Oxford University. Behind the door was Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal, an Anglican priest and theologian specializing in Christian church history at Oxford’s Pembroke College. Unbeknownst to either of them, that first meeting would bloom into a friendship beyond themselves and their faith. On this episode of the Church News podcast, the first in a two-part series, Elder Holland and Dr. Rev. Teal are joined by guest host Sheri Dew to discuss interfaith friendship and community building. Join us next week: Oxford’s Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal — Part 2: The repercussions of interfaith friendships with David W. Checketts and Deborah L. Checketts, London England Mission leaders.

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0:00.0	Since that meeting, all that's sort of gone on has brought me to a deeper love of Jesus Christ
0:15.2	than I've ever had. And my friends and family spot that. They know there's something more
0:20.3	authentic, more honing,
0:22.2	and I'm really grateful for that. And the friendship I found in the Church of Jesus Christ
0:26.8	of Latter-day Saints is unparalleled. And that's not to demean my own Anglican community
0:32.6	at all. I'm still an Anglican partly because of the love that I've actually seen in ordinary people of the Church of England.
0:40.2	But I must say that, well, actually, I owe them the debt of honour to actually share, to share what I found, the pearl of great price, a pearl of greatest price.
0:50.8	Because it's about longing.
0:52.3	I long for the day when the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox,
0:56.8	the Methodists and Anglican and Protestant churches come to appreciate the tenderness, the glory,
1:03.0	the kindness of the latter day revelation, of the restored community.
1:12.6	This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church News podcast.
1:19.5	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.
1:29.5	During the summer of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During the summer of 2017, Elder Matthew S. Holland, a general authority 70 who was then serving as president of Utah Valley University, took a sabbatical to Oxford University.
1:41.7	Amid the charm and character of English architecture, in a place where the
1:45.9	educational tradition dates back to the late 11th century, he noticed the word chaplain written
1:51.9	on an office door. Behind the door was Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal, a chaplain who became his friend.
1:59.5	This episode of the Church News podcast features Elder Holland and Dr. Reverend Teal
2:04.6	talking about their friendship, bridge building, and working together.
2:09.3	The interview, the first in a two-part podcast, is held on the campus of Oxford University
2:15.3	and is hosted by Sister Sherry Dew, a former member of the
2:19.5	Relief Society General Presidency, an executive vice president and chief content officer
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