Episode 93: Search, Ponder, and Pray in Holy Places (Mary Jane Woodger)

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #212121;"> While most church history sites provide guided tours or historical markers for visitors, some contain little to no information. Yet where might we turn for more insight on these locations? How can we engage with these living sites and gain a witness of the Restoration? Dr. Mary Jane Woodger and her colleagues answer such questions in the book series<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style= "caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;">Search, Ponder, and Pray: A Guide for Travel and Studies.<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span></em><span style= "caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">In this episode, Dr. Woodger discusses the power that comes from being in church history sites. She shares how to use mini devotionals to think, talk, and learn about these locations like a church historian, and she details how such works can complement the resources and activities provided at each of these holy places.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Publications:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><a href= "https://rsc.byu.edu/book/religious-liberty-latter-day-saints">“The London Missionary Society in the Cook Island: Restricting Religious Freedom”</a> (in <em>Religious Liberty and Latter-day Saints: Historical and Global Perspectives,</em> Religious Studies Center, 2023)</p> <p class="MsoLis