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1995 was a pivotal year in Latter-day Saint messaging The declining fertility rate in the church has little to do with the economy and environmental causes. It is careerism and secularism. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the greatest organization on earth, and second place isn't even close.
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Utah drops from #1 to #6 in fertility rate. Biggest decline in the US. Fertility rate has two consistent correlations; 1) Women's careers 2) Religiousness Do gender roles in the Family Proclamation matter?
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World-renowned expert Mads Larsen explains that we are entering the largest "Narrative Abyss" in history. The most dangerous cultural transition in history. The nation-state may disappear Civilizations become violent, then their stories die. The Algorithm will decide what is true. Will AI become the new God?
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Belief isn't enough! The bedrock of faith is EVIDENCE! Without evidence, faith does not exist We need to teach our doctrine at a completely different level. Not deep doctrine, just the basics. Alma, like the Scientific Method, proposes an "Experiment" with faith.
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Lance Kennedy speaks with Greg: He Analyzed Every General Conference Talk Since 1942 Is the LDS Church Becoming Evangelical? Do we sound more like Baptists now? The Data Shows a Dramatic Shift An 85-Year Study of General Conference Reveals a New Direction In Language
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Candace Owens makes her Mormon move, tying the "Mormon Mafia" to the "Zionist Mafia". She hints that they could be involved with Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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BYU Professor Jenet Erickson joins Greg in discussing: The Modern World Lied About Motherhood Will 18-year-old male and female missionaries move the needle on marriage? The happiness of married women The Consequences of the Sexual Revolution What Makes a Marriagable Man? Presiding in the home
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Jacob Hansen had some viral tweets and videos on Ideological Diversity and being "Welcoming" in the Church. I'm going to hash this out. I fully support him in stating that Ideological Diversity is not good for the church.
How has DEI affected our culture, even within the Church? Is it compatible with the Restored Gospel?
Does the Church want "Ideological Diversity?" Some think so. Not President Oaks - "We teach our members to concentrate their efforts to strengthen our unity, not to glorify our diversity." "Jesus Didn't Pray for Diversity—He Prayed for Oneness"
Jacob Hansen Ideological Diversity short - https://youtube.com/shorts/PKKx1xaTV68?si=ITjl0GoITA2nIyah
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President Christofferson's words on mixed messaging, masculinity, and our emasculating culture.
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Are We Being "Inclusive" or Going Along With The World
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The official Church social media account posts another controversial post. Further research brings up more questions. With a drought of positive messaging to men and on masculinity, this is a strange way to fill the void.
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Viva La Revolution! Why "Free Palestine" Replaced BLM They Don't Want Reform. They Want Revolution. The Democratic Socialists are in town, and they want your freedom. Clair Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Brad Lander all won tier Democrat Party primaries and are all likely going to Washington. And there's more!
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Stop Softening the Restoration Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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President Oaks, true doctrine, and why Latter-day Saints should stop apologizing for the Restoration Why the Godhead, revelation, and restored truth make us different without making us non-Christian Eternal marriage, family, gender, and the danger of lowering the ideal President Christofferson on why repentance is not shame—it is becoming Elder Bednar on True, Eternal Doctrine
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Iran, corruption, AI, and modern chaos through an ancient prophetic lens.
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John Hewlett and Greg talk about current events, Iran, political hypocrisy, and the West. The Book of Mormon Saw This Coming
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The College That Wants Your Child to Keep Their Faith Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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Aaron Hale is the new President at the University of Souther Virginiu (SVU) He believes in an education that has been lost in America. Why are faith-based universities growing while secular universities are in decline? The "Anti-Ivy League Model - teach classical learning in small classes through faith and critical thinking. What's up with Standardized Testing? Also, what parents should know before sending their kids off to college.
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A Response To Jeff Stron'gs Book, "Torn" Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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We're asking the wrong question; It's not "Why do people leave the church," it's, "Where do they go?" How modern culture is quietly reshaping faith, testimony, and discipleship. Jacob Hansen on Expressive Individualism, pride, and the modern self Why "More Inclusion" Won't Solve Faith Loss Faith Deconstruction Is Not Just an LDS Problem
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Motherhood, Mormonism, and the Modern Woman Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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Lauren Yarro on feminism, careerism, family, and finding God's will as a modern woman The World Is Coming for Latter-day Saint Women The Lie of Careerism for Women The Most Influential Thing a Woman Can Do The Rise of the LDS Female Apologist
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How the West Lost Its Balance Between Love and Virtue Athens, Jerusalem, and the Modern Soul The Problem With "Love Is Love" Christianity Why Christianity Needs Virtue to Resist Radical Secularism
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LDS US Political Gender Gap Different Than Rest Of The West
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SpaceX IPO - Elon Musk Becomes First-ever Trillionaire
US Attorney Opens Callifornia Elections Investigations
Latter-day Saint Political Gender Gap
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After Massive Backlash, the DoD Reverses Course
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The Pentagon's Decision Triggered a Firestorm
Mike Lee, Trump, Glenn Beck—and a Fight Over Christianity
Why Latter-day Saints Must Defend Their Place in Christianity
Why "Christian" Matters More Than Many Latter-day
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Are the Anti-Nephi-Lehies a Bad Example of Peace?
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Ralph Hancock and Patrick Mason Take Opposite Sides
Can Nonviolence Work in the Real World?
Can Nonviolence Really Work in the Real World?
What was Mormon trying to say about peace?
Is Captain Moroni a Peacemaker?
Ralph Hancock's review of Patrick Mason's, Proclaim Peace - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com/p/where-will-we-turn-for-peace
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US Department of War Leaves LDS Out Of Christianity
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The US Department of War left out The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from their category of "Christian." There were 21 "Christian" denominations listed on the approved Chaplaincy list of faiths, including the Jehovah's Witnesses.
President Trump and members of his cabinet have previously referred to the LDS as "Christians." Who decided to leave out the "Mormons" from the "Christian" list?
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Greg Matsen and Jeff Strong Debate What's Really Driving Members Out Of The Church Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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Jeff Strong's Book, "Torn: Why People We Love Are Leaving The Church And What We Can Learn From Them, is a Bestseller on Amazon under "Latter-day Saints." Everyone is talking about it. But not everyone is talking the same. In this episode, Jeff and Greg discuss data, reasons for leaving, church culture, and much, much more. It's a great conversation! Beyond Church History: The Deeper Causes of Disaffiliation They're leaving Christianity, institutions, and trust itself Agency, Doctrine, and Hope Jeff Strong shares hard-earned lessons from his own family's journey Jeff Strong discusses the pain and what families are getting wrong What happens when someone you love walks away from the Church? Are We Teaching the Church More Than the Gospel? Jeff Strong explains what his research taught him about staying rooted in Christ.
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Utah's governor makes his biggest cultural shift yet.
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Pride Month Gets Replaced in Utah Governor Cox declares June "Fidelity Month." Why Did Spencer Cox Suddenly Change Sides? Governor Cox's SHOCKING 180° Turn - What happened?
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Henry Nowak and the Rise of Two-Tier Policing
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How Anti-Racism Became Institutional Racism The Henry Nowak Tragedy Is Not an Isolated Incident When an Allegation Matters More Than a Life Why was Novak Arrested?
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Have we overcorrected and lost essential gospel truths?
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Greg and Kurt Francom of Leading Saints have a frank discussion about doctrine, family, and modern challenges. Why General Conference Doesn't Talk About This More The battle between restored doctrine and the world's competing stories Understanding Christ requires understanding the problem first The Hidden Cost of Losing Doctrinal Depth Are Latter-day Saints Losing Their Distinctiveness? Why Young Saints Are Losing the 'Why'
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How Love Lost Virtue
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Dr. Ralph Hancock and Kai Schwemmer discuss: Why Modern Christianity Can't Defend Anything "Love Without Virtue Becomes Destructive" Is Equality Replacing Good and Evil? Was Nietzsche Right About Modern Christianity? Dr. Hancock's Book - https://amzn.to/4uzgMIh
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- The Book of Mormon Used a Different Genesis?
- Jeff Lindsay reveals evidence that the Brass Plates contained a lost "Book of Moses" tradition hidden from the Old Testament.
- Why does the Book of Mormon know more about Adam & Eve than Genesis?
- Jeff Lindsay breaks down textual parallels of The Book of Moses and The Book of Mormon.
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Much Of Christianity Also Gained New Members, And Much Of Christianity Is Also Losing Members, Including the LDS Church.
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All the talk about why Latter-day Saints leave the church may be too superficial. There are underlying cultural issues in the US and the West we should be aware of and talking about. Even to our youth.
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The West Replaced Virtue With Victimhood
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Ralph Hancock on victimhood, virtue, and the collapse of moral confidence. When Love Replaces Virtue, Civilizations Collapse The modern West has confused compassion with goodness The West Has Redefined Love — And It's Dangerous Ralph Hancock explains how Christianity became detached from virtue "Love Is Love" — The Most Dangerous Slogan of Our Time? Why the West No Longer Believes in Excellence Dr. Ralph Hancock's Book - https://amzn.to/4uhKmC0
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The "Death of Woke" Narrative Is a Lie
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Greg reacts to political violence, campus radicalism, anti-Semitism, and the next stage of cultural revolution Why progressive movements always retreat, regroup, and push further the next time Tyler Cowen says something worse is coming. Greg argues it's the same revolution wearing a new mask Wokeism Was Never About Equity The Dialectic Never Stops
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The End of "King James Only" Mormonism?
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Jeff McCullough and Greg Matsen: LDS Members Are About to Read Scripture Very DifferENTLY Can Scripture Be Trusted Across Translations? Jeff McCullough and Greg Matsen tackle the biggest questions. Could the Book of Mormon Ever Be Modernized? What Happens When Latter-day Saints Read Other Bibles? Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Why LDS marriage, fertility, and retention numbers are all falling together Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3Alive and Intelligent Substack -https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com Alaska Frontier Cruise -https://www.cwicmedia.com/alaska Retention is falling, birth rates are collapsing, and dating culture is disappearing Apps, social media, pornography, and cultural confusion are reshaping the Church Young men and women no longer want the same kind of marriage A generation was never taught how to date, marry, or build strong families We Quietly Stopped Teaching The Doctrine And The Worldview Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
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The "Abominable Creeds" Why Plato, Aristotle, and the Nicene Creed are more complicated than you think. Are Latter-day Saints Too Anti-Greek Philosophy? The Real Problem With the Nicene Creed Plato Didn't Create Apostate Christianity Did Greek Philosophy Corrupt Christianity? The Problem Isn't Plato — It's What Came After
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Frankie Davis is the Nick Shirley of the Navajo Nation. She speaks out on alleged misuse of government funds. Is this another "Minnesota?"
Alleged billions lost.
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The Real Meaning of the Meridian of Time Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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Is this God's Chiasmus? Kevin Prince talks about his intriguing Macro-Chiasmus Theory mapped over a gospel timeline. What if not only scriptures are at times written with chiasmus, but time itself is a chiasmus? Identify "A-B-...C" prior to the Meridian of Time, then notice "...C-B-A" in the Last Days. The Beginning and the End Are the Same Story We keep asking "how soon?"—but the scriptures may be answering a completely different question. In other words, history isn't linear, it's a mirror.
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What is the LDS Church's position on US Immigration? Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cardiomiracle.com/?ref=t4Hpzrm3
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The media, the rhetoric, and the dangerous game pushing America toward the edge Violence, radicalization, and the collapse of trust in America's institutions Why propaganda, not policy, is driving America's unraveling.
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Inside the Lives of Plural Wives
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The growing movement—and where it leads Can You Be Faithful and Reject Polygamy? The Dialectic of Marriage: One Man, Many Wives? What Polygamy Reveals About Gender
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The Latter-day Saint Key to Fixing Conservatism
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A Deep Dive Into the Crisis on the Right between BYU professor Ralph Hancock and political commentator Kai Schwemmer. From Trump to Tocqueville: The Realignment Explained Nationalism vs. Globalism The Hidden Philosophical War Shaping America Moral Agency vs. "Free Agency" Why some conservatives want to burn it all down
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New YW Program - Boomers Dominate Christianity
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SL Trib Article on new Young Women Names New Young Women's Program It's very clear, working women have a lot fewer kids Boomers dominate all Christian denominations, but not the Latter-day Saints
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"Faith Builders" "Messengers of Hope" "Gatherers of Light"
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Why are Gen Z men more religious? Sharp upturn! Nowhere else to go?
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We Told Boys to Sit Still—Now They're Lost
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Jake Taylor, Barrett Burgin, and Greg talk about the culture in the West and in the church and how masculinity has been removed and redefined. Why "soft masculinity" is failing boys—and what real manhood requires We're forcing boys into weakness before they've built strength What the Book of Mormon teaches about masculinity that culture rejects Strength must come before sacrifice From Warrior to Servant is the True Path of Masculinity
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Cancelled Due To "Security Concerns" - The LDS Numbers No One Is Talking About
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Utah Valley University caves, drops Sharon McMahon LDS Growth Is Surging… So Why Is the U.S. Shrinking? A Black Eye for UVU?
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Nuclear Family Month is here—and it's about to spark a national shift
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Nuclear Family Month is here—and it's about to spark a national shift Why replacing Pride Month with Family Month could spread across America Tennessee's new law reveals what the fight is really about Why you can't abandon the nuclear family without losing everything
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Gospel Mission vs. Academic Conformity—This Battle Was Inevitable.
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BYU professor Dr. Ralph Hancock talks about the new reforms at BYU: Anonymous resistance, hidden tensions, and a deeper structural problem Why critics say the new curriculum could hurt students—and why that might be the point. It's not about efficiency—it's about reclaiming mission and meaning. Can a university serve two masters—or must it choose? Why BYU's "Great Books" Push Is So Controversial The clash between disciple-scholar ideals and modern academia. Curriculum reform reveals a deeper battle over truth and purpose
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Careerism, culture, and the quiet sidelining of motherhood
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Maddy Packer joins Greg for a follow-up discussion on the controversial church post and BYU-Idaho video on Latter-day Saint married women and motherhood. A Gen Z voice calls out the drift on the Family Proclamation A hard look at modern LDS messaging on marriage and roles Why you should get married young We're Losing the Ideal—And Calling It Progress Why some young LDS women are rejecting modern feminist narratives.
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The disturbing story behind UVU's most controversial decision yet
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UVU's speaker choice exposes something deeper in higher education This Is Beyond Tone Deaf… It's a Slap in the Face Imagine If This Happened to the Left… The one question no journalist pressed after the announcement This is not just bad judgment; this is a moral failure!
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Messages Promote Women and Careerism Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cwic.qwkcheckout.com Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers On the same day the CDC announced a record low in the US fertility rate, the official Church account puts out a social media message supporting women working and guys . . . not? The comments on the post go viral. A BYU-I message also advocates for married mothers working. Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Bubba Page And Greg Talk About Masculinity In And Out of The Church
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Going in blind, Bubba Page stepped into a speed dating scene with Secret Live of Mormon Wives and sat with Taylor Frankie Paul. We also talk about masculinity, fatherhood, and the role of men in and out of the church.
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BYU and BYU Jerusalem Center Part Of A Massive "Mormon" Conspiracy
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Tucker Carlson and his guest speculate on "Deseret" and other Mormon musings.
Elder Bednar speaks on the LDS Church's cash reserve.
Candace Owens is laying the groundwork for a serious Mormon Conspiracy.
Israel, the CIA, BYU, Utah, Utah County, Mitt Romney, and the BYU Jerusalem Center are all named in this conspiracy.
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Colliding political numbers in the US, with both the US as a whole and religious institutions all moving to the traditional right, while The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership moves to the left. Try to make sense of these numbers!
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Warriors Of Teancum - https://www.warriorsofteancum.net
Chandler Hendry debates faith live on TikTok. It's a laboratory where doctrines collide, and clarity emerges.
- Real-time debates with atheists, evangelicals, and ex-Mormons
- From defense to offense—why the strategy must change
- The Spiral of Silence and the rise of anti-faith content
- Why shallow theology is driving people out of the Church
Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
- Ancient mysteries, temple rites, and the hidden meaning behind Christ's parables
- Why Christ taught privately—and what "seeing and hearing" really means
- The Mount of Transfiguration Was a Temple Ritual
- A mind-bending look at temple rites hidden in plain sight
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Sunday School, Priesthood, Relief Society, and Young Women's will all meet weekly with 25-minute classes! A move toward home study? A move toward the Patriarchal Priesthood? Was the Sabbath created for man or man for the Sabbath?
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-t...
Kurt Francom from Leading Saints discusses Personal and Prophetic Revelation - What do you trust—your feelings or God's authorized voice? The dangerous gap between emotion and revelation Stop Outsourcing Your Revelation - But don't abandon the prophet either Why God Won't Do Your Thinking For You
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Warriors of Teancum Men's Retreat - https://www.cwicmedia.com/warriors-of...
Two big "archetypes" of Bible commentary: Critics (Type A) vs Preachers (Type B). Type A is academic, puzzle-solving: authorship, dates, audiences, layers of editing. Type A can be written as if God is methodologically "out of scope"—even by believers. Tools on the critic side: languages, textual criticism, archaeology, history, sociology. Archaeology shifted from "confirming the Bible" to often complicating/contradicting surface readings. There's a spectrum / hybrid zone (e.g., scholars who do serious work but keep discipleship in view). Dave proposes a "third model": the Bible as a damaged record of a real encounter with God, not mere secular artifact. The Book of Mormon provides "other data" critics don't have—an anchored point-of-view. The Book of Mormon is hyper-explicit about authors/editors ("Hi, my name is Mormon/Nephi…") and record transmission. That explicitness gives "planks to stand on" when approaching a messy, anonymous biblical anthology. It also helps solve two problems: (1) Is the Bible solvable? (2) What can you responsibly take to the pulpit? Pulpit takeaway: you can preach from known voices/perspectives (Jacob, Nephi, Alma) without getting lost in source debates. Observation: most Saints read Type B; Type A feels dry, hard, "outside comfort zone," and takes effort to digest. Engaging scholarly tools can illuminate both Bible and Book of Mormon more deeply.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-t...
Noel B. Reynolds was a founding figure and President of FARMS and was the Dean of Religious Education at BYU. Noel and Greg discuss Egyptian records, Joseph of Egypt, and the hidden origins of Nephite scripture. Why Laban Had the Plates' Could a single sacred writing tradition stretch from Egypt all the way to the Book of Mormon?
Noel's paper at The Interpreter - https://interpreterfoundation.org/con...
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Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Stating that, "God will meet you where you are" is a truth, an important truth. But it is a half truth in the context of Exaltation. The "Peace" movement, even called by some scholars, "JustPeace," unanchors from the justice and judgment of God individually, to social justice. From Hurghada, Egypt - "El Gouna"
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Sarah Clark breaks down LGBTQ issues, the Family Proclamation, and the emotional manipulation of the West
- Feminism, critical theory, and the social media spiral pulling women away
- Dismantling victim narratives, priesthood myths, and the deconstruction machine
- Soft lies, beautiful graphics, and the spiritual war targeting divine identity
- From situationships and swipe culture to faith, confidence, and God's timing
- Sarah Clark gets real about dating apps, commitment, and how she met her future husband
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Why the Family Proclamation is clearer than we pretend—and why men are starving for purpose.
