Thinking Celestial - A ”Follow The Prophet” Series Podcast
This podcast series is produced at the Taylorsville Utah Institute of Religion at Salt Lake Community College Redwood Campus. Student-hosted podcasts include various guests exploring a variety of gospel topics. Each episode seeks to help listeners find ways to fulfill President Russell M. Nelson’s October 2023 charge to ”Think Celestial.”
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
In this episode, UVU student Nancy McGee helps us digest Elder Gerri W. Gong's address, "Holiness to the Lord in Everyday Life" from the October 2024 general conferences. She talks about her experiences on her mission in Washington DC and how holiness can indeed be an everyday quest. See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/31gong?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
In this episode, Esther Hopkin shares her view of understanding the privileges of the priesthood. She discussed insights from President Emily Belle Freeman's address entitled "Live Up to Your Privileges" with Kirk Burbidge from the October 2024 general conference. See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/13freeman?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
In this episode, Perry Montoya and Kirk Burbidge discuss "Focus on Jesus Christ and His Gospel" by Elder I. Raymond Egbo from the October 2024 general conference. They specifically discuss how our focus and reaction to that focus dictates our reactions and outcomes to life's challenges. See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/56egbo?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
In this second episode of season 4! Service missionary Elder Aiden Reynolds and his Bishop, Seminary Principal Kolby Hales, talked about keys of revelation and Joseph Smith while examining Elder Kyle S. McKay's address, "The Man Who Communed with Jehovah." See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/33mckay?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Welcome to Season 4! In this episode, institute teachers Alan Sackett and Kirk Burbidge discuss Elder Quentin L. Cook's talk, "Sacred Scriptures—the Foundations of Faith." They look at how the scriptures have become foundational to their lives and the lives of so many they love. They share approaches to scripture study and counting it all! See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/54cook?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
In this double bonus episode, father and son Kirk and Ethan Burbidge discuss the most extraordinary Christmas story ever written that is not in the scriptures, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, and its many gospel connections.
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
In this, the final episode of Season 3 and the end of the fall semester, Kirk Burbidge talks his wife into joining him on this podcast, and they talk about being young single adults themselves. They explore how the principles in Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorfs's address, "Nourish the Roots, and the Branches Will Grow," from the October 2024 general conference, were pivotal in how they grew and sought to parent. See the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/51uchtdorf?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Briton Groebs, an LDSSA council member and SLCC student, comes to talk with Brother Burbidge about finding peace and focus in stillness. We examine how to do it through the lens of Bishop L. Todd Budge's address, "Seek Him with All Your Heart," from the October 2024 general conference. Find the talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/45budge?lang=eng
Enroll in this institute class for credit here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
-----
The Thinking Celestial is a "Follow the Prophet" podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
These episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you'd like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1510275/quick
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
If you liked our podcast, please share it on social media.
Thinking Celestial - A "Follow the Prophet" Series Podcast
The Thinking Celestial is a “Follow the Prophet” podcast series produced by the Taylorsville Institute of Religion faculty and students at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood campus.
Episodes are part of a class administered by the Taylorville Institute during the Spring 2024 Semester. If you’d like to enroll in the class and participate in future discussions and podcasts, register for REL 390RA today here: https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/signup/1472984
We invite you to visit https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280 and register for any class.
The views, opinions, and doctrines shared in this podcast are not official doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Questions, thoughts, and suggestions for future episodes can be directed to TaylorsvilleInstitute@ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
IF you liked our podcast, please share it!