my personal scripture journey
51 Episode – Night Unto An Angel of Light
Satan uses every trick he can to get to us. Are we looking for the lies? Do we know the truth well enough to recognize them?
Scripture References
2 Nephi 9:9
Elder David A. Bednar, We Believe In Being Chaste, General Conference Apr 2013
Doctrine and Covenants 88:63
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50 Episode – How It Came To Pass
Wow! 50 episodes! Unbelievable. Here’s a little personal history on how Likened Unto Me came to be.
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49 Episode – Self Talk
There are those lessons in church about being kind and patient with ourselves. My teachers have even gone so far as to say that you need to speak nicely to yourself. There are even examples of prophets in the scriptures who give themselves positive self-talk.
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48 Episode – Comparing Miracles
Neither Moses nor Enoch was a very good public speaker. Yet the Lord chose both of them to lead large groups of people. And He provided a way for both of them to accomplish their tasks. He provided two very different ways for them to accomplish their tasks. Why didn’t they receive the same miracle?
Scripture References
2 Nephi 3:17
Moses 6:31-32
1 Nephi 3:7
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Come, Follow Me,” General Conference April 2019
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47 Episode – Where Are You Going For Answers?
When you have a question or need advice or are trying to make a decision, who do you talk to? What people are at the top of your list? Family, close friends, a social media group? What about Heavenly Father? Is He the first person you turn to, or is He more of a last resort? There are examples in the scriptures of people who turned to Him first, and people who turned to Him only out of desperation, or not at all. And there is a definite difference for how things worked out for those people.
Scripture References
1 Nephi 15:8
Mosiah 17:11-12
Doctrine & Covenants 9:7-8
“Our Father In Heaven.” Joseph Fielding Smith Manual
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46 Episode – Good Guys vs Bad Guys
What do we learn from the bad guys in the scriptures? Would the scriptures be better if we only knew about the good guys?
Scripture References
1 Nephi
Jacob 7
Mosiah 12-17
Alma 23-27
Alma 30
Alma 46-62
Mormon
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45 Episode – So That We Know He Leads Us
The Lord tries to make it SO OBVIOUS that He is leading Nephi and his family to the promised land. Is it obvious in my life too?
Scripture References
1 Nephi 17:12-13
Ether 2, 6
Exodus 13-16
John 3:16
2 Nephi 31:21
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44 Episode – There Are No “New Year’s Resolutions” in the Scriptures
The scriptures don’t use the word “goal” but there are definitely goals featured in the stories.
Scripture References
1 Nephi 3-4
1 Nephi 16:18-32
1 Nephi 17-18
Alma 46-62
Philippians 3:14
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43 Episode – Wisdom From the Wise
Here’s three things to learn from the wise men in the Christmas story.
Scripture References
Matthew 2:1-12
3 Nephi 9:20
Psalms 55:22
Matthew 11:29
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42 Episode – How Is My Dirt?
In the parable of the sower, seeds fall in different kinds of soil and Jesus talks about what happens to the seeds in each area. What we don’t hear about is what happens to the soil after that? Does it stay the same? Does it change so that the next time seeds come it will be ready? I guess that’s really only something each of us can decide for ourselves.
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