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(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(03:28) The prayers from Alma’s father made a difference in his conversion.
(05:52) God remembers all His children.
(10:40) Justification and sanctification in Christ. Alma’s experience typified both.
(18:27) Alma was snatched by Jesus in Mosiah 27.29 and Alma 26.17.
(23:40) The purpose of Church discipline.
(33:20) A pattern for solving problems the Lord’s way.
(36:09) The transition from a monarchy to a system of judges. Principles of good government.
(38:55) Striking the balance between rights and responsibilities.

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The post Ep 270 | Mosiah 25-28, Come Follow Me 2024 (May 27-June 2) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(06:33) Alma’s message is one of healing. Repentance, redemption, and faith correct our mistakes.
(14:26) Alma is haunted by his past. Beware of “the switch”.
(18:40) The Hebrew root for the word comforter in Isaiah 40.1-5 can be seen to understand how John 14.26 depicts the Holy Spirit, giving us courage and confidence. We explore how this relates to the Pre-Earth Heavenly Council.
(24:24) Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low. Repentance is tearing down the mountain between you and the Lord. Stephen Robinson’s story of his son wanting to be friends again.
(26:57) Go comfort my people, bring my children home. God the Father is speaking to Jehovah and the rest of the Heavenly Council. See Isaiah 40.3 where Jehovah (and you!) accept the directive from the Father.
(32:33) John Widstoe’s quote about our promise to God to bring his children home.
(35:02) The book of Mosiah is a message of deliverance against all odds.
(41:00) Dan Jones’ story of being stranded in Wyoming from Elder Bednar’s talk, In the Strength of the Lord.
(44:15) Katie Lewis’ story by Elder Holland.
(47:59) All the groups that are lost in the book of Mosiah eventually make it home.

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The post Ep 269 | Mosiah 18-24, Come Follow Me 2024 (May 20-26) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(07:55) How to take “Noah blinders” off.
(10:18) Abinadi teaches how Jesus is both the Father and the Son.
(16:59) Like Jesus, Alma yields to the will of the Father.
(22:32) The priests of Noah try to discredit the prophet Abinadi.
(28:20) Abinadi challenges Noah’s right to rule.
(36:21) Getting the law written in our hearts instead of just going through the motions.
(40:06) More insight into Abinadi’s interpretation of Isaiah 52.
(50:22) Alma saw both Noah and Abiniadi for who they really were.

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The post Ep 268 | Mosiah 11-17, Come Follow Me 2024 (May 13-19) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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→ Time Stamps:
(00:00) An overview of these chapters.
(05:40) Limhi’s story.
(07:10) Remembering past experiences with God invites revelation.
(09:09) There remaineth an effectual struggle to be made. Personal change brings deliverance in the Lord’s timing.
(13:35) The people of Limhi are not immediately delivered.
(16:05) The Lord sent Ammon.
(19:02) We all experience different forms of bondage.
(21:05) Not everyone has the same journey in Mosiah, but they all make it home.
(24:55) Two different reasons for why Abinadi was killed are presented. The historical answer and the spiritual answer can be complicated at times. History is messy.
(30:13) Limhi quotes a text we don’t have, perhaps something from the Brass Plates. Limhi reads, “If my people sow filthiness, they shall reap the east wind.”
(34:15) The 24 gold plates of the Jaredites are found by Limhi. Prophets can see through dark conspiracies.
(36:43) Wisdom is typically personified as a woman.
(37:31) Zeniff sees the good in his enemies. A major antidote to pride is to see that other people have good qualities and motives.
(40:51) Zeniff is overzealous and makes an arrangement with King Laman who deceives him. Don’t be fooled by “building blindness.”
(47:01) The Lord is merciful in our weakness. Zeniff’s son Noah is given charge of the people.
(49:37) How the ancients portrayed their enemies helps us understand how the Nephites viewed the Lamanites.
(53:28) “Lamanite blindness” is feeling wronged, getting wroth, and then wanting to hurt others. Love and gospel truths are antidotes to blindness.

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The post Ep 267 | Mosiah 7-10, Come Follow Me 2024 (May 6-12) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(00:00) We can depend on the greatness of God.
(08:47) King Benjamin stresses the importance of our covenant to take upon us the name of Christ.
(16:47) Our three fathers. We will be called the children of Christ.
(20:30) A new name.
(25:25) Following light and truth will eventually lead all seekers to Jesus. There is no other way. The Lord will judge us based on what light and knowledge we have.
(31:20) Sometimes sin is the result of seeking something good in the wrong way. One definition of religion is to realign our views with the Lord’s truth.
(32:47) Aslan the lion illustrates how there is no other way.

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The post Ep 266 | Mosiah 4-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (April 29-May 5) appeared first on LDS Scripture Teachings.

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(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.

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→ 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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→ 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.

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→ 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.

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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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