A step by step plan to create Meaning and Purpose. An exciting interview with Mat Duerden
Release Date: 12/03/2025
Meaning and purpose in winning, despite obstacles.
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Author and business owner John Aubrey has overcome obstacles from the 1st day of his life. And the meaning and purpose he has found inspires us all!
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Standing in Holy Places (Exodus 3)
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Moses has an experience that teaches us all how to stand in holy places and how that brings us closer to Jesus Christ. It is pretty exciting! All quotes this episode are from April 2024 General Conference
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Bonus: 12 Ways Joseph of Egypt was a type of Jesus Christ
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We see Jesus Christ over and over again in the story of Joseph. We look at 12 ways that the story of Joseph mirrors the story of Jesus.
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Forgiveness is hard, and essential
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Joseph is one of the best scriptural examples of forgiveness. Not that his path was easy, but he was somehow able to do it. We learn from his example as well as the exciting principles of forgiveness from the scriptures. The promise of peace and love through the atonement are real and exciting! Sources: Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Merciful Obtain Mercy,” General Conference, April 2012. Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Ministry of Reconciliation,” General Conference, October 2018. Henry B. Eyring, “That We May Be One,” General Conference, April 1998.
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It's never too late to find clarity on the meaning and purpose of your life!
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Jay Young had a clear vision of what he wanted to do in his life...and then it didn't work out! But the path God took him on led him to the dream that he had since he was a little kid. He found his meaning and purpose in his late 30's and it has guided him ever since!
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Trials, even when you're good (Genesis 39)
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The story of Joseph is about how even though he was doing everything God asked him to do, he still faced remarkable trials. Is that a pattern for our lives and where is God while all of this is going on? We take an exciting look at how the story of Joseph is similar to our lives now. Sources: “If Thou Endure It Well,” Ensign, July 2009 “An High Priest of Good Things to Come,” October 1999 General Conference “Mountains to Climb” April 2012 General Conference
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Exactly how you find meaning and purpose through your unique gifts and skills
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An exciting interview with DeAnna Murphy. DeAnna works with people all over the world to discover their skills and gifts. Then has a specific formula for the questions you can ask yourself to finding meaning and purpose through your unique skills.
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Jacob shows us how covenants bring us closer to Christ (Gen 28)
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Jacob is closer to God and more committed to his covenants at the end of Genesis 28 than he is at the beginning. How do we follow his example and learn from him how our own covenants can bring us closer to God? We find the exciting answer in this week's podcast! Sources: 2023–O:76, Emily Belle Freeman, Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ 2002–O:39, Russell M. Nelson, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” 2019–O:15, D. Todd Christofferson, The Joy of the Saints
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Exciting Bonus! Adam and Eve in Hiding
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How is the story of Adam and Eve hiding from God like us? We're hiding too! And how God treated Adam and Eve shows exactly how He's calling to you today!
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Tried like Abraham. What the story of Abraham tells us about our lives today (Gen 22)
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The story of Abraham isn't just about how God worked with Abraham, it is about how God works in your life today. There's some good and bad about that, but it is all exciting! Sources: All Things for Our Good, Gerrit W. Gong April 2024 Proved and Strengthened in Christ Henry B. Eyring October 2025 Trial of Your Faith Neil L. Andersen, October 2012
info_outlineWe often get lost in our lives and need to create space to do the work necessary to create meaning and purpose in our lives. Mat Duerden walks us through that work. Mat is the Department Chair and Professor for Experience Design and Management at BYU.
Mat shares how we can create and design powerful experiences in both our families and our personal lives.