The Reign of the Judges The book of Judges presents a hodgepodge of redemption and anarchy, all leading up to theme of the need for a king in Israel (kind of a teaser for the King David sequel). This portion of the episode covers: Judges in historical context The problem with God delivering Israel over… Continue Reading

“Noah … Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House” Class Member Reading: Moses 8:19–30; Genesis 6–9; 11:1–9; Hebrews 11:7 Additional Reading: Moses 7:32–36 Other Reading: Genesis 10   The flood story is one of the best known in the Bible (my children played with their Fisher Price Noah’s Ark while I recorded this… Continue Reading

“The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers” Previous episodes on the temple have discussed the history of temple work and the theology behind redeeming the dead. This lesson approaches temple work from the perspective of the member performing the vicarious ordinances, and next lesson will cover family history.  We explore the value… Continue Reading

   This is your podcast A few months ago we put together a survey to find out who is listening to the podcast. We wanted to get to know you better, find out who you are, how you use the podcast, and what you thought of it. We wanted to know what we are doing… Continue Reading

“The Plan of Salvation“ “The Plan of Salvation” broad in scope, puts this life in perspective. It places us as the main character in a cosmic drama and represents one of Mormonism’s greatest contributions to religious thought. We are eternal, spiritual beings at the crucial junction in our path to perfection. At the same time,… Continue Reading

“This Generation Shall Have My Word through You“ We usually don’t stop to think about it, but our conceptions of the nature of scripture play a key role in our understanding of spiritual reality. The fundamental question is: Do we use scripture to understand the rest of reality, or do we need to use other… Continue Reading

Restoration of the Priesthood The priesthood permeates pretty much everything we do in the LDS Church. Much of the reason to be a member is tied up in the power and authority restored through Joseph Smith, culminating in saving temple ordinances. For these reasons, this lesson is a very important one. I confess that this… Continue Reading

“I Will Tell You in Your Mind and in Your Heart, by the Holy Ghost” In this lesson we will discuss a topic of vital importance. How do we interpret revelation? How do we distinguish inspiration from God and our own thoughts, feelings, and desires? Once we can identify that we are receiving a prompting… Continue Reading