The Gospel In Black and White

This week, Lenny and Cody play a little game using a RWG. That could stand for Random Word Generator or Relates With Gospel because that’s the game! The duo generates a random word and has a gospel discussion based on the word that was pulled. The aim is just to show that we can relate anything back to the gospel – that all things testify of God. (Matthew 4: 2-11) — Twitter & Faceb...

Fitness encapsulates a whole bunch of stuff. There’s emotional fitness, physical fitness, spiritual fitness – you name it. In today’s episode, Cody and Lenny chat about these different fitnesses (“fitni” for plural?), some things we can do to stay fit, and also how these all affect each other. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has even come out with a spiritual fitn...

Many of us have not just one person we would say is watching out for us, but many. Looking back, how many people have been guiding and helping you make better decisions? How many have played a role in helping you become who you are today? This episode specifically looks at church leaders and their roles in watching after us – namely Parents, Bishops, Stake Presidents, and the Apostles and Pr...

What we learn in this life we will carry over into the next life. Therefore, get educated! Knowledge not only helps us live more fulfilled lives, but it helps us understand the gospel better. Ultimately, knowledge will bless our individual lives and our friends and family as well. So get out there and learn some stuff! Get woke, as the kids would say (un/fortunately). — Twitter & Faceboo...

Hey, you. Welcome to this episode about being kind. The ol’ yin and yang discuss what kindness looks like and some ways that we can try to emulate the Savior more and show more compassion. He was the best example after all! That’s all I’m typing because I’ve got a baby eating my hand since the keyboard is making sounds as I type. (John 9:1-7) — Twitter & Facebook: @iBWpodcast Email...

Happy New Year, ya’ll! This time always presents a more collaborative opportunity for everyone to recommit to some goals and things! Today’s episode focuses on the importance of understand your Roles when you make Goals so that there is meaningful motivation and real desire behind them. Involve God in your Goals and you’ve got a pretty good recipe for success! (artofmanilness.com/articles/create-a...

Merry Christmas everyone! In this Christmas episode, Lenny and Cody discuss what the spirit of Christmas is and how we can invite that more fully into our lives, especially at this time. Also, this week the duo shares an exciting ANNOUNCEMENT: The revamping of the In Black & White Show podcast! News to follow to explain just what that means. (Moroni 7:13; Light the World www.mormon.org/christm...

We’ve talked about the armor and what each piece means in our personal lives. But that armor is no good if you don’t suit up! This week’s episode jumps into some ways in which we can put our armor on and who the armor bearers in our lives often are. Next week’s Christmas episode will have a big announcement so stay tuned for that! (Put on the Whole Armor of God by N. Eldon Tanner, Ephesians 6:11-1...

This is the first part of our discussion on the Armor of God. What is each piece of armor symbolic of and why does God pair certain attributes with each piece of armor? We focus our discussion on what the armor is and how it can help us in this first part. In the next episode, we’ll talk about how we can put that armor on to look and feel like a sick-awesome knight of the Lord. Amiright. (D&...

Fasting is an important part of any spiritual diet. Giving up physical needs (like food and drink) willingly  sends a powerful message to Heavenly Father that what you are fasting for is really important to you. Sometimes what we CAN sacrifice isn’t necessarily a ‘need’ in our life but sends just as powerful of a message and provides some profound insights about ourselves! (Matthew 4:2-11) &#...

General Conference 2K18.2 was bomb! We loved conference and we hope you all did as well. In this episode we share our thoughts and feelings about the revelation, teachings, and changes that were discussed in conference, namely the announcement about Home Centered Church and shorter Sunday church blocks, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint’s focus on using the full name of the church (se...

Marriage has been ordained of God. It can offer benefits in a way no other relationship can in helping us to love and to become our best selves. This isn’t to say that if you don’t have a spouse, you aren’t capable of growing or progressing like other people by any means because of course your are, but in this episode we take a look at some of the blessings marriage has offered us in our lives. &#...

