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  • 387: Insiders and Outsiders (Come Follow Me BoM Week 36, Reissued)

    These chapters are about Samuel the Lamanite posting to his wall (I know, bad joke, but some of us can relate to the stones and arrows). Samuel’s wall top preaching alternates between predictions of destruction, contrasting the Lamanite reaction to the truth, and prophesying concerning the coming of Christ. This lesson and discussion will focus… Continue Reading

    on September 2, 2020
  • 386: The Limitations of Human Nature (Come Follow Me BoM Week 35, Reissued)

    Pretty much everyone is depressed in these chapters. The prophet Nephi and editor Mormon both complain about human nature and the state of wickedness of the people at this time. This is where the Lamanites become more righteous than the Nephites. Highlights will include Lessons from Lamanite and Nephite reactions to the Gadianton Robbers Book… Continue Reading

    on August 29, 2020
  • 385: Aug 24; The Beginning of the End (Come Follow Me BoM 34, Reissued)

    Even with the impending ministry of Christ among the Nephites, Mormon sees this section as the beginning of the end (Hel. 2:13). Helaman is a dark book with powerful highlights. This is a bad time to be a chief judge, and a bad time for the Nephites. The Nephites expand their territory, but wars divide… Continue Reading

    on August 22, 2020
  • 383.2: Aug 9; Freedom and War (Come Follow Me BoM Week 32, Reissued)

    With this lesson we march into the “War chapters” of Alma. Sometimes it seems readers of the Book of Mormon don’t know quite what to do with these twenty odd chapters, but there are many important lessons and intriguing details we can glean. Reading: Alma 43-52 Highlights of this lesson include: Important themes about motivation… Continue Reading

    on August 8, 2020
  • 380.2: July 26; Atonement and Character (Come Follow Me BoM Week 30)

    Alma’s intimate words to his sons model a way to use honest sharing about the past to better the present and future. This core episode covers Alma’s path to peace, the principle that we cannot feel greater joy than we have experienced pain, the underappreciated figure of Shiblon, and finally, challenge to the unhealthy idea… Continue Reading

    on July 21, 2020
  • 380.1: July 26; Atonement and Character (Come Follow Me BoM Week 30)

    This lesson and the next provide a precious and intimate window in the family life of Alma, one of the great Book of Mormon prophets. These chapters fit into the genre of “Testament”, which records the wisdom and blessings imparted by the patriarch of a family (unfortunately, we don’t have any records of  a matriarch… Continue Reading

    on July 21, 2020
  • 379.1: July 19; Experiment upon the Word (Come Follow Me Week 29, Reissued)

    Plant this Word in your Hearts How many superstars of theology can we fit into a few chapters? Truth. Prayer. Atonement. These chapters contain some of the most memorable lessons and gems in the Book of Mormon. The “experiment upon the word” in Alma 32, Amulek’s powerful sermon on the Atonement and role of this… Continue Reading

    on July 14, 2020
  • 378.2: Conversations about God (BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27, Reissued)

    “All Things Denote There Is a God” One of the problems with our beliefs is that they are obvious–to us. The familiar is so self-evident that often we can’t even imagine how anyone could believe anything different. Further, even if “all things denote there is a God”, we as humans are not equipped to understand… Continue Reading

    on July 7, 2020
  • 377.2: Burying Our Weapons of War (BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, Core Reissued)

    These chapters tell of conversions through miraculous and even troubling means, inspiring devotion to principle, and overwhelming joy. We also have angel-wannabe Alma teaching us a powerful truth about God calling prophets among all people. Class Member Reading: Alma 23-29 You can access my Annotated Reading here.You can access my Lesson Notes here.

    on July 2, 2020
  • 377.1: Burying Our Weapons of War (BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, Reissued)

    “Converted unto the Lord” Here is the full episode on Lesson 26. These chapters tell of conversions through miraculous and even troubling means, inspiring devotion to principle, and overwhelming joy. We also have angel-wannabe Alma teaching us a powerful truth about God calling prophets among all people. Debbie, Whitney, Adam and Jason join the class.… Continue Reading

    on July 2, 2020

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