I can tell that you both have a great love for the scriptures! It's in the way you radiate and express yourself when you recount these stories and the perceived meanings. I must say that I have a bit of envy because I'm currently trying to fall in love with the scriptures myself. I've been inactive for most my life and only started coming back to church earlier this year after taking the challenge Pres. Nelson gave to read the Book of Mormon. I get really frustrated and discouraged at times when I don't immediately understand but I pray that with time and effort that I will one day have that "spiritual glow" you both possess!
It takes time, but the effort is so worth it! There are days I feel in love with the scriptures and other days more distant, but the effort to try is what has made a difference in my life.
The dirty rope is also awesome because you can see that some parts of the rope have torn a bit. Some parts of our testimonies may break, but because of all the other ropes tethered to it, it remains strong and can withstand the temporary storm that has damaged it.
At the end, as I was listening to Emily describe the worn rope and comparing it to our lives, it brought to mind how my view of people has changed as I have gotten older. As a younger, naive person, it was easy to look at people and judge them for their lack of beauty, style, status or what the world considers "beautiful". With experience of life, and coming to know people's stories that view has changed. I now find beauty in imperfect bodies, dark circles under the eyes, wrinkled skin and not ideal life circumstances. I see stories of the battle of life, the triumphs and tragedies, and doing what it takes to overcome. I try to see them as God sees them and it has changed everything.
You two are amazing! Your weekly videos are an integral part of our home study. Your knowledge of the Gospel and cheerful presentation has made the Come Follow Me program something I really look forward to and learn so much from. We consider you to be a blessing in our lives. Thank you both so very much!
Best yet. Love the ropes. This lesson comes at a time of storm in my life and has helped me so much. You both are awesome teachers. Thanks for your time. So glad I found y'all
I have been watching since the beginning and am so grateful for your abilities to teach the scriptures and make them relatable. This lesson especially touched my heart and I can’t wait to teach my family more about Paul tonight. Thank you for sacrificing your time and talent for the world.
Love all of "Don't Miss This"! This one really spoke to me! The Tethering analogy is so powerful! Thanks for taking the time and sharing your insights each week. You are both a blessing!
THANK YOU for making these videos. It has changed how I study the scriptures and made them come alive for me! You come at it in such an approachable way but still with fresh new insights. I have found that by watching your video then reading the associated scriptures I get so much more understanding and depth. It prompts me to dig deeper into other resources to understand more. You give me a framework with which to approach the scriptures with empathy and understanding of the people in them. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I agree, an audio version would be nice. Currently, I use "voice memo" on my phone and record my own audio version every week so I can send them to my daughter who is on her mission. She loves it when I send them to her and we can have our own gospel discussions on her P-days.
This was such a beautiful, insightful explanation of these chapters for me. My life is exactly here right now. My husband and I have spent years working toward a goal and he recently passed away. I have been left with the challenge to move forward alone. I have been moving...in rough waters so to speak. Today, this moment, I will hold to the rope we have tethered and finish the work. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Thank you again for making me look good today as a gospel doctrine teacher. I had a couple ladies so excited that I did the rope lesson. They had watched your video and recognized it. I just grabbed some rope at Lowe’s-no time for cruise ship ropes. But it worked and I appreciate you guys and your insights and helping me to prepare my lessons.
Thank you so much for the time you take each week to share your knowledge and testimonies with us! Your videos are a highlight of every week for me. Even my kids - who are 9, 7, 5, and 3 - enjoy them and are learning from you. You are a blessing to me and my family. Thank you!
These videos are absolutely amazing! I am a new gospel doctrine teacher. I haven’t served a mission. I feel like my knowledge of the gospel is not as extensive as a gospel doctrine teacher’s should be. I was struggling with this week’s lesson- struggling to find how any of this could apply to me right now. Your last two videos have truly inspired me and strengthened my testimony. I’ve learned more as I listened to your videos about Paul then I have my whole life. Thank you for producing these!
