Best Talk TO and ABOUT Women

Well, I don't know if this is the BEST talk, but it is certainly one of my all time favorites. A must listen-to!! Elder Bruce C. Hafen and his wife Marie gave these talks at Women's Conference in 2001. The title is "The Touch of Human Kindness: Women and the Moral Center of Gravity" - amazing!

Click HERE to listen - right-click to download.
Click HERE to read.

One of my favorite quotes from the talk:

"It is as if our culture had two hands, a female hand that was morally healthy, and a male hand that was morally withered. In the name of equality, we held up both hands and said, "Please make both my hands the same," and what happened? Both hands became withered. And so our generation has romped into history's most staggering sexual revolution, seeking male/female equality by encouraging women to imitate the habitual promiscuity of men. "

The Parable of the Pickle...and a bonus talk!

Okay, most of you probably remember this talk. I have a confession to make about it before I post it... I was riding in the car and listening to conference. I had missed the introduction and had no idea who was speaking. I kept thinking, "What a WEIRD talk." Seriously. So... as the talk goes along, the Spirit starts to take hold - and I realize it's Elder Bednar speaking. Okay, I'm not sure which happened first. I like to believe that I started feeling the Spirit before I realized it was Elder Bednar but my husband says I have a photogenic and not a photographic memory (Reader's Digest joke). Anyhow... I learned a couple of things from this experience. I learned that it doesn't matter who's speaking - I need to have my spiritual ears tuned in. I learned that in today's world, great truths can be hidden in parables just as they were in the times of Christ. I LOVE this talk. I have learned more from this talk this year than almost any others I've listened to or read. I have listened to it several times and read it even more. I think I almost understand it - or at least as much as I can for now.

As promised. This is a talk that didn't make me laugh or cry. Okay, maybe I did cry a little. At the end. When he bears his testimony - and he cries. I cry when I listen to it now. Now that I understand it a little better.

Ye Must Be Born Again - Elder Bednar - General Conference - April 2007

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Click HERE to read.

The bonus talk is another talk by Elder Bednar. This was a CES address and I have used it in numerous training messages. I LOVE this talk. It is a great talk on how to become a better teacher. And we are ALL teachers.

Seek Learning by Faith - CES Address - February 2006

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Click HERE to read.

-Whit

That We May Be One

So I love, love, love Bro. Scott Anderson. I have enjoyed his talks so much over the years. They make me laugh and cry and I always learn so much from him. Hmmm... lots of laughing and crying going on this week. I really DO like talks that don't make me do either. I'll link to one of those in my next post.

That We May Be One - Education Week (2003)

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This week for Gospel Doctrine I am studying the Savior's intercessory prayer in John 17 (http://scriptures.lds.org/john/17). It reminded me of this talk so I thought I'd re-listen to it and post it for all of you. Don't say I never did anything for you!

-Whit

The Bitter Cup and the Bloody Baptism

So, my Mom had thyroid surgery today. They found cancer. We are fortunate to have had early detection and so everything should go well for her.

Bad things often happen to good people. It is part of our growth process. Part of becoming better disciples of Christ. Part of becoming more Christlike.

Here is one of my favorite talks on discipleship, by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It is called "The Bitter Cup and the Bloody Baptism." This one won't make you laugh, but it will probably make you cry. The audio file also contains a beautiful talk by Sister Patricia Holland entitled "The Soul's Center."

Click HERE to listen (right-click to save) (this talk is not in MP3 format, but in real audio format)

Click HERE to read Elder Holland's talk.

Click HERE to read Sister Holland's talk.

"You and I won't ever find ourselves on that cross, but we repeatedly find ourselves at the foot of it. And how we act there will speak volumes about what we think of Christ's character and his call for us to be his disciples." - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

-Whit

Mary Ellen Edmunds

Well, I have to tell you that I just love MEE. She is a joy to listen to and I feel fortunate to have her as a friend. This doesn't make me anything special (although we're all special or peculiar as MEE would say) - she loves everyone and would gladly spend time with each of us if there were enough hours in the day.

SO... I decided to post a bunch of links to talks by one of my favorite speakers - Mary Ellen Edmunds. I will start with her most recent talk that I had the pleasure of listening to at this past Women's Conference. If it doesn't make you laugh at least once I'll eat a bug.

Seasoned to Perfection (WC 2007)

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A Change of Mind, A Fresh View, A Turning of the Heart (WC 2006)

Click HERE to listen (right-click to download)

Be of Good Cheer (EW 2004)

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Let Your Heart Rejoice and Be Exceedingly Glad (WC 2004)

Click HERE to listen (right-click to download)

If I have time - I'll post more later!!

-Whit

The Very Root of Christian Doctrine

Last year I started a new way of studying the scriptures - I choose a yearly theme as an overview for my studies. Last year, it was the Holy Ghost. It was amazing to me how much I learned about the Holy Ghost as I studied my scriptures with Him in mind. This year I chose the atonement - and I am learning so much about this beautiful, continuous, infinite gift from our Savior. I found this talk at the very beginning of the year and have read it and listened to it numerous times. It is one of the best talks I have ever found on the atonement of Jesus Christ.

Click HERE to listen to it (or right-click to download it to your computer).
Click HERE to read it.

I hope that this talk touches your heart as much as it has mine.

-Whit

PS Please feel free to come back to the site (http://MormonMomCast.com/talks) and leave your comments after you listen!

Introduction

Hello everyone! Well, I've decided to start a blog of my favorite talks. I don't know how often I will have the time to update - but PLEASE feel free to subscribe to my email updater (on the side-bar on the left) so that you know when there's a new talk to download. I'll try for at least once a week. There might be more in the beginning because I have so many in mind. I am going to leave the comments open for now - cause I'd love your feedback about the talks. If any anti's or spam comes along, I will close comments. Anyhow, glad to have you join me. I welcome ideas for improving this blog - so let me know!!

XO

Whit