The Iron Rodcast

So it took a couple of weeks to post this one. Relax! What is it, the end of the world or something?

0:00 -- Additional audio explanation

1:46 -- Minutes

4:38 -- Jon's card (2.5/6)

12:43 -- Sunday school (Lesson 5: "If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted," Lesson 6: "Noah... Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House" (with a huge tangent about sacrament meeting), Lesson 7: The Abrahamic Covenant) also Rhett's weird deacon's quorum story

70:33 -- Listener comments

86:55 -- The M-word (it's not what you think)

Link to Rhett's ill-advised lesson video.

Link to the "M-word" video (and yeah, I would say it's more about "P" than "M," but it's hardly a stretch to add the "M" into the mix).

Link to the Happy Birthday Jon puzzle thingie.

Link to the Frozen gay grandmother thing.

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Next week: Food storage!

Maybe!

Just in time for the Super Bowl.

Apologies in advance if you hate long things, but I think this one had even funner conversations than usual. The miracle of Skype allowed a better connection with Rhett and the bulk of discussion centered around some of the really far out Sunday school stuff from the Pre-mortal life, Creation and Fall. The result is a merry Mexican standoff of circular logic, disagreements and switched loyalties.

Quick note from Jon: While we were talking about lesson 2, I mentioned that we'd speak more of foreordination "two lessons from now." I meant to ask if Adam and Eve were foreordained to transgress, but I think I neglected to. Does this idea lend credence to what Rhett joked about in Judas being foreordained to betray Christ?

Here is that link from By Common Consent going of the Sunday school lesson on The Fall.

Here is the link about tithing that Rhett was talking about.

Click this link to find out what kind of Mormon you are (I got "Idaho Mormon" so it's probably not the most accurate quiz).

Minutes:

0:00 -- Audio explanation

1:17 -- Minutes

2:25 -- Rhett's take on legal marriage stuff

5:22 -- Rhett's card (2/6)

12:43 -- Sunday school (Lesson 1: "This Is My Work and My Glory," Lesson 2: "Thou Wast Chosen Before Thou Wast Born," Lesson 3: The Creation, Lesson 4: "Because of My Transgression My Eyes Are Opened")

64:27 -- Tools and annotations

70:17 -- New new temple videos, etc.

73:31 -- Rhett's good report on his and the wife's talk

77:13 -- Rhett's controversial stance on tithing

84:38 -- Polls

92:43 -- The decision to not do second topic this time around

92:50 -- Rhett's 49ers story

100:10 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Food storage (maybe)!

Sorry about the lengthiness of this one. Not only did we have a new guy, but the exhaustion from the holidays seems to have had a blathering effect rather than a shut-uppy one.

0:00 -- New guy

12:40 -- Minutes

17:44 -- Pete's card (2/6)

26:06 -- Sunday school (Lesson 45: "The Family Is Ordained of God," Lesson 46: "Zion -- The Pure in Heart")

61:13 -- Listener comments

82:34 -- Christmas (losing its religion)

91:49 -- Resolutions

One more thing about Christmas. Isn't it weird that the Church uses Christmas as a reason to NOT go to church? Don't feel pressure to be all religious at Christmastime when your own religion doesn't seem to.

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Next Rodcast: Food storage maybe!

0:00 -- Miley minutes

5:04 -- Jon's card (1/6) 

11:41 -- Sunday school (Lesson 42: Continuing Revlelation to Latter-day Prophets, Lesson 43: "Take upon You My Whole Armor," Lesson 44: Being Good Citizens)

30:00 -- Polls 

31:15 -- Listener comments

43:12 -- Cards

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Next Rodcast: Food storage or maybe Christmas or something!

For an unknown reason, a few seconds of the trivia section didn't record. This is weird because usually the recording stops completely instead of just not recording a little. Hopefully such a thing doesn't happen again.

0:00 -- Minutes

2:12 -- Pete's card (2/6)

9:03 -- Sunday school (Lesson 41: "Every Member a Missionary"), Priesthood (Chapter 22: Doing Good to Others (karma question))

26:00 -- Comments

36:26 -- Temple waiting period after civil marriage

52:37 -- Pete's terrible shame

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Next Rodcast: Face cards!

Hey, here is a link to that blog regarding that BYU girl who was called out for alleged immodesty.

Hey, also I mentioned a while back that I helped crew Scott Hanna's school assignment where he made a documentary about General Conference protesters. His video can be found here.

"Wrecking Ball" lyrics:

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain

We jumped never asking why

We kissed, I fell under your spell.

A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked away

I will always want you

I can't live a lie, running for my life

I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted was to break your walls

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky

And now, you're not coming down

It slowly turned, you let me burn

And now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked away

I will always want you

I can't live a lie, running for my life

I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted was to break your walls

All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball

Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung

Left me crashing in a blazing fall

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war

I just wanted you to let me in

And instead of using force

I guess I should've let you win

I never meant to start a war

I just wanted you to let me in

I guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked away

I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball

I never hit so hard in love

All I wanted was to break your walls

All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball

Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung

Left me crashing in a blazing fall

All you ever did was wreck me

Yeah, you, you wreck me

Yeah, you, you wreck me

Here's a link to that article we referenced for second topic.

0:00 -- Opening B.S.

6:35 -- Minutes

7:50 -- Jon's card (1-1/2/6),

16:37 -- Pete's lesson, Sunday school (Lesson 37: "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet," Lesson 38: "In Mine Own Way," Lesson 39: "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers")

40:49 -- Listener comments

44:19 -- Lust PDF

57:30 -- Plans for next time and goodbyes

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Next Rodcast: One-year civil marriage waiting periods!

I'll be honest. We've done better conference Rodcasts. Next year I swear I'll pay better attention. Also, we said we'd hit the Priesthood Session, but I never found my notes. Alas. Anyway, Rhett phoned it in again.

0:00 -- New baby

8:07 -- Pete's card (1/6)

15:04 -- Minutes

16:34 -- Listener comments

24:49 -- Conference report

81:47 -- Side topics (City Weekly story, temple video)

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Next Rodcast: Not sure!

Rhett came in for a cameo again. As a result of general chattiness, some poorly-timed questions and Rhett's need to rant, we didn't even get to second topic. Surely the mail will be flooding in though.

0:00 -- Minutes

3:55 -- Breaking Bad discussion

7:25 -- Rhett's card (1/6)

14:05 -- Sunday school (Lesson 32: "To Seal the Testimony," Lesson 33: President Brigham Young Leads the Saints), Rhett's rants

61:29 -- Listener comments

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Next week: Dangerous women! Maybe! Or maybe face cards!

Listen if you dare! What is the sound of one man talking? Music. To my ears anyway. I'm a big fan of myself though. Remember to send in lots and lots of corrections.

0:00 -- Minutes

2:53 -- Pete's card (Jon's card (3/6 (really 5/6)))

6:18 -- Sunday school (Lesson 29: Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois; Lesson 30: "The Prisoners Shall Go Free")

22:52 -- Polls

24:15 -- Listener comments

41:23 -- Environmentalism

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Next Rodcast: Face cards!

0:00 -- Hellos, B.S. and minutes

9:15 -- Rhett's card (1/6)

14:10 -- Sunday school (Lesson 26: "Go Ye into All the world, and Preach My Gospel, Lesson 27: "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried, Even as Abraham"), priesthood lesson (4th Sunday conference talk)

34:40 -- Polls

38:45 -- Listener comments

51:34 -- Should BYU still be subsidized?

94:50 -- Brethren Facebook rankings

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Next week: Environmentalism!