I feel so bad when David gets his thought cut off!! I love what they both have to say!! Keep it up. Haha. But let David finish his sentences!! Haha. Love to you both!!
I feel like they take turns doing it to each other! I’ve noticed Emily yielding to David in other videos. They just are so excited about the scriptures they can hardly contain themselves and I love that!
I like the beaten rope best, because it’s battered fraying bits show illustrate how that first rope wouldn’t have stood a chance anchoring amidst that storm. It’s a reminder to keep weaving in more threads of rope, because you never know how terrible your stormy days will get.
This Rope analogy moved me to tears. I have experienced some very personal and powerful witnesses in relation to Paul's Mission, his story, and its relation to my story. I went through alot of repenting on my journey back into living the gospel. I can testify that the Lord meets you where you are! Regardless of where that is! You are truly instruments in The Lords hands! I have come to know Paul as never before. Your presentations have brought the spirit into my heart multiple times. May God bless you as you continue with this video channel.
I used your handout and tethering analogy in my youth Sunday school class today. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping me teach my little flock.
Thank your for the lesson. I just found this channel while looking for resources for primary. Being a primary teacher, I don't have the opportunity to go to Sunday school. Lately, I feel like I am missing out on something special. Thanks to your videos I can have a taste of what I have been missing out on.
Great, as always. I had already read the chapters before watching and didn't get any of this. You brought it to life, and more importantly to each of our lives. Thanks so much!
This was beautiful! I got so much more out of the lesson thanks to your knowledge and explanations! The ropes were AMAZING! Thank you so much for this series! I am so excited to journal my anchor points. I have thought about doing that over the years but have never initiated. Thank you for giving me the push I needed to take initiative on my prompting
Awesome lesson ! This is my first time watching your video and I felt the spirit and learned from it. I now want to share this with my family. I also love worn used things like the the old rope. They do have stories to tell ! Thank-you
In our family....instead of anchors, we talked of our Doctrine Box. What does one put into their doctrine box? In mine, I put truths I know I can hold onto without any doubt. These are principles I hold fast to in times of my storms. I pull these truths out often and cling tightly to what I KNOW.
Thank you so much for your insights! I will always remember the light and goodness in your eyes when I met you both in person! I see you as altogether committed and tethered to the Lord.
I think Paul was committed to what he thought was truth from the beginning..... He thought the Christians were wrong- so he was committed to wiping them out. Is that your understanding? And then When Christ comes and he understands the Christians were right- that Jesus is in fact the Christ- He becomes all together committed to that and helping others who are wrong, as he was....see the truth as He did. I think God knew his heart- and his passion from the beginning.
Love your messages each week! Is it just me or has anyone else mentioned that the last several recordings have all been blurry. I've just dealt with it by listening, but it would be nice to see ya'll clearly. :)
I enjoyed this a lot but may I suggest that the Lady NOT interrupt the guy so much. It sounds bad when he gets three words out and she takes over the conversation.
Try to imagine this: what do you think the Saviors rope looked like at the end of his life. Yes, he was perfect, but how many times was he tested by both Satan and the people around him.
I love what you guys are doing and look forward to watching these each week. Just one suggestion, can you guys PLEASEEEEEE stop cutting each other off mid sentence. It makes it so hard to listen to and I’m left wondering what the end of the thought was going to be. It reminds me of fighting with my companion on the mission for talking time during a lesson. Please. It gives me anxiety.
Where do you find the Bible journaling pages. I haven’t been able to figure that out yet. I can download the study guide but I cannot find a link or anything for bible journaling.
Loving these! Sooo much insight. My only suggestion is to not talk over David so much. I wish we could hear his complete thoughts before he gets cut off mid-sentence.
Love your videos and appreciate that you bring the New Testament to life. But PLEASE....Why is David never allowed to finish a sentence ??? All Emily does is speak over him and interrupt. It really destroys the spirit. Just something to think about. Thank you.
