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(00:00) Applying Moroni’s promise.
(10:06) Why does Moroni say we should ask if these things are not true?
(11:53) Moroni teaches about the gifts of the Spirit.
(21:37) Is it the pleasing or pleading bar of of the Great Jehovah? A discussion about what judgement might be like.
(27:28) We will get to see Moroni at the bar of God and will know his words are true.
(29:57) Let go of the terrestrial and telestial things that take us away from Christ.
(34:18) Zion will awake, arise from the dust, and shake off the chains. Babylon will sit on the ground and lie in the dust.
(46:20) What if the provenance of the Book of Mormon had been different?

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The post Ep 300 | Moroni 10, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 16-22) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) The Nephites are without order and have lost civilization.
(01:43) Faith: Laying hold on every good thing.
(05:44) Hope: An emphasis on God’s power to save me. The participatory nature of hope.
(18:44) Jesus Christ answered the ends of the law.
(22:15) Mormon speaks to the “peaceable followers of Christ.” They are covenant keepers who have been initiated into sacred things.
(28:55) Charity: The pure love of Christ. This type of love is a gift given by the Savior to those who ask. .
(35:33) Brief historical context on infant baptism, Augustine and Pelagius.
(41:09) The dangers of the traditions of men.

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The post Ep 299 | Moroni 7-9, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 9-15) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) The difference between authority and power in the priesthood.
(18:51) We covenant to always remember Christ. Elder Lund’s rock climbing story.
(25:24) In the Church we must remember Jesus and help each other.
(30:22) President Spencer W. Kimball admonished the Saints to teach with power.
(32:40) The early Christian document called the Didache is similar to Moroni 4-6.
(35:16) A possible description of Moroni’s formulation of the title page to the Book of Mormon.

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The post Ep 298 | Moroni 1-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 2-8) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) Faith during doubt, darkness, and fear. There will be light in the darkness.
(18:54) God can turn our weaknesses into strengths.
(29:56) Moroni’s invitation to see scripture as inspired, though not infallible.
(36:12) Moroni commends us to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written.
(39:23) The building of New Jerusalem and the gathering of scattered Israel is a favored story of Book of Mormon prophets.
(42:31) Christopher Columbus sought a new land for the building of a New Jerusalem in preparation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
(46:03) Ether hides in the cavity of a rock, a powerful symbol of Christ and the Holy of Holies.
(47:49) The book of Ether ends with Corinantumr seeing the entire destruction of his people. Why is Gilead called the Brother of Shared?
(49:40) Inverted temple symbols in the disintegration of the Jaredite nation.

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The post Ep 297 | Ether 12-15, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 25-December 1) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) When the Brother of Jared sees the Lord’s finger it sparks his divine curiosity.
(05:34) The ocean is a symbol for chaos, the fallen world, and the veil.
(07:52) The 2 to 1 Principle as seen in the Garden of Eden, Moses’ crossing out of Egypt into Canaan, and the Jaredite vessels.
(11:26) The number 8 can be associated with rebirth and renewal.
(12:09) Serpents as a symbol of captivity and Divine Providence, ushering the Jaredites south into a place where they eventually repent.
(24:08) The Jaredites hit the pinnacle of righteousness.
(30:13) The Book of Ether is almost like the whole Book of Mormon in miniature.
(34:29) Secret combinations eventually destroy the Jaredites. Substance abuse and addiction are modern secret combinations.
(49:03) Prophets are the opposite of secret combinations.

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The post Ep 296 | Ether 6-11, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 18-24) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) Revelation, how heaven connects with earth.
(13:55) Sometimes we have “air questions” and other times we have “light questions.”
(28:22) The ocean of chaos – being tossed, buried, and broken while in mortality. When we cannot have our circumstances changed, the Lord can change us.
(37:36) Why is he called the brother of Jared?
(47:44) Possible interpretations of Ether 3.15.
(52:59) The great tower.
(56:26) Ether as a type for The Plan of Salvation.
(57:42) The sealed portion of the Book of Mormon contains the vision of brother of Jared. More scripture lies in the future for believers in Jesus.
(1:10:39) Mahonri Moriancumer.
(1:12:59) The anthropomorphic nature of God expressed anciently. Ether describes God in ways that fit in an Ancient Near Eastern context.

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The post Ep 295 | Ether 1-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 11-17) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) The Book of Mormon was organized by Mormon to address the problems of our day.
(06:05) The Tree of Life represents the true source of happiness.
(08:09) The purpose of wealth is to do good. The Book of Mormon warns about class distinctions and illustrates the best type of government.
(14:21) The economic system of Gadiantonism proves to be the destruction of the Nephites. Their philosophy is: I eat and you work.
(16:42) The greatest happiness is reserved for those who partake of the fruit of the Tree of Life. In difficult times we can find strength as we work together, follow the prophet, and do our best.
(23:34) The Book of Mormon gives the blueprint for how to win the war with evil.
(25:32) Helaman gives solutions for navigating the days prior to the coming of Christ.
(26:46) Five reasons why people will reject the Book of Mormon.
(49:42) Maximize limitations by partnering with God.

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The post Ep 294 | Mormon 7-9, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 4-10) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(01:09) Mormon is an excellent example of how to raise a righteous family in a wicked environment.
(20:24) In our darkest times, Heavenly Father sends some of the brightest lights.
(21:23) A lesson on repentance.
(28:53) The 350 AD treaty. Mormon follows the righteous Nephite injunction to not wage offensive warfare.
(40:31) The end of Mormon’s record includes temple symbolism.
(49:35) Save it were these few plates.
(56:35) Jesus stands with open arms to receive you. There is hope for those who are confused by culture.

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The post Ep 293 | Mormon 1-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (October 28-November 3) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) Jesus teaches the simplicity of the gospel: faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.
(17:58) If it is of God, it will grow.
(25:35) Jesus translates three of the Nephite disciples. This is the same power the Savior gave to John.
(36:06) Legends about John in early Christian tradition.
(41:33) The significance of Jesus’ one by one ministry.
(44:50) 3 Nephi 29-30, the Atonement is greater than any evil.
(46:33) 4 Nephi illustrates the building and disintegration of Zion.

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The post Ep 292 | 3 Nephi 27-4 Nephi, Come Follow Me 2024 (October 21-27) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) The Savior’s favorite story is the triumph of the restoration and the gathering of the House of Israel.
(17:31) 3 Nephi 20-22 is a beautifully constructed chiasm, the apex of which is the covenant in 21.4. This is the bringing forth of the Book of Mormon in our day.
(23:20) The Threshing Floor is historically tied to the foundation of the Holy of Holies, which has ritual connection to the exaltation of the family.
(25:32) Jesus quotes Micah 5 and the prophecy of the lion among sheep. This is a Millennial prophecy, symbolic of victory at the Savior’s return.
(32:58) The Promise of Invulnerability is the heritage of the followers of Christ and should be read from an eternal perspective.
(40:54) Jesus asks why they didn’t record that many saints would rise from the dead and minister to them. Jesus pauses to emphasize that He will be with us in the darkest of times.
(46:23) God prepared a way for Joseph to escape the loss of the 116 pages.
(48:44) Jesus quotes Malachi to the Nephites. Heavenly Father’s purpose is to bind families for eternity.
(54:45) Additional scripture.

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