Hannah Stoddard explains what the Patriarchal Order actually means—and why the prophets taught it. Is it the Most Hated Doctrine in the Church?
Patriarchal order, feminism, and why Isaiah warned covenant people. The difference between tyranny and priesthood responsibility.
The Book of Mormon Is a Father–Son Manual (And We Missed It) Lehi → Nephi → Jacob → … a 1,000-year chain—and what it means for us.
Lehi's Pattern: How a Father Builds a Kingdom at Home The Patriarchal Order is about men submitting to God—and then leading like Christ.
The Masculinity Model Is Jesus: "Not My Will, But Thine" Patriarchal order starts with a man submitting to the Father.
A Father's Job: Reveal God to His House Joseph Smith's definition of a "man of God"—and why it changes everything. Equal Partners—Different Burdens
Why "presiding" is responsibility, not privilege.
How to Restore Order Without Abuse The difference between righteous leadership and domination.
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Celene Anderson joins Greg to talk about recent, salacious posts made by the Mormon Feminist Group, Exponent II. She draws the large distinction between the 19th century Mormon Women's paper, Exponent, and the current posts and publishing of today's radical feminist organization. Why 19th-century LDS women sounded nothing like today's activist script. The uncomfortable history modern Mormon feminism doesn't want to touch. Why the nation didn't know what to do with Mormon women who could vote.
Celen's YouTube Channel - • The Controversial Mormon Polygamy Scriptur...
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"I'm Not the Arbiter of Orthodoxy"
Breaking down Elder Gilbert's interview with Peggy Fletcher Stack of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Elder Gilbert answers the toughest questions on doctrine, polarization, and temple recommends. Is Orthodoxy Now "Controversial"? Doctrine, Culture War, and the New Apostle The media narrative around Elder Clarke Gilbert — and what he actually said. Same-Sex Marriage, Temple Recommends, and the Covenant Path Elder Gilbert's clear answers — without backing away from doctrine. Polarization in the Church — What Elder Gilbert Got Right Why your political identity cannot outrank your covenant identity. The Media vs. Orthodoxy Why defending doctrine is now labeled "doubling down." Is Following the Commandments "Conservative"? Elder Gilbert responds to critics calling him a doctrinal watchdog. Therapeutic Jesus vs. the Real Gospel Elder Gilbert on turning to Christ — not just affirmation, but transformation. Youngest Apostle Since Bednar — Why It Matters What Elder Gilbert's calling signals for the future of the Church. Temple Recommends & Same-Sex Marriage — The Question Everyone's Asking Is the Church "Doubling Down" on Orthodoxy? Or is it simply holding the line on eternal doctrine? Elder Gilbert, C.S. Lewis, and the danger of political primacy. Inside Elder Gilbert's revealing sit-down with Peggy Fletcher Stack.
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Media and academia are already criticizing the calling of Elder Gilbert to be an Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Shocker! Eldert Gilbert comments from Ensign College address to stand fast against pressure.
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Feminism Ignored Biology—and Women Paid the Price We Removed the Social Contract Between Men and Women How the Sexual Revolution Quietly Entered the Church Why Motherhood Became a Taboo Topic Why the doctrine of Christ can't be separated from marriage and children "I Don't Need a Man" Is a Cultural Trap The Lie of "No Consequences"
Kristine Stringham's Article - https://publicsquaremag.org/uncategor...
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Who is organizing all of these walkouts? No, it's not organic. Should we allow our public schools to be political grooming grounds? We already have. Five years ago, I covered the pernicious California State curriculum that included turning kids into political activists off-campus. It's slowly gotten worse.
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Christian Williams of The Holy Rebellion joins Greg to discuss the growth of Latter-day Saint Influencers and the battle of misinformation from anti sources online.
From clearing misconceptions to comparing worldviews with confidence. Stop Defending. Start Advancing. Why we need doctrine-forward content—not endless reaction mode. What Would Paul Do on Social Media? Not everyone is a content creator, but everyone can push the truth forward. We have the pearl, the Restored Gospel—So Why Are We Always Reacting? We Can Flood the Earth With Truth (And It's Already Happening)
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Peterson answers the "usurper" claim and explains the succession reality after 1844.
Was Brigham Young God's Choice? Dan Peterson on presentism, caricatures, and why "Brother Brigham" deserves a fair reading.
The Brigham Young Smear Machine- Cherry-picking quotes, the Journal of Discourses problem, and what historians are finding in his real words. The Exodus West needed a frontiersman
The 1844 succession crisis explained—why the Twelve were the only path to Joseph's "program."
Brigham vs. Sidney Rigdon: What REALLY Happened in 1844 Keys, temple trajectory, and why rival claimants couldn't carry Joseph's blueprint forward.
Subtitle: Peterson draws a parallel to modern succession—what most people misunderstand.
"The biggest misrepresentation of Brigham Young"—how transcripts shaped the legend.
The Priesthood Ban: What We Know—and Don't Know No "smoking gun," sudden shifts
Slavery, and the Story Most People Miss- What "This Abominable Slavery" argues—and why it complicates the simplistic narratives.
The "Polygamy Wasn't Joseph" Theory Is Collapsing- Why historians reject the denialism—and why blaming Brigham breaks the entire Restoration story.
Did Brigham Young Invent Polygamy? Peterson calls it "lunacy"—plus the Section 132 authorship evidence and historical sources.
Section 132: The Cog They Can't Remove If Joseph didn't teach it, who did? A sober look at the logic trap and the historical record.
Adam-God: What Brigham Actually Meant (And Why It Won't Die) Peterson's best honest answer: speculation, cherry-picking, and what we still don't know.
"I Made a Covenant Not to Discuss It." The Nibley Story A surprising moment about Adam-God, secrecy, and why the 19th-century speculation still haunts us.
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What's a man to do? No Scouts, General Priesthood, sports, YM Presidencies, etc. The changes in the church have put men in a very different position. How do we adjust? How do we flourish? Kurt Francom and Greg discuss these issues with an eye toward "Brotherhood" while sustaining the Brethren. Strengthening men is on of the fastest ways to strengthen families The Institutional Church can't do everything! There's a hole in every man's heart that marriage can't fill How men refuel without abandoning family Uniformity can be beautifu.... and also suffocating. What gets men to actually open up?
Leading Saints - https://leadingsaints.org/
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Acclaimed Scientist, Ben Bikman, Takes on the Word of Wisdom "Diet" Myth
No prophet defined a WoW diet—so what DOES D&C 89 actually mean for Latter-day Saints? Obesity Explained! Meat, D&C 89, and the Addiction Principle Obedience isn't vegetarianism—it's freedom from addiction. D&C 49 vs Modern Food Religion Ben Bikman connects scripture, health, and the ideology behind "abstain from meat." Faith, Health, and a Culture War Over Food Ben Bikman on dietary dogma inside LDS culture—and what scripture actually says.
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Mom, who was into "End-Times," kidnaps her kids from their dad and takes them to Croatia.
Hyper-focusing on one doctrine devalues the entire gospel. OCD can grab onto what we deem most important.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt addresses the Utah State Congress on the dangers of AI for kids.
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Jonathan Neville has been talking about two sets of plates being delivered to Joseph Smith for several years. Now, Don Bradley, a revered historian, published a paper on two sets of plates with BYU Studies. This is a "bombshell" theory having reached this level. It is no longer a fringe idea and may completely change the way you think about the Gold Plates and the translation process.
Don Bradley BYU Studies Article - https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/we...
Jonathan Neville's Book - https://amzn.to/4bpKMjk
Link - https://www.mobom.org/two-sets-of-plates
Blog - https://www.lettervii.com/2026/01/two...
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Dave Butler and Greg go through a mesmerizing discussion on the Garden of Eden. Buckle up!
- The Garden of Eden: The Royal Secret They Didn't Want You To Know
- Priesthood, kingship, and the "democratization" of heaven
- The Seven-Fold Garden of Eden Pattern Connects Genesis to the Sermon-Eden: The Royal Secret. They didn't want you to know. Creation, Eden, Beatitudes… same blueprint?
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This has gotten some traction and deserves a look. Context is required. The Middle East Forum wrote an investigative article claiming that the church was one of the major US donors to charities associated with Hamas and The Muslim Brotherhood. There are certainly some red flags, but we need to understand how the Middle East works. And this is not the first time these allegations have been made.
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In a scathing post on X, Utah State Board of Education member Christina Boggess announced that she will not run for re-election and to "get your children out of Utah's government schools as quickly as possible."
In this interview, Christina outlines the corruption she has seen in Utah's education system over the last three years.
Chritina Boggess X Post - https://x.com/cb4ut/status/2007185736...
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Greenland and Denmark have been given an ultimatum: accept large sums of cash or face a land grab by the United States. With a real Russian threat lurking to both Greenland and the United States, which option will it choose?
Iran's COUNTERrevolution
The UAE offers clarity on the West's passivity with Islamic immigration.
Ahmed Sharif Episode on Muslim Brotherhood - • Europe's Islamist Infiltration - A Miscalc...
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In an interview over the weekend, President Oaks stated that by lowering the mission age for women, we should start to see marriage ages dropping. What do you think of that? I fully agree that this would be a good thing.
Are we planning on invading Iran? What did President Trump's post mean when he said, "Help Is On The Way."
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Travis Lish and Christian Williams of The Holy Rebellion discuss the exploding movement of faithful online content creators.
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In his inaugural address, Mamdani states he wants to replace "rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." Anyone who follows the Marxist efforts of Critical Theory knows that this is simply another way of saying replace the Constitution with Communism/Socialism.
Latter-day Saints, while losing Gen Z and Millenials, are losing fewer than other denominations.
Nick Shirley on the PBD podcast promotes the church.
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Fathom The Good High School and Adult Courses - https://fathomthegood.com/
Backlash on LDS reporter Nick Shirley and more Minnesota fraud. Previous indictments and more programs flagged. A recent study shows liberal men and women ages 25 - 35 are not having kids. Severe drops since 1980.
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Nick Shirley has allegedly uncovered mass fraud in Minnesota. Is this just a symptom of a much larger problem? Why isn't this type of journalism done by the big boys of news? Mr. Beast and his philanthropic arm, Beast Philanthropic, have partnered with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!
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A data scientist maps every edit from 1830 to today and shows a distribution pattern that is hard to ignore. Delve into the data found deep within the text of the Book of Mormon to discover new truths of authorship.
Rylan's YouTube Channel, Ether's Elephant - / @etherselephant
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President Holland passed away on Saturday, Dec 27, 2025. My personal interaction with Elder Holland Elder Holland's "Musket" Speech at BYU His "Tethered Empathy"
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Sarah Clark is "exploding" online! Her direct, blunt style is reaching online viewers because she is authentic. No fluff. No Relief Society voice. Simply delivering truth and an authentic self. Sarah discusses her background working in Washington, DC, why she became an influencer, and the roots of her messaging. She also discusses her experience with SA as a child.
Sarah's TikTok - / sarahsred
Sarah's Instagram - / sarahsred7
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Tom McKnight covers the first two hieroglyphs in Figure 8. "I endow with eternal life." Tom shows that these hieroglyphs, in their cursive form, are centered in the temple experience.
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The Yale University study, conducted by the Buckley Institute, highlights the problem with our universities. These are the "experts" in all fields, and they skew not "heavily," but almost exclusively to the left.
South Korea is giving couples $29,000 to date, marry, and have kids.
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Tulsi Gabbard warns of Islamism. What is the dividing line between Muslims generally and Islamism? What does the Book of Mormon say about religious freedom and Sharia Law? Why doctrine, even in Primary songs is important. Jacob Hansen has a week!
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Nuno Loureiro was not a random MIT professor but a leading physicist working on low-cost energy. While his death may be a random act, many are already saying this was a political act.
New Bible translations are "approved" and encouraged by the LDS church for study.
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Holy Week Israel Trip - https://www.cwicmedia.com/Israel
A man with a fake gun and chemicals attacks Latter-day Saint worshipers in a Sacrament Meeting in the Dominican Republic. Rob Reiner and his wife were stabbed to death. Why are some, including the President, dancing on his grave?
Greg appeared on John Dehlin's Mormon Stories podcast yesterday.
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The Bondi Beach shootings in Sydney, Australia, are a sign of the times. Bondi Beach and Brown University show that gun laws are not the answer. Mass Immigration needs to be controlled.
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Find Out More About The Books - https://familyhistorystorybooks.com/
What if you could preserve your family history stories in a children's book, accessible to anyone? Personally, I know that preserving our family history has had an impact on our kids. Cwic Media
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The declining fertility rate in the West is a clear indicator of the last two paragraphs of the Family Proclamation.
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Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com
Crazy accounts of narcissism, lying, and leveraging relationships for money and fame. Many saw Tim Ballard as a hero saving kids from trafficking. Now, some close to him are saying there's a problem.
Ryan Fisher was Tim's right-hand man for seven years. He says he is talking now because he does not want others, especially members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to be "conned" as he was.
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Australia goes bold by banning social media for all kids under 16. This is not only necessary, it's imperative for all kids everywhere. All of the studies show that social media is damaging our kids. It is no different from cigarettes or alcohol.
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Folklorist Christopher Blythe of Brigham Young University joins me to unpack the unofficial stories that quietly shape Latter-day Saint belief. We talk three Nephites, seer stones, missionary legends, evil spirits, and why some 'false' stories still tell real truth.
Blythe defines folklore as informal ideas we pass along—what parents tell kids, what missionaries swap in apartments, what members share at campfires or in the celestial room, not the correlated manual. Folklore includes what we do, make, and especially what we say: stories, interpretations, and "off-the-record" teachings. "Official" doctrine is correlated and written; folklore is what happens the second we interpret and repeat it. We often misuse the term "folklore" to mean "false doctrine" or "wives' tales," but in academia, it refers to how ideas are transmitted, not to their truth or falsity.
Folklore can be deeply sacred—sometimes things we won't share over the pulpit precisely because they mean so much.
Angels & Seerstones Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Christopher Blythe's Facebook - / christopher.blythe.3
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3 Continents Tour - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Cwic Show Today 12-10-25
Karen Hyatt, a "polygamy denier," was excommunicated from the LDS Church according to her own video.
Are women leaving the workforce in droves? What does this say about traditional families and gender roles? What are women in the church taught?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Jake and Barrett's YT Channel - / @polysophical
Jacob Taylor and filmmaker Barrett Burgin return to Cwic Show to discuss "Where do Latter-day Saints fit in? Into politics and into culture. How strong are our allies? Do we go it alone?
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Let's Talk w/Hayden Carroll YT Channel - / @letstalk-haydencarroll
Hayden Carrol sets up a table at campuses like Charlie Kirk to discuss Mormonism, Atheism, and more.
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Avraham Gileadi and Marci Campbell from the Isaiah Institute take a deep dive into the Book of Isaiah. What is the Davidic Servant? Did Joseph Smith talk about the Davidic Servant? How do we better understand the Book of Isaiah?
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Avraham Gileadi and Marci Campbell from the Isaiah Institute take a deep dive into the Book of Isaiah. What is the Davidic Servant? Did Joseph Smith talk about the Davidic Servant? How do we better understand the Book of Isaiah?
Filmmakers Barrett Burgin and Jake Taylor join Greg for a different type of discussion on Latter-day Saint politics, identity, and the label, "Christian."
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Dr. Ralph Hancock, political philosophy professor, talks about Dr. Patrick Mason's "Proclaim Peace." Dr. Mason is the Latter-day Saint icon in academic circles on the topic of "Peace" and "Peacemaking."
But is his approach tenable for Latter-day Saints? Is it congruent with gospel principles or is is built on a framework of social justice?
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Del Tackett was Senior Vice-President at Focus on the Family and served in the George W. Bush administration. He talks about how he sees the effects of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the LDS shooting in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
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In a Salt Lake Tribune opinion piece, author and scholar Taylor Petrey says that the Family Proclamation is just "commentary." That it is just describing the times in which it was written.
But both President Oaks and Elder Rasband stated strongly that the Proclamation to the World is "doctrine" and "revelatory." This is a perfect example of "Athens vs Jerusalem." So many now want to rid ourselves of the Proclamation or diminish its value into something like "commentary." Why? What is the push?
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This episode is a little off-brand for me, but I'm not going to put up with this any longer. Pastor Mark Driscoll has taken the tragedy in Michigan as an opportunity to bash Mormons. Despite the online outcry, Driscoll has doubled down and produced an anti-Mormon eBook, "Are Mormons Christian?"
Driscoll specifically states that Mormons do not believe the Creeds and therefore are not Christians.
Of course, Latter-day Saints do not accept the Creeds and are therefore "Non-Creedal Christians." Greg states that this is the best description of "Mormons" as Christians. And we fully accept it.
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What lead to the Latter-day Saint Church attack in Michigan? What rhetoric inspires such actions? How is this similar to Charlie Kirk?
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President Nelson Lead in a Certain Way
Removing members' dependency on the Church
Seeking Truth Without Bias
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BYU professor Ralph Hancock responds to BYU professor Kelly Patterson on the issue of liberalism in the church and journalist Jonathan Rauch. What does "Love" really mean, and how is it used politically?
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Film producer Celene Anderson joins Greg to discuss her deep dive research into plural marriage required by a recent film she produced, The Angel. This is not a polygamy advocacy piece; it’s an honest, nuanced look at history, women’s voices, Doctrine and Covenants Section 132, and why early Saints believed and lived this practice. We tackle common distortions, the difference between eternal and temporal principles, connections to women’s rights in early Utah, and how to talk about a topic that makes many believers uneasy—boldly, thoughtfully, and in defense of the faith.
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Greg and Trevan Hatch, professor of religion at BYU, discuss what makes an Official Position and doctrine of the church. It gets a little dicey. What is the supreme word on the word?
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I know someone who worked close with Charlie Kirk for many years. He was there, five feet from Charlie when he was shot at UVU. I put up a tweet, then pulled it down. We need to stop creating political silos. It's ok to pursue truth, but even truth needs checks, to verify its veracity.
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Tyler Anderson shares his research and observations on family members leaving the church. The dynamics have changed over the years. We need to understand that, usually, underlying it all is a different worldview, not just a disagreement.
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Our culture still says it's ok to take a bigoted approach to Latter-day Saints I have been saying this since 2024. There is a reason that most of the ExMo influencers mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article are women. This article helps support what I have been saying. This will blow over and will be a strength.
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Rachael Patterson from the YouTube Channel, Women and the Priesthood, joins Greg to talk about why young women in the US are leaving the church in high numbers. What are the causes? Does feminism play a role? How does this square with the Family Proclamation? How do Latter-day Saint women navigate the cultural climate with the gospel? And, what about the priesthood?
Rachael's YouTube Channel - / @womenandpriesthood
Cwic Media Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Hannah Stoddard joins Greg to talk about the Family Proclamation and the Order of the Family. We discuss what the Family Proclamation says about gender roles in our modern world, the Patriarchal Order, the disintegration of the family and civilization, and the path to follow Christ and the Plan of Salvation.
Interestingly, this was recorded just an hour after Greg posted the first FAIR Q&A video.