I hate to disagree with something, but "sounding" is done with a plumb line and there are knots that are equally spaced that they count. This was one of Mark Twain's first jobs on the Mississippi--to measure the river's depth.
Find your anchors and don't let them go. Tether to the Lord for dark times will show. What a powerful message.
I can tell that you both have a great love for the scriptures! It's in the way you radiate and express yourself when you recount these stories and the perceived meanings. I must say that I have a bit of envy because I'm currently trying to fall in love with the scriptures myself. I've been inactive for most my life and only started coming back to church earlier this year after taking the challenge Pres. Nelson gave to read the Book of Mormon. I get really frustrated and discouraged at times when I don't immediately understand but I pray that with time and effort that I will one day have that "spiritual glow" you both possess!
It takes time, but the effort is so worth it! There are days I feel in love with the scriptures and other days more distant, but the effort to try is what has made a difference in my life.
The dirty rope is also awesome because you can see that some parts of the rope have torn a bit. Some parts of our testimonies may break, but because of all the other ropes tethered to it, it remains strong and can withstand the temporary storm that has damaged it.
You are my Monday sermon. Yep I like being the smartest kid in Sunday school. So love you folks.
At the end, as I was listening to Emily describe the worn rope and comparing it to our lives, it brought to mind how my view of people has changed as I have gotten older. As a younger, naive person, it was easy to look at people and judge them for their lack of beauty, style, status or what the world considers "beautiful". With experience of life, and coming to know people's stories that view has changed. I now find beauty in imperfect bodies, dark circles under the eyes, wrinkled skin and not ideal life circumstances. I see stories of the battle of life, the triumphs and tragedies, and doing what it takes to overcome. I try to see them as God sees them and it has changed everything.
You two are amazing! Your weekly videos are an integral part of our home study. Your knowledge of the Gospel and cheerful presentation has made the Come Follow Me program something I really look forward to and learn so much from. We consider you to be a blessing in our lives. Thank you both so very much!
Best yet. Love the ropes. This lesson comes at a time of storm in my life and has helped me so much. You both are awesome teachers. Thanks for your time. So glad I found y'all
I have been watching since the beginning and am so grateful for your abilities to teach the scriptures and make them relatable. This lesson especially touched my heart and I can’t wait to teach my family more about Paul tonight. Thank you for sacrificing your time and talent for the world.
Love all of "Don't Miss This"! This one really spoke to me! The Tethering analogy is so powerful! Thanks for taking the time and sharing your insights each week. You are both a blessing!
Thanks for your love and time Gods grace is great .learning lots .these youtubers give me straight and understanding. Thanks again so much .
Thank you for your lessons each week!! Our family loves them!! The ropes are a wonderful visual!! Thank you for sharing such a memorable visual!!
THANK YOU for making these videos. It has changed how I study the scriptures and made them come alive for me! You come at it in such an approachable way but still with fresh new insights. I have found that by watching your video then reading the associated scriptures I get so much more understanding and depth. It prompts me to dig deeper into other resources to understand more. You give me a framework with which to approach the scriptures with empathy and understanding of the people in them. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
BLOWN. AWAY. You two have such an amazing & special spirit around you! Thank you for blessing our lives with these amazing teachings!💛
I love how David and Emily love the scriptures 😚
Fabulous lesson! Thank you so much my heart is so full!
Thank you so much, I’m so happy for your love, your time to do it for us.
Would you consider making a podcast version with your audio? That would be so helpful!
I agree, an audio version would be nice. Currently, I use "voice memo" on my phone and record my own audio version every week so I can send them to my daughter who is on her mission. She loves it when I send them to her and we can have our own gospel discussions on her P-days.
