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Come Follow Scripture
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Following the Sunday School lessons and doctrine from the LDS Come Follow Me curriculum
Come Follow Scripture - Moroni 7-9
Moroni 7-9 - Moroni teaches us messages that are for our day. He speaks about Faith, Hope, and Charity and how to discern truth from error in chapter 7, and then shares two letters from his father, Mormon in chapters 8 and 9. In chapter 9 Mormon mentions the abominations that are among the Nephites, and some might wonder why he shares these things. All of the information in these chapters are shared because these things are going on in our day; don't kid yourself.
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Come Follow Scripture - Moroni 1-6
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Moroni 1-6 - Moroni gives us his final words in this last book of the Book of Mormon. Here Moroni talks about several topics that relate to the administration of the church. Today in the church we have the administrative priesthood. The Holy Order is the fullness of the priesthood, and we do not have that among the members generally. We are given that priesthood in preparation for the future an...
Come Follow Scripture - Ether 12-15
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Come Follow Scripture - Ether 12-15 Here in Ether chapter 12, Moroni offers us an instruction manual of how to go from faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (verse 3), all the way to seeing the Savior himself (verse 39). This is one of the themes of Ether, and I hope that you can study this, and then listen to the Spirit of God to guide you.
Come Follow Scripture - Ether 6-11
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The brother of Jared and his family head for the promised land and spend almost one year on some barges - not a fun trip, but they make it. Read it for yourself. The book of Ether is a treatise on secret combinations (see chapter 8 and other places) and a treatise on how to see the Savior (see Ether 3 and 12). There are also some great verses on faith, but all in the context of working though f...
Come Follow Scripture - Ether 1-5
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Come Follow Scripture - Ether 1-5 This covers the beginning of the book of Ether which Moroni decided to add to his father's abridgement of the plates of Nephi. The brother of Jared was a "large and mighty man" and a man who was "highly favored of the Lord"; Ether 1:34 The brother of Jared likely had his calling and election made sure; Ether 2:4 The brother of Jared moved a mountain; Ether 12:3...
Come Follow Scripture - Mormon 7-9
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Mormon dies and Moroni finishes the record, at least he thinks he is finishing the record.
The Baptism of Fire and the Holy Ghost - Part 2
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If you missed Part 1, the link is here: th-cam.com/video/vHnXSrRzdvE/w-d-xo.html "Being born again comes by the spirit of God through ordinances." (Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, 2007, p.95) "Baptism by water must be followed by baptism of the spirit in order to be complete." (Bible Dictionary, Baptism) What is remission of sins? 2 Nephi 31:17; 3 Nephi 12:1,2; Enos 1:2; Helaman 14:1...
Come Follow Scripture - Mormon 1-6
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Come Follow Scripture - Mormon 1-6 Mormon writes his final chapters in the Book of Mormon. He gives the plates to his son Moroni who will finish this record.
The Baptism of Fire and the Holy Ghost - Part 1
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The Baptism of Fire and the Holy Ghost - Part 1 Every member of the church who has received the baptism of water MUST receive the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost for their baptism to be complete. You cannot get through the gate to the strait the narrow path that the Savior talked about without these TWO baptisms. This IS an event and NOT a process and EVERYONE MUST receive it, or they cannot...
Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 27 - 4 Nephi
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This video covers the 200 years after the Savior appeared to the Nephites up until to the time of their demise. Mormon explains how this happened, and how the peace and prosperity of 4 Nephi gave way to the evil that led to the complete destruction of the Nephite people. Mormon chronicles the ending of this in his own book that we will start to read next week. Notice how when the people have th...
Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 20-26
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Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 20-26 Christ continues his teachings to the Nephites on the second day. The New Jerusalem will be built by the Gentiles with help from the Remnant after the gathering, then they will gather people into the city, and then the city of Enoch will come down with Christ: 3 Nephi 21:22-25, D&C 45:66-72, Revelation 21:10-13 & 22-27 If you are not reading the scriptures ...
Combating Devils and Unclean Spirits - Part 2
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Combating Devils and Unclean Spirits - Part 2 - The Voices If you missed part 1, here is the link: th-cam.com/video/q0fnYurLiCo/w-d-xo.html If you cannot understand the thoughts that are put in your mind by evil forces or by good forces, you will never be able to combat the results of the influence of devils and unclean spirits.
