Life is Brough Jordan Brough

Today in our Ward Conference our Bishop brought up an idea to have a Personal Rescue Scripture for when you find yourself in a time of distress and turmoil. I share a few of my favorites, with many more to come in the the episodes ahead, and I talk a bit about why these scriptures have found their way into my heart. I hope that each of you can find some of these scriptures of your own because I know that there is something out there for everyone and Heavenly Father is anxious to bless us and be there for us at all times if we will remember to look unto Him (and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ) in every thought, we can truly doubt not and fear not.

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In today's special episode of the Life is Brough Podcast, I interview Brother Darren Schmidt, one of my very dear friends and a former Seminary teacher of mine when I was in High School. Brother Schmidt teaches Seminary currently, and is also a father of eight children (nine including himself, his wife would say), as well as a leader in his Ward. He has spoken at BYU Education Week, and has been an EFY Director and has been involved in EFY for several years. He is an author of a small book that he wrote for his children that he later made the choice to publish called "Table Salt and Testimony." Above all of this, I am excited to have him on the podcast today because of who I know Brother Schmidt is because of the impact that he had on me when I was sitting in the same seats that his current students sit in as Seminary students.

If you would like to get in touch with me, my email address is brough.podcast@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you about your experiences, or if you have feedback on the podcast please don't hesitate to send me a message.

Merry Christmas to everyone, I hope it is a wonderful time of year surrounded by people you love in the spirit of love, giving, charity, and above all Christ. Nearly 2 millennia ago Jesus Christ was born to Mary and Joseph and the world would never be the same again. That day changed every life for good. May we give thanks for that day and for whose day it is, as we are surrounded by those who love us, we can remember that we are always surrounded by those that love us namely, our Heavenly Father, and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

Go check out "The Christ Child" video that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released as part of Light the World if you haven't already.

https://www.comeuntochrist.org/light-the-world/the-christ-child

If you would like to get in touch with me, my email address is brough.podcast@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you about your experiences, or if you have feedback on the podcast please don't hesitate to send me a message.

Today I got to sit down with my good friend, Kenny Stanfield and got to have a discussion about importance. Our importance to ourselves as well as our importance to God. Make sure you listen to what Kenny says about how much God cares about us, it was a game changer for me! If you want to check out his stuff please go check him out wherever you listen to Podcasts by looking up Bro Stan Daily, you'll love it I promise.

If you would like to get in touch with me, my email address is brough.podcast@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you about your experiences, or if you have feedback on the podcast please don't hesitate to send me a message.

Today I was listening to a hymn that I have never heard before, but have come to love in a single afternoon. The Hymn, "Sweet is the Peace the Gospel Brings" has such an incredible message in its title alone, however as I searched the scriptures and had experiences of mine come back to my mind, I was reminded and convinced even more that the peace that the Savior brings us through His Atoning Sacrifice for us, and through His wonderful Gospel gift, we can have a peace that is unparalleled in our lives now and forever.

If you would like to get in touch with me, my email address is brough.podcast@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you about your experiences, or if you have feedback on the podcast please don't hesitate to send me a message.

It's a fair question, why do we feel motivated to give to others? Especially during the holiday season, we are encouraged often to give to other people or to charitable organizations, by why should we put a few more coins in a bucket, or a few more gifts under the tree at the homeless shelter? This Christmas season, I hope we all will begin to see that it may not be the gift that is given that means the most but the burden that is lifted. As it is beautifully stated in Matthew 10:8, "freely ye have received, freely give."

If you would like to get in touch with me, my email address is brough.podcast@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you about your experiences, or if you have feedback on the podcast please don't hesitate to send me a message.