Weekly Deep Dive: Recent Episodes
Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer
The Weekly Deep Dive is hosted by Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer and focuses on the Come Follow Me discussions from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Jason and Nate strive to bring a unique perspective to the discussion and talking points that are not traditionally part of the material to supplement the various discussions throughout the year. The views presented in the podcast are not endorsed nor sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Jason and Nate dive into Esther this week. The story is an easy read and fairly straightforward. Still, Jason and …
A few notes from Elisha – the cut branch and my God is Jesus. The restoration of Israel and Judah. …
This weeks episode centers around the destruction of Israel and Judah. The two nations are destroyed by first the Assyrians, …
Elisha! In this episode, Nate and Jason discuss the role of Elijah in teaching Israel the many ways in how …
We start this episode talking about the end of last week’s section. This includes, David and Absalom, and the life …
D&C 135 – 136. In this week’s dive, Jason and Nate explore the similarities between Joseph Smith and Jesus Christ. …
Jason and Nate dive into D&C 133 – 134. Section 133 was supposed to be the concluding section to Doctrine …
Jason and Nate dive into D&C 129 – 132. The first three sections differ from other sections in that they …
Jason tackles this deep dive into D&C 125 – 128. In the first section, we read about the Lord’s message …
Nate is back to dive into D&C 124 with Jason this week! This episode begins with Jason describing the summer …
Jason takes us on a deep and heavy dive of D&C 121 – 123. This episode is not for the …
Jason and Nate Dive into D&C 115 – 120. First Jason revisits some of the significance of Joseph Smith’s visit …
In this week’s Deep Dive, Jason and Nate look at D&C 111 – 114. In D&C 111, Joseph Smith and …
In this week’s deep dive of D&C 109 – 110 Jason and Nate talk about the Kirtland Temple. D&C 109 …
In this week, Jason and Nate dive into D&C 106 – 108. First, Jason discusses what it means to be …
In this week’s dive of D&C 102 – 105 we first answer a question, “What does it mean by God’s …
This week’s dive into D&C 98 – 101 explores God’s sage advice for when things get really bad. Rejoice and …
D&C 94 – 97 starts off with specific dimensions for the temple. Jason and Nate explore these specific dimensions in …
D&C 93 opens with a recipe to see God. Jason and Nate take on a more serious, slightly heavier tone …
Jason and Nate deliver a bonus episode dealing with writings from the Pseudepigrapha. First, a few more points from D&C …
Looking at D&C 89 – 92, Jason and Nate start off diving into the Word of Wisdom. The Word of …
In this week’s dive into D&C 88, Jason and Nate examine the title, Lord of Sabaoth. Not Sabbath, Sabaoth. Next, …
Before diving into D&C 85 – 87, Jason hits ministering of angels from D&C 84. Diving into this section, D&C …
This dive through D&C 84 starts off asking the question, “how can God call a man who killed someone to …
Before diving into D&C 81 – 83, Jason revisits the Testament of Adam. This is in reference to D&C 76 …
In this dive in to D&C 77 – 80, Jason and Nate answer the all important question, are there dinosaurs …
In D&C 76, Jason and Nate explore the meaning of the word Telestial. They talk about the doings of the …
In this weeks deep dive of D&C 71 – 75, Jason and ‘Titanium’ Nate take us on a tour of …
Nate returns for this week’s journey through D&C 67 – 70. In D&C 67, the Lord offers an interesting challenge …
In this episode, Jason takes us through D&C 64 – 66. The meat of the episode focuses upfront on what …
In this episode of the Deep Dive podcast, hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer dive into Helaman 5:12, examining the …
In this episode of the Deep Dive podcast, Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer discuss the Book of Mormon’s “dream team” …
Captain Moroni! In this episode of the Weekly Deep Dive podcast, hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer delve into Alma …
A note on the prosperity promise from last week sets the tone or this week’s episode on Alma’s discussion with …
Jason and Nate explore the varying significance of scriptures, likening them to music albums with standout tracks that pack a …
Join hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer in this week’s Weekly Deep Dive Podcast as they explore the intriguing concept …
Who are high priests? Washed clean in the blood of the lamb. God always saves, but do we always trust …
Christ calls us by his name. The significance of Alma returning home at the end and beginning of the next …
In this episode of the weekly Deep Dive podcast on the Add On Education network, hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer navigate the challenges of remote recording as Jason adjusts to his new home in Spain. The main discussion delves into Mosiah chapters 25 through 28 from the “Come Follow Me” curriculum. Jason and Nate explore the roles of Amulon and Ammon in the conversion of the Lamanites, examining how Amulon’s influence inadvertently set the stage for future missionary success. They also discuss the parallels between Old Testament patterns and the governance structures in the Book of Mormon, highlighting the …
In this episode of the Deep Dive podcast, host Jason Lloyd and producer Nate Pyfer delve into Mosiah chapters 18-24. …
Noah vs Benjamin. Abinadi. Both KingsThe father cast down. Abinadi as a type of Christ.
