my personal scripture journey
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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90 Episode – No Going Back
The only way out is through. For reals.
Scripture References
Exodus 14:12
1 Nephi 2:11-12
Genesis 3:17
“The Power Spiritual Momentum,” Pres. Russell M. Nelson. General Conference, April 2022.
“Our Heartfelt All,” Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf. General Conference, April 2022.
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88 Episode – What Comes After the Feast?
Are you “feasting” on the words of Christ? There is more to it than you think, and you don’t always have to be reading your scriptures to do it.
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84 Episode – Promised Peace
The Savior promised Peter peace, even after He knew Peter would deny Him.
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83 Episode – Peter and Alma
Peter and Alma were both prophets whom we are lucky enough to know a bit more than usual about how they came to be there. Though their beginning paths looked different, they used the same source for their power and faith. Christ.
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81 Episode – New Testament Insights
A new reading of any book of scripture provides new insights. But this one seems even more fun because this time I’m comparing a different translation of the Bible to the King James Version.
Scripture References
ESV.org
Dieter F Uchtdorf Instagram post from Jan 2021
Luke 4:40
Luke 6:17-19
Luke 9:6
Matthew 11:28
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