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Changes by Pope Leo - Would They Apply to the LDS Church?
Cardio Miracle, Learn More! - https://cwic.qwkcheckout.com
Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com
Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Pope Leo immediately made sweeping changes to the Catholic Church. Bruce Porter and Greg pick ten of these changes and discuss how these would or would not apply to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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What Do Missionaries Do When They Have Too Many Leads and Referrals?
Wavemakers Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Jonah Barnes returns to Cwic Show with an update to the Gathering Israel Missionary Program. Hint - It's amazing!
Donate to Gathering Israel - https://www.gatheringisrael.org/for-donors
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Being Called "Political" For Supporting the Family Proclamation
Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com
Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
If a member supports the Family Proclamation, are they being political? Is the Proclamation political? It was not produced in a vacuum. It was created in a highly political environment that has only intensified over the last 30 Years. It is prophetic and based on unchanging, Eternal laws. The 30th Anniversary of the Family Proclamation is something to celebrate, and that is what the Church is doing.
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Why is marriage disappearing in America? Brian Willoughby, an Associate Professor at BYU, breaks down the cultural, economic, and digital forces driving the decline of marriage and dating, from rising anxiety and delayed commitments to AI “companions” replacing real relationships. Despite overwhelming research showing that marriage boosts happiness, health, and stability, younger generations increasingly see it as a burden instead of a blessing. We cover the role of parents, religion, technology, and social media in reshaping views on family, the fertility crisis threatening the future, and why marriage is still the foundation for thriving individuals, children, and society. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation that uncovers what’s really at stake.
Brian's Book, The Millennial Marriage - https://amzn.to/45TWf7p
Website- cwicmedia.com
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I had a very positive call with Aaron Sherinian a couple of days ago.
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There was already a tinderbox set before this Q&A match was lit.
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It is not good to bury our heads in the sand on what is happening to the family.
People have valid reasons for being concerned. Aaron Sherininian is a good man. Both can be true at the same time. We need to distinguish between the person and the issue.
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Cardon Ellis from Ward Radio joins me on my first joint "walk." We stepped out from the FAIR conference (a great conference and organization) for a few minutes to discuss the Q&A with Church Comms Director, Aaron Sherinian.
We talk about some of the ridiculous statements from LDX (online community), discernment between an act and the person, and the background that led to so many people asking the question on his stance on The Family Proclamation to begin with.
Also important, the reaction by a loud minority of online trolls against FAIR and even Aaron Sherinian is disappointing. First, FAIR is an incredible organization that I fully support. Scott has done a fantastic job running that organization. Second, please more fully separate the person from the act and focus on the act, not the person. I don't bring these things up to look for a scapegoat or create a witch hunt. But for some, they can't help themselves. I am about the actual issues. In almost all cases, I bring up the event without bringing up a name. Obviously, in this case, that is not possible.
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Greg reads the question given to the Comms Director. The "Flak" referenced in the question, was about the Family Proclamation and its, doctrine and teachings.
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As the world moves away from family, it would be nice if the Church were a beacon of light on a hill.
For transparency, here is the transcript from the question given to the Comms Director:
"When you first came on board the Church, there was a lot of online flak, should we say, and people even-- I've gotten a few questions here-- asking directly whether or not you support the Family Proclamation? And how was that for you when you first came on board? Has it improved, and how do you deal with that?"
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Joseph Smith, by numerous accounts, practiced polygamy. To state that Brigham Young initiated polygamy, lied and made up D&C Section 132, and invited his buddies in on the secret is beyond the pale. Brian Hales joins Greg in this episode to discuss what one must accept if they believe Brigham Young initiated polygamy and without the direction of the Lord.
John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow, the third, fourth, and fifth presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, all would have had to have been liars. Also, the second, third, and fourth Relief Society Presidents all stated that Joseph Smith practiced polygamy.
What are the real ramifications of believing that Brigham Young made up polygamy and that everyone was in on the conspiracy?
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Walk - Sydney Sweeney's recent American Eagle ad has caused a stir. Why? Because we have moved further into a progressive world that idolizes postmodernism and the destruction of beauty, truth, and most importantly, the binary.
https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Alex Bass studies the numbers on members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint. Here's what they say.
Mormon Metrics - https://mormonmetrics.substack.com/
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Nathan Pacheco is a classically trained tenor who has performed in the United States, Canada, and Mexico with Yanni; performed with Latin singing sensation Olga Tañon; touring England, Scotland, and Wales with Katherine Jenkins and the National Symphony Orchestra; and performed for Prince (King) Charles. He also performed for President Russell M. Nelson for his 100th birthday.
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
What is art? I talk with filmmaker Barrett Burgin and Jacob Taylor about what makes good art, the state of LDS art today, and how a horror movie is emerging as a tool to teach the gospel.
Watch Java Jive - https://vimeo.com/1034851440/e635fd0617
Read Jake's Alive and Intelligent Article on Art - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com/p/art-is-a-language-of-spirit
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
The West is Losing Its Soul - Why Don't They Follow What Countries In the Middle East Have Done To Curb Extremism?
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Professor Ralph Hancock of BYU discusses the dilemmas facing the church and the complexities of navigating politics as Latter-day Saints work within a secular world.
Ralph's Articles on Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Associate Professor Brent Yergensen has just written the most comprehensive and clarifying work on the Pride movement within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His conclusion? A Shadow Faith has risen in the church!
His Paper, Shadow Faith or Organizational Breakoff? Inflection Points and the Symbolic Convergence of Latter-day Saint Subculture was recently published by an academic journal.
Here is the paper - https://cdr.creighton.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/8c5efbfa-87d1-4c0f-b037-3ad6a76cdfa5/content
Brent Yergensen (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is Department Chair and Associate Professor of Communication at The University of Texas at Tyler. His research focuses on the intersections of religion, science, politics, and history with mass media, especially film. He teaches primarily in media theory and history, rhetorical theory and criticism, research methods, and organizational communication.
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
Erec Smith of the Cato Institute returns to the show to talk about where the US stands with its DEI and woke culture and policies. Now at a crossroads, will academia change? Sports? Business? With a new administration bent on changing law and policy against DEI, we seem to be in a period of reprieve, but will it last?
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
The conversation with Dr. Gale Pooley centers on their groundbreaking book Superabundance, which refutes decades of apocalyptic Malthusian thinking by demonstrating—through hard data—that as population increases, so does abundance. Using the innovative metric of “time prices,” which calculates how much time a person must work to afford basic goods, Dr. Pooley shows that global prosperity has skyrocketed over the past two centuries. This conversation dismantles myths of inevitable resource scarcity by highlighting how human ingenuity, freedom, and market-driven innovation have made the world richer, healthier, and more capable of solving its own problems.
We also explore the psychological and cultural roots of anti-human, scarcity-driven ideologies. Figures like Paul Ehrlich and movements such as radical environmentalism promote a view that more people means more problems, but the data reveals the opposite: population growth, when coupled with freedom, is the greatest engine of human progress. The conversation linked the fear of the future to a broader cultural pessimism—fueled by ignorance of history and technophobic fatalism—and calls instead for a renaissance of gratitude and creativity. Far from being a cancer on the Earth, the individual—when free to think, speak, and trade—is a net good.
Superabundance Book - https://amzn.to/4nqGQlF
Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
What can be a positive technological breakthrough, such as freezing a woman's eggs, can also end up as a strategy to put off motherhood.
What is the status of motherhood today? Author and family policy maker, Leah Libresco Sargeant talks about the cultrual influence on women and motherhood.
Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
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Ralph Hancock introduces his Cwic Show Series, "The City and The Soul." There is no better voice on the intersection of the Restored Gospel, Politics, and Philosophy. Ralph is also a contributor to our Substack, "Alive and Intelligent.'
Ralph is a professor of political philosophy at Brigham Young University and is an accomplished author.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Fathom The Good Curriculum - https://fathomthegood.com/
Alive and Intelligent Substack - https://aliveandintelligent.substack.com
WaveMakers Podcast Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
Cade Alvey is a student at BYU and co-host of the YouTube Channel, All Those In Favor, who has his ear to the ground. He says things are changing at BYU.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Amanda Freebairn talks about what Latter-day Saint women mean when they say, "Listen To Women." Sometimes "you're not listening" can mean "you're not agreeing with me."
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Jason Olson and Jabra Ghneim join Greg once again as attacks from both Israel and Iran continue. Who is obviously in the right? Where does it go from here? What does the rest of the Middle East really think about this?
Trump goes bold. Doubles down.
Jason Olson holds his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University (2016). His first book, “America’s Road to Jerusalem,” was released by Lexington Books in 2018. He researched the role of Christian Zionism in the development of a pro-Israel U.S. foreign policy. His second book, “The Burning Book,” won the 2022 Association for Mormon Letters award in creative nonfiction. In his doctoral studies, Jason held fellowships with The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Hertog Global Strategy Initiative at Columbia University, Israel Institute, American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, and the American Jewish Archives. In 2013, he served as teaching fellow for the Summer Institute for Israel Studies (Brandeis), where he educated an international group of scholars in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Jabra Ghneim is an educator, translator, and researcher with deep expertise in language services, refugee integration, and Middle Eastern affairs. A native Arabic and English speaker, he has led major translation and localization efforts for faith-based organizations and U.S. government clients, including curriculum design, interpretation, and training for Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, and other critical languages. For over three decades, he has served as the lead Arabic interpreter and translator for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, translating sacred texts, including the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants, into Arabic. He holds a PhD in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation and an MSc in Economics from Brigham Young University, as well as a BA in Economics and Finance from Yarmouk University in Jordan. Jabra is passionate about cultural bridge-building, Jewish-Arab relations, and the power of language to connect people across divides.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Why are protestors (rioters) waving Mexican flags in a US immigration riot? Who really is behind these riots? Or are they just spontaneous? The riots are spreading. What is next?
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Ralph Hancock, BYU professor of Political Philosophy and sane thinker, talks about how secular "love" is overtaking "charity."
What is "secular love" and is it encroaching on members of the church and Christianity as a whole.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Jacob Christensen, Editor-In-Chief of the digital student media organization, The Cougar Chronicle, talks with Greg about what's happening at BYU. Are things getting better or worse, or is it stuck at the status quo?
Jacob has his ear to the ground on the cultural issues that may conflict with the mission of Brigham Young University. He and his team have uncovered countless stories of anti-family, woke behavior by faculty and departments at BYU. This interview is a type of status report.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Wavemakers Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers
David Read is certain he is on the right track researching the DNA and genetics of Native Americans and tying them back to the Nephites and Lamanites who left Jerusalem.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Untethered Empathy and Malevolent Compassion are encroaching upon our youth. It sprouts from the therapy industry. Brianna Holmes, a therapist, joins me in talking about the alarming tendency to "affirm" problems in place of offering a charitable truth.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
I have never heard this before." - Greg
Trevan Hatch, professor at BYU focused on the Ancient Middle-East, lays out a framework for Matthew 5:48, "Be ye therefore perfect." I had never heard this approach before but Trevan backs this up with evidence from the scriptures.
We can look at "perfect" through a modern, Western mind as we often have, or as "complete" which is more popular today and fits within a temple framework of the Sermon On The Mount. But Trevan's explanations given though the context of other verses of scripture using the Greek word, "Teleios" showing support for a completely new understanding of the verse.
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Political veteran Paul Mero and Greg Matsen discuss the hot topic of immigration in the US and the immigration "policy" of the Church. Do they match? Are they in conflict? Where has the Church stood previously on immigration law and enforcement? Where do they stand now? What is the ethical approach to immigration policy?
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
John Hewlett is a regular on the Show. Today, we talk about tariffs, are they effective?, real miracles in Samoa, and MAHA. Great discussion!
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Paul Mero discusses his book, Defeated, and talks of the need to leave Babylon and focus on our homes. Does this mean leaving the culture wars alone? Does fighting the culture war diminish our ability to build Zion? Where do you stand on this?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Alive and Intelligent Substack Articles - aliveandintelligent.substack.com
Dave Butler and Greg Matsen team up again to discuss the temple writing of Nephi in 2 Nephi. Nephi knew of the ancient Israelite temple drama and the Royal Procession.
Lehi knew of the temple ordinances and exhorted his sons in gospel instruction using temple ordinances. Did Nephi write all of his books as a temple poetry?
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On the Tuesday of the last week of Jesus' mortal life, He gave His last three parables. There seems to be a buzz about these parables today. Ambrosia Fox believes they are all about the temple. Listen to this interesting interpretation of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep and Goats.
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Recent scholarship by Noel B. Reynolds and Jeff Lindsay highlights passages in the Book of Mormon that parallel those in the Book of Moses. Since the Book of Mormon authors are pulling from the Brass Plates, this implies that the Book of Moses may be the Genesis of the Brass Plates.
This is a segment from a full episode interviewing Jeff Lindsay on the lost Book of Gad The Seer.
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Jeff Lindsay and Greg discuss the scholarship on the lost Book of Gad The Seer. Jeff has been studying this story and the book for several years.
A Jewish colony in India claims descent from the tribe of MANASSEH—and says they preserved a lost Old Testament book engraved on copper. Could this be the real ‘Words of Gad the Seer’?
And, is the Book of Moses the Genesis of the Brass Plates. New scholarship suggests it is.
To donate to the translation of Meir Bar Ilan's book click here - https://interpreterfoundation.org/foundation/donate/
Jeff Lindsay's Article - https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/the-words-of-gad-the-seer-an-apparently-ancient-text-with-intriguing-origins-and-content/
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Interfaith dialogue can get messy. Many of us have been through it. In this video, Greg talks with two Evangelical pastors on specific topics such as Grace and Truth and hashes out how to communicate between us when we disagree.
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Politics is a strange business with the Church and BYU. Dan Ellsworth talks about author and columnist Jonathan Rauch and his "partnership" with the Church. He also covers some major structural differences between the Restored Church and Evangelicals.
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With this Digital Missionary Program, 50 cents gets an interested person or family (looking for the missionaries) connected with the missionaries. This is incredibly exciting and may be the future of missionary work. Advertising dollars are tracked directly to the countries targeted and a newsletter shows photos of baptisms and success on the ground.
Gathering Israel - https://www.gatheringisrael.org/
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
I was accused of being "bold" in my speech, so I used word "Bold" to describe our new Substack newsletter. If we are bold in speaking the truth with charity, others will do the same. If we live in a world of feelings that dictate our behavior and character, then we reject truth. If we stand for something that is true, then we can supersede those feelings anchored on solid ground.
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So, who is "Elias?" Is it John the Baptist? Is it just the Greek version of the name Elijah? Is it Noah? Is it all of them? But ultimately, who is the "Elias" who visited the Kirtland Temple in Section 110 of the Doctrine and Covenants and restored the keys of the Gospel of the Dispensation of Abraham? Bruce Porter joins Greg to give his idea on who this elusive character is. Isn't there a "Spirit of Elias" and a "Spirit of Elijah?"
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Mads Larsen, an expert demographer, is at the tip of the spear globally in research and messaging on the collapsing fertility rate in the West. He is the source on the issue for many other "experts." The direction of the shrinking fertility rate has undeniable consequences including a lack of human productivity, immigration, and even a new need for an AI driven economy.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Years before President Nelson gave his talk on "Peacemakers," the word "Peace" had already been hijacked. Peace in the scriptures is not what you think it is. Peace is "Shalom" which is comparable to the Egyptian concept of "Ma'at." That is, order, truth, justice, and harmony. As Jesus is described in the New Testament and Book of Mormon, it is "Grace And Truth." Both are necessary. Without both, we end up with Untethered Empathy and Malevolent Compassion.
Website- www.cwicmeadia.com
In the Book of Mormon, we hear of Secret Combinations and are warned against them. But what if some or many conspiracy theories are perpetuated by the Secret Combinations? Dan Ellsworth and Greg discuss the current environment of conspiracy theories. What causes us to have a plethora of lies, and in a world already full of lies, how do we know which ones are true?
Dan Ellsworth's Article - https://publicsquaremag.org/faith/gospel-fare/truth-about-antichrist-last-days/
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
BYU chooses some interesting guest speakers. One recent speaker is Jonathan Rauch, a gay atheist supporting compromise between the LGBTQ agenda and institutional religion. Mostly Christianity. Political veteran Paul Mero and political influencer Eric Moutsos discuss the real fallout of this compromise and dissect its faults.
A lot of new fluffy word are used but in the end, Rauch is simply asking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to compromise on legally on an anti-family agenda. A compromise that strengthens churches' right to discriminate while removing rights from their members and all citizens.
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Longtime Deseret News columnist, Lois Collins, joins Greg to discuss a recent study showing that Utah has the largest drop in fertility rate of any state in the country. What are the consequences? Why is it happening?
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Lois Collins Deseret News Article - https://www.deseret.com/family/2025/04/07/utah-drop-fertility
The fruit of Feminism has not fallen far from the tree. Those that have pushed it the most, codified it, and made it a movement are anti-family, anti-freedom, and almost always anti-God. We play with this Philosophy of Men (Women) casually without understanding its core or goals. It has made significant headway in the church and will continue to grow.
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How do grace and works fit within a Restored Gospel framework? What does it have to do with eternal laws and Exaltation? How does it differ from a Protestant perspective? And why are they both necessary? Where is the church at on the Grace - Works pendulum? Greg and Bruce Porter discuss the scriptural basis for works and the difference between grace and mercy.
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Exciting new scholarship from Noel B. Reynolds sheds light on how the scriptures were produced and how many of the ancient prophets were trained. Beginning with Egypt, their scribal school taught both administrative and holy writing. But they were also taught many of the other skills such as metallurgy (think Nephi) and military stratagem and physical combat.
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Lance Weaver has done an immense amount of research—enough for me to put him on the Show. An experienced geologist, Lance shows through modeling where he believes the settlements of Zarahemla, the Land of Mulek, and other sites existed. Known trade routes in Mexico, the American Southwest, and all the way to New York can show common travel by the Nephites. And just for fun, we look at the dating of the Pharaohs, and how dating and numbers cause problems for history.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Lance's website - gatheredin.one
The "Spiritual Economy" is built on "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last." It is not top-down but bottom-up. It is built on those who "condescend" to lift others, not the world's power structure. For men, it is being the "Servant King." The love of God is not just feelings but opportunity. God did not die so that you would feel better about being loved. He died to allow you to become like Him, grow, put on the character of God, and be a joint heir with Christ.
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Michelle Stone, one of the thought leaders of the Joseph Smith Polygamy deniers, has gone silent and removed the videos from her YouTube channel. However, she still offers those videos on her website. We discuss Michelle's last video, her "Goodbye" video, which she says will be her last.
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Did Lucifer entice a third of the host of heaven with empathy and fairness? Did he try to show how an outcome of disparity is unacceptable and that if we surrendered our agency, he would guarantee an equitable outcome? You cannot have Equity with Agency and you cannot have Agency without Disparity.
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This is a fascinating discussion of the church's inside political workings. How has the church managed controversial issues? Connor Boyack has extensive experience working directly with Salt Lake's church leaders at all levels. He discusses how the church has navigated politics in the past and his own experiences with the church when he and his organization have been on the opposite side of an issue.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Scripture Notes - http://scripturenotes.com
Education is a bloated business... Is Gen Z just lazy or given the short end of the stick? Why can't anyone bring up the stats on women leaving the Church and Christianity without a vitriolic reaction?