Combating Devils and Unclean Spirits - Part 1
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Combating Devils and Unclean Spirits - Part 1 Without knowing how devils and unclean spirits impact our lives we cannot hope to combat them. Part 1 - I lay out the differences between devils and unclean spirits and provide some scriptures that can help us to understand that these important principles have been taught in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon plainly, clearly and frequently. I...
Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 17-19
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Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 17-19 Jesus heals ALL of the people there on the first day: 3 Nephi 17:7 Angels and fire come down to the children who Christ blessed one-by-one: 3 Nephi 17:23-24 On the second day, the multitude ONLY witnessed and watched the glorious miracles of Jesus, they did not participate: 3 Nephi 19:8-16
Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 1-7
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Come Follow Scripture - 3 Nephi 1-7 Nephi, son of Helaman is translated just like Alma: 3 Nephi 1:2,3 - Alma 45:18-19. Satan is the one who causes all of the pain and suffering in Book of Mormon and in our lives: 3 Nephi 1:22; 2:1-3; 6:15,16; 7:5,6; 7:19-20,22; 1 Nephi 11:31 We are not victims, but they thought they were: 3 Nephi 3:4,5,11; Mosiah 10:11-17. The gathering: 3 Nephi 4:3,4; D&C 45:6...
Come Follow Scripture - Mosiah 29-Alma 4
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Come Follow Scripture - Mosiah 29-Alma 4
Jim…really enjoyed this one. We are a little behind. I have a question about the temple part. So, is the initiatory the ”first anointing?”
Yes, we are anointed "preparatory" to becoming a "king and a queen unto the most high God, to rule and reign in the house of Israel forever." We are told that we are "anointed only symbolically". Those are the words in the anointing and this is something we can ACTUALLY receive in the future, that is the SECOND anointing, when we actually receive this great blessing. Then we have the fullness of the Melchizedek priesthood, as mentioned in D&C 124:28. In the endowment, this is what we prepare for by putting on our temple robes BEFORE we enter the Terrestrial world.
The last three books of the Book of Mormon were especially written for our time. As I've read and studied them it dawned on me that one of the most important messages in these last three books is that even though we are surrounded by evil, we can still live righteously. Ether, Mormon, and Moroni were all examples of living as we should while Satan prevails and people apostatize left and right. It gives us hope.
Yes, Syd, you are right. The whole Book of Mormon is directed to us, but especially the last three books, since the Nephites are now destroyed, and Moroni has no other reason to put this stuff in there than to speak to people "in some future day" (Moroni 1:4). If we can't find themes that relate to us in the last 3 books, I don't know what to say.
This was a great podcast. I learned so much that enhanced my understanding of these chapters at the beginning of Ether. Well done!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the analysis! I need some advice: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
Good examples! I always need to take extra time to wrap my head around the killing of Laban. I hope never to be in this kind of situation. I have a new appreciation for the Liahona.
Thanks, Jim. I appreciate your insights.
On a serious note, I was leaving a grocery store one night as a large group of people walked in. They brought an unclean spirit in with them and the feeling was so strong that I almost ran out of the store. Later, as I pondered this, the Holy Ghost brought to my mind that I needed to remember what this felt like because I would need to identify this feeling at a later date and maybe need to act upon it. It was such a strange feeling that the very powerful evil spirit was just moving along with them.
Yes, I have sat next to people before, and I can feel the impressions that these evil spirits make.
Thanks for fixing your shelf! It now looks like the dinosaur is eating the guitar. I like it!
Very interesting topic! Thanks for your insight!
Thanks Jim…really enjoyed this one. It’s so interesting the parallels between this time in the Book of Mormon and today as we prepare for the second coming. We have to be so careful…there are so many out there that want to make us believe that we are not seeing signs. ❤
Thanks Lisa!
Sydney is a great evangelist for your podcast. So here I am. Look forward to studying along with you.
Welcome aboard! I will need to pay her a fee…
Thanks, Jim, excellent lesson! This Nephi is my favorite Nephi. What an amazing guy! The weird elephant chotzski thing over your shoulder is still bugging me. It needs to find a new home.
Amen to what you said about raising children! I wish I had a do over regarding certain things.
Thanks, Jim, good discussion. Lots to ponder.
