Go Ye Forth - Sharing Latter-day Saint Mission Experiences from Around the Globe

About Go Ye Forth - Sharing Latter-day Saint Mission Experiences from Around the Globe

Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints go out two-by-two across the globe preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Go Ye Forth podcast speaks with returned missionaries about their unique faith-building experiences. They serve as LDS missionaries for typically 18 months to 2 years, putting schooling, dating, etc. on hold. There are currently over 65,000 Latter-day Saint missionaries. It is a life-changing experience. Formerly referred to as Mormon missionaries, they are found around the world serving faithfully for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Publisher

Jason Bringhurst

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2022

Latest episode

22 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Nov 2022

   Dennis Conforto - New York, New York City Mission - 1973 to 1975 - Season 2 - Ep. 1 - Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   Hello everyone! We are back with a new episode for Season 2! On today’s show, I speak with Dennis Conforto. Dennis is an author, a Keynote Speaker, an investor, has founded multiple businesses, invented the UPC code, and so much more that we just can’t get into with the scope of this podcast. We do talk to Dennis about his service as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York City mission from 1973 to 1975. (Sometimes referred to as the Mormon Church.) I think that you’ll enjoy his incredible story. And in my missionary minute, I talk about carrying on. So let’s get to it! ----- Tune in to the show ----- Support the Maggie Bringhurst memorial scholarship in communications at The University of Utah: https://ustarter.utah.edu/o/university-of-utah-39/i/ustarter/s/the-maggie-anne-bringhurst-memorial-scholarship-in-communication-wkgiotvou A movie about Dennis Conforto: https://vimeo.com/130379274

2. 

   8 Jun 2022

   Dusty Smith - Honduras, Tegucigalpa Mission - 1984 to 1986 - Ep. 24 - Conversion, Mission, Leaving the Church, Ex-Mormon, and Returning to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   Follow our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/goyeforthpodcast/ Hello everyone! On today’s show, I speak with Dusty Smith who served in the Honduras, Tegucigalpa Mission from 1984 to 1986. Dusty has a pretty amazing story and while the podcast focuses on mission stories, his before mission and post-mission story had to be told as well. Dusty is a convert to the church, served a mission, left the church, became very vocal calling himself an anti-Mormon for many years, and eventually found his way back to the Church. His story was featured in an LDS living article and Elder Deiter F. Uchtdorf, then President Uchdorf even spoke about Dusty’s experience in General Conference, though his name was changed for the talk. If you’re like me, you’ll probably want to go back listen to that again. I’ll put the link in the show notes, but it was the October priesthood session of General Conference in 2016. And in my missionary minute, I talk about heeding them not. --- listen to podcast --- A big thanks to my new friend Dusty Smith and a thank you to Dave Johnson a former guest who connected us. In today’s missionary minute --- I first heard about Dusty Smith on Nick Galettie’s LDS Missioncast podcast. I kept thinking about his story and about four years ago I decided to write a blog post about it, back when I was blogging pretty regularly. So I blogged about it. Then something happened that had never happened before with any of my other posts. I wouldn’t say that it went viral, but it exploded. It got circulated on Reddit in some groups that were less than favorable to the Church. I started getting a slew of mean messages. They attacked everything about me from my writing to my story, to my pictures that I had posted, to my looks, and pretty much anything you could imagine. It really took me back and I kept re-reading it to see if I had said something terrible. In the post, I told the story about Dusty. I told of how I had become inactive for a few years during my teenage years. I told of how my mom got rebaptized into the Church after being out of it for a number of years. Then I wondered what it was that brought us all back to the Church. The gist of the post was that we as family and friends of those who have left the faith could do nothing but love them, and then let God tug at the hearts of those who have gone to other paths. The Spirit would be what ultimately brings people back to the gospel of Jesus Christ and His Church. We must simply love unconditionally. And for some reason, that created a lot of hate mail. Thank you for joining me today. I will be taking a break for a while during the summer. So, until next time, wax strong in the gospel my friends! Links: https://www.ldsliving.com/the-miracles-that-led-one-attorney-to-become-a-member-of-the-church-he-hated/s/86542 (https://www.ldsliving.com/the-miracles-that-led-one-attorney-to-become-a-member-of-the-church-he-hated/s/86542) https://rockymountainsunshine.com/2018/05/12/anti-mormon-losing-faith-being-inactive/ (https://rockymountainsunshine.com/2018/05/12/anti-mormon-losing-faith-being-inactive/) https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/learn-from-alma-and-amulek?lang=eng (https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/learn-from-alma-and-amulek?lang=eng) This is not an official production of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed are by the host and guest.

3. 

   1 Jun 2022

   Braden Stutz - California, San Jose Mission from 2016 to 2018 - Ep. 23 - Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - returned early due to medical issues.

   Follow our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/goyeforthpodcast/ Hello everyone! On today’s show, I speak with Braden Stutz who served in the California, San Jose Mission from 2016 to 2018 And in my missionary minute, I talk about returning home early from a mission and not serving a misison. So let’s get to it! -- Listen to the podcast! -- A big thanks to my new friend Braden Stutz. In today’s missionary minute --- I talk about those who have not served missions. I know that obviously, this podcast focuses on missionary service. Most of the people I’ve spoken with have served full-time missions. Braden I think is the first who I’ve interviewed who came home early. I wanted to mention that just as he said, he felt that he had completed his mission. I agree wholeheartedly. There is nothing magical about 24 months for men and 18 months for women. Many of us remember a time when the men served for 18 months. Some may remember other various lengths of time. If someone comes home early, for whatever reason it may be, we should be gracious and thank them for serving. It’s just like someone who served in the military. If they end up only serving in the military for a short time, we still thank them for their service. It’s the same with missionaries. Any offering they give should be met with gratitude. When physical, mental, or other issues arise and it requires that they return home, they have enough to deal with. We can help make their return home a happy one. The other thing I wanted to touch on is that I hope that this podcast doesn’t make those who did not have an opportunity to serve a mission, for whatever reason, feel bad. My wife is one of the most spiritual people I know. She also knows the scriptures way better than I do. And she did not serve a mission. She’s been a fantastic mother. She teaches early morning seminary. She’s served by my side as a ward missionary while I was the ward mission leader. I’ve tried to keep up with her, not vice-versa. She felt directed by the Spirit to not serve a mission. President Nelson recently spoke on this at the last general conference saying that for women, it’s a powerful yet optional opportunity. I think young women should prepare to serve, but then the Spirit will guide them toward serving a mission or what their path should be. I know others including men who did not serve because they joined the Church later in life or were inactive during the time when they would have gone on a mission. I wouldn’t want anyone to feel like this podcast belittles their Church service. We have several Apostles who did not serve missions including Presiden Nelson and President Eyring. I hope that this podcast does inspire young men to prepare to serve a mission and I hope that it helps young women to prepare for and then pray about a mission. For us who are past that young 18 to 19-year-old age, I hope it rekindles the missionary fire in you if you did serve a mission, and if you didn’t, I hope it gives you the desire to be an everyday member-missionary, and maybe prepare to serve as a senior missionary or service missionary. Please know that my intention for the podcast is not to compare people based on whether they served or not. I simply loved my mission and I love hearing about other people’s missionary experiences. Well, that’s about it for today’s show. If you liked the show, please subscribe so that you are notified when new episodes come out. We would also appreciate it if you could rate and review the podcast in Apple podcasts, or share it with a friend. Thank you for joining me today. Until next time, wax strong in the gospel my friends! This is not an official production of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed are by the host and guest.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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