The incredible miracle of relocating an entire nation. Timeline of the people of Zeniff. How can we let wisdom govern …
King Benjamin concludes his speech. Why does he say the people are less than the dust of the earth? What similiarities are there between what Benjamin is saying and the Song of Solomon? The importance of killing our prideful self, having a change of heart, and serving God and others from a place of love.
King Benjamin’s address. Charity. Meek, submissive, childlike. Willing to submit to all things. Being a sheep. The value of waiting. …
This episode focuses on the experience of Enos. Our defining moments and relationship with God is unique. Transcript: 00:00:15 Speaker …
The allegory of the olive tree. What is means. What is the vineyard? What are the trees? What are the …
The positive side of anxiety. Where are we at on hearing the word of God and putting him first? Stiff …
Death and destruction necessary for life and rebirth. Baptism as being born again. Teaching our children freely. Easter episode from …
Why was Christ baptized? A long awaited discussion on baptism, symbolism, covenants and entering by the door. Transcript:
Destruction important for salvation. The scriptures as a starting point to build on. Sacred and secret. Priestcrafts. Transcript: 00:00:15 Speaker …
Isaiah prophesied of a leader in a cousing branch of Jesse restoring the gospel before Israel was restored to it’s …
Names of God. Seeing God and the role of his temple. Pride and destruction. Atonement and Salvation. The wisdom of …
Jacob teaching from Isaiah. Destruction and restoration. Darkness and hope. Death and resurrection. Two doors into the great and abominable …
Greatest sorrow and affliction in the wilderness. Who is the seer that Lehi see’s? The stick of Joseph and the …
Lehi’s final address to his children part 1. What does it mean to prosper? We are that we might have …
Getting into the scriptures. Having difficult conversations. The Liahona, what was it? Have we imagined the wrong compass? Having a …
Come Follow Me 1 Nephi 11 – 15. Preparing to see God. Nephi’s vision. The tree and the fountain. The …
What if Lehi’s family’s Exodus occured during Passover? What if Lehi and Laban were brothers? symbolism in the scriptures. God’s …
Revelation does not come in a vacuum. Training our brains to see the answers around us. Remembering as part of …
What does it mean to be highly favored of the Lord? And my father dwelt in a tent. Kingship in …
Changes in recent editions of the Book of Mormon. Complexities in the Book of Mormon. Different types of witnesses to …
Opening the seven seals. 144,000. The signs in the heavens and context to life here on earth. The two witnesses.
Who is the tree of life? Jesus walks among the churches. A trip through the temple. To the person that …
What does it mean to walk in the light? Loving God means keeping commandments. When you love God, you inevitably …
Called and chosen. God’s prognosis. Sanctification unto obedience. All must be subjects. Godliness before brotherly kindness. Calling and election. Remembrance. …
An epistle written to us. Where do temptations come from? If anyone lacks wisdom. What does it mean to waiver? …
Melchizedek Priesthood. The temple. What does Testament mean? The ordinances are a remembrance. Darkness after illumination. The Word of God …
The Bible and the Word of God. Returning to Paradise and temples. We are we, send us. Hearing the word, …
Endless genealogies and fables. Focusing on confusion rather than clarity. Building a foundation on Christ. Discovering the source of revelation. …
What does it mean to wait for the coming of Christ? What does it mean to speak, not as pleasing …
Preaching Christ through strife vs through love. Worrying about what is within your control. A new way to understand the …
Paul was called of God. What does predestiny mean in context of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians? We were part …
How quickly we stray. Why do we stray? How do we prevent ourselves from straying. The solution. Imperfection as a …
This week’s episode focuses a lot on ministering. Paul outlines a few guidelines to helping others. The importance of needing …
Going through trials greater than we can withstand. Contrast. An epistle written to God’t children in the fleshy tablets of …
Speaking in tongues vs prophesy. Confusion verses edification. Testimony of Christ as guidance in how to challenge. Walking the straight …
Throwback to last week when Paul talked about your body being a temple. Is knowledge bad? How does charity edify? …
Building on foundation of Christ vs building on leaders that resonate with us. Planting, then watering, but ultimately who causes …
Government ordained of God? Police as God’s ministers? Some eat herbs and some eat everything, and let neither despise each …
Tribulation > Patience > Experience > Hope. Who were the Romans? Living abroad from other people of the covenant. Why …
Paul testifies to rulers. Why did Paul need to testify to Caesar? God directs some to stay and others to …
To better understand what motivated Paul, we look at the root of covenants and the price Jesus paid for us. …
The church is guided by revelation. The revelation of Cornelius. The revelation of Peter. Revelation in context of life.