Yes, there is a lot here, and unfortunately, we don't really teach what Alma was teaching in the Come Follow Me lesson, in my opinion. Instead of teaching that breaking the law of chastity is an abomination, like Alma and Paul taught, we teach about looking at pornography. I do believe that pornography can lead to the breaking of the law of chastity, that is not what Alma was teaching. If we have an honest discussion about the law of chastity and added in the proclamation on the family, I think we could learn a lot.
Lisa - thanks for your comment. I made a comment in my SS class today about the mighty change, and our Sunday school teacher shut me right down. The way the lesson was organized in Come Follow Me was not following the scriptures at all, in my opinion.
Hey Jim… thanks for the commentary. I wanted to just add that I think that what we’re hearing from some of the other leaders and podcasts is just what you mentioned. That it is by little changes that we can become prepared for that mighty change. Just as we can be changed from grace to grace… line upon line. So, I don’t think what they are teaching is false doctrine, they are just not coming to the final event of having that mighty change. Just as you said that not everyone will have an angel appear to them… that would be rare but that the experience can come in many ways and we must prepare ourselves spiritually each day for that event. 😊
Keep in mind that "line upon line", as used in the scriptures, always refers to gaining knowledge/revelation and not a change of our heart. That scripture is often misused to try and prove it is a very slow process. Going from grace TO grace as outlined in section 93 is exactly the point! You receive grace FOR grace from the things that you do, and the subsequent blessings, and then you go from grace TO grace which is done by God. That is how we get to a fullness, not by doing it ourselves, but depending on God for the grace that leads to the fullness.
When I was young, I always remember hearing people say, "Get off your Rameumptom!" This goes to the pride of the Zoramites and how it led them astray. Maybe in the coming chapters it will go more into the pride of the people and how it takes them away from Christ. Good lesson
Please pray for me. I am an investigator who has so many doubts; with great need of repentance 😢
We all have great need of repentance! Note in our reading for next week, Alma 23-29, that the Lamanites have many sins, but once they receive the gospel from Ammon and seek God's forgiveness, it says: "taken away the guilt from our hearts through the merits of his Son." Make sure you read about all their sins and see how even the most wicked can be cleansed and purified through the atonement of Christ. Read Alma 24:7-10. Through the baptism of fire and the holy ghost we can receive the remission of our sins and be cleansed.
Thanks, Jim. I was moved by Alma and Amulek's words in the reading this time like never before.
Thanks, Jim, I appreciate the breakdown of the different groups and how they relate to each other. We're surrounded by secret combinations today. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making these podcasts.
Thanks Syd - I am glad that someone is watching - see you next week!
We know what the ordinance of baptism by water is. But you talk about an ordinance that happens when you are baptized by fire and the Holy Ghost. What is that ordinance? I thought ordinances were performed by man through the power of the priesthood.
Baptism by water has an ordinance, and a covenant. Baptism by fire has an ordinance and a covenant. Even having your calling election made sure has an ordinance and a covenant. Read Mosiah 26:20, in our reading this week to see where Alma the elder has his calling and election made sure, and a covenant is mentioned. The terms of a covenant are always set by God, then we are allowed to decide if we want to enter into the covenant. We enter into the covenant by an ordinance; that is the only way. In the case of the people of King Benjamin, he says, "...now, because of the covenant you have made...", then in verse 8 he says, "...all you that have entered into the covenant..." (Mosiah 5:6-8). We know that these people are already baptized, so that is NOT the covenant. The ONLY way to enter into a covenant is through an ordinance. Ordinances can be performed between God and man as needed and when men are ready to make the covenants and willing.
Thanks brother for sharing these scriptures
I liked the phrase "beat down" used to describe the Lamanites overpowering the Nephites. Very modern. Great story and analysis! Thanks.
They really did get beat down, and I cannot even believe that they went back after the Lamanites 3 TIMES! Talk about being compelled to be humble, that is the ultimate.
Every time I read the Book of Mormon, I see so many parallels to today. It's almost as if the Lord is trying to open our eyes to what's to come! Wow!
Thanks for the comment Syd - I hope this information is helpful to someone...
Thanks, Jim. I'm glad I don't have to stay an orphan due to the atonement of Jesus Christ. Keep up the good work.
Great video, Jim!
Thanks! You are my first comment ever!