The credit for the idea behind today’s episode goes to a friend I was talking with. We were discussing compartmentalizing and how it can exclude so much good from your life. His analogy is not the same one I am going to share today, but it gave me the idea.

A link to a scripture about everything being spiritual to God:

Doctrine and Covenants 29:34 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/29?lang=eng

Links to scriptures about asking God for help in every aspect of life.

Alma 37:36-37 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/37?lang=eng

Alma 34:20-27 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/34?lang=eng

Ether 2:14 - (really, all of Ether 2 and 3 is a cool story about asking for God’s guidance and acting in faith) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/ether/2?lang=eng

Links to scriptures about the power of faith:

Hebrews 11 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/heb/11?lang=eng

James 2 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/james/2?lang=eng

Alma 32 - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/32?lang=eng

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Today’s episode is about making and keeping covenants with God. And about the immense blessings that come from that.

Big thanks to Steve0 at IMGBIN for the main part of today’s cover image. https://imgbin.com/user/Steve0

Here is a youtube video with the wacky dancer in it (warning, it’s loud): https://youtu.be/AArsrcX6yCs?si=5Ng1O1U602kJfe2M

Here is a link to a chapter in Preach My Gospel about Laws and Ordinances of the gospel:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/preach-my-gospel-a-guide-to-missionary-service/lesson-5-laws-and-ordinances?lang=eng#title3

Here is a link to the scriptures about the Word of Wisdom that I mentioned. Don’t skip any if you really want to study it and learn. Yes, it is the whole chapter: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng

Here is an Amazon link to a wonderful book I read about the Word of Wisdom: The Word of Wisdom: Hope, Healing, and the Destroying Angel

https://a.co/d/9dLsNYF

I’m not going to put resources for other specific gospel laws, ordinances, or covenants because there are too many for the length I would like to keep this and I don’t want anybody to think that one doesn’t matter because I forgot to put it here. Remember, I am not a blanket authority. Or even an authority. I am simply sharing thoughts. If you want to look up a covenant or a commandment, the church website is a great place: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng

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Today we are talking about trusting God when life changes and that you are capable of sharing His light wherever you are in the world.

The Rexburg Temple photo gallery, picture number 4 is the Celestial Room.

https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/rexburg-idaho-temple/photographs/

A video about the refiner’s fire, which I mentioned but I will not talk about in detail until a later episode

https://youtu.be/-DIIgm6xABQ?si=1L1JHp2kMVipJ3Pr

A video about the house parallel by CS Lewis that I mentioned

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2014-06-1360-he-is-building-a-palace?lang=eng

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Today’s episode is about loving yourself and forgiving yourself. True self love is not full of ego and vanity. Forgiving yourself does not mean that humility is absent.

This is an article written by Corrie Ten Boom. During World War II, she helped hide persecuted Jews in her family’s home. They were betrayed and she and her sister were sent to a concentration camp. I do not know what happened to the rest of the family. After many horrible experiences (which are very briefly mentioned in this article), her sister died mere days before the war ended and they were freed. Corrie Ten Boom began to travel around sharing about forgiveness. This article is about a powerful experience she had at one of these talks as well as a few other stories about forgiveness she had experienced. There is a very powerful parallel between forgiveness and the swinging of a large bell.

https://guideposts.org/positive-living/guideposts-classics-corrie-ten-boom-forgiveness/

I mentioned 2 Corinthians 2:7-8 in the episode

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/2-cor/2?lang=eng#p14

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Today’s episode explores what happens when we exclude God from our lives. And how quickly He will help us when we let Him back in.

Here’s a link to a wonderful talk about asking God to help us recognize the parts of our lives that are blocked:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/what-lack-i-yet?lang=eng#title1

And a wonderful video about our potential:

https://youtu.be/vV2YlnbXgAs?si=pn2sJP6-hHc7ufNr

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about traffic jams, those highly frustrating and sometimes stressful slowdowns on major roads like I-15. How might a traffic jam be different if we could see what was actually ahead, and not just a best guess by road signs or maps?

Here is a recent talk by our prophet Russell M. Nelson:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/47nelson?lang=eng#author1

Here is a link to the scripture in Amos I mentioned:

Amos 3:7

This is a scripture that explains about prophets and seers.

Mosiah 8:13-20

Here is a talk for deeper study:

https://speeches.byuh.edu/prophets-can-see-around-corners

Another resource for deeper study: Succession in the Presidency

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/teachings-of-the-living-prophets-student-manual/chapter-3?lang=eng

And here is a highly simplified version of that last resource. It was meant for children, but sometimes if you are confused, stuff meant for children is the easiest way to start:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/friend/2016/04/how-are-prophets-called?lang=eng#title1

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This story was inspired by my feelings while I was going through postpartum depression. Those feelings lasted from a few months into pregnancy and a year and a half after he was born. This story will, by no means, explain what everyone goes through. But it absolutely described what I felt. So, today’s episode is about working through depression with God’s help.

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Video about depression:

Like a Broken Vessel

https://youtu.be/IrNqGqy5kbQ?si=drvDMSGBI_RIPRkk

What happens when your world comes crashing down around you, but you turn to God?

Boundaries are important to healthy relationships. God knows this and he gave us boundaries to help us be closer to Him and to help our relationships with others on Earth and with ourselves.

Notes from the episode:

This is the Teton Dam Collapse information thanks to Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Dam

And you can find a good picture of the Hoover Dam under the operation section, again thanks to Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam

And here are 2 resources from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints about Boundaries

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2020/09/young-adults/how-to-set-boundaries-for-well-being?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/support-guide-help-for-spouses-and-family-of-those-in-recovery/8-be-firm-and-steadfast?lang=eng

We all have the opportunity to help God with His work, to be a tool for good. But what happens if we feel like a broken tool? And what happens if we aren't ready to be made whole? Notes from the episode: Let God Prevail by President Russell M. Nelson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/46nelson?lang=eng