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Welcome to Meridian Magazine’s podcast which focuses on the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ, and the Come Follow Me curriculum.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #19, “In the Strength of the Lord”, Mosiah 7-10
Elder Richard G. Scott said, “Help from the Lord always follows eternal law. The better you understand that law, the easier it is to receive His help.” The chapters that we are studying today demonstrate just that.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #18 “A Mighty Change” Mosiah 4-6
Over our years of studies of the first 6 chapters of Mosiah we have all come to love King Benjamin and his marvelous teachings. We have the whole thing in our minds, don’t we? We have the setting down pat, but what about the setting in our hearts—if King Benjamin were to send a text message to all of us, desiring to know if WE believed the words which he has spoken to US, what would be our answer? And what would be our proof?
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Come Follow Me Podcast #17 “Filled with Love Towards God and All Men” Mosiah 1-3
Elder Neal A. Maxwell called the chapters we are studying today the “Manual of Discipleship”. Since Mormon could include only the hundredth part of the records he had available to him, this may be the reason he zeroed right in on King Benjamin’s address and gave us so much of it. He knew we in the latter days would want to learn discipleship too.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #16: “He Works in Me to do His Will”, Enos-Words of Mormon
I remember, following Enos’s example, of going to the woods to pray in my life, in fact, more than once. Then, I recently was talking about Enos with a friend, and he said he, too, had gone to the woods to pray. I know, Scot, that you took Enos’s example, but went to a mountain. I don’t think the location matters because it can be right in our own bedroom, but there is something magnificent to learn about prayer from Enos in his book.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #15 “The Lord Labors with Us”, Jacob 5-7
Jacob 5 is the longest chapter in the Book of Mormon and sometimes is a mire or a bog for the casual reader. Some of our students over the years have said, “We just can’t understand all the symbols and the confusion about the trees and different places and times.” Some of our institute students have even skipped reading Jacob 5 altogether. I guarantee you, we’re not going to skip this and you’ll come to see why this is one of our very favorite chapters.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #14: “Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ”, Jacob 1-4
When Jacob speaks at the temple in the book named after him, it is with both anxiety and boldness, setting an example for all us who have to teach the people we love in this difficult world. It is not a time to shy away from the truth.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #13: “He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings,” Easter
What an exciting thing to talk about this week: the newness of life that comes and the celebration of Easter—the atoning sacrifice, death and resurrection of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
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A Special Edition Podcast: A Message of Faith and Hope from the Proctors
We wanted to take a few minutes just to relax with you, our amazing and loving listeners, and talk about faith, peace, calm and listening to the promptings and whisperings of the Spirit. You might be listening to this on the Sabbath—or it might be some other day of the week—either way, let’s just sit down together and talk.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #10: “We Rejoice in Christ” 2 Nephi 20-25
These are critical chapters for us to understand as we face a most complex and challenging world that seems to be careening towards destruction. I can’t tell you the number of times a week we are reading in the news and we say to each other, “Wow, this is right out of Isaiah,” or “Isn’t that right out of the Book of Mormon?” We see it all the time.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #9: “His Name Shall Be Called … The Prince of Peace” 2 Nephi 11-19
It is said that even a speeding bullet couldn’t get through Isaiah—well, let’s try to prove that wrong today. Let’s have some fun studying these seemingly difficult chapters together!
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Come Follow Me Podcast #7: “O How Great the Plan of Our God” 2 Nephi 6-10
Do you know how many times the word “plan” shows up in the Book of Mormon? 66 times! How about in the Old Testament—only three times, and none of these is talking about the plan of salvation. The New Testament has no mention of “plan” at all.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #7: “We Lived after the Manner of Happiness,” 2 Nephi 3-5
One of the most exciting discoveries in reading the Book of Mormon is when we come upon quotations and extracts from the plates of brass! This is that ancient, sacred record that the sons of Lehi returned to Jerusalem and risked their lives to obtain. And this week, we get to study one of the most significant prophecies given by Joseph of Egypt that we have record of.
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Come Follow Me Podcast #6: “Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life through the Great Mediator”, 2 Nephi 1-2
How can Lehi who has suffered so much in the wilderness journey, including the murderous rejection of his own sons, Laman and Lemuel, possibly write that man is that he might have joy? Does he know something that we sometimes forget? We’ll find out as we study together.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #5: “I Will Prepare the Way Before You,” 1 Nephi 16–22
A theme is so prevalent throughout scripture, and especially in the Book of Mormon, that you would think we would never miss it, and yet we do. What is that elusive theme? We’ll tell you today.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #4: “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God,” 1 Nephi 11-15
After Lehi had his dream of the tree of life, his sons had some choices, and, based on those, in the next few hours had radically different experiences. Laman and Lemuel went to their tent and fought about the meaning of the dream, and Nephi was swept up to a mountain and given a vision. What Laman and Lemuel missed out on in insisting on their war of words!
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #3: “Come and Partake of the Fruit,” 1 Nephi 6-10
This week we are studying one of the pivotal stories in the Book of Mormon, Lehi’s vision of the Tree of Life.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #2: “I Will Go and Do,” 1 Nephi 1–5
We all know the 1st book of Nephi so well, you may wonder if there is still more to learn. Welcome to the inexhaustible Book of Mormon that always surprises us with its spiritual richness and historical authenticity. You may know these stories, but we are about to enter a treasure room.
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Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast #1: “Another Testament of Jesus Christ,” Introductory Pages
“My dear brothers and sisters, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions—every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life."
