A "Come, Follow Me" conversation based in Doctrine and Covenants 106-108 where we discuss topics like:

• Feelings of inadequacy in Church callings

• Blessings from faithfully fulfilling a calling from the Lord

• How not to be surprised by the second coming

• The priesthood

• The name of Jesus Christ

• Role of a bishop

• Organization and functions of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

• Council system as the leadership style of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Being careful vs casual about living our covenants with our Heavenly Father

Have you ever experienced a time when what you thought the Lord wanted you to do seemed to result in a completely different or unexpected outcome? One that seemed completely the opposite from what you were hoping for? One that caused you to wonder if you had failed or if God had failed you? 

In this "Come, Follow Me" episode we dive into sections 102 through 105 of the Doctrine and Covenants and discuss:

The purpose of a stake high council

Membership Councils (formerly known as disciplinary councils)

How to extend callings to individuals and sustain them in their callings

How the Lord works through us to build Zion, a community of selfless love

How our agency is a big part in our effort to build Zion

How to avoid the Lord's scourging and chastisement and instead choose to live a law fit for celestial glory

And the Lord's higher purposes in our life, when to us, things just don't seem to be working out the way we had hoped or expected.

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In a world where intolerance, hate, persecution, and hard times are increasing at unprecedented rates, how can we survive these turbulent times? This "Come, Follow Me" episode focuses on the answer to that question. 

This episode also addresses the need to live by every word that proceeds forth from the mouth of God, including the words He delivers to us through His prophets. We discuss how we can overcome current challenges to the prophet's words and how to avoid fueling doubts and instead choose to believe.

We discuss the Lord's counsel to us when life gets overwhelmingly busy.

And we'll even take a detailed peek into what life will be like during the Millennium after Christ returns to the Earth.

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Here is a link to Sissel singing "Slow Down" at the 2019 Pioneer Day Concert: https://bit.ly/3BCld9o

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Everyone deserves to know that they are loved by God. But do we understand what God’s love really is? Or has the adversary successfully worked to reshape the world’s understanding of the definition of real love?

Join this “Come, Follow Me” conversation about God’s perfect love and how it aligns with his character as a perfect and eternal Father. 

In this episode we also discuss spiritual blindness, the need for a temple, being called and chosen for eternal life, peer pressure, and how we can become a Zion people who are ready to greet the Lord when He returns. 

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3gIXjRu

This "Come, Follow Me" episode centers on a discussion about the eternal identity of Jesus Christ and the eternal identity of each of us. 

Here is a list of the topics discussed in this conversation:

- Jesus Christ

- Premortal existence

- Intelligence

- Your eternal identity

- How we progress through life to ultimately receive the fullness of God

- Light and truth

- Agency

- Not judging other people for living differently than you

- Focusing our priorities at home to become better fathers, mothers and people

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A "Come, Follow Me" conversation about the principle of the word of wisdom and how living by that principle can bring immense physical and spiritual blessings to your life. In this episode, we also talk about the history of the Word of Wisdom and how the observance of this principle evolved over time. 

We also address the organization of the First Presidency, details behind the optimistic view that "things will just work out," and a bit of history behind the Apocrypha.

A "Come, Follow Me" conversation on topics such as the Second Comforter, the Light of Christ, the Resurrection, kingdoms of glory, sanctification, temples, the Second Coming, the Millennium, and the final battle of Gog and Magog before the righteous enter into their eternal rest in Celestial glory.

Some of our focus in this conversation is on how to sanctify ourselves and prepare ourselves for the covenants of the temple and for entrance into celestial glory and seeing the face of God.

Dive into sections 85-87 of the Doctrine and Covenants in this engaging and relevant "Come, Follow Me" discussion beginning with a conversation about living a life of consecration to God. Next, we discuss the dangers of advocating for the Lord to change His Church and Kingdom on earth to align with our own opinions.

In our conversation about Sections 86 and 87, we focus on the modern application of the parable of the wheat and the tares and how we fit into the story of the gathering of Israel and the final preparations for the Savior's Second Coming. We also discuss some of the prophecies of wars and wickedness that will fill the earth and the Lord's powerful admonition to His people to prepare themselves for that day by standing in holy places, including President Russell M. Nelson's most recent counsel to us about standing in holy places by keeping our covenants and receiving the power of God to assist us in our survival of the last days.

This "Come, Follow Me" episode begins with a conversation about our premortal life in order to set a backdrop to learn deeply from the doctrine revealed in Doctrine and Covenants 84. 

Learn about how ordinances give us access to internalizing covenants we make with God so that our natures can be changed through Jesus Christ's grace. 

Discover how the oath and covenant of the priesthood is applicable to both faithful men and women, and enjoy the hope and power that can come to us as we receive God and come to understand how we can know Him personally.

Special Announcement about a new improvement and direction for the Hope in Christ podcast.