The Scriptures Are Real

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We explore 2 Nephi 4, or Nephi’s psalm. We look at the context of the beautiful psalm, and what caused Nephi to feel such a heartfelt, deep-seated stirring. John Tanner reads two of his own poetical renditions of the psalm. We explore what it teaches us about being born again and the pathway go holiness and godliness and how those teachings can apply to us at whatever level of godliness or holiness we are in. We look at how this all ties to Christ and His atoning sacrifice, and the need to trust in Christ’s transformative power and its ability to truly change us.

You can read about John's renditions at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1287&context=jbms#:~:text=Tanner%20decided%20to%20write%20lyrics,of%20an%20American%20folk%20song.

You can listen to them at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ndrUaVeNAA (there are other renditions as well).

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

You can find the materials, and registrations, that Kerry talks about at https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts.

 In this episode Kerry and James Moore discuss the founding of the We Believe app, and how it can help with scripture study and help families and individuals of all types to find greater success as they throw themselves into the Come Follow Me Program. They discuss the value of scripture study and how using the app can help the scriptures become more real.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

You can find the materials, and registrations, that Kerry talks about at https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts.

In this episode Casey and Kerry talk about the context of Lehi's great teachings to his son, and how their family situation affected what he taught. The delve into the complexity and beauty of those teachings, highlighting how it helps us understand mortality, and emphasizing how Lehi centers it all on Christ.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

You can find the materials, and registrations, that Kerry talks about at https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts.

In this shortcast, Kerry explores elements of the Fall and redemption and opposition. He uses some elements of Egyptian cultural understanding to help us more fully understand what Lehi was trying to convey.  

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Access Kerry's book on Isaiah at https://amzn.to/3Ukya4z.

Access the new deep dive website Kerry has been talking about by going to TASAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu

We talk about Natalie's work, etc., which can be found at comhttps://nataliehunsaker.com/

In this episode, Kerry and Natalie discuss Isaiah in the Book of Mormon in general, and the specific context of Nephi's quotation of Isaiah 48 and 49 in particular. They also discuss how Natalie's Isaiah art project has led her to consider some of the imagery in those chapters and how that plays out in the lives of people in general, and in her life in particular. Kerry and Natalie draw lessons from that that are real for all of us.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Access Kerry's book on Isaiah at https://amzn.to/3Ukya4z.

Access the new deep dive website Kerry has been talking about by going to TASAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu

Access SPARC (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Cultures) by going to www.sparcproject.org

In this joint SPARC /TSAR (The Scriptures Are Real) broadcast, Dr. Kent Brown goes through some of the things he has learned about the trail Lehi and family must have taken to get to the Land of Bountiful. He addresses the necessities of the journey, such as ways to pay for things, the need to travel at night, ancient trade routes, etc. He uses this to talk to us about the growth we see in Lehi's family, and the sometimes lack of growth, and lessons we can learn from that.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Kerry has been speaking about the new deep dive website: https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU or TSAR.website

We spoke of the following books and articles:

Learning to Love Isaiah: https://amzn.to/3Ukya4z

Andy’s article: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=6&article=1042&context=mi&type=additional

In this episode we talked about the journey of Lehi’s family, and lessons we can learn from that. For example, we discuss how we see a difference between Nephi taking charge of his testimony as opposed to Laman and Lemuel, and draw lessons from that. We illustrate some scripture study skills, and discuss Nephi’s powerful testimony and how he draws on the Exodus story to help us learn those lessons. We talk about how covenant is reflected in the story and what it teaches us about God’s love for us, and the special kind of love and relationship available within the covenant and how that relates to our lives now. We speak of likening the scriptures to ourselves and what that really means in Nephi’s context and how that all helps us understand the Isaiah passages in this part of the Book of Mormon, and what those passages teach us of Christ and Joseph Smith as well as ourselves.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

For Kerry's "Daily Bread" thoughts and other great content, go to TSAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu.

For Anita's children's book "Nephi, Nephi, the Scriptures Are True," go to https://amzn.to/3SruAUP.

In this episode Anita points out the powerful symbolism that Nephi uses when he repeatedly uses the phrase "the Lamb of God" to describe Christ. She points out the surprising amount of times that the phrase is used and the way understanding what it can mean helps us further understand Nephi's vision. They also explore ways that this is used elsewhere in the Book of Mormon. The discuss Passover symbolism in Lehi's life. They also discuss how this is another evidence of the Hebrew nature of the Book of Mormon. They also explore the way Lehi's family continues to grow in their understanding of Christ and the way Nephi's vision affects it.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

For the "Daily Bread" thoughts and other amazing material, go to TSAR.website or https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts.

You can learn more about an article discussed in this episode by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-insights/staying-tree-life, or buying the book at https://amzn.to/3HLYywJ.

In this episode Byran and Kerry discuss Byran's article, which explores the impact that Lehi's Dream/Nephi's Vision can have on families. In particular they discuss the difficulty Lehi has as he sees some of his children choose not to join him at the tree. Yet Lehi stays at the tree. Kerry and Byran discuss the ramifications of this for families, and what it may look like in real life. They talk about how this is an important and tender issue for so many. They also discuss the need to experience joy at the tree, even when not everyone is there. This is important both for the people at the tree, but also for those who are not.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

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For access to the extra video content Kerry Mentioned go to TSAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu

In this episode Lamar and Kerry go over some key concepts of Nephi's vision. They especially explore the different things the angel teaches Nephi about the condescension of Christ and what that has to do with us. They then discuss some of the crucial things the vision teaches about the covenant, its loss, and its restoration, and our role in that.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhelstein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.