ToddTalks--Spirit By Design: Your Weekly Survival Guide

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ToddTalks--Spirit By Design is for those of you who desire to increase your spiritual wellness, utilize spiritual gifts, and overcome spiritual obstacles. If you struggle to maintain your spirituality, your beliefs, your testimony, in this chaotic world, come listen in and learn some things that can change your life. Maybe you can't make it to church due to your responsibilities whatever they may be. Maybe you struggle with your Testimony or beliefs and are looking for help. Maybe you just need someone to give you ideas on how to build and strengthen your faith. This podcast is to help you design your spiritual life. Spirit by Design means you are in charge of your life. You surrender it to God and allow him to help you design the life you desire. By developing and strengthening your spiritual side, you will find peace, joy and serenity in this chaotic world that is only getting worse.

  1. 2D AGO

    Easter Episode--The Meaning of the Atonement: What Justice Requires and How Mercy and Christ's Sacrifice Satisfies Those Demands

    Send us Fan Mail In commemoration of Easter I delve deep into the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I weave in several aviation metaphors because that's what I do. The opening aviation sequence mirrors what many of us feel right now: moral fog, loud voices redefining truth, and the temptation to fly by emotion alone. So we center on the one doctrine that stabilizes everything, especially at Easter: the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  We go far past a surface-level explanation and ask the hard questions straight out: Why was suffering required? Why couldn’t God simply forgive? Why did Christ have to descend below all things? From the premortal council and the eternal necessity of agency, we trace the problem created by real choice: we inevitably sin, we violate eternal law, and justice demands consequences. If mercy could erase justice, the moral order of the universe would collapse and “God would cease to be God” in the sense that divine authority depends on perfect adherence to law.  That’s where the Savior’s mediation becomes not symbolic but necessary. We walk through Gethsemane and the meaning of Christ voluntarily paying the price so justice is satisfied and mercy can operate. The Atonement demonstrates forever that God remains perfectly just and perfectly merciful, and then brings that cosmic doctrine down to something intensely personal: repentance, healing, enabling power, and the Resurrection’s promise that death is conquered for all.  If this reframes how you see justice, mercy, and your own path back to God, subscribe, share the episode with someone you love, and leave a five-star review so more people can find it. What part of the Atonement do you want to understand more deeply? Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    48 min

  2. 5D AGO

    The Great Sifting Going On: Why the Holy Ghost Is the Only Reliable Instrument in the Turbulence of the Last Days

    Send us Fan Mail The world feels louder, faster, and harder to know the truth and that pressure is not just political or cultural, it is spiritual. I use a pilot’s lens to explain what it means to live in a “contested environment,” where GPS spoofing can quietly pull an aircraft off course, and your spirituality can be spoofed as well. That same kind of drift can happen to us when we stop listening for spiritual promptings, settle for comfortable rationalizations, or try to rely on someone else’s testimony. We dig into the scriptural idea of the great sifting and why prophets have warned about it for centuries. Jesus’s warning to Peter about being “sifted as wheat” becomes a roadmap for our day: shaking separates what is real from what is hollow. I connect that to turbulence, stress testing, and the refiner’s fire described in Malachi, then bring it down to everyday choices, repentance, and the quiet compromises that move a heart miles away over time. We also talk about secret combinations, corruption, and why societies collapse when people stop caring about truth. We face a modern battlefield: unlimited information, algorithm-driven narratives, and AI that blurs what is real. Deception is rising, and President Russell M. Nelson’s warning lands with urgency: it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding influence of the Holy Ghost. If you have ever wondered whether you are running on borrowed light, this is your invitation to build your own spiritual “instrument panel” through prayer, scripture, and personal revelation. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with one takeaway you are acting on this week. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    23 min

  3. MAR 27

    Attraction or Transformation : The Gospel of Jesus Christ And The Law Of Attraction