Sharing the work. The martydom of Stephen. Early missionary work of Phillip. Simon the not so great sorcerer. The conversion …
Many infallible proofs. The Spirit poured out at Pentecost. The Pentecost vs the Tower of Babel. Who killed Ananias?
Events immediately following Christs resurrection. A matter of perspective. On the road to Emmaus, and perhaps just as important, the …
Witnesses to the atonement – biased, hostile, and independent. An unfair trial. Who shall I send? The slow grind that …
Special episode to talk about the relationship Jesus had with Mary and dive into the possibility of Christ being married. …
Jesus’ teachings after the Last Supper. The second comforter. In my father’s house. The Father and the Son.
Mary uses Spikenard on Jesus. Judas betrayal. The last supper. Washing of the feet. Staying awake for the prayer. Christ’s …
Stand in the Holy Place. Key to understanding Matthew 24. Ten virgins. Parable of the talents. Sheep and Goats.
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Palm branches and their meaning. Christ’s interpretation of scripture. Chris being human.
Marriage. The parable of the pharisee and the publican praying. The rich young man and the kingdom of Heaven. The …
Two in a field. Lazarus rising from the dead. The Parable of the Unjust Steward. Finding that which was lost. …
Jesus as a brother. Education. Healng on the Sabbath. Christ testifies of himself. The Mount of Olives. The woman caught …
Simon Barjona. Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? Why do bad things happen to innocent people? What …
What is korban? Substituting laws with traditions. The Canaanite woman. Whom sayest thou that I am? Petros vs Petra. Transfiguration.
The events of leading up to the atonement of Jesus Christ. Ancient testimonies of the atonement of Jesus Christ. New …
The miracle at the pool of Bethesda. The family of Jesus. The death of John the Baptist. The miracle of …
Parables. What are the words of the Bible, and how different perspectives bring us a more full understanding. The parable …
Take my yoke upon you. What it means to follow Jesus. Only through Christ do we have access to the …
Jesus cast out legion. Christ chose his apostles. Jesus would act in parables, not just speak them. Did Christ come …
Why did Jesus command the leper to tell no one? Coming to Christ to be healed. The nature of the …
A continuation of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. The motivation behind the action. How to pray. What does it mean …
Rubbing the husks from corn on the sabbath. Christ and David. Healing the man on the Sabbath. Sermon on the …
Nate and Jason discuss the marriage at Cana. Christ’s miracle of water vs wine. Finding heaven on Earth. The woman …
The significance of Christ being tempted 40 days. What can we learn from Christ’s missing childhood in the gospel accounts? …
What is God without us? What are we without God? For thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. What …
Come and see. The Word made flesh. John the Baptist was a great prophet. Jesus’ invitation to come and see. …
Herod the Not-So-Great. The star and the wisemen. Outsiders recognized and saved Christ who was ignored by his own. What …
Lessons learned from the genealogy in Matthew 1. Names get left out and names get added in. The significance of …
Nate and Jason dive into the learning process and tips for studying New Testament this year. Trust the process. Expect …
This years Christmas message has a little from the present, the past and the future. We talk about the symbolism …
What kind of sacrifice do we offer the Lord? Turning feasts to feces. I will send my messenger. Refiners fire …
Is God a selfish God for asking us to put him first? Building upon Christ as our foundation. Zechariah sees …
What does Nahum mean, and what does that have to do with his message? Is it okay to feel jealousy …
Jonah is such an incredible story rich with symbolism, imperfections, and entertainment. We talk about Jonah as a symbol of …
Jonah is such an incredible story rich with symbolism, imperfections, and entertainment. We talk about Jonah as a symbol of …
This episode states with a note on Gomer from last week. Jason recalls an unusual mission story around Amos 3:7. …
This episode states with a note on Gomer from last week. Jason recalls an unusual mission story around Amos 3:7. …
