my personal scripture journey
71 Episode – Can People Change?
I didn’t even consider this a question before one day in a high school class. But, apparently it is, and it’s an important one. The answer is, YES! They can!
Scripture References
Mosiah 27
Mosiah 28:4
2 Timothy 4:7
Ezekiel 36:26-28
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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.
Scripture References
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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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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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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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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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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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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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41 Episode – Messing Up The Plan
Why did Jesus tell Peter that he was going to deny the Savior 3 times in one night? I don’t know. But it does show that Heavenly Father knows what we will do before we do it. Is there comfort in that?
Scripture References
Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75
Romans 3:23
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