29. Living a Consecrated Life: Purifying Steps on the Path of Discipleship with Jessica Lewis
Have you ever wondered what it actually means to live a consecrated life — and whether it's even possible in the middle of laundry, work, and raising kids? In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Lewis, a civil engineer and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who shares a powerful gospel analogy about consecration drawn from her engineering work in Peru.
Jessica helped build sand filtration water filters on the Uros Islands of Lake Titicaca for a BYU Global Engineering Outreach project — and what she discovered about how water is purified became a life-changing metaphor for covenant living and the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
In this episode, we discuss:
• What consecration really means for Latter-day Saints today
• How the Atonement of Jesus Christ purifies us line upon line
• Why living a covenant life doesn't mean being perfect — just faithful
• How the law of consecration applies to everyday life (yes, even the laundry)
• Building Zion in your home, your ward, and your relationships
• The role of community in our spiritual progression — our real-life "biolayer"
• Quotes from Elder Neal A. Maxwell on discipleship and consecration
• What President Oaks taught about turning to others in our discipleship journey
Scriptures & Quotes Referenced:
• Doctrine & Covenants 64:32–33
• Ephesians 4:15–16
• Elder Neal A. Maxwell on consecration and the path of discipleship
• Primary song: I Will Walk With Jesus
• New hymn: Holy Places
About Our Guest:
Jessica Lewis studied civil engineering at Brigham Young University and served with BYU's Global Engineering Outreach program. She lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband Ben and their three children.
Grow in the Light is a podcast for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who want to deepen their discipleship, strengthen their journey on the covenant path, and live a soulfully aligned life every day.
Visit www.GrowintheLight.com to explore more.
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