79 Episode – Prayer Journal
Praying to our Heavenly Father began as soon as Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. How do we make our prayers more meaningful? Here’s what I do.
Scripture References
Moses 5:4
Moses 5:8
Moses 8:16
Matthew 6:7
Alma 46:13
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77 Episode – Captain Moroni and Charity
Charity is an attribute of Christ that we all strive for. But, what does it look like in real life when things are hard and not everything is black and white? Captain Moroni had charity even as he led his people, the Nephites, through multiple wars.
Scripture References
Alma 43-63
Moroni 7:45
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76 Episode – The Dealing of God
We all know that Laman and Lemuel did a lot of murmuring. They did have to go through quite a bit in their life. But Nephi didn’t complain. What made the difference?
Scripture References
1 Nephi 2:12
3 Nephi 11:37-39
3 Nephi 27:13-16
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75 Episode – Forgiveness- What Didn’t Happen
Sometimes the best questions we can ask ourselves as we read the scriptures is: “What would have happened if things didn’t work out that way?” Or “What if this person had chosen to do something different?”
Scripture References
Alma 11:46
Alma 14:6
Alma 15:5
Alma 31:6
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74 Episode – Forgive the Hypocrite
Corianton caused some serious damage with his example while serving as a missionary to the Zoramites. But was everything that happened his fault?
Scripture References
Alma 31
Alma 35
Alma 39:11
Alma 7:13
3 Nephi 1:29
The Healing Power of Forgiveness, James E. Faust General Conference April 2007
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73 Episode – A Smiling Filthy Faced 2-year-old and the Atonement
Nephi says that once we have the gift of the Holy Ghost, he will tell us what we should do. But how does that even work?
Scripture References
2 Nephi 32:1-5
2 Nephi 25:4
Romans 3:23
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72 Episode – The Memory of Kings
History can be a blessing. The Jaredites were more righteous when they remembered their own history and the history of their fathers.
Scripture References
Ether 6:30
Ether 7:27
Ether 10:1-2
Ether 6
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70 Episode – Faith and Physics
The Savior often taught through parables using things that naturally occurred in nature. What do we learn about faith through the naturally occurring thing in physics we call power?
Scripture References
Lectures on Faith – Joseph Smith
Elder Neil L. Anderson, Faith Is Not By Chance, But By Choice, General Conference, Oct. 2015
Elder Henry B. Eyring, Spiritual Preparedness:Start Early and Be Steady, General Conference, Oct 2005
Ether 12:4
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69 Episode – A Story About a Jerk
Sometimes the scriptures teach me about life, and sometimes life teaches me about the scriptures. Here’s my experience with a jerk in the store a few days ago, and what I wish would have been different.
Scripture References
Alma 44:2
Alma 23-24
2 Nephi 32:5
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68 Episode – Where is My Delight?
Nephi gives a list, in 2 Nephi 11, of things he delights in. Can I honestly say I delight in those things too?
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67 Episode – Unnecessary Baggage
If you were traveling to a place you had never seen before and you were never coming back, what would you take with you? What would your family members take with them? Would you all think the same things were important?
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65 Episode – Justice and Mercy
Real life gospel lessons can be found everywhere. In this episode I dive into why mercy needs justice through a well known story, Les Miserables.
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64 Episode – Learning the Ways of the Lord
Knowledge is great to have. And we should seek it. But what knowledge is most important? What knowledge will bless our lives the most?
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63 Episode – Out of Darkness
Why would Mormon switch part way through telling us a story from the viewpoint of the Nephites to the viewpoint of the Lamanites? It’s because all of us are the “the Lamanites” sometimes.
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62 Episode – What They Most Desired
The Nephites are waiting for Jesus to come on the second day, just like He said they would. And the thing they want most is…the Holy Ghost? Why?
Scripture References
3 Nephi 11: 27, 32-33, 36
3 Nephi 12:2, 6
3 Nephi 16:6
3 Nephi 19:21-22
John 14-16
3 Nephi 27:20
Moroni 4-5
3 Nephi 19:9
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61 Episode – Awake Unto God
What’s the difference between being spiritually awake and spiritually asleep?
Scripture References
Jacob 3:11
Alma 5:7, 9
Mosiah 4:27, 30
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60 Episode – Let Your Hearts Rejoice
What is there to rejoice about when the world is full of worries and bad things?
Scripture References
2 Nephi 9:52
John 16:33
“Consider the Goodness and Greatness of God”, Dale G. Renlund, General Conference April 2020
Doctrine and Covenants 100:12
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59 Episode – Everything Good Comes From God
King Limhi and his people, and Alma and his people, are both delivered from the Lamanites in similar ways: the Lamanites are asleep and they escape. But Limhi’s people had to make them fall asleep with wine while the Lord put the Lamanites to sleep for Alma’s people. So, which miracle came from God? They both did.
Scripture References
Mosiah 23-24
Mosiah 25:16
1 Nephi 1:20
1 Nephi 3-4, 16, 17-18
Moroni 7:12
Alma 5:40
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58 Episode – King Limhi Getting Out of Bondage
King Limhi’s group of Nephites want to be delivered from the Lamanites. They want it more than anything. But they can’t do it themselves. How does their journey to becoming free apply to my life?
Scripture References
Mosiah 21:5-18
Doctrine and Covenants 95:1
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57 Episode – Replacing Pride
The Nephites go through something called the pride cycle over and over again. In this episode I talk about how pride manifests itself and what to do to eradicate it.
Scripture References
Alma 2-5
Beware of Pride, Ezra Taft Benson, General Conference April 1989
Pride and the Priesthood, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, General Conference October 2010
Meek and Lowly of Heart, David A Bednar, General Conference, April 2018
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56 Episode – And a Child Shall Lead Them
Some of my greatest lessons have come from children. We are told, in the scriptures, to become as a little child. Why is that? And what does that mean?
Scripture References
Mosiah 3:19
Matthew 18:3
Moroni 8:8
Mosiah 3:16
Matthew 11:30
Doctrine and Covenants 6:34-36
Luke 18:16
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55 Episode – King Benjamin – Lessons on Leadership
King Benjamin has some great reasoning behind why he chose to rule the way he did. And these can easily be applied to leadership, and also to parenting.
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54 Episode – Peace Does Not Mean Easy
I think we sometimes confuse peace with ease or comfort. Because something is hard or uncomfortable we decide to leave it behind. “It’s not for me.” That’s not what the Savior meant when He said, “My peace I give unto you” (John 14:27).
Scripture References
Joy D. Jones, Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “An Especially Noble Calling.” General Conference, April 2020.
John 14:27
3 Nephi
John 16:33
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53 Episode – Act As If You Know
Is faith a choice or a gift? Alma’s seed of faith can teach us about that.
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52 Episode – Lacking In Details, Strong In Application
Some books can transport you to a different world and make you forget your own. The Book of Mormon doesn’t really do that. And this is why I LOVE it!
Scripture References
Alma 46-62
Alma 17-18
Mormon 8-9
Moroni 10
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