Journey of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
The Jared Halverson experience shows how deeply feminism has entered the church. Nothing Jared said in his very short video was worthy of the online backlash he received. This is eerily similar to Elder Holland's "Musket Talk" at BYU. People attacked him for things he never said. His later interview with a few women of the church focused on women being heard which had nothing to do with his video.
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Jacob Hansen of Thoughtful Faith @thoughtfulfaith2020 and Austin Falter have put together a new docuseries on Joseph Smith called For Good Or Evil: The Real Story Of Joseph Smith. The two creators talk about their approach to the history of Joseph Smith and how Joseph Smith is viewed today from different perspectives.
Be sure to go to the docuseries here - https://youtu.be/5itcWCFO6YI
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com
180 years ago, these same arguments were prevalent in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in the RLDS. Today, they are resurfacing and they are all focused on Brigham Young. The triad of the temple, character, and polygamy are ambushing Brigham Young and lancing attacks as a corrupt, evil man.
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Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com
Sky Sorensen is concerned, as am I, that many in the church are preaching that the church will "change" marriage. That same-sex marriage WILL happen in the temple. This becomes very confusing to gay Latter-day Saints. Many grab onto this vision of "hope in change" over "hope in Christ."
Sky experiences same-sex attraction. He prefers that description over "gay." He is happily married to a woman and has children with her
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MOMENTUM 2026 Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/momentum
Eve is always an enjoyable yet controversial topic. The Mother Of All Living has been derided throughout most of Christianity and its history. Of course the Latter-day Saints have a unique perspective. Meghan Farner takes this discussion further by first building a character of Eve from the Garden of Eden account, then giving context to one's temple experience, and finally, encouraging women everywhere to model that character.
She also emphasizes men embracing their masculinity and women embracing their femininity. This is always a fascinating discussion. No two people agree on the interpretation of Eve's actions and the drama surrounding her.
Meghan Farner's Book, "Consider Yourself As Eve: A Guide to Spiritual Development for Women (and the Men Who Love Them) - https://amzn.to/4jGPxXn
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
As culture and even the Church move from an Exaltation focus to a grace-only focus, we remake God and Jesus into our own image. Into our own culture. But the opposite is true in the scriptures.
As we study Doctrine and Covenants this year, we can see in Section 1 that Jesus does not introduce Himself as a Teddy Bear Jesus. Instead, he is the Redeemer of the world, tethered Himself to truth and justice. That is, He is full of "Grace and Truth."
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Just how flawed is the Old Testament? How much of it can we accept? Where did the Plain And Precious Things go in the Old Testament? What are the key omissions we know about? Where is Christ in the Old Testament if "all the prophets prophesied of me?"
How does the Documentary Hypothesis fit in? What about the scribal schools of Joseph vs Judah? How was the Old Testament put together? Are we reading the results of just a few controlling editors and scribes with a different religion than the religion of the prophets?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Journey Of Wisdom Cruise, Greece, Turkey, Cairo - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Most of us have had personal or family experience dealing with schools and government encroaching on parental rights. There has been a "woke madness" that has infiltrated our institutions and the kids are the most vulnerable targets.
Tina Descovich is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Moms For Liberty. Her organization works to fend off government encroachment on parental rights and stand up for families.
Moms For Liberty - https://www.momsforliberty.org/
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
The "Defining Circle" When you define something and state what it is, to protect that definition, you must also state what it is not. In his General Conference talk, Elder Andersen held nothing back in declaring that Abortion, except in extreme cases, is wrong. That as a church, we support the sanctity of life. And that as the world loses its love for the unborn, we should stay firm.
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-t...
With so many Latter-day Saint voices online, who do you listen to? Some of the most popular videos are on the End Times. Why do some people get so caught up on their "End Times" focus that they make rash, illogical decisions and almost hope for calamities? What is the best way to "prep" for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? While temporal preparation is important, spiritual preparation should always be the focus.
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Critics of the church, including guest speakers at BYU, are now using the "colonialism" argument against the church in its migration west and even with its missionaries. Are we really that surprised? Jason Olson returns with his podcast partner, Rusty Curtis of the 2 Converts podcast, to discuss this element of the Religion of Academia and its conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
2 Converts Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCAvoBmmoOI3I_trHm7UIhFg
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Fathom The Good - https://fathomthegood.com
Brothaz In The Foyer - Will Kennedy and Isiah Gray Black and "Mormon"
How do we deal with the "racism" stigma of the Church? Bridges between identities offer opportunities to build Zion
Representing Black members in art.
Brothaz In The Foyer - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUsq0xcvItHjizx7tSOP-rw
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MOMENTUM Cruise https://www.cwicmedia.com/momentum
BBQ Dinner & Presentation - "Teddy Bear Jesus & Exaltation" St. George, UT - https://www.cwicmedia.com/offers/TKLC2cxR/checkout
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What made Joseph Smith so radical? - Did Joseph Smith "wrestle" with God?
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Who are the "other" Josephites?
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The radical teaching of Exaltation.
Hannah Stoddard is the Director of the Joseph Smith Foundation. In this interview, we discuss little-known facts about Joseph Smith.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
How is Christianity responding to an increasing encroachment from secularism in the West? Will we see a last revival in these last days preparing for the Second Coming of Christ? Will Christ come when things are improved in the world or when they are so bad He must intervene?
Greg and his friends, Pastors Jeff McCullough and Nate Fox comment on the state of Christianity.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Fathom The Good Curriculum - https://fathomthegood.com/
Social media has become THE tool to pass on disinformation and "critique" the Church, its history, practices and doctrines. The new, most popular, and fastest-growing anti-Mormon voices are mostly women.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, it had already been done in a Royal Procession/Coronation Ceremony in Jerusalem. The last week of Jesus' life fulfills an ancient Israelite Temple Drama about Jesus Christ. Jesus is simply carrying out the Temple Drama.
We do the same thing in the temple endowment ceremony. We are going through a Royal Procession that lines up with Jesus last week in mortality.
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Jacob Hess and Greg discuss the evolution and disparity between legacy and new, alternative media. Where are people sourcing their news? Do we create news "silos" and feedback loops?
Fact-Checking is just another layer of bias. We need to step up in the information age and increase our discernment. That may be the lesson of our time.
Help Jacob's family and purchase Train My Puppy - https://www.trainyourpuppygame.com/
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Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com/
The Hulu TV series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been a topic of controversy and online turmoil since it aired earlier this year in September. Several women in the TV series are certainly not representative of an every day "Mormon" wife and mother—far from it.
Ganellyn Condie and Shayla Egan, two of the eight authors of a recent book, The Not So Secret Lives Of Real "Mormon" Wives, discuss the Hulu TV series and their recent book. In the book, women tell their own stories of their lives, struggles, sacrifices, and testimonies that clearly show how Latter-day Saint women work and live as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Not So Secret Lives Of Real Mormon Wives - https://amzn.to/3Zzfz5w
Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com/
The Doctrine of Exaltation seems to be waning. When we lower our focus, we end up with a Therapy or Prosperity Gospel. Exaltation and The Doctrine of Christ are inextricably connected. Both doctrines have been lost to the world several times.
Charity is tied to Exaltation. Without Charity, we are nothing.
Bruce Porter Interview - Exaltation - https://youtu.be/mjsz6qv9VMI
Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com/
Orthodox members of the Church today often feel anchorless as the Church has changed its message to them. Other members are encouraged because there are no authoritative checks from the pulpit on their social agendas. The Church used to directly address its day's cultural and social ills and influences. Today, it is silent on these issues, except one, religious freedom.
Is the Church's tax-exempt status a muzzle? Or are we going in a different direction?
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Paul Mero is a culture warrior veteran. Washington DC, Utah State politics, and politics within The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. He has experience and insights to them all.
Should we engage in "Babylon?" Do we look to change policy, law, and social mores in our societies or do we focus on our families and "invite" the world to live the Gospel? What about within the Church? Do we do anything within the Church to keep Babylon out?
"Defeated" by Paul Mero - https://amzn.to/416c7BX
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Elder Bednar frames President Nelson's words, "In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost" within the coming advances of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
AI boyfriends and girlfriends are already available for companionship, support, affirmation, and assistance. This will lead to "artificial infidelity" with AI boyfriends and girlfriends. AI will be both "perilous" and provide "opportunities." Everything depends on how we use it. Will we use AI to replace our own "work" and growth? Or will we use it in a supportive role?
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Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen, recently gave an excellent talk at BYU. It is exciting to hear such talks from people of other denominations. Dallas' talk was on overcoming adversity and failure by giving everything to God.
With some fascinating insights from the story of the Feeding Of The Five Thousand, Dallas talks of his personal experience of failure and the new worldview he gained by reading this Biblical account.
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Journey Of Wisdom Mediterranean Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
BYU invited an official from UNRWA, which is heavily infiltrated by Hamas, to give a presentation at the BYU Kennedy Center. The presentation followed Hamas's talking points and received a standing ovation. Hamas terrorists working as employees for UNRWA were involved in the October 7 massacre.
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A BYU Professor shreds the Family Proclamation on video. He had posted a paper on his door to Trump supporters referencing the Book of Mormon telling them they had chosen "iniquity."
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
Earlier this week, Israel passed a law requiring the UNRWA, the United Nations arm for Palestinian refugee relief, to cease operations and leave Gaza and the West Bank. Why, because it is infiltrated by Hamas according Israeli officials. Jabra Ghneim, a Palestinian-born American academic, discusses this standoff and the relationship between the United Nations and Israel.
Interestingly, BYU just had a representative of the UNWRA speak on campus. The Antisemitism of college campuses is now infiltrating the activist administrations and teachers of American K-12 education.
Checkout Jabra Ghneim's Substack, Decoding Prosperity - https://substack.com/@jabrag
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Married Men vote heavily Trump while Single Women vote equally for Harris. The more kids parents have, the more likely they vote Trump. Gen Z is moving at breakneck speed to the right.
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Go And Do Travel Journey Of Wisdom - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom
This is a re-post of the original episode, which is no longer available.
A Stake Relief Society LGBTQ presentation called for the use of preferred pronouns, wearing the Pride Flag or rainbows, and recommended replacing "brother" and "sister" with "friend."
These presentations, which are all very similar, are happening all over the US. They essentially promote the Pride movement and do not include teachings of Exaltation and the Law of Chastity.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
The Pride Cycle moves back and forth, just like the Hegelian Dialectic. Many today say that Woke is doomed. I disagree. The adversary will never stop. New words and strategies will always be invoked and become "in vogue." Technology plays a significant role in the pride cycle.
The additional liberty and options it provides create more opportunities for bad choices. The gospel is political. The Book of Mormon is a highly political book.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Jesus is not a Teddy Bear. President Holland, in his talk, describes a masculine, bold, protective, and charitable man who is tethered to truth and the will of His Father.
We should not "dumb down" the image and character of Jesus Christ.
When you remove justice you remove grace. Charity may not be what you think it is.
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A new BYU article from the student newspaper, the Daily Universe, advocates for "women's reproductive rights." The Church earlier this month confirmed its position on abortion that "it remains the same."
Members are swapping political parties, and many who are voting Democrat are beginning to adopt that platform, including "reproductive rights."
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Judgment is rarely mentioned anymore. Not fire and brimstone judgment, just an understanding that judgment stands between us and God. The Redemption is only good for those who use it.
"No unclean thing can enter into the kingdom of God." This is the obstacle. This is the Cherubim from the Garden Of Eden Account. The entire plan of God is to help us get through the Cherubim and through judgment.
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Lehi and Nephi were scribes! A Josephite or even Manassite scribal school that wrote in Egyptian existed all the way back to Abraham, was passed down to Joseph of Egypt, and down to Lehi and Nephi, explains Book Of Mormon Scholar Noel B. Reynolds. This scribal school was in the original tradition of the Patriarchs, as opposed to the Judahite school, which "harmonized" various Judahite teachings.
The Josephite scribal school produced the Brass Plates and the Book of Mormon, while the Judahite school, which was unfamiliar with the Egyptian language, produced the Old Testament. Joseph of Egypt flourished in Egypt because of his scribal training! Mormon and Moroni were scribal school boys at a very young age.
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Jabra Ghneim is a Palestinian-born American who wants to set the record straight on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ISRAEL IS ACTING IN DEFENSE. Contrary to Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, The Message, Israelis and Palestinians are not the same as Whites and Blacks in America.
Arab identity is fragmenting.
Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF.
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Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com/
Brian Hales provides numerous historical data points to show that Joseph Smith did indeed practice polygamy. Some documents are shared, as are QR codes for evidence that Brian provides.
Brian covers contemporaneous evidence of Joseph Smith's polygamy, Section 132 being written by Joseph Smith, as well as an exhaustive number of communications, church documents, affidavits, and more.
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Avraham Gileadi is an expert on the Book of Isaiah. In Gileadi's framework on Isaiah, Egypt is America. With this understanding, he shows that America will fall into civil war, will be invaded, will have nuclear war, and will have a "Dragon" as a leader.
Isaiah Institute Virtual Conference - https://isaiahconference/24
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Isaiah Institute Restoring The Covenant Virtual Conference - https://isaiahconference.com/greg
Dan Ellsworth and Greg have had several discussions on Marxist thought. This discussion focuses on Dan's latest book, Marxism, A Latter-day Saint Perspective. They cover the DNA of Marxism to today's ideological movements such as DEI, Critical Race Theory, and Queer Theory. We also discuss Marxism and the Church.
Dan's book shows the vast differences between these modern Marxist offshoots and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Dan also boldly claims that Marxism is the "Great And Abominable Church" described in the Book of Mormon.
Marxism by Dan Ellsworth - https://amzn.to/3zTkNQP
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Isaiah Institute Restoring The Covenant Virtual Conference - https://isaiahconference.com/greg
Even the Book of Mormon was written around the teachings and prophecies of Isaiah. In the Book of Mormon, Jesus commands us to read and study the Book of Isaiah. How many of us do that?
In the Old World, Jesus referenced Isaiah to launch His ministry. In these last days, and as our prophet has told us to gear up, shouldn't we be studying this book?
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Michelle Stone is a leading voice in a movement stating that Joseph Smith did not initiate or practice polygamy. We address President Nelson and President Oaks' multiple sealings, the succession of Brigham Young from Joseph Smith, historical documents, and, of course, the scriptures.
I do not agree with Michelle's conclusions, but as a Latter-day Saint cultural dynamic, the person and the topic interest me.
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Author Jonah Barnes ( from Ward Radio )makes a compelling case for numerous apocryphal books referenced in the Book of Mormon. The Key To The Keystone is another one of those books on the Book Of Mormon that demands you look at it with new eyes. Oh, and he's really funny. It's a great read!
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What caused Lucifer to fall? What turned him? How did the War In Heaven begin?
Greg suggests that Lucifer's motivation for the war was initiated by his untethered empathy and malevolent compassion for those who would lose from judgment. The Plan of Salvation produced a disparity of outcomes for the Children of God and Lucifer did not accept this "unfair" element.
Matching current trends and ideologies to what we know about the War in Heaven may give us clues to confirm this assumption. Reading Moses chapter 4, we can see why Lucifer did not want judgment. He did not want disparity in outcomes for everyone and, therefore, had to remove agency.
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The Relief Society Episode Is Paused I cover some reactions to the viral episode on the Stake Relief Society LGBTQ Presentation.
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A Stake Relief Society LGBTQ presentation called for the use of preferred pronouns, wearing the Pride Flag or rainbows, and recommended replacing "brother" and "sister" with "friend."
These presentations are happening all over the US and are very similar. They essentially promote the Pride movement and do not include teachings of Exaltation and the Law of Chastity.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
"This was Christ's Doctrine"
Former General Relief Society President Julie Beck throws "truth bombs" on "Theology Of The Family," the Family Proclamation, and The Family as The Doctrine of Christ.
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Isaiah Institute Virtual Conference - https://isaiahconference.com/join
Massive gender gap skewed toward women, rising costs, $1.7 Trillion in student debt, leftist professors. What is going on with our universities? We delve into the numbers to bring you the facts.
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Diffusionism vs. Cultural Evolution
The temple experience has always existed. A corrupted version can be seen throughout Egypt and other ancient societies. Cultural Evolution is founded on the process of the Hegelian Dialectic. Eventually, the dialectic attacks core, eternal truths and leaves us without anchor or objective truth.
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Joseph Smith does not make up with the temple ceremony. The Temple is about Exaltation. We don't talk about it enough. If we don't have that doctrine, then we are like every other Christian denomination.
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Marlo Oaks and Policy Expert Margaret Byfield
SENATOR Kamala Harris co-sponsored a bill to enact 30 x 30 in 2020. Will this be a focus of her administration? What is 30 x 30? It is a massive land grab by the US government in connection with the United Nations' 2030 agenda.
Six days into office, the Biden Administration signed an unauthorized Executive Order to carry out 30 x 30. The US Government, Land Trusts, and several billionaires are buying up the land in the United States. Why?
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We all gain knowledge with experience in life. The scriptures tell us that our faith is built off of "evidence" and this experiential knowledge. Follow-up comments on my recent episode with Jacob Hansen on Polygamy.
Also, I have invited Michelle Stone on the show.
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The Visionary Men, states David Butler, are the followers of a tradition of Isaiah, perhaps even descendants of Isaiah. They are men who are anchored in the temple and write their books of scripture with the temple experience in mind.
Is Lehi's Dream a temple vision that brings us, with symbols, through the three sections of the Temple of Solomon? What happened to the Tree of Life (Menorah) in the time of Hezekiah? Was it moved? Was it devalued?
Dave and I talk about our interpretations of the Tree of Life.
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A lot of online buzz from several influencers stating that Joseph Smith didn't practice polygamy or support temple ceremonies. This makes no sense and shows an apparent lack of understanding of the scriptures, which are replete with temple references.
Jacob Hansen has had his "ear to the ground" on this phenomenon and shares some historical points showing that Joseph Smith was very aware of polygamy. Also, that he received the revelation of Doctrine and Covenants Section 132, not Brigham Young.
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Yes, Eve was beguiled.
What do the fig leaves represent?
What is the "rib?"
Are the curses really curses?
Were Adam and Eve actually able to have kids before the fall?
So many of the cultural issues we face today find their answers in the account of the Garden of Eden. Things we often disregard as obvious, much like we did with the Family Proclamation.
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Fathom The Good Homeschooling Curriculum - https://fathomthegood.com/
A breakdown of Elon Musk and "X" standing firm against a Brazilian Supreme Court Judge. X has been banned in Brazil and those who access it with a VPN face daily fines of more than the average Brazilian makes in a year.
Kamala Harris says Elon Musk and X have to be stopped! Free speech is being squelched in the West in a troubling trend. Even in the United States, "misinformation" and "hate speech" are used as tools for the government to bully dissidents. Kamala Harris says that Elon Musk and X have to be stopped.
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The Philosophies of Men today lead with Empathy and Compassion. The "Mormon" culture is highly susceptible to this because it has developed a high value of "niceness" in place of kindness and charity.
