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Send us Fan Mail We all ask others to do things for us and others ask us to do things for them. Delegation is part of every relationship. But what are the characteristics of divine delegation?  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to...

Send us Fan Mail We usually think of delegation in the secular sense--as it occurs in the workplace, but in this episode, I define what I call "divine delegation"--a much more far-reaching principle that affects us every day and throughout eternity. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and ta...

Send us Fan Mail I quote President Jeffrey R. Holland from a training he gave to leaders of the Church in the Dominican Republic. His message is so similar to the message in our book, Be One. We need to see things in new ways, try things we've never tried before. And this applies particularly to relationships we have with God and with others.  __________________________ Do you have questions...

Send us Fan Mail Elder David A. Bednar recently spoke to young adults about the power and the dangers of AI. He taught how relationships are key to our mortal existence, and how AI can interfere with them. I discuss in this episode how to exercise our moral agency more effectively to enhance our relationships and avoid the pitfalls of AI.  __________________________ Do you have questions or commen...

Send us Fan Mail This is an episode about the second great commandment--love thy neighbor as thyself. We talk a lot in this podcast about our relationships with others and with God, but we also have a relationship with ourselves. The key, I believe, is self compassion. What is it? How can we experience it more often?   __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me...

Send us Fan Mail Resilience and flexibility are characteristics we all need to develop. I talk about how important these characteristics are on a mission, but also throughout life.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a boo...

Send us Fan Mail The BYU Football team can teach us something about relationships. I discuss several lessons we can learn from their performance this year compared with last year.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a book...

Send us Fan Mail We sometimes have a post-conference down day or two. Here are seven words to help us keep that feeling of general conference with us--things we can do right now, today. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a...

Send us Fan Mail General Conference is coming this weekend. I hope you'll tune in, and I hope you'll enjoy the messages. In this episode, I talk about ways living prophets have blessed me throughout my life.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russel...

Send us Fan Mail The young need the old, but the old also need the young. Relationships at all points in life can be among the most rewarding and joy producing events of mortality. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a book...

Send us Fan Mail This is a 30-year-old recording of a song sung at our son Aaron's mission farewell. So the recording quality is not up to studio quality, but I thought you might enjoy it. My three sons, Russ, Rich, and Aaron sing the song with me, and my wife Lolly is at the piano. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want mo...

Send us Fan Mail An old photo reminded me today just how sacred family life is. I hope you'll think back on moments when you have felt that holiness as a family.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a book? Just go to...

Send us Fan Mail President Nelson turns 100 today! First prophet in this dispensation to live that long. I share in this episode personal experiences I've had with President Nelson and the lessons I took from those encounters.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: http...

Send us Fan Mail What are ten things you just can't live without? I try to answer that question with my own 10 things in this episode.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a book? Just go to Amazon and type in Russell...

Send us Fan Mail Are we always ready and always willing to do what needs to be done? Whatever our stage in life, whatever our role, these two qualities: readiness and willingness are so essential. And they make a huge difference in how we relate to each other and to God. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my...

Send us Fan Mail Relationships between learner and teacher are paramount if we want really learning to occur. In this episode I discuss how as teachers we need to help draw the lesson out of the learner that is already inside them rather than trying to deliver a message.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my...

Send us Fan Mail The war chapters in the Book of Mormon can be long and grueling, unless we start to think of ways that these chapters apply to us in our own lives. In this episode I take a deeper look into the word-- disposition-- and talk about ways this word can help us in our own lives. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want...

Send us Fan Mail We would all like to feel more internal peace--a feeling of oneness, a feeling of Christ-like unity. The longer one lives, the more one feels a need for peace--"not as the world giveth," but the peace that comes from God.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to...

Send us Fan Mail I talk about two types of dreams--conscioius and subconscious. The conscious dreams are those we think about when we're awake--our long term hopes. The subconscious dreams are those we have at night. I focus specifically on revelatory dreams and how they can lead us achieve our conscious dreams. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me:...

Send us Fan Mail We often think of the temple as the most sacred place on earth, but Elder Bender reminds us that the home is the ultimate destination--the ultimate place where we can learn to have faith in the Savior.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russe...

Send us Fan Mail Do we consider our body as a temple? How can we treat our body better? And what is the microbiome, and how do we care for it? __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a book? Just go to Amazon and type in Russel...

Send us Fan Mail Agency is the prerequisite for all relationships, and agency underlies all covenants. In this episode I talk about how we can exercise our agency, make and keep covenants so that we can experience covenental love. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https:...

Send us Fan Mail What was the point of the War in Heaven? What is agency--really? Why is it the foundational principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ? I try to address these questions in this episode.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Most see stress as a negative force in our lives--something we should avoid. But it can be a friend instead of an enemy. I cite Kelly McGonigal's TED talk in this episode and review some of the research she mentions to show how stress can help instead of hurt us--but only if we connect with others--if we improve relationships--if we see help when we need and give help when ot...

Send us Fan Mail How close do we feel to the Savior? How well do we know Him? How can we feel closer? How can we feel like his friend? These are questions I explore in this episode.  __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.com Want more info about my books and talks? Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/ Want to order a bo...