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    18 October 2024 - SALT LAKE CITY
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    Podcast: Boyd Matheson on the Gospel Principles of Civil, Peaceful Political Engagement

    ‘I’ve never been more hopeful for the future, because of the people I see in community, and especially because of the people I see in the community of Christ, within the Church of Jesus Christ’

    Boyd Matheson joins the Church News podcast on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Screenshot from YouTube, courtesy of Church News.© Copyright 2024 Deseret News Publishing Company.

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    By Ryan Jensen, Joel Randall, Church News

    On Palm Sunday in April 2023, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invited individuals to be the “Peacemaker Needed” in what is sometimes a contentious world.

    In 2024, presidential elections will happen or have happened in nearly 50 countries around the world. These countries are home to more than half the world’s population. At times like these, we are reminded of the political neutrality of the Church, as well as the invitation to participate in the civic election process.

    On this episode of the Church News podcast, we are joined by the former opinion editor of the Deseret News, Boyd Matheson, to discuss using gospel principles in influencing and impacting communities, disagreeing without being disagreeable, the Constitution of the United States of America, and leaning on the teachings of Christ in becoming peacemakers.

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