As we continue to molten a Teddy Bear Jesus, we will continue to implement Untethered Empathy and Malevolent Compassion without righteousness or reason.
We are becoming a heavily feminized society.
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Global birth rates are declining. We are now lower than replacement numbers. This will cause socioeconomic problems and is one of the significant reasons for forced immigration.
Righteous societies focus on marriage and family.
The Book of Mormon shows that children are given as a blessing to righteous societies.
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What does it take to make a movie? I talk with Latter-day Saint filmmaker Garrett Batty about his new film, Faith of Angels, the story of a boy lost in the mines of small-town Utah.
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The US continues to "Dechurch" at a startling rate
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Are we, as Latter-day Saints, going to choose the valley with Babylon or the Shining City On A Hill?
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Several statistics on Christianity are reviewed
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The "God Gap" between Democrats and Republicans keeps growing
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The media does not like the Church's new Transgender Policy. In fact, they are lockstep in their propaganda approach. We briefly cover the Salt Lake Tribune, Julie Hanks, CNN, Associated Press, and NBC to give their angles. The entire media takes the same approach and repeats the same tropes.
But what is not discussed is the others involved such as women and children. Not a single individual who supported the policy changes was interviewed. Not a single reason as to why they might be good. Nothing!
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The Church has updated its pronouns and transgender policy. They have clarified that social transitioning from one gender to another includes using pronouns and a name from another gender.
Additionally, the ordinances of baptism and temple ordinance qualification are given. We use a Salt Lake Tribune article to go through the changes and show how the deconstruction of gender, sex, and even chromosomes is the agenda of gender ideology and how language helps accomplish this goal.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
The UK riots have pulled back the wool to reveal the growth of the authoritarian state in the UK and the European Union. Free Speech is threatened.
The European Commission sends Elon Musk a threatening letter.
The Book of Mormon intensely discusses free speech and freedom of religion. It is there for us to learn the lessons of the past in our day. It also teaches there is no separation between the Doctrine of Christ and Liberty. Irenaus' Law of Liberty shows the reason for agency and Liberty.
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Are things getting better or are things getting worse? Your answer may determine your political philosophy. Do you believe there is an almost continual progress through time (Aufhoben), or are things breaking down. One points toward a "Utopia," and the other toward a belief in dispensationalism.
The Church is caught walking the tightrope on these two arcs as seen with the RFMA. They want to protect the Church and its practices taking a more "dispensational" approach while going along with a progressive arc of time on the LGBTQ issues.
A US judge declared Google an illegal monopoly. The manipulation of information on social media platforms threatens free speech. Political demographics are shifting on both sides.
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A Pastor recites the "Sparkle Creed" with her congregation. It is a ridiculous, though telling, manifestation of Christianity's awful state. As the viruses of the Philosophies of Men, such as identitarianism and tolerance, creep further and further into the culture, they naturally infect Christianity and the West and slowly but surely "sicken" them to a breaking point.
The Pride movement and the new battle against judgment require a change in God's nature—a new image that is in our own. Changing God's image allows us to stay as who we are and weakens the need for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. At its core, it is a lack of responsibility.
The Children of Israel rejected seeing "the face of God" and climbing Sinai as Moses did. They brought God down to them instead (the Golden Calf).
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Prophets have warned about the "mask of tolerance," yet Latter-day Saints and all of Christianity seem to be sliding down the muddy, slippery slope from Charity to Tolerance. To accomplish this, such a movement requires a change in the meaning of words and language, a change in the Nature of God, and a deconstruction of the Plan of Salvation.
And that's what's happening. Ralph Hancock's Article - https://publicsquaremag.org/media-education/christian-love-secular-progress-and-holistic-higher-education/
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Corporate Transparency Act Rifle Roundup Fundraiser - https://savetheranchers.com/
Robert Gouveia may be the detailed researcher of US politics online. He scrutinizes everything and digs deep into the documents. He has developed a very large following.
In this episode, we dig deep into the Trump Assassination attempt to see the holes, errors, lack of competence, and mishaps that allowed a young shooter to have a relatively short and direct line of sight to the former President. Miscues, lack of resources, and incompetence all contributed.
Webstie - www.cwicmedia.com
Fathom The Good - https://fathomthegood.com/
The IOC lied at first, but then, due to several social media posts from the performers of the "Last Supper" mockery, walked it back and apologized. This is an intentional "queering" of a sacred event to millions of Christians.
The two questionable Olympic boxers ARE indeed male. The language and cultural breakdown of gender and sex aside, XY chromosomes are what they are.
We need to parse out the Pride agenda and ideology from actually caring for LGBTQ individuals. All are children of God. But don't put your head in the sand on this movement. It is anti-Christ and anti-family.
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Navigating The Philosophies Of Men Cruise (Surviving a Woke World With Gospel Principles) - https://www.cwicmedia.com/philosophies-of-men-cruise
Our culture has shifted so quickly that it's hard to recognize our institutions from just 15 years ago. Men can be women, women can be men, and reality seems to be getting sucked into a black hole. One of our biggest problems is education, which appears to have changed its purpose from teaching skills to teaching wokeness.
Bruce Porter and Greg Matsen discuss the absurdity of the new ideologies that fight against reason and eternal truths.
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We are moving toward the national and political character of a Banana Republic. Truth is hard to find. The signal among the noise is buried deeply in rhetoric. Transparency to the people does not exist. We have developed a managerial and political class that has separated itself from the people. Lockstep lies are the norm.
The increasing lack of trust in American institutions is a major part of our political division.
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Hayden Paul, from the Stick of Joseph, and his wife Savannah discuss gender roles, how our culture targets the family, and how they have been affected by these "philosophies of men" in their lives.
How does the Family Proclamation stand up against our current culture?
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There has been much criticism of the Indian Placement Program conducted in the last century, but so many participants have confirmed their positive experiences with it.
In this episode, Betty LaFontaine, a child participant in the program, gives a detailed account of her experiences in the program and what it has meant to her. How did she hold on to her own culture? What kind of relationship did and does she have with the foster families she spent so much time with?
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The term "Liberation" has been appropriated to mean the opposite of Liberty. Liberty fights for agency, the Doctrine of Christ, and the Order of God. Liberation fights against all these things.
The War in Heaven may first be about the disparity that agency creates. Seeing the disparity, Lucifer concludes that he must remove agency from God's plan and "Liberate" mankind from judgment. In juxtaposition, Jehovah, representing the Plan of the Father, fights for Liberty and agency and offers Himself as the atoning sacrifice.
Liberty and the Doctrine of Christ are inextricably connected in the Book of Mormon.
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Philosophies Of Men Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/philosophies-of-men-cruise
How has American history changed over the last 100 years? Who writes that history, and what narratives do those historical authors adopt? Is American History built primarily on a Greco-Roman philosophical chassis, or is Christianity at its core? What role has "covenant" played in the founding of America? How did the Protestant Reformation open the door for democracy?
We also discuss the inextricable connection between liberty and the Doctrine of Christ oultined in the Book of Mormon,
Hannah Stoddard covers these topics with passionate, articulate arguments gained from her research. Hannah is the director of the Joseph Smith Foundation and often speaks about the founding of America.
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The presidential debate exposed President Biden and his handlers as unfit and incompetent to be president of the United States. Will the Democrats force him out of the campaign? I think so. You cannot come back from this.
Will they ever put Biden back on camera? Even if it has nothing to do with the campaign?
In addition, the decay of our political system is exposed, showing the political haves and have-nots.
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Philosophies Of Men Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/philosophies-of-men-cruise
A transwoman shot and killed his parents. The police and the media said they were looking for a woman who was "ARMED AND DANGEROUS." Residents in the area thought they were looking for a woman.
These pernicious ideologies deconstruct our own identity, and this has consequences. Reality rears its ugly head even when we pretend or stick our heads in the sand.
Gender and Sex have been separated, but that is not the end goal. The end goal of identitarianism is to completely break down sex as well as masculinity and femininity.
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"We are not reflecting the Book of Mormon; the Book of Mormon is reflecting us."
Chief David Midegah of the Great Lakes Area Ojibwe, or Anishinaabe people, discusses prophecies of his people that date back generations. He has also corroborated some of their teachings directly with Jewish Rabbis who have declared these native teachings to be in alignment with the Laws of Noah. Many of his people's teachings are in oral form, but many come from written scrolls. Some of these surprisingly (or not) align with the teachings of the Restored Gospel.
Also, how temple and lodge practices align.
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Wayne May's Conference and Website - https://www.ldsarchaeology.com/events/
Wayne May's research concludes that the Adena people are the Jaredites. Archaeologists now say that they are the mound builders, and the Hopewell used and added to the mounds as they moved north from Florida.
Wayne says that the Hopewell, which lived from 550 BC to 400 AD, are the Nephites. He points to numerous stone tablets found in the mounds with Paleo-Hebrew written on them, as well as the descriptions of the fortifications matching from the Book of Mormon.
Jeff McCullough, Kurt Francom and Greg Matsen discuss their personal interfaith efforts between Evangelical Protestants and Latter-day Saints.
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Bruce Porter and Greg discuss the image of Facsimile 1 of the Book of Abraham on a wall at Karnak, Egypt in the Temple of Opet. The engraved image has Osiris on a Lion Couch bed, with his feet APART and his Hand in front of his mouth.
What is its meaning? How might this fit in with the Royal Procession and our own temple experiences? And what context does this give to the Book of Abraham and the other facsimiles?
And how might the Opet Festival play a part in understanding the wall at the Temple of Opet?
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The Book of Mormon is written for us to understand the importance of the Doctrine of Christ, and to see, in our day, how that doctrine can dissolve. Both Alma the Elder and his son, Alma the Younger, were antichrist before they were converted to the Doctrine of Christ.
Alma the Elder was a priest of King Noah, and Alma the Younger was a product and a leader of an antichrist movement among the Nephites.
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John gives more backstory on the Kirtland Temple
Butker, Andy Reid, and the Kansas City Chiefs
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The angelic hosts in 1 Nephi 11, tell Nephi of two births. Both are acts of "condescension." This is the meaning of the Tree of Life. God condescended to be in mortality, condescended into the waters of baptism, and condescended below all of us in Gethsemane and on the Cross.
Condescension IS the Love of God. Those that condescend and offer the Pure Love of Christ, will then be exalted by God. The Great and Spacious Building is on the opposite side of the gulf in Lehi's Dream. It is juxtaposed to the Tree of Life and therefore represents pride, or "lifting oneself up" only to fall. "Son of God" is not so much a description but rather a title. It is used in relation to the condescension of God.
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Was the Book of Joseph of Egypt found with the Book of Abraham? If so, do we have it today? Did Joseph Smith translate the Book of Joseph? Were there Vignettes/Facsimiles like the ones we found with the Book of Abraham? What was/is in the Book of Joseph?
Join Bruce Porter and Greg Matsen as they UNVEIL what few know about this part of Church History and the now-known secrets of the Book of Joseph. You'll see the actual fragments of the papyrus, the vignettes/facsimiles, images, and the writing of the Book of the Dead, a portion of the scroll.
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Bruce Porter is an expert on the Latter-day Saint temple ceremony found within the long-standing Egyptian temples.
The Egyptian temples are built after a higher order than the temples in Jerusalem. They are of a Melchizedek Order based on the order of the patriarchs.
Abraham, Moses, and Joseph all spent their time in Memphis. "The prison of Joseph has been found in Memphis." "
Egypt was the religious capital of the Middle East."
'The Book of Abraham is a record of Abraham's endowment." The facsimiles in the Book of Abraham are not translations but representations.
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Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Bruce Porter is an expert on the Latter-day Saint temple ceremony found within the long-standing Egyptian temples. The Egyptian temples are built after a higher order than the temples in Jerusalem. They are of a Melchizedek Order, mimicking the order of the patriarchs. Ye we typically use the Temple of Solomon as the example for today's Latter-day Saint Temples.
Abraham, Moses, and Joseph all spent their time in Memphis. "The prison of Joseph has been found in Memphis."
"Egypt was the religious capital of the Middle East."
'The Book of Abraham is a record of Abraham's endowment."
The facsimiles in the Book of Abraham are not translations but "Representations."
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Why are we FLOUNDERING on the FOUNDING of America?
How do "Natural Rights" shape the founding of America?
Unalienable Rights removes the state as our primary ruler and replaces it with God. This lifts our relationship as creations of God above our relationship of citizen and state.
The reframing of the constitution, founding, and principles of America.
How does an increasingly secular America survive?
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As single-mother homes continue to increase, the consequences for children become more apparent in our society. Why would a culture continue its pressure on removing dads from families when the results are disastrous for the next generation?
Dr. Tim Rarick talks about the consequences of fatherlessness, especially with girls, including early onset puberty, promiscuity, and marital issues. It also plays a strong role in the increase in the younger generations' increase in mental health issues.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
In his book Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply About the Meaning of Our Existence, Dr. Samuel Wilkinson, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University, says that evolution works to fulfill God's purposes. It produces a system for the "natural man" and for altruism.
We discuss the hot points between evolution and religion as well as the cooperation between the two. How does randomness play into the plan, if at all? If Free Will (Agency) is real, where does it come from?
I want to thank Jacob Hansen at Thoughtful Faith for helping me set this up.
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Gospel On The Nile - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Kurt Francom of Leading Saints and author of "Is God Disappointed In Me? Removing Shame From A Gospel Of Grace", joins me in a needed conversation on meaty issues.
Does the Church swing on a pendulum of Grace and Works?
Does God have expectations of us? Is Shame always negative?
Do some members get exhausted with what they must do?
Is a healing, Teddy Bear Jesus, a full message of the Gospel?
Get Kurt Francom's Book, "Is God Disappointed In Me? Removing Shame From A Gospel Of Grace - https://amzn.to/4dyCDHL
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When Elder Kearon was called as an apostle, there was a contingent of members who were happy due to his focus on grace. Many hailed his recent General Conference talk as "a radical new repositioning of grace" and, unfortunately, took a cafeteria approach to the talk, only seeing one soothing side.
But his fantastic talk was complete in its doctrine. This "grace movement" has its own geist. And many are caught up in it. It elevates the comfort, feel-good therapeutic gospel while ignoring the doctrine of Exaltation. That doctrine is ultimately the Doctrine of Christ.
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Francis Sombato is a member of the Church in Ghana, Africa. He gives a glimpse of what it is like to be a member of the Church there. They usually walk and hour and a half to church on Sundays unless they have enough money to get a cab that week.
There is so much growth in Ghana and you can see why with individuals like Francis.
You can help my fundraiser for Francis' Fish Farm by donating here - https://gofund.me/4d378fcb Any amount will help! Thank you!
Erica Komisar is speaking truth backed by physical and social science. Turns out, infants need their mothers. Infants detached from their mothers have an increase in cortisol, the stress hormone. This can cause increases in anxiety and depression later in life. Is this one of the causes of the spike in mental illness?
"We're in the Upside Down." We treat very young children as if they are much older and capable than they are. We treat older children as if they are not capable and don't allow them any freedom or free play time . . . We need to reverse this."
Boys are feminized in our schools. We treat their energy as bad behavior and don't allow more physical activities to release it. Schools are built today for girls. Boys have high surges in testosterone between the ages of 3-6 years old, and we often treat this with medication.
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Dan Ellsworth and Jeff Bennion discuss the difference between Misguided Empathy/Malevolent Compassion and Charity. Is empathy/compassion a positive virtue, or does it depend on how it is used? Charity focuses on Eternal purposes, while Empathy can be used for a short-term "win." It is often weaponized by activists.
Data must be correct. We then pass it through narratives (Information), which must be tested before becoming "Knowledge." We often hold data in a narrative, many of which are like viruses. They are corrupt versions of the truth. We use examples of LGBTQ issues in our culture and church to put through Dan and Jeff's "systems" of knowledge.
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Jake Taylor, a horticulturist who has studied plant genetics, gives us a unique perspective on Zenos' Allegory of the Tame and Wild Olive Trees.
The Allegory seems to be describing trees that become diseased.
The process of grafting is explained.
Why do branches need to be "burned?"J
ake's Website - https://www.jacobstaylor.com
Jake's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@textualawakening
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Yesterday, on Maundy Thursday, King Charles gave an address very similar to King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon. This is not a coincidence. Kings and Queens have always had a contract/covenant with the people to act as representatives of God and to have the people follow suit. King Charles refers to Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, while King Benjamin is likely referring to a tradition of temple drama and coronation.
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This is a fascinating discussion! Bruce Porter's current research is on a hierarchy of Eternal Law all the way down to Principles and Policies. Bruce gives it straight and direct as per usual.
Have we culturally become communicators of Principles in place of Eternal Laws in the Church? To me, this is obvious. How often do we hear about Exaltation anymore or Eternal Truths such as Mercy Cannot Rob Justice? Are Doctrines truths? Are the Commandments doctrine? This is a great analysis and discussion on truth vs. culture in the Church.
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Isaiah Institute "Day of Reckoning" Conference - https://www.bookofmormonisaiah.com/conference
Like the rest of Western society, Meagan Kohler highlights how many see the role of women in the Church through a prism of power (Critical Theory). But the numbers supporting these views may be smaller than you think.
On a recent Relief Society broadcast, Sister J. Annette Dennis stated, "The adversary wants us to focus our attention on what we haven't been given and blind us to all that we have been given." She also said, "There is no other religious organization in the world that I know of that has so boldly given power and authority to women." Needless to say, this caused quite a stir among those who, as stated above, see the Church through a prism of power and a feminist worldview.
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Be sure to register for this significant virtual conference, "A Day Of Reckoning" on March 30, 2024 here - https://www.bookofmormonisaiah.com/conference
Isaiah prophesies using the conflicts and decay of civilizations in his time. This is what enamors the writings of Isaiah to Nephi. Nephi saw in vision his own people going through the same decay. Are we to do the same. Will we arrive at "A Day of Reckoning?" The destruction of the family, sexual liberation, feminism, and malevolent compassion are found in Isaiah's writings.
Be sure to join the Isaiah Institute in their virtual conference, "A Day Of Reckoning," on the Book of Isaiah. I will be watching!
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Todd McLauchlin is back for a deep-dive on the priesthood!
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- What is the Priesthood?
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- The Ordinances of the Priesthood
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- Being Invited Into The Order
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- The Priesthood In The Temple
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- Temple Marriages Are Part Of The Order and Doctrine Of Christ
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- Women And The Priesthood
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John Hewlett was involved with a lot of fundraising for projects in Kirtland. He knows all the key players, and the stories abound such as the "Curse of Kirtland," the moving of highways, Steve Young and President Benson.
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Brothaz In The Foyer is a new podcast and YT channel you must check out. These guys are solid! I think you'll enjoy this conversation with three Black members of the Church and their backgrounds and experiences. But most of all, their testimonies.
Go Subscribe to Brothaz In The Foyer- https://www.youtube.com/@brothazinthefoyer
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Rod Meldrum was involved in archaeological digs in Nauvoo, where Hopewell bones and artifacts were recovered. He has visited Kirtland and Nauvoo several times and brings some great insights to this interview.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made an historic aquision today purchasing the Kirtland Temple, several Nauvoo properties, The Joseph Smith Translation manuscripts, and several other landmark items for $192.5 Million from the Community of Christ (formerly RLDS Church).
