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→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) Remembering the greatness of God and showing Him gratitude helps us avoid pride, sin, and pain.
(04:08) The setting of King Benjamin’s address was most likely the Fall Festival (Sukkot), a feast outlined in the Pentateuch.
(11:10) King Benjamin encourages us to serve one another.
(18:34 ) A series of chiastic parallels in Mosiah 2.17-19.
(20:20) The pride cycle.
(22:43) The parable of the cat by James E. Talmage.
(27:57) Jesus suffered so much and yet He had the power to stop it.
(32:32) So many people in the world have never heard of Jesus, but He has heard of them.
(35:10) The natural man. We can help limit the power of darkness by adding light.
(38:32) What comes natural is not always good or desirable. Powerful quotes from Ty Mansfield, M. Scott Peck, John Taylor, N.T. Wright, and C.S. Lewis.

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The post Ep 265 | Mosiah 1-3, Come Follow Me 2024 (April 22-28) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=t2nff8iQfFM

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/mosiah-overview-podcast-ep-264-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) The stories in Mosiah are not in chronological order. An important theme in the book of Mosiah is Noah blindness.
(05:14) Noah blindness confuses us about who our true friends are.
(20:36) King Benjamin’s address emphasizes the greatness of God.
(25:23) Abinadi’s message is that Jesus will heal us.
(27:07) Alma’s message is that God will forgive.
(30:16) The whole book of Mosiah is a chiastic text. The apex focuses on Jesus Christ.
(31:01) Abindadi teaches how Jesus is both the Father and the Son.
(32:52) Jesus is the only way. Trials and suffering are part of the plan.
(34:17) Multiple journeys and flashbacks contribute to the complexity of the text of Mosiah.
(35:25) Zeniff sees the good in others. Lamanite blindness is explained.
(36:05) The adversary stirs us up to anger so he can control us.
(38:59) Don’t underestimate the power of your words.
(39:24) Peer pressure, change your tactics, and God is mighty to deliver.
(40:50) The Hebrew word Mosiah.
(48:09) Jesus is the prevention, the cure, and the healing that comes when we seek Him.

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→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=dDDHVj8ObnQ

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/enos-jarom-omni-words-of-mormon-podcast-ep-263-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) Enos reminds us that what you teach your children really matters. Prayer can be a wrestle between what we desire and what we need.
(09:05) Enos is familiar with the Law of Moses.
(13:31) Jarom teaches that righteousness is more important than any weapon.
(14:43) In the book of Omni we learn about the Mulekites. Multiple models are presented to explain their loss of language. The lack of scripture impacted their culture. Small traditions can change nations.
(18:38) Mayan history parallels many things that are described in the Book of Mormon.
(28:29) In Words of Mormon, we see that two copies of the record are made for a wise purpose. Heavenly Father is aware of what was needed 2,400 years in advance. He is involved in the details of our lives.
(37:50) *Correction: Elder Rasband gave a talk called “By Divine Design.”

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The post Ep 263 | Enos – Words of Mormon, Come Follow Me 2024 (April 15-21) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=fDFTF6xFtN8

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/jacob-5-7-podcast-ep-262-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of Zenos’ Allegory of the Olive Tree.
(02:08) The question that preceded the allegory can be found in Jacob 4.16-18. How can Christ ever become the Messiah of the people who rejected him?
(07:41) A personal application. We are plucked, grafted, and placed.
(16:18) What could I have done more for my vineyard?
(18:57) The history of the House of Israel and early Christianity contains many accounts of apostate groups.
(35:29) Understanding Sherem’s tactics helps us deal with the anti-Christs of our day. Enemies of Christ twist true doctrine, call believers foolish and say they are oppressed.
(46:43) How do we combat the influence of anti-Christs? Continue in the performances of Church, develop a testimony of your own based on the witness of the Spirit, and know truth by searching the scriptures.

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The post Ep 262 | Jacob 5-7, Come Follow Me 2024 (April 8-14) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=t9cjgZ6q-bg

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→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) Jacob is weighed down with anxiety for the welfare of his people. He was commanded by the Lord to deliver his message.
(05:39) The group led by Lehi may have been part of a more extensive society native to the region.
(09:10) Costliness of apparel demonstrated wealth and power in the Nephite culture.
(10:28) Pride begins when we think that we have more than others, assume that we are better, and then persecute those we esteem as less.
(17:17) Jacob teaches antidotes to pride.
(27:47) Immoral behavior has awful consequences, breaking hearts of those we love.
(39:11) The Nephite believers worshipped the Father in the name of Jesus Christ.
(44:41) We are to teach to the understanding of men. Jacob sees “things as they really are.”
(49:14) Jacob discusses those that rejected the stone, a sure foundation, which is Christ. He then asks how God will respond to those that have rejected Christ. Will God love me if I mess up? The allegory of the Olive Tree answers this question.
(52:07) The practice of plural marriage in Church history.

