{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"At the Table","title":"YSAs and Church History Questions","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3274,"description":"YSAs often have questions and potential concerns regarding the church’s history. In this episode, two church historians discuss how YSA leaders can respond to questions about Church history and what resources are available.\nAfter listening to this episode, please take the time to take this survey: https://research.churchofjesuschrist.org/jfe/form/SV_bqG61EEsAqjJ9n8\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n1:50 Introduction to Clair and Matt, church historians.\n\n2:45 Clair explains what they hope to accomplish by speaking on church history. They hope to be able to provide helpful tips, guidance, and resources. \n\n5:10 Leaders should seek to cultivate trust before they go to counsel someone. Trust is first and with trust comes influence.\n\n11:20 Asking a question is a position of vulnerability for the questioner. Leaders should validate that vulnerability. Leaders should be a continual resource for people and not just give people a one-time quick answer. They should also be careful of making assumptions about the questions that people have. \n\n14:50 What questions can leaders anticipate about church history? Church history questions can get complicated. Set the expectation that it might not be a quick answer. Some questions are going to come with a lot of study and prayer. \n\n16:45 A lot of people have questions about translation and how revelation is received. There are also a lot of questions on the priesthood and temple ban and race restrictions. Not easy to answer.\n\n18:10 The church has taken the time to create resources to answer difficult church history questions. Leaders don’t need to feel like they need a masters in history. You just need to be aware of the resources and where to point people. \n\n20:30 When it comes to church history, it’s easy to go down a rabbit hole until all the questions snowball. It’s easy to lose perspective. It’s like when you hold a small rock close up it looks like a boulder. Help people take a step back and see the bigger picture. \n\n22:45 How has learning about...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lGXUwJLpG4ypurHEm1GH9cdHAyWph0DaD7wpBMSSSOM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzOTIzLzE2OTE1/MDg1MTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}