Steven Pynnaker, who seems to have broken the story, joins me with some inside information on the transaction and the financial need of the Community of Christ to sell these properties.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
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- Nephi's Isaiah
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- The parallels of Isaiah, The Book of Mormon, and Our Time
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- You have to do the work!
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- Isaiah is at times talking about the Church
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- Isaiah provides many spiritual "Aha" moments
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- Isaiah speaks with both linear and synchronous prophecy
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- Keywords can be used by the righteous or by Secret Combinations
Isaiah Institute Virtual Conference - https://bookofmormonisaiah.com/a-day-of-reckoning/?utm_source=Button&utm_medium=IsaiahInstbutton&utm_campaign=Isaiah+Institute+Home
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People commonly rate public speaking as their greatest fear. Jason Hewlett, a professional public speaker, talks about overcoming this fear and relating public speaking to life lessons.
Jason also gives some pointers on giving a talk.
What is it like to be in front of a very large crowd? How does it compare to a small, intimate gathering? What are the rewards of public speaking?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Creating Interfaith relationships can be very difficult. We all want to be "right." We naturally and appropriately want to defend our beliefs. But if we all focus on "I'm right, " we spiral into debate and argument. For those of you with "mixed" religious families, you may know precisely what I'm talking about.
Stepping into this space means you will take arrows from not only the other faith but from your own. In this episode, Evangelical Steven Pynakker and Latter-day Saint Greg Matsen flesh out these issues and other dynamics between Evangelicals and Latter-day Saints.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
If you have no belief in God, would you naturally become "woke?" After watching my interview with James Lindsay, Jacob Hansen had some questions. Why do many who do not believe in God shun wokeness? With its secular, Godless roots, Jacob asks why an atheist would not embrace it.
We discuss the philosophical roots of Woke, go into atheism, and finally discuss Expressive Individualism. Enjoy!
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Many have taken the account of the Woman Caught In Adultery to show that Jesus does not judge here when He says, "neither do I condemn thee." Others cite his response to "go, and sin no more." However, there is an underlying meaning found in the themes of John's Gospel, especially with the Brazen Serpent.
Hint - It's not what you think.
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Alarming story! As a congressman in Mexico, Rodrigo Ivan Cortez was fined, put on a blacklist, and assigned re-education courses for saying that a man was a man and a woman was a woman. In the sentencing, he was cited as being "white," a man, heterosexual, and a Christian. Ironically, these are immutable characteristics protected under a universally applicable, or so was though, Mexican Constitution.
This sentencing comes from policy created at the United Nations and adopted by lawmakers. Much of this policy actually comes from the United States who exports these ideas to the UN and in turn, affects individuals and families like Rodrigo.
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MOMENTUM Cruises - https://www.cwicmedia.com/momentum Dan Ellsworth is a prolific Latter-day Saint blogger and writer. He has been on the show a few times before. He discusses the Book of Mormon's Great and Abominable Church as the political and cultural philosophy of Marxism.
Karl Marx, after being raised in Christianity, writes about his disdain for God.
What is the worldview of Satan? Restoration scripture answers this.
What were the "Plain and Precious Things" removed from the Bible?
MOMENTUM Cruises - https://www.cwicmedia.com/momentum
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If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Wokeness IS a religion. There is a reason why I have called it the Religion of Academia for years. James Lindsay, Best-Selling author and the creator of www.NewDiscourses.com delves into the DNA of these philosophies to show why our culture is changing so quickly.
Also, we cover march toward Christianity and James explains that Wokeness is at least partially built off of a corrupted framework of Christianity.
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Plain and Precious Things Author David Butler and I discuss Nephi's Tree of Life and Isaiah's King and Vision. Dave gives a breakdown of Josiah's reforms with some of the underlying Hebrew text to the Old Testament, as well as insights on Isaiah's vision of the seraphim and the coal.
David and I think along very similar lines. He has spent decades digesting the scriptures and though he is a lay scholar, he has an important voice. These discussions are always a feast and Dave's insights are compelling and faithful.
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Dr. Carol Swain is a high-profile, award-winning academic and a scholar of Political Science and Law. The former Harvard President, Claudine Gay, plagiarized Dr. Swain's work. Now there are further allegations that the Harvard Director of Diversity and Inclusion plagiarized as well.
Dr Swain is an expert on DEI and discusses its pernicious origins, its objectives, and its consequences.
Dr. Carol Swain's book - The Adversity of Diversity - https://amzn.to/42qNdvb
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An intelligent and enriching discussion between Greg and Todd McLauchlin, an astute gospel thinker. He and Greg discuss the meaning of the Temple Endowment, insights into what is going on there, and how the Priesthood functions. Todd also shows how the temple is found everywhere in the scriptures.
Also, we break down and offer some context to Lehi's Dream and the elements of the Doctrine of Christ.
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Can a gay individual or someone with same-sex attraction be faithful in the Church? Three active Latter-day Saints, Tember Harward, Craig Newsome, and Skyler Sorensen give an emphatic, "Yes."
Separating LGBTQ activism from the individual is difficult work because the activists have been so successful in driving the narrative. While the message from the Brethren is clear from the pulpit, local leaders may not have such a clear understanding of the doctrine and policies of the church.
Tember Harward's Beacon Ministries - https://www.beaconssaministry.org/
Skyler Sorensen's Book, Exclude Not Thyself - https://www.deseretbook.com/product/6026415.html
Skyler Sorensen's Sit Down With Sky and Amanda Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sit-down-with-sky-and-amanda/id1574970502
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
A story on social media broke this weekend where a Primary teacher reportedly taught her Primary kids from a book on transgenderism.
When a parent complained, the Primary leaders came to church in pride colors to support the teacher and her transgender child.
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A YouTube video released today by Jacob Hansen of Thoughtful Faith on the confusion of many Latter-day Saints on the seemingly dual messaging of the Doctrine of the Family was excellent, articulate and meaningful.
Here, I am offering what I believe is additional context. Are we moving toward same-sex marriage /sealing in the temple? Many think so, but what has been said even recently by the prophets? We all need to learn to "walk the edge of the sword" in these last days to find the piercing truth of light in a dark, confusing world.
Isaiah Institute Newsletter - www.isaiahinstitute.com/subscribe
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Because we see our purpose here on earth differently, our answers to this question differ as well. For Latter-day Saints, this question goes to the heart of our purpose and includes the doctrine of a Pre-Mortal life and the Plan of Salvation.
Listen to Evangelical Pastor Jeff McCullough talk about our differences and our agreements on this philosophical and religious question.
Scripture Notes - www.scripturenotes.com
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The new Utah law on abortion passed after Roe v Wade was, within days, placed under an injunction by a Judge. We are still waiting for the outcome of the new Utah law. Guests
Mary Taylor and Deanna Holland of Pro-Life Utah discuss the status of abortion in Utah Tactics by Utah Pro-Life are effective because they use sonograms to show women what/who they are aborting.
Isaiah Institute Free Newsletter - https://isaiahinstitute.com/subscribe/
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Martin Luther King fought for "Equality" under the framework of the US Constitution. The so-called "Civil Rights" leaders today do not. Critical Race Theory and Antiracism fight vehemently against King's vision and message.
Clarence Jones, the co-author of King's "I Have A Dream" speech, confirms the disparity between King's message and today's woke message.
Fathom The Good - www.fathomthegood.com
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I do my research
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Bad Ideas and separating the person from the ideas
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Awareness vs Activism
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The spiritual pandemic of Social Justice, DEI, and the Gospel of Equity
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Sustaining
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The New Managing Director of Communications for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supports the Pride and Trans movement and uses pronouns. What does a member of the Church make of this? Does the Church support these ideologies?
How will this change the messaging of the Church? There is a spiritual side of the Church and a corporate side of the Church.
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A new Taylor Swift class has begun at BYU. The class is focused on the "Philosophy of Taylor Swift." The professor calls this "philoswiftie." Is this too superficial for a serious university, or is it a good way to bring students into a deeper discipline and meaningful, learning discussions?
The professor seems to be obsessed with Taylor Swift and he has gone to three concerts in the last year alone, has a full-size cutout of the leggy pop star in his office, and tries to incorporate her lyrics into all of his discussions.
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2023 Review of Cwic Media 2024 What's Coming? A message on how to change yourself for the New Year from personal experience.
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Scritpure Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
Darin Scott is the writer, producer, director, and actor of the independent film, "The Oath." Darin takes a unique approach to Moroni's character and events at the end of his life. "Moroni is not a statue," says Darin Scott. Certainly, there is a realism given to Moroni in this film. An aspect that I particularly enjoyed in this film.
The artwork and the seals used in this film portray a people centered on Jesus Christ and their ancestor Josephe of Egypt.
Billy Zane leads a cast of almost all non-Latter-day Saints. The film is in theaters now and will have a digital release later in 2024.
The Oath Trailer and Tickets - https://oathmovie.com/
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Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
I recently published an episode called, "Come Follow Me Tree of Pride" about a painting of the Tree of Life with rainbow colors. It was up for less than 24 hours. I pulled it down. I explain why in this episode.
I comment on the rainbow and how it is becoming a strong symbol in our culture and its use at BYU and Deseret Book. I also "react" to several comments that were on that video and run the audience through a visual experiment with AI-generated images.
Symbols have meaning. When you combine two symbols of different meanings, what happens?
The Artist's Website - https://sabrinajill.com/
Elder Oaks, Weightier Matters - https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dallin-h-oaks/weightier-matters/
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cripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
Julie Behlling did her Master's Thesis on the underground Christians in the Soviet Union.
Are there parallels between the 20 Century Communist movements and certain movements today within the United States?
What did the Soviets do to the Christian churches during the revolution and beyond?
What was their strategy with the Christians?
Julie says that the Soviets went after the fringe Christian groups hardest. The KGB infiltrated the clergy of the mainstream Christian churches to the point that at the time of the Soviet collapse, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church was a KGB agent.
Was there Marxist infiltration in American Christianity in the early 20th century?
Why is sexual liberation always a part of leftist movements?
Julie's Documentary is coming out in January! Beneath Sheep's Clothing - https://www.beneathsheepsclothing.movie/
Beneach Sheep's Clothing Book - https://amzn.to/3RK5YGm
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To more clearly understand the meaning of the Book of Mormon, we are told by Jesus Himself to study the Book of Isaiah. As we turn to the new year in Come Follow Me, and study the Book of Mormon, we might make this a goal. A good way to start is to attend a free online event this Saturday, December 16 put on by the Isaiah Institute. You can tune in at any time to view the event.
Here is the link - https://bookofmormonisaiah.com/learn
I will be attending as well! See you there!
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Marlo Oaks, Utah State Treasurer and an expert on ESG, just addressed the House Ways and Means Committee. He shows how ESG is the greatest threat facing our economic system today. "ESG and capitalism are incompatible." ESG, he says, is a tool used by those who are trying to fight capitalism and their primary leverage is a self-created climate change crisis.
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Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
Jason Olson, a Jewish convert, and Jabra Ghneim, a Palestinian convert, discuss from their own backgrounds and perspectives the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
How much of this conflict is a land dispute and how much of this is a religious/ideological war?
What exactly is Zionism?
What is the separation, if any, between Hamas and the Palestinian people?
Do the Palestinians need a new approach?
What should be the Latter-day Saint perspective?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Fathom The Good - https://www.fathomthegood.com
- "The intersection of politics and religion is morality and is inevitable".
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- Should we be engaged in the Culture War?
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- We are living under a new sexual constitution
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- The Radicalism of the '60s and '70s is child's play compared to today.
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- "How can you say it hasn't happened?" The radical change in American institutions
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- "What major institution is not run by leftism?"
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- BYU lives under a new regime of authority. Is the Church next? We are not immune to this.
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- We are in the white waters of the woke river
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- The primary spiritual threat of the woke virus is not the government, it's to the Church.
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- "Neutrality is not neutral. Neutrality is loss."
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Steven and I discuss his interfaith work with Latter-day Saints. Why he does it. How do you keep relationships with so many people on the Evangelical and Latter-day Saint spectrum including faithful Latter-day saints and anti-Mormons.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
I was reading an article by a Palestinian Christian. I invited her on the show. A Palestinian Christian who cares for the Jews but not for the state of Israel. Who accepts that Israel cannot go away but wants a two-state solution.
I do not agree with her on many issues and I ask some tough questions as we attempt to slice through narratives provided by the media, on both sides.
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Fathom The Good Curriculum- https://www.fathomthegood.com
C.S. Lewis in Screwtape Letter #23, writes of a "Historical Jesus" that can be newly made again and again. In this instance, this Historical Jesus is made into a God of Social Justice and Marxian mechanics. He speaks of Liberation Theology.
Notice the words Lewis uses in the Letter, "Social Justice" and "Marxian." The letter was written in 1941 yet we see the Gospel of Equity increasing throughout Christianity today making the letter both prophetic and tragic.
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It seems in the New Testament Gospels that Jesus had it out for the Pharisees and vice versa. However, Trevan Hatch, a Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies Scholar at Brigham Young University, says otherwise.
Who Killed Jesus?
Obviously, the Romans ultimately crucified Jesus, but who were the few within Jerusalem that helped make the choice that Jesus, not Barabbas, should be the one crucified?
We also cover the power dynamics of the major Jewish sects at the time of Jesus; the Sadducees, Pharisees, and Essenes, as well as Jesus' interactions with the former two groups.
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Why you should stand by Israel.
Jason Olson is a Jewish and Ancient Near East scholar and a Naval Officer and diplomat with numerous Jewish and Israeli relationships.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. Their top goal is not the land of Israel.
Orson Hyde dedicated Israel for the gathering of the Jews
What is happening on our campuses?
Is "Free Palestine" and the Palestinian Solidarity movement anti-semitic?
What involvement have Latter-day Saints had in the Jewish - Musim/Arab world lately?
Fathom The Good curriculum - www.fathomthegood.com
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
ASU visiting professor gives a large Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lecture on the Book of Mormon declaring that, "iniquity is inequity."
Positions Nephite Dissenters as the victims and leans on Critical Theory and Liberation Theology to infuse meaning in the sacred text.
Says Gadianton Robbers are just a group with grievances who are "dispossessed" from their land.
Mormon Studies Scholar learns Critical Theory and tweets, "Nephi is not a good guy."
"This will get much worse." Mormon Studies is "bathed" in Critical Theory.
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Active Latter-day Saint Mother and daughter take unsuspecting son, Blaze Thibaudeau, to an unknown wintery gathering in the north. They leave without the father's knowledge.
The Mother, her brother, and the adult daughter appear to have gotten involved with an end-times cult.
The Davidic Servant is supposed to be someone who is to prepare the way for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
BY THE WAY, SCRIPTURE NOTES INCLUDES THE ISAIAH INSTITUTE'S TRANSLATION OF ISAIAH!
When Isaiah references Egypt in his prophecies, is he referring to the United States today?
Does Isaiah have a code that he writes in? Why would he do that?
The Seven Part Structure of the Book of Isaiah shows that there was only one author, not two or three.
Why is Isaiah the most quoted book in all of scripture?
Is "likening' Isaiah in the Book of Mormon a stretch? Or did Isaiah actually see the Remnant of Joseph in a vision?
Avraham Gileadi's Links:
Isaiah Institute - https://www.isaiahinstitute.com
Isaiah Explained - https://www.isaiahexplained.com
Isaiah Decoded Book - https://amzn.to/3Fuz7hK
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As the Catholic Church opens a crack for the possibility of same-sex marriage, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doubles-down on temple marriage between a man and a woman.
Those who advocate to "just wait, things will change" are replacing Hope in Christ with Hope in Change.
Sealings and temple marriage are all part of the Doctrine of Christ and the doctrine of the Restored Gospel and Church.
"The Lord has clearly taught that only men and women who are sealed as husband and wife in the temple and who keep their covenants will be together throughout the eternities."
"Physical intimacy is only for a man and a woman who are married to each other."
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Church is very different from the world. It is based on opportunity, moral agency, and a disparity of outcome.
Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
We cover Hollywood clips of kids' movies riddled with propaganda. Frozen, Kung Fu Panda, Mr. Peabody, Lego Movie, and Prince of Egypt are dissected showing how you get rid of tradition, and family, and even change Holidays. You won't believe what they tried to get into these scenes.
Andrew Young was a creator with XBox and Dreamworks. He has the stories from the inside.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
- The "statement" is a "statement" - We dig deeper into the motives and results of the statement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tim Ballard. - Why make the LDS statement to Vice? - The passionate response from Tim Ballard - Who's right? - What are the undercover strategies of O.U.R and Tim Ballard and why do they matter in this case?
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Scripture Notes - https://www.scripturenotes.com
This one's packed! Long book! Pastor Jeff reads Alma and covers several excerpts including;
- Passages that Jeff finds to be "Evangelical"
- Jeff mentions Christ and "The Redeemer"
- Jesus "born at Jerusalem"
- Spiritual Gifts in the Book of Mormon compared to Pentecost
- Similarities and contradictions in the doctrines of the Garden of Eden
- Do we believe in the "same God?" Do the Muslims? Ammon and "The Great Spirit"
- The Lamanites have churches
- The Exodus as a metaphor for redemption over sin
- Do Latter-day Saints see judgment as a "balance" of good works versus bad works?
- Why does the Book of Mormon use the word, "Epistle?"
Andrew Young has worked for XBox, DreamWorks, and other kids entertainment companies. He has seen firsthand how deliberate decisions to insert specific scenes and vocabulary take place.
We talk about his experiences and why they choose to deliver these messages under a cloak.
I've seen Andrew give examples from The Lego Movie, Frozen, and many others. He shows how these movies use "social engineering" as propaganda to your kids.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Matt was a tough kid and a good friend. Despite getting in a fistfight with him, he bailed me out of several bad situations.
I got "Stories For Boys" from U2
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Val and I had a great discussion last week on the symbolism and context of Lehi's Dream. This is a follow-up to that episode. Here, we cover the symbolism and context of Nephi's vision which tag teams with Lehi's Dream.
This is amazing stuff!
We talk about the Tree of Life symbolism as the Divine Feminine, or Heavenly Mother, along with the loss of the "Plain and Precious Things" of which is the plurality of the God the Father, a Heavenly Mother, the Son of God, prophets, and ourselves. We completely dissect 1 Nephi 11.
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Rod Meldrum is one of the original "Heartlanders." Rod talks about starting his research into DNA, the Hopewell tribes, as well as the battle between the "Heartland" model and the Mesoamerican model.
What does the DNA show?
What of the mounds? Does the Hopewell civilization match the Book of Mormon dates?
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God's "Patriarchy" is part of what was lost in the time of Lehi, the Plain and Precious things. It is restored in 1 Nephi 1, Moses 1, and Abraham 3. It is the council of the Gods that we participate in.
Interfaith work is different from missionary work. For those who don't have this experience, it is difficult not to fall into a missionary mindset. But there is goodness to be had in creating relationships with others even if the goal is not conversion. President Nelson gives great examples of this and summarizes this idea in his "Peacemakers" talk.
I have arrived at my testimony in three different ways, Intellectual, Experience, and Spirit.
