For this 3 part bonus mini series, hosts Jennifer Thomas and Patrick Mason are joined by Nealin Parker of Common Ground to reflect on recent tragic events affecting the Latter-day Saint community. The episode serves as a heartfelt exploration of grief, community resilience, and the principles of the gospel that can guide us in difficult times. 

In this special live episode of the Proclaim Peace podcast, host Jennifer Thomas is joined by Chad Ford to discuss peacemaking and discipleship. They discuss how we can find and build peace in a time of high conflict and in the wake of political violence. They draw on the teachings of Jesus to answer these questions and find ways that we can each be peacemakers in this moment, and how it can transform each of us personally, and transform our communities.

We can choose to turn our grief into love rather than hate — to use our mourning as a means to unite rather than divide.

We condemn political violence — it is unacceptable in any form. It threatens our way of life and undermines the strength of our country.

American politics can be vicious, but there is another way: the way of the peacemaker, following Christ’s example.

The invitation to become a peacemaker is an invitation for us to elevate ourselves, not an invitation to shrink ourselves.

Reconciliation with God and each other brings tranquility to the soul. Peacemakers should follow the example of the Prince of Peace.

Christ’s healing commands align with MWEG principles, promoting peacemaking and sharing the Savior’s healing and peace.

Pacifism and peacemaking are closely linked, especially in the pursuit of truth. There is a new urgency to promote peacemaking in all spaces