Chocolate Cake Bytes
Chocolate Cake Bytes is a Latter-day Saint culture discussion. Chocolate cake represents everything that is good, and Chocolate Cake Bytes are the nuggets of understanding that has made my life better. And I'd like to share some chocolate cake bytes with you.
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186 episodes
Mortality Works, and So Does God's Plan! - Ep. 185
Welcome to another episode of Chocolate Cake Bytes with your host Ken Williams. This week, we're diving into a thoughtful conversation about the concept of mortality and its role in our lives, inspired by Elder Hales' talk, "Mortali...
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Unexpected Life Lessons from Cilantro and Chocolate Cake - Ep. 184
Welcome to another delightful episode of the Chocolate Cake Bytes podcast. In this week's installment, fan-favorite co-host, Annette takes us on a meandering yet meaningful journey of conversation. Together, we tackle the unpredicta...
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Episode 184
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The Impact of Hate - Ep. 183
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Chocolate Cake Bytes. In this week's episode, we welcome back guest Julia for a timely and impactful discussion about the nature of hate and its relevance in both personal and gospel contexts.&nbs...
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Episode 183
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Overcoming New Year's Resolution Dropouts - Ep. 182
In this episode, Brett and I dive deep into sustaining faith even when results aren't visible. We explore personal stories of facing doubts, finding purpose, and the incredible power of belief. Brett shares how his unwavering faith ...
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Episode 182
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Do You Suffer From Possibility Blindness? Ep. 181
During a recent Podfest adventure, I bumped into James Malinchak, and we later recorded a podcast (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443605/episodes/16547609-defeat-fear-of-failure-with-james-malinchak-ep-125.mp3)James taught me about "Possibi...
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Episode 181
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Faith Supercedes Pride. Ep. 180
When we have faith that something is done, why doesn't it always work out the way we think it should?Well, my friend, That's pride. And pride is no good.This week, we talk about how to balance faith and pride.
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Most of Life Isn't Guranteed. Ep. 179
The bad news is that nothing is Guaranteed": "We live our lives assuming that something's guaranteed, that tomorrow is guaranteed, or that my belief is guaranteed, or that my job is guaranteed, or that my friendships are guaranteed. And they're...
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Episode 179
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Ep. 178: What is your Word of the Day?
You may know people (or even be one) who choose a word to focus on for the year.What if you outgrow the word during the year?What if you have a hard time thinking of a word to direct your entire year?What if your word is discour...
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Episode 178
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Ep. 177: What is Daily Repentance?
Welcome to another enlightening episode of Chocolate Cake Bytes, where we explore the intricacies of living a gospel-centered life. In today's episode, host Ken Williams is joined by returning guest Julia from Southern California. Together, the...
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Episode 177
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Ep. 176: Kick off 2025 the Right Way
After last week's New Years tradition, this week I share an update of how the year ended, and my plans to make 2025 my best year yet.Join me! We deserve the best!
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Episode 176
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Ep. 172: What Quiet Wealth do you Have?
I heard a new phrase this week.Quiet Wealth.It's not loud. It's not obvious. It's not obnoxious.And it's not something you buy with money.What quiet wealth do you have?
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Episode 172
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Ep. 171: Gratitude
It's Thanksgiving week, which means that a lot of the world is in Gratitude mode.I'm no exception.But I'm approaching my own gratitude a little bit differently this year.And, I invite you to think of gratitude a bit diff...
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Episode 171
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Ep. 170: What Do We Deserve?
Brett is back! After another conversation together, Brett comes back to talk about the Brother of Jared story.God answered the brother's prayer with three different types of answers, after chastening him for three hours.
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Episode 170
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Ep. 169: It Is Done
First-time co-host Brett is a member of my church congregation. Recently, we were talking about faith, and I asked him to come on the podcast to share some of his insights.Something he said during a Sunday lesson caught my attention: He...
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Episode 169
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Ep. 168: What Does "Born Again" Mean?
This week, we bring back the former Elder (Kyler) Lopez, who has recently finished his mission (So, I guess he's now just Kyler)He asked the question about what it means to be born again. He's a polyglot and wanted to share some insight...
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Episode 168
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Ep. 167: Finding Joy
What kind of plan would you create if you were in charge of everything?Would you make it impossible for your children to return to live with you? Or would you set things up so that they had every opportunity to do things, to get things ...
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Episode 167
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Ep. 166: How We Can Use Prayer Better
This week, I share some thoughts about how God communicates with us as individuals, and how He works with His prophets.As we better understand prayer, maybe that will help us better communicate with (and hear) God in our lives.
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Episode 166
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Ep. 165: How does God Answer Prayers?
This week, Julia returns to help us discover what it looks like for God to answer (or to not answer) our prayers.We discuss what we should pray for, and what we should look for in our answers from Him.We'd love to hear your thou...
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Episode 165
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Ep. 164: The "Godliness" of Godly Sorrow
An old friend and former co-host is back!Mark joins this week to discuss Godly Sorrow, guilt, shame, and other "requirements" for the repentance process.Is Godly Sorrow from God?Let me know your thoughts.
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Episode 164
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Ep. 163: Does God Need to Forgive?
Annette is back, and this week we discuss forgiveness.Many times when we think of forgiveness, we imagine a transactional experience: "Repent and be forgiven."Is forgiveness transactional? With each other? With God?We di...
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Episode 163
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