What if You Never See Jerusalem? Pilgrimages, Latter-day Lent, & Holy Envy | Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Encounter at the Empty Tomb" | April 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of pilgrimage and encounters with the sacred, focusing on Dieter F. Uchtdorf's General Conference talk.

05/30/2026 S7E5, Episode #238, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of ⁠The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠April 2026 General Conference talk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠ Encounter at the Empty Tomb ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠." Mitch and Clay were joined by Jeff Perry, a longtime friend and accountability partner to Mitch who, along with numerous family members, had a great experience studying abroad at the BYU Jerusalem Center. As a bonus, he even met his wife there! We discuss Jerusalem and whether a pilgrimage is necessary to have an "encounter at the tomb." This episode touches on Jesus, worship, holy envy, resurrection, Jerusalem, and much more! General Conference Applied is dedicated to helping fellow ordinary Latter-day Saints become "Doers of the Word" by taking action on inspired invitations to become more like Christ. Since 2023, we've been a resource for you and are excited for more goodness to come. Follow along and please share with others! We love you! - Clay and Mitch Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitch Peterson, Clay Soelberg

Guest: Jeff Perry

Topics covered

• pilgrimage
• Jerusalem
• resurrection
• worship
• holy envy

Keywords

• Jerusalem
• Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• General Conference
• pilgrimage
• resurrection
• holy envy
• worship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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