Did Hosea marry a prostitute? Why are some themes so repetitive? Lions among God’s people. The Lord’s restoration, atonement and …
Daniel’s background as royalty. The story of Daniel and Babylon parallels Joseph in Egypt. Meshack, Shadrack and Abednego. The lion’s …
Daniel’s background as royalty. The story of Daniel and Babylon parallels Joseph in Egypt. Meshack, Shadrack and Abednego. The lion’s …
We talk about the reluctant prophet. We explore the role of a watchman. We visit the living creatures. We talk …
We talk about the reluctant prophet. We explore the role of a watchman. We visit the living creatures. We talk …
Jason and Nate start off talking about comments on the website and an awesome question about Isaiah. This episode explores …
Historical context to the book of Jeremiah. The calling of the prophet. The Lord’s marriage relationship with his people. The …
The law of the fast. Sabbath day observance. Who is the tree? Who is the sheep, who is the shepherd, …
The law of the fast. Sabbath day observance. Who is the tree? Who is the sheep, who is the shepherd, …
Who is the servant mentioned throughout this section? Restoration of Israel. The atonement of Jesus Christ. Walking in the light …
Isaiah talks about God delivering his people and invites anyone to a discussion. The discussion is, who is like God? …
Lucifer in Isaiah 14. The burden of multiple nations. The power of prophecy to help us today. What makes the …
The ox knoweth his purchaser, and the ass his master’s feeding trough… Introduction to main themes of Isaiah, the destruction …
A short bonus episode hitting briefly on Song of Solomon. Song of Solomon uses the intimate image of a man …
Jason and Nate tackle Solomon’s words of wisdom. Wisdom personified as a woman, as well as foolishness personified as a …
This episode covers the Lord clothed in light. We talk about acrostic poems. We discover missing psalms. We talk about …
Mt. Zaphon in Psalms 48. Psalms 82 and the assembly of Gods. Various references to the assembly of Gods throughout …
Hebrew poetry. Psalms 1. David’s changing tone from arrogance to humility. Psalms 22 lion vs pierced. The Good Shepherd.
Why do good people suffer and it seems bad people go unpunished? The assembly of the Children of God. Was …
Jason and Nate dive into Esther this week. The story is an easy read and fairly straightforward. Still, Jason and …
A few notes from Elisha – the cut branch and my God is Jesus. The restoration of Israel and Judah. …
This weeks episode centers around the destruction of Israel and Judah. The two nations are destroyed by first the Assyrians, …
Elisha! In this episode, Nate and Jason discuss the role of Elijah in teaching Israel the many ways in how …
We start this episode talking about the end of last week’s section. This includes, David and Absalom, and the life …
A little more background between David and Saul. Transition in the kingdom from Saul to David. Uzzah steadies the Ark …
The Philistines conquered Israel, who lost the Ark of the Covenant. Hemorrhoids, and strange offerings to try and make it …
Ruth the Moabite and how she became Israel and a mother in God’s line. Boaz, in him is strength. Redeemers …
Talking about heroes the Lord would raise up to deliver Israel. We talk about Ehud, Gideon, Deborah and Samson. Unfortunately, …
The name of Joshua. Be strong and of a good courage. Crossing the Jordan. Two spies in Jericho. The walls …
What was the first nation to be destroyed – men, women, and children – for Israel to be established as …
A quick tribute to moms everywhere using Isaiah. When Isaiah tries to acquaint us with the atonement and God’s love …
A few things we missed last week such as temple as a means to get back to the Garden of …
Was the Old Testament God different than the New Testament God? When the Levites slew 3,000. The importance of detail …
Moses reunites with his family. Jethro’s advice to Moses. God creating boundaries. Sanctify yourselves and make yourselves clean. The ten …
Jason and Nate team up to bring you this Easter special. The message centers around the Old Testament and how …
Redeeming the firstborn through sacrifice. The east wind. Wisdom of God appears to be foolishness to man. The miracle being …
Historical context of the showdown between Moses, Aaron and Pharaoh. Passover, one of the greatest prophecies of all time.
