Can People Change?

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

Faith and Physics

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

A Story About a Jerk

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

Unnecessary Baggage

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?

Scripture References

1 Nephi 18:6

Storms of Life

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

What They Most Desired

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

King Limhi Getting Out of Bondage

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

Replacing Pride

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