Adam Miller & Rosalynde Welch: How to Have a Conversation with God
Plus: Resources for Holy Week
Today, we’re so excited to welcome Adam Miller and Rosalynde Welch to talk about their brand-new book, Seven Visions. This book is an exploration of seven visionary experiences in the Doctrine and Covenants—moments where heaven and earth meet in powerful and sometimes surprising ways. Through these visions, Adam and Rosalynde invite us to consider how we engage with scripture and revelation in our own lives.
In this conversation, we explore what it means to truly see God’s face and hear god's voice and that so often, revelation comes by paying attention to what is closest to us—the relationships and experiences that challenge us, stretch us, and ultimately transform us.
Adam and Rosalynde suggest that rather than treating scripture as something fixed and unchanging, we can approach it as an active, unfolding conversation. As Rosalynde put it, “The meaning of scripture is not fixed inside the covers of the book, but it unfolds in the space between the reader and the text.” We love their insights about passages of scripture that feel unsettling. Could our discomfort itself be a catalyst for revelation? And could the very questions we feel most compelled to ask be what expands our capacity to recognize Christ as He truly is—and to see the world more as He sees it?
This was such a rich and expansive conversation, and we hope it gives you a new lens for engaging with scripture and revelation.
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In Latter-day Saint culture, we often focus on the Resurrection and triumph over death as the primary purpose of Christ's crucifixion. While this doctrine is important, could the emphasis solely on the triumph over death create a gap in our understanding of Christ's sacrifice? Consider this: what does the crucifixion of Jesus Christ reveal about God's character? What does Christ's physical suffering on the cross as the "The God of Friday" teach you about human suffering? And what can we learn about healing, mercy, empathy, and solidarity in pondering this sacred act?
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