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→ Watch on YouTube to see images of all the verses we cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=-j-KyyjtNEw → Time Stamps: (00:00) Stories of Jesus.(01:19) Jesus teaches a woman of Samaria at the well.(06:04) The woman with an issue of blood.(11:55) Oliver Cowdery’s prayer.(14:21) A woman with a sinful life anoints the feet of

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→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=pNiQRWmvAQ0

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/2-nephi-31-33-podcast-ep-259-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) Nephi describes the doctrine of Christ.
(12:13) The gospel of Christ is abundantly illustrated throughout scripture.
(13:08) We qualify for salvation, we don’t earn it. Salvation is a gift the Savior gives to all who receive Him.
(17:47) Nephi focuses on baptism, which is a promise of our covenant to follow Jesus Christ.
(26:33) Receiving the Holy Ghost sanctifies us. Justification events help us gain assurance that we are on the Covenant Path.
(32:18) Angels, some seen and others unseen, speak by the power of the Holy Ghost and help the Saints come back into Heavenly Father’s presence.
(47:38) As we press forward, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men, we are given the great promise from the Father, “Ye shall have eternal life.”

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The post Ep 259 | 2 Nephi 31-33, Come Follow Me 2024 (March 18-24) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=wqOVdxycDUQ

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/2-nephi-26-30-podcast-ep-257-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(03:46) Nephi gives advice to us, his latter-day audience.
(06:40) A book will be delivered to an unlearned man. Like many of Isaiah’s words, this prophecy can be fulfilled in different ways.
(08:59) Prevailing false ideas of our day include the belief that there is no God, or that God has already done his work and is not involved in our lives. Balance is required to understand truth.
(13:50) The “eat, drink and be merry” philosophy. Seeing how God embodies both justice and mercy helps us to understand His true character as our father.
(25:26) The Adversary stirs some to anger, others he pacifies and lulls into carnal security, leading them carefully to hell.
(31:17) Nephi cautions against rejecting the Book of Mormon. More scripture will be revealed.

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The post Ep 257 | 2 Nephi 26-30, Come Follow Me 2024 (March 11-17) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch Mike’s 6 Minute Overview of 2 Nephi 20-25 with pictures and maps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=USXH7A_vmx0

→ Watch this full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch? embed=no&v=d5ydNvuXf_4

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/2-nephi-20-25-podcast-ep-256-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(06:33) Hezekiah’s stand against the Assyrian army invites us to have courage to hold to what is right, no matter how formidable the enemy is.
(14:35) Isaiah predicts that “A Rod will come forth out of the Stem of Jesse.”
(21:26) The Fall Festival included a ceremony involving the drawing of water. In the millennial day all will praise the Lord.
(22:32) Isaiah invites us to stay true in captivity.
(24:01) Lucifer will be cast out.
(32:20) Isaiah discusses Babylon as a power in these early chapters, not just in Isaiah 40-55.
(33:42) Two more tips to help us understand and find more relevance in Isaiah. Tip #4: Be filled with the Spirit and ask the Lord for help. Tip #5: Recognize that Isaiah’s words will be of great worth to those in the last days.
(35:39) Nephi gives 12 predictions about the Jewish people, the seed of Joseph, and the Gathering of Israel in the last days. Nephi sees that everything is about Christ, the Holy One of Israel.

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The post Ep 256 | 2 Nephi 20-25, Come Follow Me 2024 (March 4-10) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

→ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=1AJ2v3i40RU

→ Watch our video detailing Isaiah’s call in 2 Nephi 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch? embed=no&v=ozGCpQbMXr4

→ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2023/12/2-nephi-11-19-podcast-ep-255-show-notes/

→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(03:08) Three tips to help us understand and find more relevance in Isaiah. Tip #1: Liken. Isaiah’s writings can be likened to our current circumstances.
(12:40) Tip #2: See it. Try to envision what Isaiah is portraying.
(14:01) Tip #3: Know concerning the regions round about. Understanding the context of Isaiah’s world is key to unlocking his words.
(16:45) There was division between Israel and Judah in Isaiah’s day. Ephraim and Syria were waging war against Judah. Isaiah counsels King Ahaz to not get into an alliance with any other group of people.
(24:43) The coal placed on Isaiah’s lips can be seen as the Atonement that cleanses him.
(28:18) God asks, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” We should wear out our lives in proclaiming Jesus.
(35:53) Isaiah sees the latter-day temple, gathering of Israel, and millennial judgement and peace.

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