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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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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115 Episode – A Testimony of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
I was recently asked to share how my testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ has blessed my life. These are my thoughts.
Scripture References
Jacob 7:12
Sunday Will Come, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin. General Conference, October 2006.
Hebrews 12:1-2
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Episode 112 – Grace, Healing, and Invitation
Jesus Christ healed many people while He ministered during His earthly life. But He didn’t just leave them at that. He offered invitations.
Scripture References
Matthew 8
Mark 2
John 5
Matthew 9
Luke 17
Mark 10
“Songs Sung and Unsung,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. General Conference April 2017.
J. Richard Clarke, Mar 1984 BYU Devotional
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111 Episode – Jesus Christ Heals
I share a short talk that my daughter wrote. She shares a sweet testimony of who Christ is.
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110 Episode – Fear Not – But For Real Though?
When the Savior says to “fear not” does he really mean, like, never fear? Not anything?
Scripture References
Matthew 8:23-27
Mark 4:35-40
Luke 8:22-25
Doctrine & Covenants 6:36
Doctrine & Covenants 101:36
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109 Episode – Two Yokes
The Savior said to take His yoke upon us. So that means there must be another yoke that we could choose. Also, what load are we pulling that we need a yoke for?
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94 Episode – Press Forward x3
Pressing forward and enduring to the end is a cycle. And Nephi knew it.
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86 Episode – Testimony Meeting
Ever sat in testimony meeting and felt like your testimony didn’t belong. You’re not alone.
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85 Episode – Taken for Granted
Not all insights come word for word from the scriptures. Sometimes they just get you thinking. In this episode I talk about what I take for granted.
Scripture References
1 Nephi 16:29
Matthew 25:1-13
2 Nephi 28:30
Alma 34:32
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80 Episode – Don’t Let It Go
It’s great to use questions as a study tool when reading the scriptures. But what do you do when you come up with a question you can’t answer? Or one that make shakes your faith a bit?
Scripture References
Isaiah 55:8
“Lord, I Believe,” Elder Jeffrey R Holland. General Conference April 2013
2 Corinthians 5:7
Alma 32:21
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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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66 Episode – Storms of Life
A great reminder from the wise man and the foolish man that storms come to everyone. That the presence of storms in your life is not a measure of your righteous. They are just a fact of mortal life.
Scripture References
Matthew 5:44-45
Matthew 7:24-27
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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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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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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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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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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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39 Episode – Prayerful Conversation
Prayer can be more than just a list of thank you’s and please do’s. It can be a conversation.
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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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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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25 Episode – Mighty in the Truth
The sword of truth is all we have to fight with, but will we pick it up?
Note: I refer to the sword in the Armor of God as the sword of truth, but the scriptures actually refer to it as the sword of the Spirit. I think my confusion came from the Hymn Let Us All Press On, 243. But, the scriptures came from the Spirit prompting prophets to write things down. And all truth comes to us by the Spirit, so, it works. Enjoy!
Scripture References
Acts 17:11
Acts 18:24-28
Ephesians 6:10-18
“Let Us All Press On”
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24 Episode – I’m So Tired
Do you ever just get tired? Like the kind where life just won’t give you a break, and things keep piling up, and on top of that you feel guilty for what you’re not doing. Me too. And Nephi too. And Ammon too.
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23 Episode – Room for All Types
Do you ever have a hard time with the personalities of people you go to church with? I have. But there really is room for everyone. Heavenly Father can use all of us to further his work. Just look at the differing personalities in the scriptures.
Scripture References
2 Nephi 5:27
Jacob 7:26
Lord, I Believe, Jeffrey R. Holland, General Conference April 2013
Romans 1:15
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