Recounting significant Latter-day Saint news of 2023 with Deseret News editors Doug Wilks and Hal Boyd
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🗓️ 26 December 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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At the conclusion of 2023 — a remarkable year for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Doug Wilks, Deseret News executive editor, and Hal Boyd, Deseret News editor and executive editor of Deseret Magazine, join the Church News podcast to discuss the news of the Church and how it intersected with national, local and government news this year. They talk about temple construction, dedications and announcements, the leadership of President Russell M. Nelson, the Church’s promotion of religious liberty, and Latter-day Saint humanitarian work and emergency response efforts.
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 | What I know now that I didn't know before truly is that there's no place for contention. |
| 0:14.5 | You can have joy in your life without ever winning an argument. |
| 0:20.1 | It's just not necessary. Sometimes the Savior |
| 0:23.3 | preached his gospel. Sometimes he remains silent. Sometimes he walked to another town. It's just |
| 0:31.4 | we don't have to win all the time. We simply have to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, have empathy and love for everyone. |
| 0:42.3 | It's the first and second great commandments, right? So I think I knew that before the year started, |
| 0:49.3 | but the fact that there really doesn't need to be any place for contention, no, there's no place for |
| 0:55.8 | contention. |
| 1:00.9 | This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church |
| 1:06.3 | News podcast. |
| 1:07.6 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church |
| 1:12.3 | of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:19.2 | 2023 has been a remarkable year for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:24.5 | As church members saw a hastening of the Lord's work in temple announcements |
| 1:28.2 | and construction, missionary milestones, and significant anniversaries and accomplishments in church |
| 1:33.7 | history. |
| 1:34.7 | This episode of the Church News podcast features Doug Wilkes, Deserate News executive editor, |
| 1:40.0 | and Hal Boyd, Desert News editor and executive editor of Desiret Magazine. |
| 1:44.8 | We will discuss the news of the church and how it intersects with national, local, and government news in 2023. |
| 1:52.3 | Thanks both of you for joining the Church News podcast. |
| 1:55.5 | It's good to be with you, Sarah. |
| 1:56.8 | Thanks for having us. |
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