<description>&lt;p&gt;In August 2024, Meg Walter, the writer of a humorous Deseret News column, unexpectedly lost her 62-year-old father to a heart attack. Suddenly, her columns, although still funny at times, took on a more somber tone. The humorous journalist was forced to work through something that faces each of us at some point: Grief. On this week's episode, she shares how that grief helped her settle into her faith.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:06- Observation and Humor&lt;br /&gt; 4:48- Latter-day Saint Culture&lt;br /&gt; 7:41- Being Open About Faith&lt;br /&gt; 12:50- The Loss of a Father&lt;br /&gt; 18:19- What Makes a Life Well-Lived?&lt;br /&gt; 23:10- Receiving Service&lt;br /&gt; 28:12- Two Things Can Be True&lt;br /&gt; 32:08- The Beauty of "The Ward"&lt;br /&gt; 38:21- The Value of Faith&lt;br /&gt; 42:24- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;"I need that hope that my faith offers me. I am getting much more comfortable with what I don't know and what I hope. And I'm leaning more into what I hope."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;br /&gt; Meg's columns about her dad's passing:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/08/22/losing-a-parent-grief/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/08/22/losing-a-parent-grief/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href= "https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/10/12/running-through-grief-st-george-marathon/"&gt; https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/10/12/running-through-grief-st-george-marathon/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href= "https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/11/27/grieving-loss-love-holidays/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/11/27/grieving-loss-love-holidays/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href= "https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/12/28/grief-lessons-learned/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/12/28/grief-lessons-learned/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Morgan's all-time favorite article that makes her laugh every time: &lt;a href= "https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/8/23627893/new-trader-joes-draper-utah-person-you-want-to-be/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/8/23627893/new-trader-joes-draper-utah-person-you-want-to-be/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Meg Walter: Grief and the Love Deficit

MAR 12, 202543 MIN
All In

Meg Walter: Grief and the Love Deficit

MAR 12, 202543 MIN

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In August 2024, Meg Walter, the writer of a humorous Deseret News column, unexpectedly lost her 62-year-old father to a heart attack. Suddenly, her columns, although still funny at times, took on a more somber tone. The humorous journalist was forced to work through something that faces each of us at some point: Grief. On this week's episode, she shares how that grief helped her settle into her faith.

2:06- Observation and Humor 4:48- Latter-day Saint Culture 7:41- Being Open About Faith 12:50- The Loss of a Father 18:19- What Makes a Life Well-Lived? 23:10- Receiving Service 28:12- Two Things Can Be True 32:08- The Beauty of "The Ward" 38:21- The Value of Faith 42:24- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

"I need that hope that my faith offers me. I am getting much more comfortable with what I don't know and what I hope. And I'm leaning more into what I hope."

Links: Meg's columns about her dad's passing: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/08/22/losing-a-parent-grief/ https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/10/12/running-through-grief-st-george-marathon/ https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/11/27/grieving-loss-love-holidays/ https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/12/28/grief-lessons-learned/

Morgan's all-time favorite article that makes her laugh every time: https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/8/23627893/new-trader-joes-draper-utah-person-you-want-to-be/