This was such a beautiful, insightful explanation of these chapters for me. My life is exactly here right now. My husband and I have spent years working toward a goal and he recently passed away. I have been left with the challenge to move forward alone. I have been moving...in rough waters so to speak. Today, this moment, I will hold to the rope we have tethered and finish the work. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Thank you again for making me look good today as a gospel doctrine teacher. I had a couple ladies so excited that I did the rope lesson. They had watched your video and recognized it. I just grabbed some rope at Lowe’s-no time for cruise ship ropes. But it worked and I appreciate you guys and your insights and helping me to prepare my lessons.
I love, love, loved this lesson and the ropes! Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏻
So crazy how much Paul’s life changed. He definitely lived his life for Christ after that, even though things were so very difficult for him.
Thank you so much for the time you take each week to share your knowledge and testimonies with us! Your videos are a highlight of every week for me. Even my kids - who are 9, 7, 5, and 3 - enjoy them and are learning from you. You are a blessing to me and my family. Thank you!
You should share your courage playlist on Spotify
Thank you for doing these weekly videos. I love them so much. The rope analogy was so great.
I loved this lesson. Thank you so much for sharing. This really strengthened me.
This is my first video but this is amazing! I loved how you broke everything down and explained it so much easier. ❤❤
These videos are absolutely amazing! I am a new gospel doctrine teacher. I haven’t served a mission. I feel like my knowledge of the gospel is not as extensive as a gospel doctrine teacher’s should be. I was struggling with this week’s lesson- struggling to find how any of this could apply to me right now. Your last two videos have truly inspired me and strengthened my testimony. I’ve learned more as I listened to your videos about Paul then I have my whole life. Thank you for producing these!
You. Are. The. Best. Thank you for helping my kinesthetic brain make sense of the scriptures!!!
I feel so bad when David gets his thought cut off!! I love what they both have to say!! Keep it up. Haha. But let David finish his sentences!! Haha. Love to you both!!
Same!
I feel like they take turns doing it to each other! I’ve noticed Emily yielding to David in other videos. They just are so excited about the scriptures they can hardly contain themselves and I love that!
I love the scripturessssssssssssssss!!! You guys Rock!!!! Love it!!!
Oh I wish there was a love button. You two are so fantastic I am learning so much
I like the beaten rope best, because it’s battered fraying bits show illustrate how that first rope wouldn’t have stood a chance anchoring amidst that storm. It’s a reminder to keep weaving in more threads of rope, because you never know how terrible your stormy days will get.
Thank you so much guys my family and I learn so much
This Rope analogy moved me to tears. I have experienced some very personal and powerful witnesses in relation to Paul's Mission, his story, and its relation to my story. I went through alot of repenting on my journey back into living the gospel. I can testify that the Lord meets you where you are! Regardless of where that is! You are truly instruments in The Lords hands! I have come to know Paul as never before. Your presentations have brought the spirit into my heart multiple times. May God bless you as you continue with this video channel.
I used your handout and tethering analogy in my youth Sunday school class today. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping me teach my little flock.
You guys are awesome!!! thank you very much!
I would love your playlist too! I'm always looking for inspiring music. Thank you!
Thank your for the lesson. I just found this channel while looking for resources for primary. Being a primary teacher, I don't have the opportunity to go to Sunday school. Lately, I feel like I am missing out on something special. Thanks to your videos I can have a taste of what I have been missing out on.
Great, as always. I had already read the chapters before watching and didn't get any of this. You brought it to life, and more importantly to each of our lives. Thanks so much!
Love you guys.💕
This was beautiful! I got so much more out of the lesson thanks to your knowledge and explanations! The ropes were AMAZING! Thank you so much for this series! I am so excited to journal my anchor points. I have thought about doing that over the years but have never initiated. Thank you for giving me the push I needed to take initiative on my prompting
I love how you have bought out Paul’s personality in this lesson......👍
Showed this to my primary class they loved it 💕
You guys are the best you distil a lot of love!
Awesome lesson ! This is my first time watching your video and I felt the spirit and learned from it. I now want to share this with my family. I also love worn used things like the the old rope. They do have stories to tell ! Thank-you
You guys are making me HYPED for cemanary!!!!!!