Running away verses running towards. Midwives and the potter’s wheel. Moses saved in the ark. The name of Moses. The …
Standing around, renting garments, behold me, the magic goblet, finding a way to be a light in a world of …
Dinah and Shechem. Did God love Jacob and hate Esau? Joseph and his brothers. The symbolism of Joseph. Judah and …
Placing the hand under the thigh revisited. Esau takes a wife. Jacob’s ladder. A dreadful place. Jacob get’s bamboozled. Breeding …
Abraham’s servant to find Rebekah. Rebekah, a woman like Abraham. Isaac and Rebekah just like Abraham and Sarah. Jacob and …
What does it mean to walk before the Lord? The significance of laughing in the story of Isaac. Symbolism in …
What it means to cut a covenant. Yada – to know, also covenant language. Abraham as a kid. Abraham’s life …
The raven and the dove shows Noah’s use of science as well as spiritual progression. Noah deified in Assyrian texts. Another example of the ark as a temple. The ark is like a lamp – the parable of the virgins – waiting on the Lord.
The raven and the dove shows Noah’s use of science as well as spiritual progression. Noah deified in Assyrian texts. Another example of the ark as a temple. The ark is like a lamp – the parable of the virgins – waiting on the Lord.
Genesis 6 – 11 takes Jason and Nate on a journey through the Noah and the Flood and the Tower of Babel. First, Jason discusses the state of the world at the time of the flood. Next, Jason and Nate explore the ark and it’s symbolic relationship with the atonement and creation. Then Jason explores why Noah cursed Canaan instead of Ham. Finally, they explore the Biblical story of the tower of Babel. This is also our first episode with transcription! If you want a transcription of what was said, head over to https://addoneducation.com. Thanks for listening!
Show Transcript Nate 00:00:06 Get it Jason? Genesis? Okay, go ahead Jason
Jason 00:00:36 All right. Welcome to the weekly, deep dive podcast on the Add on Education Network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussions, and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and the show’s producer, Nate Pyfer
Nate 00:00:53 DJ Nate Pyfer
Jason 00:00:56 DJ Nate Pyfer
Nate Genesis lover
Jason Spinning us up some Genesis, except
Nate 00:01:00 Get it everybody? Genesis?
Jason 00:01:02 I was kind of hoping it would be like a, a Nate Pyfer cover of Genesis.
Nate 00:01:06 I didn’t have, I was honestly going to try to do something of that this week, but I have been swamped with work. And so I’m sorry. I wasn’t able to make it happen.
Jason 00:01:13 No, it’s all good. Uh, in fact, this week there’s so much content. I I’m really excited. We are talking about the flood, Noah, the Ark. What were the people like before the flood? Uh, we’re going to be talking about the weird story of Noah, building a vineyard, getting drunk and some weird voyeurism with his son and his cursing of his grandson. What’s that all about?
Nate Ham! Let’s do this.
Jason Yeah. And, uh, and then we get a, wrap it up with a discussion about the tower of Babel. So that’s okay. If our focus is going to be on content this week, let’s focus on the content.
Nate 00:01:51 I have actually put quite a bit more effort than I usually do of trying to help prepare to have some better ideas this week than I have in some of the passes, because I cause the new test or the Old Testament has stoked me too. It’s lit a flame.
Jason 00:02:04 It’s been fun and we keep hitting these recurring themes. We said it at the beginning of the year when we introduced the Old Testament, the old Testament has more references to atonement than, than any of the other scriptures that, that we’ve been studying. And not only do we see it blatantly as we’ll get into the law of Moses and we’ll see about Redeemer of blood and atonement and how that all plays out. But I hope you guys with, I mean, Nate and I were just talking on the way over here, how much we see this play out. I mean, just a quick recap. When
Jason and Nate dive into Moses 7 covering the city of Enoch and what it takes to build Zion. Sit back and enjoy the show!
