my personal scripture journey
104 Episode – Unto Your House
Alma took people to his house to minister to them. How did he keep his home ready for that?
Scripture References
Alma 15
Alma 27:20
Moses 5:8
“Our Heartfelt All,” Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf. General Conference April 2022.
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103 Episode – Captain Moroni and Integrity
I talked in episode 77 about Captain Moroni and charity. He had integrity too. It’s more than just telling the truth about the past. It’s telling the truth about the future. And it shows up throughout the many years he leads the Nephite armies.
Scripture References
Alma 43-44
Alma 48:17
Alma 48:13
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102 Episode – Not Too Late
Helaman leads a band of 2000 young men into battle during the war chapters in the Book of Mormon. But 60 others show up later. What does he do with them? What does that mean for us?
Scripture References
Alma 56:56
Alma 57:25
Alma 57:6
Alma 57:19-21
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101 Episode – Never Forget
Captain Moroni uses the title of liberty to remind his people of what they are fighting for. Don’t we do things like that too?
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98 Episode – Do It For God
Why do we do what we do? For praise. For followers. To make change in the world. Maybe we should do it for God.
Scripture References
“Our Heartfelt All.” Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Genreal Conference, April 2022.
Mark 14:3-9
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97 Episode – A Thought on Mary and Martha
The story of Martha serving and Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet has been a hard one for me to understand. Maybe these thoughts will help.
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96 Episode – Giants and Walls
Where did all the giants go? We may not face literal giants today, but we definitely face hard things. How did the Savior face His giants?
Scripture References
Matthew 14:10-20
Mark 4:36-41
John 11:32-44
Luke 22:39-44
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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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93 Episode – Shut Up and Enjoy it
How do things that we hate doing fit into the plan of happiness? I have no idea. But I do know that the Savior meets us where we are and helps us up.
*Note: I said the talk “Come What May and Love It” was from April 2008, but it’s actually from October 2008.
Scripture References
2 Nephi 2:25
John 16:33
“Come What May and Love It,” Joseph B. Wirthlin. General Conference, April 2008.
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92 Episode – In An Agony
What do you do first when things get hard?
Scripture References
Luke 22:44
2 Nephi 5:1-2
Alma 24:21
Alma 62:39-41
2 Nephi 32:9
Doctrine and Covenants 10:5
Alma 34:39
Alma 15:17
Doctrine and Covenants 121:8
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