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Where do you, the listener, stand on covid, truth, and conspiracy? Was the virus leaked from the Wuhan Lab? Was it leaked on purpose? What is to be made of the pharmaceutical patents on the vaccines before the pandemic?
John Hewlett, a friend and a sponsor of Cwic Show, is in tight with David Martin, who just addressed the European Union, Judy Mikovits, and others who are giving a very different story than big pharma. And his product, Cardio Miracle, has been a big, scientifically measurable help for my health.
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Val Larsen and I think a lot alike. I could talk to Val about the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament for hours. This is just one of those hours.
We discuss the two religions of Lehi's Jerusalem and Lehi and Nephi. And the insights on Lehi's Dream are essential and poignant. We show that Laman and Lemuel were religious, just to another religion. The disastrous, centralizing reforms of King Josiah.
Val tells of how the Tree of Life may have been an almond tree shaped like a menorah in Gethsemane on the Mt. of Olives, there since the time of King Solomon. Listen to this episode, and you'll get some real meat.
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God has a Patriarchy. It is His order, priesthood, and word. Abraham chapter 3 helps define this Patriarchy with the parallelism of cosmology and spirits. This is the "DBR" of God. Kolob is simply the beginning of the order.
When Lehi says, "There must be opposition in all things," he is not speaking of just opposites. He is speaking of everything in between. This allows for order, truth, and hierarchy/patriarchy. The adversary wishes to "flatten the hierarchy" of God and to create a forced outcome, "Equity."
If you love the gospel, I believe you will enjoy this video. It gathers the truths of the visions of the scriptures and applies them to our day. To "Equity" and to the Philosophies of Men.
Scripture Notes - www.scripturenotes.com
Episode on "DBR" - https://youtu.be/nBHGClSxWOQ
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Jennifer Roach has some fascinating research and statistics on abuse in the Church that puts a wrench in the popular narrative that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an oversized abuse problem.
Is the Church just trying to protect itself with its "Hotline?"
What about the new mandatory background checks in the UK and some US states?
Are they wise? And should the Church continue to have Bishop's interviews with youth?
Tune in!
Scripture Notes - www.scripturenotes.com
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A couple of weeks ago, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints again issued a statement on its political neutrality. Will the Church be able to hold onto this neutrality as the world moves further away from gospel principles? Does this mean the members of the Church need to be politically neutral?
My good friend, Ralph Hancock, got his Ph.D. in political philosophy from Harvard and has been an icon teaching for over 30 years at BYU. We discuss these questions hatched from Ralph's recent presentation at the FAIR Conference. Enjoy!
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Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door for the once-dead James Huntsman fraud lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That lawsuit was filed and dismissed by a judge in 2021. Now it's back on the table.
What is tithing? Can tithing dollars be used for humanitarian aid? This and Gordon B. Hinckley's statements on funding the City Creek Center Mall are central to this lawsuit.
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The Women's Scar Experiment tells us much about ourselves and how Critical Social Justice works. As we hyperfocus on both immutable and mutable characteristics of others, we will find behaviors of oppression or supremacy where they don't exist.
This is a fascinating study. President Nelson's Identity Hierarchy is the antidote to this pernicious and Maoist type of thinking.
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Critical Theory is built as a virus to destroy everything precious or part of the Order of God. It is the secular tool to destroy your spirit. Its tenets and praxis (activism) change one's entire world and worldview.
Latter-day Saint academics are already presenting a "Critical" approach to the Book of Mormon. We give examples of a Latter-day Saint academic using Critical Theory on Nephi and the Book of Mormon.
This is a teaser for a more exhaustive episode on Critical Theory and the Book of Mormon coming soon.
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Join Greg on the Liberty & The Doctrine of Christ Tour - https://www.cwicmedia.com/liberty-doctrine-of-christ-tour
In this episode, we bring back my good friend Bruce Porter, one of the most knowledgeable individuals I know. We talk about where the "Promised Land" of the Book of Mormon is, the politics of the Book of Mormon, and the role of liberty. Packed with scripture, this episode is enlightening. Bruce Porter's Website - https://www.bhporter.net/
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Exodus 32 seems to point toward Jehovah as the Golden Calf. If so, we can look at the Children of Israel as not being willing to rise up Sinai to "see the face of God" like Moses. Rather, they bring God down to their level and mold Him into their own image with their own hands.
We can see their golden earrings as the philosophies of men or the current ideologies of the world. Much of Christianity, including many members of the Church, has already melted the gold and softened God/Jesus to be a Teddy Bear Jesus. But once hardened, He will become a bold and brash political Messiah. This is what happens when we "Critique" God (break Him down). He is softened and then infused with a new purpose.
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Privileged women are more susceptible to draw of Critical Social Justice due to Unbridled Compassion, guilt, and shame.
"Critiquing" is the process of breaking down and changing. We see this with Identity and with The Family.
Critical Theory forces you to decide between victim and oppressor.
Ultimately, with the Religion of Academia, you have to change God into your own image. A new idol. This is like the Golden Calf.
The noise in the background is bugs. Sounds like electricity.
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"We have these conversations BECAUSE we are different."
What is Salvation?
Reaction to Book of Mormon Verses H
ow might Protestants see the temple as "Works?"
Once "Saved" always Saved?
Latter-day Saints have different meanings of Salvation
What role do "covenants" play in Salvation?
What role works play in judgment?
What about the parables of Jesus? How do works play a role in His teachings?
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In the just-released movie, Sound Of Freedom, Jim Cavieizel plays Tim Ballard as a Homeland Security agent who leaves his job to help trafficked kids around the world. It is moving and a must-see! We talk about the movie and Tim's real-life experience with this evil along with his organization, Operation Underground Railroad.
We also discuss Tim's books on the American Covenant where the founding fathers, also Lincoln, felt a godly purpose in bringing forth the Promised Land here in America.
Here is the Sound of Freedom trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZE2nod4i0
Operation Underground Railroad- https://ourrescue.org/
Tim's American Covenant Tour - https://www.goanddotravel.com/americancovenant
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Jacob Hess and C D Cunningham have written an article in the Deseret News on why it is important to see Critical Social Justice as a new religion. While I have stated for years that this IS a new religion, there are some dicey points made that need to be discussed.
I am joined by Jacob Hess to discuss his article. Does an "interfaith" approach work with this kind of ideology? How does this play out in the church?
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A little bit of static first few minutes.
In 2022, Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks divested state funds out of BlackRock holdings as he learned more about their commitment to ESG, a corporate social credit system. Marlo discusses how ESG can affect large companies' decisions like hiring Dillan Mulvaney at Bud Light. Also, how ESG can undermine both shareholders and consumers and how this is a fight for capitalism and free markets. This is the right guy for this topic.
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Walk - No, pride and Identitarianism are not in regression.
The long march through the institutions.
Yes, Eve was beguiled
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If you have followed this channel, you know that I have stated over the years that in Lehi's Dream, the most likely building represented by the Great and Spacious Building, is the Temple at Jerusalem. Understanding why one might think this helps frame the launching of the Book of Mormon. It's all about Jesus Christ and the mass corruption in the Temple of Solomon by the Deuteronomists at the time of Lehi and Jeremiah.
1 Nephi 1 opens with Lehi in a vision about Jesus Christ. This is what he was preaching. This is why they wanted to kill him.
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Another great discussion! Pastor Jeff McCullough and Latter-day Saint Greg Matsen discuss the Garden of Eden.
A few months ago, I sat down with Jeff to ask him about his understanding of the Garden of Eden. It was obvious to me that this was an area that needed to be discussed and that it offers the framework to better understand many of the core differences in our theologies. We agreed to sit down and follow up on the conversation. This episode is that follow-up.
We touch on: -
The beguiling of Eve - What does "death" mean anciently? - The Pre-Mortal World - What was the plan of God? - How does the Garden of Eden inform both God's Plan and the purpose of mankind? - At what point could Adam and Eve procreate? - The Tree of Life - The necessity for mankind to have Faith in Christ. - And much more!
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I can't say enough about John's product, Cardio Miracle! I take this three times a day. Listen in on this conversation and learn something about your health. I have heart issues, high blood pressure (I run very hot), chronic gout, and a horrific immune system.
Learn how nitric oxide and vitamin D3 work on these and other ailments you may have. John has become a good friend and is a fighter not just against bad health but against the viruses that attack our society. He has been influential in a lot of ways.
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Every Pride Month, the ideology of identitarianism encroaches further into Latter-day Saint culture.
Charlie Bird's decision to marry his boyfriend brings many of the problems and confusion on this topic into focus.
Pride Month lifts lesser identities above being a Child of God.
The Brethren have given some clear guidance on the conflict between the gospel and these pernicious ideologies, such as identitarianism and intersectionality, but you must look for it. For this reason, there is a lot of confusion among the members of the church.
Latter-day Saint influencers, including some very popular ones, are not willing to talk about the First Great Commandment and instead go directly to the Second Great Commandment. This adds to the confusion.
Many are investing in a Hope for Change instead of a Hope In Christ.
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If Jesus spoke of our time, would he have spoken of the ideologies and philosophies such as wokeness and victimhood in our day? Those things that contradict the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
The Parables of the Ten Virgins, the Talents, and the Sheep and Goats from Matthew 25 are better understood by including the preceding chapter, Matthew 24. Matthew 24 is the chapter used for Joseph Smith - Matthew in the Pearl of Great Price. It is about the last days. Several phrases and ideas in chapter 24 carry over to the three parables. And if we look closely, these three parables are woven together and give each other meaning. Take a listen!
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Whiteness Activities, Genderless Jesus, Advocating for Ibram X. Kendi, Conflating the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Hard Left, Woke tenets.
Tommy Stevenson is the co-founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Cougar Chronicle. A conservative, off-campus online newspaper. Having just graduated, he's seen and reported on a lot.
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Scholar Bruce H. Porter has a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience. We discuss what he has experienced in the temples of Egypt, how our own temple experience is found there, plus some inside baseball on the mummies, the papyri, and the Book of Abraham.
How did the ancient Egyptians get the temple rites? What is the Egyptian "Ritual Embrace?" Where exactly did the mummies and papyri used for the Book of Abraham come from?
If you like gospel knowledge, watch this.
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"Of all the social institutions designed by God, I suppose none is under greater attack than the family."
"If you pierce the family, you pierce its society."
"When Marx and Engels declared “Abolish the family!” their worldview reflected the heart of Satan’s strategy to destroy relationships because that attacks the very heart of the nature of God. This includes the destruction of every other social institution because they also carry the relational design of God."
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Has the underbelly of society been weakened? Have we been weened onto addiction and dependence? Have we lost our way?
Teenagers spend an average of 9 hours/day with their phones and entertainment, adults, 6 hours.
Dividing society into victim and oppressor (Critical Theory) means most people will make a decision on which group they want to participate in and almost all will pick being a victim.
Meritocracy is now a pejorative to the new society. Dependence is where it is at.
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Hayden and Jackson Paul have a project and I want to tell you about it! It's called The Stick of Joseph. They are digging deep, on-site, to trace and share the lands of 1 Nephi and beyond. In this interview, we talk about their plans for this exciting docuseries and discuss their experience in Jerusalem, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. If you enjoy the Book of Mormon, you'll want to listen to this.
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Most of the newer ideologies today are simply repackaged Marxism. Many don't want to hear that. Some will say it is conspiratorial, others that it is not true. But anyone who really studies these secular "philosophies of men" or even listens to what the movers and shakers of these ideologies actually say, cannot walk away without an understanding that this is exactly what it is.
As these Marxian, "Woke" ideologies pull us further into secularism and away from Christianity and even the founding principles of America, they create a divide in the culture. Marxism and its descendant ideologies are worldviews. Not just a political position or random idea. They require your heart, might, mind, and strength. Sound familiar?
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Gender Clinics in the US have grown from 1 in 2007 to well over 300 today.
In 2018 the UK reported that adolescent girls seeking gender treatment had increased by 4,400% over the previous decade.
The Ideology behind this virus is Queer Theory. Its advocates do all they can to spread this contagion.
I get messages from a number of parents who are or who have gone through this exact experience. It is heartbreaking. These teenage girls (some early 20s) lose their own identity and are caught up through social media and friend groups in a new social phenomenon called, "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria." And it is accelerating.
Ben and Tami Wright bravely share their experience with their daughter. How it happened, what they have gone through, and how you might avoid it.
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"One of the most fascinating aspects of God's nature is that He delegates authority and power."
God's truth is based on order and hierarchy. We receive God's word but then are charged with sharing that word.
One way of going against God's order is to consolidate power to yourself. This is antithetical to God's modus operandi. This consolidation of power also creates dependents, which destroys incentive and personal responsibility.
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What has happenned to the men (Noble Male) in the West?
What happens when compassion is "untethered?"
Culture cannot function properly without the balance of men and women.
The Noble Male is driven by two engines, as on a train. The first engine is truth, righteousness and wisdom; the second is grace and compassion. He is primarily driven by a zeal for truth and righteousness, but it is tethered by grace and compassion.
The Virtuous Female is driven by the same two engines, but they are in reverse order. She is driven first by grace and compassion, but this is tethered by truth, righteousness and wisdom.
As we pull apart gender and identity as well as marriage, we accelerate the destruction of society.
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"One of the first things that happens when a culture loses the larger story of God is that there is only one story left—mine."
A loss of our identity as Children of God, means that other identities rise in society's values. We become more prideful. Instead of us being in God's image, we make God in our image.
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I have been following Erec Smith for at least the last couple of years. Erec resigned as a 'Diversity Officer" once he saw the dangers of how this industry is framing the work and the vocabulary. He gives us some inside baseball on DEI and its goals.
DEI makes a lot of sense "if your goal is social transformation . . revolutionizing society, getting rid of powers that be and establishing something else."
"If you can make people question the very fundamentals of that society then that society will eventually hobble and eventually fall."
Erec is a Co-Founder and Co-Editor of Free Black Thought, a visiting scholar for Cato Institute, and an Associate Professor of Rhetoric. Who controls the meaning of words?
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The famous David O. McKay mural is apparently on the chopping block. But suspect reasons for its destruction are plenty. Many on and off campus believe the move is political.
This is an intriguing and meaningful story. No room has been allowed for donors who want to preserve the mural which could be removed as soon as June. The mural is an iconic tie to the legacy and heritage of Polynesian members of the church. Imagine losing the "This Is The Place" monument!
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Does King Benjamin reference the Book of John?
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What to make of Mosiah 14 being the exact same verses found in Isaiah 53? Great answer this one!
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Mormon masterfully uses the juxtaposition of King Benjamina and King Noah throughout the text of Mosiah
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How are God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghose "One?
Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
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"The Rise of the Scoffer and The Depraved Mind" is the first in a seven-part series. This interfaith collaboration is based on Del Tackett's series written on his website at deltackett.com In this first episode, we discuss the downward spiral from "Simple" to "Fool" and finally to "Scoffer." This is a Biblical sequence seen all around us today in our culture.
We discuss the perils of moving beyond God's Law of Chastity, how we can be given over to a "Depraved Mind" and how this affects rational thinking. Sound familiar? So often today we are making rational arguments with those who do not accept reason.
Stay tuned for the next episodes in this series.
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Huge response to the first video of The Problem With Men And Masculinity In The Church. In this follow-up episode, we address a number of the popular responses in the Comments section and talk more about some changes that can take place to help solve the problems men are facing.
We also address this quote by Howard Mercy, "The spiritual life can not be made suburban. It is always frontier, and we who live in it must accept and even rejoice that it remains untamed."
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This is a panel of three gay/same-sex attraction men who are following the covenant path and are not happy with alternative voices to that path. Cwic Show has always tried to elevate these voices.
"They think the church is denying us from greater happiness and joy by enforcing these archaic Biblical beliefs and that the Brethren should just whip up some revelation to make it easier for us so we can have our gay marriage."
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Discussion on the Pride Flag
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How they interpret LGBTQ attacks on the church
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The role of "Identity"
Some gay Latter-day Saint influencers in the church don't always give a complete covenant path message and they are growing in popularity. In fact, they are traveling around the country giving stake firesides. Often these firesides are good and spiritual. But a quick check of their podcasts and social media shows something different. The voices on this panel are important but are rarely amplified even in "main-stream" LDS media. This is a travesty.
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Don't pass this one up! You're going to love this guy!
Now, THIS is an LDS Conversion Story! David Alexander has been looking for the true church and the true people of God for decades! He just never thought he would find it with the "Mormons." Just listen to him talk about President Nelson!
David is a recent convert to the Restored Gospel and lives on the East coast of Australia. His enthusiasm is contagious and his knowledge is impressive. Imagine studying the Bible with real intent for decades and then finally reading it again after reading the Book of Mormon and being taught the doctrines of The Restored Church! Now he's teaching these doctrines from the Bible to others.
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Urim and Thummim vs Seer Stone
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The use of folk magic in the early 19th century
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Why was Abinadi killed?
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This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with Brant Gardner. The second episode focuses on the translation of the Book of Mormon.
Brant Gardner, a Book of Mormon Scholar, gives a response to our interview with "Heartland" model scholar, Jonathan Neville on Book of Mormon Geography. Gardner supports the "academic" Mesoamerican model for the events that took place in the Book of Mormon.
He cites North, East, South, and West directions in the text, population, agriculture, and other points he believes support the Mesoamerican model.
We also cover the crucial point of "Where is the Hill Cumorah?" Everything may ride on how you interpret this location and the history of referring to the hill in New York as Cumorah.
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Yesterday Elder Holland announced that the current Vice-President of Academics, Shane Reese, would be the next President of BYU beginning May 1, 2023.
Who is Shane Reese and is this a positive move? What has Reese said and done in the past that would give a clue as to how he will run things at Brigham Young University? How centered is he on Spencer W. Kimball's Second Century speech outlining the vision for BYU?
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This is only for those with an interest.
Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cF7H5VYfg
How many sets of plates were there?
Was the large repository of records at Cumorah in New York?
What does "Translate" mean?
Did the Book of Moses come from Nephite records in the repository?
What is the "Demonstration Hypothesis?
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I have no horse in this race. But many do. Where did the Book of Mormon take place? The academic model is the Meso-American model. But there is a growing belief in what has become known as the Heartland model which states that the Book of Mormon took place in the Eastern United States. According to scholar Jonathan Neville, one of the thought leaders of the Heartland Model, if we simply listen to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, we would have to take a closer look at this model.
Is there "gatekeeping" going on at Book of Mormon Central (Scripture Central)?
Key to the Heartland Model is the location of Cumorah. The Meso-American Model has the Hill Cumorah in Meso-America. The Heartland Model in New York. Obviously, the plates were found in New York, but the meta-narrative is that this hill was mistakenly called Cumorah or "traditionally" called Cumorah. Listen to this conversation and make your own judgment.
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- Spent time with Pastor Jeff McCullough discussing theology, our different beliefs, the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Garden of Eden, and the Plan of Salvation
- Listened to Eric Metaxas Speak - Met many wonderful Evangelicals
- Afternoon Tea
- Secretary of Defense or Secretary of State?
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Over the last year, we have done a few episodes on men and masculinity in the church. They have always generated a lot of discussions online and in the comment section. And not just from men. Women have a lot to say on the subject as well.