Let the begatting begin! Nate begins this dive into Genesis 5 and Moses 6 by reading through the chapter in a way only Nate can do. Jason than takes over the deep dive to explore Enoch. Jason examines his youth, speech impediment and what Enoch became. Jason and Nate discuss the giants in the land. Thanks for listening!
Jason and Nate dive into Genesis 3 – 4. They discuss the fall of Satan preceding the fall of Adam and Eve. No shortcuts to success. Naked and clothed. Context of the atonement. Purpose of the temple. Cain and Abel. Stories about Lamech.
Jason and Nate talk about the creation as outlined in Genesis 1-2. First, Jason introduces the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. He talks perspective and the importance of the Old Testament. Then Jason examines different perspectives of the creation narrative. Finally, Jason and Nate talk about the creation of Eve from Adam and the significance of those symbols from a literary and later scientific standpoint.
Jason and Nate bring in in the new year with the first episode into a study of the Old Testament. This episode dives into Moses 1 and Abraham 3. It will cover the extremely high mountain. God’s introduction to Moses. The importance of questions. Who shall I send? The stars and planets. Kolob.
In this weeks episode, Jason and Nate present a Christmas message and a message for New Years. Thanks for a wonderful year and for listening to our show! We’re excited to bring you all new content next year as we dive into the Old Testament!!
Jason is back in this week’s deep dive into the Family: A Proclamation to the World. This episode talks about the proclamation as a test for this time. Also, in going over the proclamation, this episode covers the importance of the family and the criticality of family ideals.
This week’s dive is in Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 of the Church of Jesus Christ. Nate holds down the fort this week while Jason is out in Florida. Nate discusses the historical context of these early church writings and does his best to navigate the sensitive topics. Starting with the Articles of Faith, Joseph Smith was very reluctant to publish and definitive statement to encompass all of the church’s beliefs. He believed that God would reveal many important truths and did not want to paint the church in the corner. It is therefore fitting that these two declarations follow Nate’s discussion on the Articles of Faith.
D&C 137 – 138. In this week’s deep dive, Jason remembers a few more connections between Joseph Smith and the Savior from last weeks episode. Jason examines Joseph Smith’s vision of the Celestial Kingdom. In this vision, Jason finds particular significance in the imagery of the gates and the road. Next, Jason takes a minute to introduce us to Joseph F. Smith. Finally, Jason explores the importance of searching for questions, not just answers.
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D&C 135 – 136. In this week’s dive, Jason and Nate explore the similarities between Joseph Smith and Jesus Christ. They look at the life of the prophet Joseph Smith and the details surrounding his death in Carthage Jail. This just might be Jason’s favorite episode.
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Jason and Nate dive into D&C 133 – 134. Section 133 was supposed to be the concluding section to Doctrine and Covenants and is a revelation received in 1831. Exploring this section leads to a discussion on the significance of meeting together often. Next, they examine the dichotomy of Zion and Babylon and how it illustrates the atonement. Jason discusses what it means to bear the vessels of the Lord. Jason shares different perspective of carrying the vessels of the Lord. Following that is a discussion on the end times prophecies. Wrapping up this episode is a mention of Thanksgiving and the responsibilities of governments and the governed.
Jason and Nate dive into D&C 129 – 132. The first three sections differ from other sections in that they are notes from casual conversations between the prophet and his friends. In these sections, Joseph shares wisdom from his experience with angels. He offers some scientifically advanced perspective not normally associated with religious views. In the last section, Jason focuses on the new and everlasting covenant and God’s affinity to order.
Jason tackles this deep dive into D&C 125 – 128. In the first section, we read about the Lord’s message to those essaying to be saints. This takes us into the impact of large population influxes on surrounding communities. In the next section, Brigham Young is granted a rest from his missionary journeys. In this section, Jason highlights the impact of the British mission and early British saints that literally saved the church. Next Jason talks about why Joseph Smith is in hiding when he writes the two letters that become the next two sections. This part deals with the Boggs assassination attempt and Porter Rockwell. The last part of the episode focuses on the prisoners going free in context of redeeming the dead. Thanks for listening!