In our family....instead of anchors, we talked of our Doctrine Box. What does one put into their doctrine box? In mine, I put truths I know I can hold onto without any doubt. These are principles I hold fast to in times of my storms. I pull these truths out often and cling tightly to what I KNOW.
Coming from a family of fishermen I love that fat rope! Our service should be like that rope. Thank you.
Wow Emily! That worn rope!! Says volumes!!
You guys are the best
You make my life so much easier
I’m trying to get closer to the church and you guys are helping so much!!! Thank you!!! 😊
As a primary teacher I have used my knowledge of rope making to teach the strength of uniting with God and the many strands that share the work.
THANK YOU!! I love these each week!! Emily would you share your playlist? I would love to have something like that.
Awesome class! Loved the rope analogy!
Thank you so much for your insights! I will always remember the light and goodness in your eyes when I met you both in person! I see you as altogether committed and tethered to the Lord.
Well done 👍 learn so much today love the Object lesson about the rope.. thanks Guys
When I'm trying to gain strength, I go eat food too 😉
Courage Play List PLEASE?
Bottom line - There is no victory in easy. Thanks to you both.
Can you take a picture of all the ropes lined up next to each other and share it with us?
Would love it if you could send with your news letter a photo of the old ship rope! Love it!
I think Paul was committed to what he thought was truth from the beginning..... He thought the Christians were wrong- so he was committed to wiping them out. Is that your understanding? And then When Christ comes and he understands the Christians were right- that Jesus is in fact the Christ- He becomes all together committed to that and helping others who are wrong, as he was....see the truth as He did. I think God knew his heart- and his passion from the beginning.
Love your messages each week! Is it just me or has anyone else mentioned that the last several recordings have all been blurry. I've just dealt with it by listening, but it would be nice to see ya'll clearly. :)
Can I get your paper that you printed on the board? Where is this? Love the lessons!
I love the rope!
Is it just a bit weird to get emotional over a rope....my gosh....I literally had tears over that worn and grubby piece of rope!
Where do you find the study guide to download. Enjoy listening your expanding the scriptures.
Go to Emilybellefreeman.com. Scroll down and there is a place to fill out your info to get the emails and study guides.
I enjoyed this a lot but may I suggest that the Lady NOT interrupt the guy so much. It sounds bad when he gets three words out and she takes over the conversation.
i love how well they work together! It is obvious they are great friends and such a compliment to each other
Try to imagine this: what do you think the Saviors rope looked like at the end of his life. Yes, he was perfect, but how many times was he tested by both Satan and the people around him.
I read that Bernice is King Agrippa's sister.
I love what you guys are doing and look forward to watching these each week. Just one suggestion, can you guys PLEASEEEEEE stop cutting each other off mid sentence. It makes it so hard to listen to and I’m left wondering what the end of the thought was going to be. It reminds me of fighting with my companion on the mission for talking time during a lesson. Please. It gives me anxiety.
Where do you find the Bible journaling pages. I haven’t been able to figure that out yet. I can download the study guide but I cannot find a link or anything for bible journaling.
Where do you find the study guide to download
Thomas Luke go tho Emilybellefreeman.com there is a place to subscribe.
So sorry curiosity is getting to me. Are you guys related to each other or professional colleagues?
Loving these! Sooo much insight. My only suggestion is to not talk over David so much. I wish we could hear his complete thoughts before he gets cut off mid-sentence.
Love your videos and appreciate that you bring the New Testament to life. But PLEASE....Why is David never allowed to finish a sentence ??? All Emily does is speak over him and interrupt. It really destroys the spirit. Just something to think about. Thank you.
I hate to disagree with something, but "sounding" is done with a plumb line and there are knots that are equally spaced that they count. This was one of Mark Twain's first jobs on the Mississippi--to measure the river's depth.
Michael Burns That’s what I described. A plumb line is a weighted “string” or rope. You drop it down till it hits the bottom and take the measurement.