my personal scripture journey
126 Episode – Unprecedented Times
Captain Moroni’s leadership marked a change in how the Nephites defended themselves from the Lamanites. But why does that matter to us?
Scripture References
Alma 43:18-21
Alma 49:8
Alma 48:7
Episode about Captain Moroni
The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation, Press. Russell M. Nelson. General Conference, Oct. 2021.
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125 Episode – When the Heavens Seem Closed
The Father and the Son are giving away the secrets of the universe, but is there something wrong with me if I’m not getting them?
Scripture References
“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Press. Russell M. Nelson. General Conference, Apr. 2018.
124 Episode – The One Who Knows
Doctrine and Covenants 121
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124 Episode – The One Who Knows
It is comforting to know that God knows everything!
Scripture References
“Seeking Answers to Spiritual Questions,” Tracy Y. Browning. General Conference, Oct. 2024
James 1:5
“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Press. Russell M. Nelson. General Conference, Apr. 2018.
47 Episode – Where Are You Going For Answers?
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123 Episode – The Gift of Following
Sometimes it requires a little more imagination to see how the scriptures apply to us. What if you were the rich man, asking Jesus what you needed to do to receive eternal life?
Scripture References
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122 Episode – Spinning My Wheels
My scripture study last week felt like I was spinning my wheels in the mud. But that doesn’t mean I’m stuck forever.
Scripture References
Alma 32:12-13
Bonded to Jesus Christ: Becoming the Salt of the Earth, José A. Teixeira. General Conference, Oct. 2024.
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121 Episode – Worship
The poor Zoramites think they can only worship God in their synagogues. Am I the same?
Scripture References
Alma 32:5-11
Alma 34:38
2 Nephi 25:29
Alma 26:11-12
Welcome to the Church of Joy, Elder Patrick Kearon. General Conference October 2024.
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120 Episode – Engineering and Shoe Shopping
Faith is not making choices knowing how things will turn out. It’s trying things out to see if they get us closer to God, and changing course if they do not.
Scripture References
Ether 12:6
“Faith,” Topics and Questions
1 Nephi 3-4
Alma 21-22
Exodus 7-12
Alma 60-62
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119 Episode – The Mediator
Jesus Christ does more than just advocate for us before the judgement bar of God. He makes all that is unfair right.
Scripture References
Doctrine & Covenants 45:3-5
1 Timothy 2:5-6
2 Nephi 2:27
Alma 45:16
Infuriating Unfairness, Elder Dale G. Renlund. General Conference, April 2021.
Doctrine & Covenants 123:17
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118 Episode – My Work – What is it?
If God’s work is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man, what’s mine?
Scripture References
Doctrine & Covenants 4:3
Moses 1:39
2 Timothy 1:8-10
Doctrine and Covenants 11:20-21
2 Nephi 25:26
Mosiah 4:26
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117 Episode – To Be Unshaken
Jacob, a prophet in The Book of Mormon, has to deal with a man teaching people there is no Christ. How did he prepare to hear from someone who wanted to shake him?
Scripture References
Jacob 7
Lord, I Believe, Elder Jeffery R. Holland. General Conference, April 2013.
John 14:26
An Evening With A General Authority, Elder David A. Bednar.
The Spirit of Revelation, Elder David A. Bednar. General Conference, April 2011.
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