Nate is back to dive into D&C 124 with Jason this week! This episode begins with Jason describing the summer of 1839 in Nauvoo. The saints soon drained the swamp and turned Nauvoo into a beautiful city. This episode talks about the revelation to make a proclamation to all of the rulers in the world that the Kingdom of God has been restored and to invite them to participate in the gathering of Israel. This section also introduces us to John C. Bennet, who could have been a great tool but could not follow counsel and mend his ways. Instead, Bennet became a great hindrance to the progress of the Church. In this episode, Jason and Nate also talk about the boarding house and the new ordinance of baptism for the dead. Finally the Lord reveals in this section that his wrath and punishments are often not malicious acts on his part. Instead, they are natural consequences from our poor choices or inaction in a world that needs us.
Jason takes us on a deep and heavy dive of D&C 121 – 123. This episode is not for the faint of heart. D&C 123 focuses on the importance of recording details of what went down in Missouri during this time period. Many affidavits from this time period provide great detail of what happened. To honor the memory of what happened, and to better provide context for these revelations, Jason enumerates on a lot of these details. Regardless of what injustice, inequality and personal hell we go through, God promise salvation through focus on Jesus Christ.
Jason and Nate Dive into D&C 115 – 120. First Jason revisits some of the significance of Joseph Smith’s visit to Salem, Massachusetts from last weeks dive. Next, Nate takes us through what it means to be a light to the world. Jason examines what it means to have God’s wrath poured out without mixture. Jason and Nate talk about Far West, the Holy City. They look at how the Far West temple differed from the other temples at the time. This episode finishes with a discussion on filling vacant apostle spots, the collection and deposition of tithing funds.
In this week’s Deep Dive, Jason and Nate look at D&C 111 – 114. In D&C 111, Joseph Smith and company receive a revelation regarding their trip to Salem, Massachusetts. The reason for their journey was to find treasure in order to help the church pay off it’s debts. Jason and Nate explore the context of this event in respect to early American History. This is shortly after the golden age of pirates and there was a treasure seeking mania along the east coast that followed suite. People still seek buried treasure today in the sense of always been on the lookout for shortcuts. Get rich quick, lose weight fast, find happiness now are all common taglines for seeking modern treasure.
Jason and Nate also dive into council given to Thomas B. Marsh in D&C 112. They examine some questions about the words of Isaiah in section 113. Finally, they wrap up this episode by talking about a potent verse in 114 cautioning us from overestimating our role. The train is moving forward whether we are on it or not is up to us. Thanks for listening to this weeks dive into D&C 111 – 114!
In this week’s deep dive of D&C 109 – 110 Jason and Nate talk about the Kirtland Temple. D&C 109 is the dedicatory prayer while D&C 110 talks about heavenly visits. Jason and Nate talk about what House of the LORD, Holiness to the LORD means. They discuss divine follow through and the importance of doing what you say you will do. This covers the infamous Order Number 11 and what happened in Missouri after the Saints were chased out of their homes.
In this week, Jason and Nate dive into D&C 106 – 108. First, Jason discusses what it means to be called to warn people. Afterwards, Jason discusses the significance of coming as a thief in the night. In the end, Jason and Nate spend most of the time discussing who is Melchizedek and how Adam blessed his children before he died.
In this week’s dive of D&C 102 – 105 we first answer a question, “What does it mean by God’s strange act?” Next we examine a different interpretation of the hearts of the children turned to the fathers. Then, we look at the first high council and the importance of chance to remove partiality. After that, we dive into Zion’s camp.
This week’s dive into D&C 98 – 101 explores God’s sage advice for when things get really bad. Rejoice and give thanks in all things. Maybe not the advice we thought we wanted, but there is hidden wisdom in this salty balm. Jason and Nate also take a look at the constitution and our responsibilities to government. Finally, this dive into D&C 98 – 101 concludes with a parable dealing with the restoration of Zion.
D&C 94 – 97 starts off with specific dimensions for the temple. Jason and Nate explore these specific dimensions in context of God giving us specific directions and asking for exact obedience. What does God give us more latitude on some commandments but require strict obedience in others? After that, Jason and Nate discuss holiness through separation. Temples are a prominent feature throughout the discussion.
Next, Jason points out some cool connections between Israelites and LDS as Israelites. Following that, Jason and Nate look at why the Lord requires hard things from His people. Finally, this podcast concludes looking at the grievous sin of walking in dark at noon-day.
Thanks for listening to this week’s dive of D&C 94 – 97!