my personal scripture journey
38 Episode – Full Purpose of Heart
If you were to explain the phrase “full purpose of heart” to someone what would you say? What does it mean? What does it look like? What does it feel like?
Joy. It looks and feels like joy.
Scripture References
2 Nephi 31:13
Jacob 6:5
Mosiah 7:33
3 Nephi 10:6, 12:24, 18:32
Doctrine and Covenants 17:1, 18:26-27
Joy and Spiritual Survival by Pres. Russell M. Nelson. GC Oct. 2016
Alma 48:10
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37 Episode – They Know That You Know It
I was wrong. I’ve been misunderstanding a scripture for my whole life. But, I really like the new understanding I have of the 2000 stripling warriors and the relationship they had with their mothers.
Scripture References
Alma 56
Alma 56:46-48
Alma 56:48
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36 Episode – Boast of My God
Ammon is so grateful for everything that the Lord has helped him to be a part of. When was the last time I did that?
Scripture References
Alma 26
Alma 26:11
Alma 26: 27, 19
Alma 26:12
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Jesus taught with everything he did. He teaches a simple yet profound lesson to a man at the pool of Bethesda as he asks him a simple question and then heals him: Jesus is the real source of all healing.
Scripture References
John 5:1-9
2 Nephi 4:34
John 14:6
2 Nephi 31:21
Matthew 7:8
Joshua 1:5
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33 Episode – Keeping It Simple, Jacob’s Journaling
Something is so much better than nothing when it comes to keeping a record for posterity. The prophet Jacob agrees. Here are 4 important things to remember about keeping a record of your life according to Jacob in the Book of Mormon.
Scripture References
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32 Episode – The Underdogs
People who become heroes usually overcame something insurmountable. Scripture heroes are no different. And aren’t we all kind of underdogs here on earth?
Scripture References
Moses’ Story – Exodus through Deuteronomy
David’s Story – 1 and 2 Samuel
Nephi’s Story – 1 and 2 Nephi
Alma the elder’s Story – Mosiah 17-18, 23-27
Mormon’s Story – Mormon 1-7
Moroni’s Story – Mormon 8-9, Moroni 10
Paul’s Story – Acts 7-28, Pauline Epistles
Jesus Christ’s Story – Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
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31 Episode – Godly Sorrow vs. Shame – Seeing Satan’s Counterfeits
Satan tries to ruin everything God has given us in this world. He wants us to be confused, and he does his best at it. The only way we can counter it is to figure out what is really truth and how the adversary counterfeits it. Guilt is one of those. There is God’s way and Satan’s way.
References
Williams, Robin. The Non-Designer’s Design Book, Fourth Edition. pg. 11
2 Nephi 9:9
Isaiah 28:10
Mormon 2:14
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30 Episode – Come Unto Me and Rest
Why should we come unto the Savior? Among other things He promises us rest, but what does that mean?
Scripture References
Isaiah 55:3
Matthew 11:28
John 6:35
2 Nephi 26:33
2 Nephi 28:32
Alma 5:34-35
3 Nephi 9:14, 22
3 Nephi 12:3, 20, 24
3 Nephi 18: 25, 33
Ether 4:13-14
Ether 12:27
Doctrine and Covenants 45:5, 46
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29 Episode – Scriptures Are Like Onions – A Hidden Verse on Showing Love
Scriptures are not just a bunch stories. They can be applied to teach us about things in EVERY part of our life, from the spiritual to the temporal.
Scripture References
Doctrine and Covenants 58:26-29
1 John 4:19
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