How can our emotions be both a strength and a weakness? Join Dr. Doug Benson as he explores the concept of weakness, self-improvement and empowerment through Jesus Christ, and how Moroni lays out a pattern for the Saints to become like Jesus Christ. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastBM48EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastBM48FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastBM48DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastBM48PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastBM48ES ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.com FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 00:00 Part I - Dr. Doug Benson 01:34 Dr. Doug Benson’s bio 02:28 Religious coping 04:32 Come, Follow Me Manual 05:49 Ether 12:1-6 - Becoming like Jesus 08:32 “Is there more?" 09:40 Ether 12:4 - Hope for a better world 13:07 Protective factors and covenant confidence 17:08 Emotions are not facts 18:59 Faith is an action word 21:37 Dr. Benson shares a story about faith in an elevator 23:16 President Nelson on hope 25:23 Ether 12:13-15 - Mental health care 30:38 Dr. Satterfield teaches scripture searching 33:51 Weakness for our benefit 35:46 Dialectics: two opposing ideas exist together 38:15 Ether 12:27 - Centerpiece of doctrine 39:42 Ether 12:27 - Accepting reality 43:45 The dangers of perfectionism 46:03 Dr. Manning and negative self-talk 48:47 Fight, flight, or freeze 51:11 Emotion can be strength or weakness 54:20 Act opposite to become like Jesus 56:34 Ether 12:27 - God in the moment 59:16 Living in the past 01:02:42 Shame and guilt 01:04:18 Hiding vs making things public 58:33 End of Part I - Dr. Doug Benson Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com