Self Reliance is an essential skill to develop in order to help ourselves live a more fulfilling life and get back with God again. In this episode, Cody and Lenny take a deep dive into spiritual self reliance and compare that to a more secular self reliance. (Matthew 16:24) — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Website: www.inblackandwhiteshow.com Facebook & Twitter: @iBWpodcast T...

What do you do if you’ve lost your testimony? Or if you’re struggling with it? This is part two of our series about nurturing testimony. Cody and Lenny take a dive into where testimony truly begins and share some thoughts on their own testimony development process. (Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus by Elder Cook) — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Website: www.inblackandwhiteshow....

It has been a while! The arrival of a baby Moulton paused things for a bit but we are back at it with an episode that tackles how to gain a testimony in any gospel topic, but especially in God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. This is part one of a two part topic. Keep an eye out for the follow up episode about what to do if you are afraid you are losing your testimony in certain things or per...

Fear is something we all feel from time to time. Sometimes it’s a fear for someone else, for an event, or for change in general. In any case, fear only exists as a prelude to the thing you fear. In today’s episode, we explore more about fear and how faith in God can help us work through the fear in a way that helps us progress forward instead of being frozen in fear. (Matthew 14:22-33, D&C 67:...

Today marks our first episode with a guest on the show! Justin Glover, a good friend from our mission,  joins us from Washington state to discuss what things from our missions have had a powerful impact on our home lives and also what has been difficult to keep up on since we’ve been back. — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Website: www.inblackandwhiteshow.com Facebook & T...

We’re back at it with a chat about conflict and contention. What makes these two things different? How does contention stunt our growth and conflict fuel our growth? The scriptures are packed full of stories and instances of both of these things and how they’ve had an impact on individuals and groups. Get thee behind me Satan! (Helaman 16:22) — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Webs...

Buckle up for our shortest episode yet! We just wanted to chat about doctrines and policies to better understand how they are different. Ultimately, the doctrines are unchanging and are the truths that we believe. Policies help us to live some of those doctrines as a church organization. — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Website: www.inblackandwhiteshow.com Facebook & Twitter:...

Well we had some serious batches of news during this last conference! Almost when we couldn’t take any more news, President Nelson pulled a “Hold My Rootbeer” and made it happen. Solemn Assembly for sustaining President Nelson as the new prophet, combining High Priests and Elders, Ministering instead of home and visiting teaching, and 7 new temples! We’ve got a lot to talk about with our longest e...

God has a better view of people than we do – it would would be best if we learned how to see everyone like He does! As we do, we get a better perspective ourselves and learn to appreciate what God sees in us. He is the master artist, after all! BONUS: Stay till the end to hear Cody drop the bomb that he’s gonna be a dad to Lenny from episode 9 (cut out). (See Others as They May Become:...

Our 10th episode! Whoo! Great blessings come when we make and keep covenants with the Lord. Sometimes, we feel impressed to make personal covenants. Most other times, we have covenants we can enter into through different ordinances. Whatever these circumstances may be, we should always remember that the Lord is the one who sets the terms of blessings as we keep our covenants. Which is pretty aweso...

We just had the passing of a great prophet and man of God, Thomas S. Monson. While we will miss him on this earth, we are happy to know he is with his wife and other loved ones again. At the same time, we have witnessed the call of a new prophet: President Russell M. Nelson, another great man of God. We are pretty stoked to have prophets leading and guiding us here on the earth. So let’s talk abou...

One of the most powerful tools we have with us at all times is prayer. God can take whatever situation we are in and help us make the best of it if we turn to him and engage in some serious Prayerizing (pray-er-eyez-ing: Praying to God for guidance to make the best of whatever you are going through). ( Ether 6-7; Enos 1:4; Mosiah 24:12-16; 2 Nephi 32:9 ) — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gm...

We are all children of God. This means that we are more than just creations of God – we are inheritors who have a divine identity and a divine destiny. No matter who we are, our potential and our worth doesn’t change in the eyes of God. ( Ether 3-5, Moses 1:39, D&C 14:7, Our Identity and Our Destiny by Tad R. Callister ) — Email Us: inblackandwhitepodcast@gmail.com Website: www.inb...