Nephi passes the records on to Jacob, Jacob receives his errand from the Lord calls the Nephites to repentance for pride, searching for riches, and polygamy. Mosiah 5:3 2 Nephi 11:2-3 Jeremiah 23:22 D&C 84:23-24…

We finish up 2 Nephi with his parting words, that include the simple doctrine of Christ. Revelation 22:18 Deuteronomy 4:2 D&C 27:5 Ezekiel 37:16-28 D&C 133:23 Moroni 10:1-2, 24 4 Nephi 1:35 D&C 1:24 3…

The words of a book that comes forth in the last days, the learned that say that they can’t read it, a people that draws near unto the Lord with their mouth but their hearts…

Jews will be scattered among all nations until they begin to begin in Christ, the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people, we are saved by grace after all…

Wrapping up the Isaiah chapters this week, with a rod out of the stem of Jesse, a root of Jesse, the death of the king of Babylon, and promises of deliverance. 1 Samuel 16:7 D&C…

Continuing through the Isaiah chapters, we cover sections that discuss the birth of a deliverer, and the punishment that comes through the instrumentality of the king of Assyria. 2 Nephi 28:15 2 Nephi 27:25 Jeremiah…

We dig into Isaiah, including what he means when he says “the mountain of the Lord shall be established in the tops of the mountains”, “their land is also full of gold and silver”, and…

This week we begin to dip our toe into Isaiah with some prophecies about the restoration that will commence before the Second Coming. We also get Jacob’s explanation of these scriptures. 1 Nephi 17:45 D&C…

This week the world learned about Ensign Peak Advisors, a financial holding company owned by the LDS Church alleged to have over $100 billion in assets. While not denying the facts, the LDS Church’s public…

Opposition, Joseph the Seer, and the marred servant are just some of the topics covered this week. Moses 7:26Alma 12:6, 11Alma 13:30Ether 3:13D&C 6:20Helaman 14:30-31D&C 93:31Ezekiel 18D&C 123:12-15Zechariah 6:12Jeremiah 33:15Isaiah 11:1D&C 113:3-41 Nephi 22:10-121 Nephi…

These chapters cover the sojourn in the wilderness, building a ship, and crossing to the promised land. We spent most of the time focused on the two chapters from Isaiah and Nephi’s assessment of those…

This episode covers Lehi’s vision of the tree of life, along with Nephi’s similar-yet-different vision of the same. Plus, we cover a topic near and dear to our hearts, the iron rod! 2 Corinthians 11:14…

This week covers the efforts to obtain the plates of brass, what the plates of brass contained, and the commandments God gave Lehi on marriage. 1 Nephi 5:10-19 Alma 10:3 Alma 37:3-4 1 Nephi 10:5…

We begin with a discussion of the Book of Lehi and the lost 116 pages, and then dive into the first two chapters of 1 Nephi. Topics include what it means to have goodly parents,…

As we prepare to begin our study of the Book of Mormon, we start off with a discussion of arguments for and against the Book of Mormon.

After a review of the scriptural definitions of “gospel” and “church”, we review Elder Poelman’s talk from October 1984 General Conference which was re-recorded after-the-fact to completely change the message of his talk. D&C 42:12…

This week we discuss what Jesus taught about our relationships with our fellow man – how to deal with enemies, how to deal with disputes, and how to deal with sinners. Matthew 5:25, 40-50 Luke…

In this episode we review several of the talks given in last week’s General Conference, calling out the good, the bad, and the ugly things that were said over the pulpit, and comparing them to…

Between 1830 and 1833, Joseph worked on revisions to the Bible. Known as the Joseph Smith Translation or Inspired Version of the Bible, this effort was a commandment from the Lord and something that is…