    Send us Fan Mail This is a rerelease with a much better recording. The law of attraction works, but it can also leave people stuck in frustration when life doesn’t “manifest” on schedule. We wanted to slow the conversation down and ask a deeper question: is the law of attraction actually a gospel principle, and if it is, what does Jesus Christ add that self-help never can? We walk through scriptures that sound surprisingly familiar to modern attraction language, from “as a man thinketh” to Alma’s teaching that faith grows like a seed when you nurture it. Then we take the next step the gospel demands: thoughts don’t change reality by themselves, faith does when it moves you into righteous action. We also bring in neuroscience, including the reticular activating system, to explain why focus can reshape what you notice, what you believe is possible, and what you choose to pursue. From there we explore the popular “frequency” and “vibration” idea as a metaphor for spiritual alignment, tying it to restored gospel teachings about light and truth in the Doctrine and Covenants. Gratitude becomes a real-world lever, and we talk about why President Russell M. Nelson calls it a way to open ourselves to heaven. Finally, we land on the highest form of alignment: charity, the pure love of Christ, and how miracles are less about demanding outcomes and more about becoming someone God can trust with revelation and power. If you’ve ever wondered whether manifestation fits with faith, this will help you sort what’s true, what’s incomplete, and what to do next. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s searching, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    25 min

  4. MAR 27

    Can Freedom Survive Without Personal Virtue: Recognizing Corruption In Our Society and Selves

    Send us Fan Mail Organized corruption rarely looks like a movie plot. It looks like “normal” political or societal actions: insiders protecting insiders, the rules changing based on who you are, and the pressure to stay quiet because loyalty matters more than truth. That’s why I keep coming back to the Book of Mormon and the Gadianton robbers. It is one of the most detailed scriptural descriptions of secret combinations, captured institutions, and power that prefers darkness over transparency. We can either learn from the history or be defeated like civilizations of old. We focus on learning and leaning into modern pattern recognition: networks that operate outside public accountability, oaths and incentives that reward cover-ups, whistleblowers that are punished, and justice that protects the well-connected. We also talk about tactics that silence resistance without needing open violence, including propaganda, media manipulation, blackmail dynamics, financial intimidation, and the rise of lawfare. Along the way, I connect the scriptural pride and destruction cycle to familiar moments from history and to widely reported modern scandals used to illustrate how secrecy can protect the wealthy and influential. I make the case for discernment. Scripture frames this as a moral problem before it’s a political one, because corruption spreads fastest when people set their hearts on riches, trade courage for comfort, and decide nothing can change. I close with the path that counters the corruption: seek God, choose integrity over gain, and rebuild freedom one person and one family at a time. If this helped you see the pattern more clearly, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a five-star review so more people can find the show. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    44 min

  5. MAR 24

    When The Bad Guys Run the PTA and the Senate: Warnings from Ancient Corruption

    Send us Fan Mail An ancinet warning specifically for our day! In this episode I walk through Moroni’s urgent spotlight on the Gadianton robbers—a network that infiltrated courts, commerce, and government—and draw a clear line to the subtle ways corruption seeps into modern life. This isn’t fear-mongering; it’s a field guide to staying free in an age where truth is contested and loyalty is for sale. This is part one in a series on secret societies, secret combinations, and how they actually operate: secrecy and signs, oaths that outrank conscience, and a legal system bent until justice splits in two. Then we shift from headlines to habits. Our framework is simple and hard to fake: become unbribable so power and praise lose leverage; seek truth with relentless curiosity and the Holy Spirit as your compass; reinforce family and community so belonging can’t be weaponized; live by a higher law that makes character a daily practice rather than a slogan; and remember the disproportionate sway of a righteous minority to steady a whole society. Along the way we connect scripture to the newsfeed without getting trapped in partisan cul-de-sacs. Corruption is not left or right; it is human. That’s why the most radical act is personal conversion to Jesus Christ—choices that make you spiritually dangerous to systems built on fear and favor. By the end, you’ll have practical steps to guard your attention, train your discernment, teach integrity at home, and design a life rooted in courage, honesty, humility, and service. If this spoke to you, share it with someone who needs hope, subscribe for next week’s episode, and leave a review with one action you’ll take to be unbribable today. Your single choice might steady more people than you think. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    16 min

