SLCC Institute of Religion
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This podcast is produced by students and faculty of Taylorsville Redwood Institute of Religion at Salt Lake Community College. The subject matter is religious in nature and is intended for use in connection with an institute class for the Church of Jesus Christ Institute of Religion. For more information, see https://myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org/institute/15280/classes/1472984.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Dr. Kirk Burbage turns General Conference addresses into candid group conversations about doctrine, discipleship, and everyday moral choices.
Thinking Celestial turns General Conference talks into roomy, practical conversations. Dr. Kirk Burbage guides students, teachers, and other guests through the language of each address, pausing over ideas that might otherwise pass quickly.
Kirk Burbage makes Jonah's Ninevites a Jazz-Lakers problem; your scripture study gets a rivalry game.
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A warm, practical take on temperance that turns doctrine into daily discipleship.
Alan Sackett and Kirk Burbage treat Elder Suarez's talk on temperance as something lived, not filed away as a definition. They keep pulling the idea back to ordinary choices: slowing down, acting with spiritual judgment, and following Jesus instead of impulse.
A loose classroom conversation that keeps bringing mercy back to conversion and action.
Three Institute teachers spend a Friday talking through a conference talk, and it feels like a classroom table after the bell: jokes, scripture references, and a steady pull toward repentance and charity.
A warm, classroom-style conversation about being strengthened by Christ through pressure and endurance.
Season seven opens on a steady note, with Kirk Burbage and Spencer Larson centering President Henry B. Eyring's counsel on being proved by the Lord and staying with Christ when life gets hard.
A plainspoken review that keeps prophetic guidance grounded and practical.
Thinking Celestial uses Sister Andrea's Prophets of God as a starting point for a plainspoken conversation about making room for prophetic guidance in everyday life.
A calm reflection on belonging, encouragement, and keeping the Savior at the center.
This episode centers on Sister J. Annette Dennis's "Cheering Each Other On" and keeps its focus on belonging. Kirk Burbage and Shaley Huntington talk through the message in a calm, conversational way, and the strongest point lands in plain terms: some people arrive at church…
A warm, practical look at ministering to one person and noticing who needs care.
Peter M. Johnson's talk on ministering to the one comes across as plain discipleship: slow down, notice people, and stay present when life is crowded.
A warm, practical faith conversation about staying with God when blessings are delayed and feelings are hard.
This episode stays close to the people in the room: an Institute teacher and student talking through Elder Stephen C. Barlow's "Lovest Thou Me?" and tracing it into ordinary life.
A sincere look at discipleship as a daily imitation of Christ.
The episode treats Taking on the Name of Jesus Christ as a discussion about discipleship in ordinary life: how people treat others, what they choose to change, and whether conduct begins to match the Savior's name.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
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Gary Nelson and the host review President Dallin H.
Thinking Celestial centers Boyd K.
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Thinking Celestial closes out season six with episode 168, a follow-the-prophet conversation about Elder Bednar’s counsel on agency.
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Anita Longhurst joins Thinking Celestial for a warm conversation about Elder Patrick Kieran's Jesus Christ and Your New Beginnings.
Thinking Celestial opens with the hosts welcoming Erica into the studio and revisiting Elder Michael Ciesla’s conference message.
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Debra Blau and the host focus on Tracy Y.
Emily Wolfley, a regular listener in North Pole, Alaska, joins the "Thinking Celestial - A Follow The Prophet Series Podcast" to discuss Elder Jeremy R.
Thinking Celestial - A ”Follow The Prophet” Series Podcast centers on D.
Kirk Burbage reviews Elder Kelly R.
Thinking Celestial revisits Elder Brick Iyer’s General Conference talk “Know Who You Really Are” with Cameron and Megan Lee, who are now married and still taking Institute together.
Thinking Celestial - A “Follow The Prophet” Series Podcast covers Chad Webb’s General Conference talk, “That All May Be Edified,” with Chris Nordfeldt, the director of Jordan Institute.
Lauren Fetzer joins the host to talk through a conference classic worth revisiting.
Kirk Burbage and Aidan Seifert review Elder Quentin L.
Aidan Davis, the newly installed LDSSA president at SLCC Redwood Campus Institute, joins "Thinking Celestial" to discuss Elder Ronald M.
Thinking Celestial opens with a friendly introduction to Peter M.
Kirkham Burbage and Travis Fullerton review Tracy Y.
Thinking Celestial discusses Gary E.
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Kirk Burbage and Shaley Huntington spend the episode with Sister J.
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Thinking Celestial opens by calling Elder Jeffrey R.
A religious podcast reviewing Elder Neil L.
Two hosts discuss the LDS General Conference talk 'Love and Law' by Dallin H.
This episode of Thinking Celestial reviews the general conference talk 'The Book of Mormon — An Immeasurable Treasure on Our Journey' by Ozani Farias, featuring guest Matthew Merrill.
This episode of Thinking Celestial features host Dr.
Kirk Burbage and Alan Sackett review Elder Suarez’s talk, "Adorned with the Virtue of Temperance." They begin with some banter, then move into the talk’s main counsel: becoming more like Jesus by living with restraint, meekness, spiritual wisdom, and the gentle influence of the Holy Spirit.
Kirk Burbage sits down with Blake Dalton and Matt Merrill, two Institute teachers at Taylorsville, for a Friday conversation after faculty meeting.
Season seven opens with Kirk Burbage and Spencer Larson discussing President Henry B.
Kirk opens with a statement about Heavenly Father's plan, the value of mortal choices, and the Savior's atonement.
An institute teacher and a returned missionary discuss the speaker's mission experience and the importance of Heavenly Father's plan.
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An institute teacher and a student discuss the value of taking institute classes and the importance of the gospel.
An institute teacher and guest discuss a General Conference talk about seeking God with all your heart.
A religious podcast discussing LDS General Conference talks, aimed at Institute students.
An institute teacher and seminary students discuss their faith and introduce themselves in a religious podcast episode.
A roundtable discussion on being intentional in discipleship following the First Presidency's challenge to make Easter special.
A religious podcast discussing LDS General Conference talks with guests in a home setting.