April 2025 General Conference Applications – Return and Report: President Johnson, Sister Runia, and Sister Wright

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S5 E36 – Thursday, August 7, 2025 | April 2025 General Conference Applications – Return and Report: President Johnson, Sister Runia, and Sister Wright; April 2025 General Conference

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Invitations

President Camille N. Johnson – “Spiritually Whole in Him“

“Through our faith in Jesus Christ, we can seek to be spiritually whole while we wait and hope for physical and emotional healing.”
- In our own words: Seek to be spiritually whole, through our faith in Jesus Christ, regardless of lingering physical or emotional challenges.
- Clay Application: With the grateful, healed leper in mind, have a sincere gratitude prayer with no requests.
- Mitch Application: I will make some time to write in my journal about some challenges I am currently experiencing. As I write, I will strive to see how those challenges are helping me to become a more devoted disciple of Jesus Christ.

Sister Tamara W. Runia – “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy“

“Let’s try this. Tonight, before you pray, imagine Jesus Christ close by. He is your Advocate with the Father. Ask yourself, ‘What would my Savior say to the Father about me?’ And then become silent. Listen for that voice that says good things about you—the voice of the Savior, your finest friend, and your Father in Heaven, who is really there.”
- In our own words: Before you pray, ask yourself what Jesus Christ would say to Heavenly Father about you, and then listen for the voice that says good things about you.
- Clay Application: Try this specific invitation and continue listening to the voice that says Good things about me when seeking to connect with the spirit.
- Mitch Application: I will try this tomorrow night before I go to bed and journal about my experience.

Sister Amy A. Wright – “Thou Art the Christ“

“‘[The Lord] spake unto the people, saying: Behold, I am Jesus Christ. … Arise and come forth. … The multitude went forth, and thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth one by one … and did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was he.’ I invite you to ponder what this can look like in the life of young children. Do they hear testimonies of Jesus Christ and His gospel? Do they see reverential, worshipful images of His ministry and godhood? Do they feel and recognize the Holy Ghost testifying of His reality and divinity? Do they know of His message and mission?”
- In our own words: Ponder how to help young children hear testimonies of Jesus Christ, see worshipful images of His ministry, feel and recognize the Holy Ghost, and know of Jesus Christ’s mission.
- Clay Application: Get my baptized kids praying and reading their own scriptures at least a little each day. Start with The Book of Mormon.
“How can we help children make and keep sacred covenants? In the Come, Follow Me manual, in appendix A and B, we find conversation starters and lessons that will empower families and support teachers and leaders in their sacred responsibility to prepare children for a lifetime on God’s covenant path.”
- In our own words: Check out appendices A and B in the Come, Follow Me manual to learn how to help children make and keep sacred covenants.
- Clay Application: Bonus Application – do this.
  - I found that these appendices are filled with suggestions to help us spot teaching moments for our kids. The gist is that instead of just dragging our kids along in our worship, we should be explaining it all for them, telling them why we do what we do, teaching them how impressions of the spirit feel to us, etc. Topics include: Baptism and Confirmation; The Sacrament; Priesthood Power, Authority, and Keys; The Temple and the Plan of Happiness; Being Baptized and Confirmed for Ancestors; Receiving a Patriarchal Blessing; Receiving the Endowment; Serving a Mission; and Receiving the Sealing Ordinance.
  - Examples:
    - “When you or your child uses keys to unlock a door or start a car, take a moment to compare those keys to the keys that priesthood leaders hold.”
    - “When you and your child have a sacred experience together (such as at church, while reading the scriptures, or while serving someone), tell them about the spiritual feelings or impressions you have. Invite your child to share how they feel. Note the variety of ways the Spirit can speak to people, including ways He speaks to you personally. Help your child recognize and share with you moments when they may be experiencing the influence of the Holy Ghost.”
“When we tell our children we love them, are we also telling them that their Father in Heaven and Savior Jesus Christ love them? Our love may comfort and inspire, but Their love can sanctify, exalt, and heal.”
- In our own words: Frequently express love to your children, and teach them that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love them.
- Mitch Application: I will more consistently remind each of my children, when I tell them that I love them, that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love them, too.

External Resources Referenced In This Episode

Come, Follow Me, Appendix A: For Parents-Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path
Come, Follow Me, Appendix B: For Primary—Preparing Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path
Jocko Willink, Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way
Jocko Willink & Leif Babin, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Jocko Podcast
Echelon Front
Youth Guidebook – Areas of Growth: Spiritual, Social, Physical, Intellectual; A Pattern for Growth: Discover, Plan, Reflect, Act
President Camille N. Johnson, “Spiritually Whole in Him“, April 2025 General Conference
Elder David A. and Sister Susan Bednar prayer of gratitude (see the full quote in General Conference Applied S2 E21)
The Chosen
General Conference Applied S5 E33: June 2025 General Conference+ Part Two
President Russell M. Nelson, “The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?“, October 2017 General Conference
Sister Tamara W. Runia, “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy“, April 2025 General Conference
Elder Gary E. Stevenson, “Promptings of the Spirit“, October 2023 General Conference
Sister Amy A. Wright, “Thou Art the Christ“, April 2025 General Conference
General Conference Applied S5 E35: “True to the Faith That Our Parents Have Cherished“

What will you do?

How have you taken action on the invitations extended in these three General Conference addresses?

Conclusion

The focus of our next podcast episode will be the April 2025 General Conference address that was delivered by Elder James R. Rasband and was entitled “The Plan of Mercy.”

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