  6. MAR 20

    Sodom, Gomorrah, And Us: How a City Lost its Soul and Why It Matters Today

    Send us Fan Mail Let's trace what made Sodom and Gomorrah collapse—systemic violence, pride, and predation—and confront where those patterns echo now. In today's episode you'll discover a concrete path to resist decay through spiritual habits, strong homes, and charity with boundaries. • hospitality replaced by mob violence and exploitation • wealth without virtue hardening hearts to the poor • sexual predation normalized and justice failing • pride dismissing moral tradition and accountability • signs of modern numbness to cruelty and harm • daily spiritual training as course correction • raising children with honor, empathy, boundaries • charity with courage, not tolerance of evil • consequences as safeguards against civic collapse If you like what you hear, leave a review, give me five stars, I'd appreciate it Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    16 min

  7. MAR 18

    Faith Looks Forward: Lessons From Lot’s Wife And Letting Go Of The Past

    Send us Fan Mail Let's explore why longing for the past stalls spiritual growth and how faith reorients the heart toward what God desires from you. Learn from Lot’s wife so you don't repeat her mistakes. Daily mindfulness shows us how to learn from the past without living with the desire to remain stuck and how Christ reshapes our future. • Lot’s wife as a warning about longing for past life • the difference between learning from the past and living in it • how desire fuels vices and blocks repentance • faith as a forward-facing trust in God’s promises • practical mindfulness and prayer to notice and release old longings • small daily steps to align heart and habits with Christ Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    9 min

  8. MAR 13

    Flying Through the Turbulence: Overcoming Self-Doubt by Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ

    Send us Fan Mail The sky can look spotless and still your stomach drops. That sudden jolt of self-doubt—the kind that destroys your inner peace without warning—is the launching point and our analogy to explore how faith turns turbulence into training. We connect the cockpit to the chapel, showing why the gospel isn’t just a belief system; it’s a design system that equips your soul for real troubles, not fairytales. We start by naming the voice that says you’re not enough, then align it to clear air turbulence: invisible currents that surprise even steady travelers. From Moses’ shaky start to Christ’s calm in the storm, we trace how God meets us right where we feel weak and helps us understand that he says: I will be with thee. That promise reshapes identity. The world grades you on performance and streaks; Jesus calls you a child of God and promises grace that turns weakness into strength. When the adversary pushes discouragement to create spiritual paralysis, this identity breaks the spiral. I share practical gospel tips on how to overcome self-doubt by living the gospel. Prayer reconnects you to the Master Pilot who sees what you can’t. Scripture recalibrates the false narratives that fuel doubt, moving the mind from self-focus to God-trust. Service disrupts isolation and proves that God works through imperfect people to answer real prayers. We return to the storm on the sea to underline a pattern: Christ calms the heart before He stills the wind. Finally, we frame covenants, repentance, and the sacrament as seatbelts—simple, steady anchors that keep you safe while life shakes. The takeaway is simple and strong: self-doubt is turbulence, not your destination. Trust the One who commands the sky, stay in your seat, and keep flying. If this message helps steady your soul, tap follow, share it with someone who needs courage today, and leave a quick review to help more people find their footing in the choppy air. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

    16 min
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ToddTalks--Spirit By Design is for those of you who desire to increase your spiritual wellness, utilize spiritual gifts, and overcome spiritual obstacles. If you struggle to maintain your spirituality, your beliefs, your testimony, in this chaotic world, come listen in and learn some things that can change your life. Maybe you can't make it to church due to your responsibilities whatever they may be. Maybe you struggle with your Testimony or beliefs and are looking for help. Maybe you just need someone to give you ideas on how to build and strengthen your faith. This podcast is to help you design your spiritual life. Spirit by Design means you are in charge of your life. You surrender it to God and allow him to help you design the life you desire. By developing and strengthening your spiritual side, you will find peace, joy and serenity in this chaotic world that is only getting worse.

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