In the west, men are trying to find their way in an ever-increasingly feminine world. Even within the church, things have changed significantly over the years. Kurt Francom from Leading Saints Podcast joins us to discuss, "Where are all the men in the Church?" What is "Nice Guy Syndrome?" What does every man need even at church and Elders Quorum?
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CRT continues to permeate our institutions at an alarming rate. Regardless of the pushback, the CRT and antiracism activists have created f formidable incursion. In K-12 and higher education, this often means circumnavigating the parents. The state of Utah is no different.
Cari Bartholomew is a researcher of Critical Race Theory and advises organizations on recognizing and fighting this pernicious ideology. As a woman of color, she is heavily criticized and was even fired for pushing back in the classroom. This is even more notable given that she was brought up in several different Foster Homes seemingly priming her for our current victimhood society.
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- A view of polygamy. Does God ever "suspend" commandments?
- Pastor Jeff gives a good example of approaching "problematic" scripture
- The Allegory of the Olive Trees
- Pastor Jeff sees "Biblical truths" in the Book of Mormon
- Zenos prophesied of "Christ" even before Lehi and Nephi
- Sherem the anti-Christ
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BYU has an Antiracism project. As one of its goals, it is building a database of antiracism resources for BYU faculty to use for teaching their college students. It is essentially a hard-left, Marxian stew of the most prominent actors in Critical Race Theory and antiracism.
The most dangerous development in a gospel environment is conflating the words of the prophet of the Restored Church with the words of the prophets of the Religion of Academia. We see this consistently at BYU and unfortunately, even at church.
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2 Nephi is "packed" with doctrine! Pastor Jeff expectedly brings up a couple of flashpoints between Evangelical doctrine and Latter-day Saint doctrine - Grace and Works as well as Trinity vs Godhead. This is good stuff!
Another point of doctrinal distinction is the Fall of Adam and Eve. Greg also covers covenant, atonement, and the pre-mortal world.
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Jesus is the "Healer" of our spirits, not just the Healer of bodies.
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Follow up on the SEC fines for the church. Still, the signal amongst the noise is what we have been saying from the beginning. This is about a public profile, not "hiding" assets from the SEC or the IRS. That could change, but that is still where it is at.
Pastor reads the Book of Mormon
President Oaks, the RFMA, and direct messaging from the church.
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Evangelical Pastor Jeff McCullough Reads 1 Nephi - Reaction Video
This is the first in a series of Reaction Videos of Pastor Jeff reading the Book of Mormon
I have spoken with Jeff several times and have a keen interest in his approach to bridging an interfaith gap with Latter-day Sants.
In 1 Nephi I react to -
- A fair and "white" virgin
- Specificity of Prophecy on Jesus Christ
- Joseph Smith had knowledge of the New Testament
- Abominable Church - Two Churches
- Approach to scripture
- English words
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with its investment company, Ensign Peak Advisors, has been fined $5 million by the SEC for inappropriate filing.
Is there foul play afoot? We go into that. Also, a $20 Billion tax complaint. Are these attacks coordinated? Should members of the church pay tithing when the church has so much money? Let's break it down!
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The church is not "inching" toward same-sex marriage in the temple, as many suggest. Just the opposite.
We dig into three levels of President Oaks' speech--
1) The Respect For Marriage Act
2) Church involvement in the Culture War
3) The Internal Messaging to the Church vs the Messaging to the world
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You've heard of the "Golden Rule," but have you heard of the "Platinum Rule"?
In this short episode, we zero in on one of Jesus' most emphasized teachings in the Sermon On The Mount - What I call "The Platinum Rule"
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And depth discussion with Jacob Hansen of Thoughtful Faith. Put on your thinking cap!
- How influential are Latter-day Saint Influencers?
- What is and isn't doctrine?
- Where does your testimony come from?
- 5 Ways To Know You Know
- Intuition
- Sensory Data
- Reason
- Moral Outcomes
- Authority
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Social media and new helicopter parenting effects may be the primary culprits of skyrocketing mental health issues among Gen Z.
Some say that there is no difference with Gen Z as compared to other new generations. That there is always a "generation gap" and that we shouldn't worry about Gen Z, but the hard data shows something very different.
Hospitilization for mental illness is way up. Self-harm is way up. Suicide is way up. And these numbers start as early as ten years old. Social science numbers are also concerning.
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Until five months ago, I was getting gout attacks once or twice a month. My doctor had upped my medication and added another medication as well. No help! But since I started taking a nitric oxide supplement (Cardio Miracle) five months ago, I have only had three gout attacks and have dropped one of the medications. This is on top of the other significant changes in my labs and hard measurements of health.
In this episode, we talk about endothelial cells, their function in the body, and their role in inflammation and sickness. And of course, we talk about the hard, scientific studies on nitric oxide in the body.
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The Sermon On The Mount can be seen as a reversal of Mt. Sinai, where the Children of Israel rejected seeing the face of God and the original tablets from Sinai.
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Significant changes to the temple experience. They're wonderful!
A more direct message.
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- You are Adam or Eve
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- More focus on the Jesus Christ
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- More instruction and context
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- More clarification
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Great Interfaith Interview With Evangelical Steven Pynakker!
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"Mormonism saved my life"
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Evangelicals are changing their approach to engaging Latter-day Saints
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"Heartlanders" and the Meso-American Model
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You really want to approach Latter-day Saints, ask them these 3 questions:
What is your favorite Book of Mormon story?
What is your favorite Bible story?
What does Jesus mean to you?
- Engaging with each other we find how similar we are
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There has been a lot of talk about the Woman Caught In Adultery from John 8. Some say she wasn't an adultress, others claim that Jesus, by saying "neither do I condemn thee" was giving her a pass. Neither of these is true. It is in John 3 that we get the context for this story and statement.
Full Episodes
Part 1- https://youtu.be/NkjI11cc5_E
Part 2- https://youtu.be/D7L1U2iHYoM
In Matthew 4, The Temptation of Jesus is told as a vision.
Through His vision, Jesus tells us to study our scriptures daily to repel the adversary. This has never been more true than today.
Full Episodes:
Part 1 - https://youtu.be/07dE05WlIXY
Part 2 - https://youtu.be/7R6I9Zu1-Ho
Join Greg Matsen and Scholar Bruce H. Porter on this life-changing tour.
The temple is found in Egypt! There are so many connections to Egypt for Latter-day Saints: Abraham - Joseph - Uriah - Jeremiah - Joseph, Mary, and Jesus - Brass Plates - Book of Mormon - Book of Abraham - The Temple
Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-the-nile
Greg was called out again on Mormon Stories Podcast as "very conservative."
Deseret Book Pride and Rainbow artist paints his rainbows as support for LGBTQ as we have discussed.
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In the Deseret Book video course we previously covered, we noticed a couple of pride emblems in the background of the set. Who decided to put these up?
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Deseret Book rumors- I never said that Deseret Book was "waving" the pride flag in their stores.
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US Debt is not an eternal principle
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Capitalism is dead without grace and charity
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The Three Parables
The Ten Virgins is showing there will be a separation.
The Talents shows why. Talents - not your musical talents! This parable is speaking of the disparity in mortality. We are all at different levels. The servant with just one talent is the person on the margins. It is showing the side of principle and works for the marginalized. The marginalized (all of us in different regards and at different times) must use the capacity, power, influence, faith, and all that they are, to help others and increase in their own capacity. They have a responsibility, Victimhood and Critical Social Justice teach the marginalized to acquit themselves of responsibility. It is evil.
The Sheep and the Goats summarize the parables of the Ten Virgins and The Talents.
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Deseret Book's Newly Produced Content Supporting the Pride Flag and Same-Sex Partners
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New Online Course on DeseretBook.com on LGBTQ members of the church, openly support the pride flag
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Reversal of the Two Great Commandments
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Example of talking and supporting a gay Latter-day saint is a man wanting to have a same-sex partner and begin dating men
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True tolerance and compassion is void without truth, reason, and charity
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Baptism, Confirmation For Those Who Transition
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows for certain transgender individuals to be baptized and confirmed. However, if a transgender individual is living a life of surgical or social transition, then there are church restrictions in place which include temple recommends, temple ordinances, priesthood ordination, exercising the priesthood, and some callings.
Preferred pronouns and names are part of what constitutes social transition.
All are welcome to Sunday meetings and should be treated with respect and love.
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Walk - Rev Amos Brown and Defund Police, Fentanyl, 2nd Hour Prayer
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David Boice is visiting 52 churches in 52 weeks. He's already visited the Latter-day Saints twice. He has felt a certain draw to the church members. He's also having some strange encounters with cardinals that seem to be leading him down a spiritual journey. His visits also include a Heavey Metal church and a Trucker church!
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Christine Sefein has been in mental health as a therapist and as a Professor of Clinical Psychoanalysis at Antioch University.
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The change in the industry in just the last several years is striking
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Social Justice is taking over the industry including from the "inside" at the graduate student level.
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Critical theories are antithetical to therapy and remove the development of resilience in clients.
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Hijacking the term and concept of "Empowerment."
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"Learned Helplessness" through enabling victimhood perpetuates the clients' issues of anxiety and depression through deflection.
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"We are being encouraged to validate our clients' perceptions of living in a world of micro-aggressions."
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How to find a good therapist.
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Dr. Ian Paul and Greg talk about the Christmas Story and some elements of the story which may be myths.
Dr. Paul is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England and is an Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Were Joseph and Mary poor?
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What is the "Inn?"
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Were Joseph and Mary alone at the birth of Jesus?
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Who were the shepherds?
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The anticipation of a Messiah among the Jews
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Including Revelation 12 as a Christmas text and the symbolism of the "Dragon."
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The state of religion in the UK
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Can You Be Unpregnant? A Little Bit Pregnant?. . "There Can Be An Interspace"
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Professor quotes, "The Right To Not Have Kids"
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". . this interspace 'I don't want to take a pregnancy test, I don't want to know if I actually conceived but this pill will just take care of it if I did or if I didn't."
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Deconstructing "Pregnant"
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Also, pushing the Heavenly Mother movement, Anti-Racism, and Advocacy
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"Man this is really familiar . . . and man this is really foreign"
There is always something so enjoyable when speaking with those in other Christian denominations. The spirit of outreach is a spirit of brotherly love and very Christian.
Jeff McCullough is an Evangelical pastor who is exploring the Restored Church and the beliefs of Latter-day Saints. He is not on a journey of conversion but on a journey of exploration. He has hit a chord with many Latter-day Saints and his YouTube channel, Hello Saints - www.youtube.com/hellosaints is growing rapidly. In this conversation we discuss-
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Studying the Book of Mormon like a pastor
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His visit to General Conference
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The temple
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Differences in our theologies
I think you'll really enjoy it!
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Fire BYU Professors? - Conflict vs Contention In Your Ward - Faith Crisis and Parent Safetyism
Walk
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The Conversation Not Happening In The Church
Jacob Hess and Carol Rice are from Public Square Magazine, a great resource we use often at Cwic Show! Take a look- https://publicsquaremag.org Are church members unprepared for these new ideologies and culture shift? There are new comments in church that "just feel off" Do we stay silent in class when these comments are made? Does the "Spiral of Silence" pull us away from what we say in Sacrament talks, Sunday School lessons, to our children? "We can't ignore the order of heaven, and that's the family!" Some may believe that the Covenant Path is not for them. "If you believe that, it changes everything." "If it's anti-family it's anti-Christ." All of these new ideologies have something in common, they seek to deform, deconstruct, and destroy the traditional family. In regards to these new ideologies, "why is this particular storm of cultural hostilities reaching and affecting us so much? And why are our defenses not holding in this case?" Website - www.cwicmedia.com
"I Played Golf With Elder Hales And Other General Authorities"
Keith Clearwater is a two-time PGA Tournament winner and professional golfer. He's also a Latter-day Saint.
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We talk about what it takes to be elite at anything
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Keith was a leader in the health and nutrition side of the game
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Stay tuned at the end
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"We're constructing a new thing where androgyny is the construction."
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She's "basically framing it like, whatever the church is teaching [on gender] is wrong."
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The teacher's agenda is to minimize the differences between men and women.
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The importance of parents getting educated on these ideologies and teaching their kids early!
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Such A Great Discussion!
When do we really know what we believe? Is our belief what we say or even think? Or is what we believe revealed when our intuition is running our behavior?
Using the metaphor of the Rider and the Elephant, many think their "self" is simply the Rider. But the Elephant is actually running your life.
Reason can only take us so far. According to Terryl Givens and Nathaniel Givens, an overemphasis on rationality detracts us from discovering our true beliefs.
Does faith require evidence?
Purchase Into The Headwinds here - https://amzn.to/3P8tvOc
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Last Week's Human Development Class in the School of Family Life
Is gender simply socially constructed? Is biological sex socially constructed?
Breaking down the binary first with gender the with biological sex.
Teaching that Jesus is genderless and the "Not Masculine" and "Not Feminine" is "Christlike"
The non-gendered, non-binary Gingerbread Person.
The conflation of the words of the prophets wit Identitarianism and the "Religion of Academia."
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The destruction of gender identity is the destruction of families
James Cameron, director of Avatar, states that we need to eliminate testosterone from men
The prophet Nahum prophesied against Assyria about the Law of Chastity, the destruction of families, and the emasculation of men.
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Likely contemporaries to the prophet Lehi prophesy of the fall of a decadent, emasculated Assyria and the rise of Babylon.
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Eternalism vs Secularism, or as we call it, Faith over Secularism
This is the foundation of the Religion of Academia. Elder Maxwell may be the greatest Prophet, Seer, and Revelator warning of these pernicious ideologies today.
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BYU Professor Ralph Hancock On BYU's Dilemna
Dr. Hancock has been at BYU for over 30 years and has seen an increased focus on a secular objective.
Just how compatible is BYU's Mission Statement with becoming the "Harvard of the West?"
Why has BYU made this progression toward these academic, secular ideologies?
How does BYU move toward fulfilling its mission when they seem to be moving toward the establishment of higher education? Toward the "Religion of Academia?"
Those given stewardship of BYU talk of a "gospel methodology" on campus. What is a "gospel methodology?"
Ralph Hancock Essay - https://squaretwo.org/Sq2ArticleHancockGospelMethodology.html
Fathom The Good Curriculum - www.fathomthegood.com
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What Does This Mean For The Family Proclamation?
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The Church is NOT changing its doctrine on the family
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The Church IS supporting the Respect For Marriage Act
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Understanding the Church's position
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Asking questions about the Church's position
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Senator Lee vs Senator Romney
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The effects on the Proclamation On The Family
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Navigating Same-Sex Marriage And Religious Freedom
The Church seems to have set a course conceding that same-sex marriage is here to stay in the United States. However, its support of the Respect of Marriage Act is not support for same-sex marriage. Rather, it is to protect religious freedom.
Senator Romney sides with the position of the Church on the bill believing that the provisions protecting religious freedom are sufficient. Senator Lee and most conservative organizations disagree.
Has the culture war already been lost? Have the changes over the last fifteen years created a mudslide that cannot be stopped? It may be time to think of the battle differently. Is it raining? Is it pouring? Should we be building an ark and inviting, persuading, all to enter before the waters rise?
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The Philosophies of Men in the Book of Mormon and The Philosophies of Men Today
One way to look at the Book of Mormon is through the Nephite "Dissenters." This is where the political and theological divide is really exposed by Mormon. Virtually all of the Dissenters go to the Lamanites, who share certain values and doctrines with the Dissenters.
There seem to be three major divides:
1) The Doctrine of Christ
2) Liberty
3) Critical Theory (Oppressor/Victim & Liberation)
We find the Philosophies of Men today within the conflict of these three divides.
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The Philosophies of Men in the Book of Mormon and The Philosophies of Men Today
One way to look at the Book of Mormon is through the Nephite "Dissenters." This is where the political and theological divide is really exposed by Mormon. Virtually all of the Dissenters go to the Lamanites, who share certain values and doctrines with the Dissenters.
There seem to be three major divides:
1) The Doctrine of Christ
2) Liberty
3) Critical Theory (Oppressor/Victim & Liberation)
We find the Philosophies of Men today within the conflict of these three divides.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
The Commonality of Visions
We compare the visions of Ezekiel, Lehi, John the Revelator, and Jesus.
By placing the Valley of Dry Bones in context with the previous chapter, we learn more about this vision. Also, the Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph are much richer than we might think and are also placed into context with the Valley of Dry Bones.
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The Commonality of Visions
We compare the visions of Ezekiel, Lehi, John the Revelator, and Jesus.
By placing the Valley of Dry Bones in context with the previous chapter, we learn more about this vision. Also, the Stick of Judah and the Stick of Joseph are much richer than we might think and are also placed into context with the Valley of Dry Bones.
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Brother Corbitt's Focus on the Doctrine of Christ
Brother Corbitt's states that we must understand the Doctrine of Christ to help teach others, including those who show Activism Toward the Church (ACT). By understanding Lehi's Tree of Life Dream, we can better understand what Brother Corbitt is saying.
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Brother Corbitt's Focus on the Doctrine of Christ
Brother Corbitt's states that we must understand the Doctrine of Christ to help teach others, including those who show Activism Toward the Church (ACT). By understanding Lehi's Tree of Life Dream, we can better understand what Brother Corbitt is saying.
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An Intro And Then Brother Corbitt's Full Talk
I just felt like I needed to let him speak. There are so many piercing truths in this talk. I will follow up with commentary in a few days.
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An Intro And Then Brother Corbitt's Full Talk
I just felt like I needed to let him speak. There are so many piercing truths in this talk. I will follow up with commentary in a few days.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Do You Use All Of The Health Science Resources?
I have, by force, had to research alternative sources of medicine and health throughout my life. If I hadn't done this, I believe I would either be incapacitated or dead by now.
Stephen Covey used to say, "I have a doctor for prevention and a doctor for emergencies." I think that is a great approach as long as it is all rooted in science.
We have spoken about nitric oxide as a supplement before, but there are new tests to draw from on its health benefits.
John Hewlett and Cardio Miracle are a sponsor of this show. That sponsorship helps this program grow. And regardless of the sponsorship, I honestly use the product at least twice a day.
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Do You Use All Of The Health Science Resources?
I have, by force, had to research alternative sources of medicine and health throughout my life. If I hadn't done this, I believe I would either be incapacitated or dead by now.
Stephen Covey used to say, "I have a doctor for prevention and a doctor for emergencies." I think that is a great approach as long as it is all rooted in science.
We have spoken about nitric oxide as a supplement before, but there are new tests to draw from on its health benefits.
John Hewlett and Cardio Miracle are a sponsor of this show. That sponsorship helps this program grow. And regardless of the sponsorship, I honestly use the product at least twice a day.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
What To Make of The Proclamations Today
Each of the last three proclamations has been delivered at a time when that proclamation seemed incredibly obvious. But then . . . things changed.
Why was each of these proclamations given in these days? Why were they inspired? How do they give us clarity in a changing world? What can we assume will happen with The Living Christ and the Restoration Proclamation?
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What To Make of The Proclamations Today
Each of the last three proclamations has been delivered at a time when that proclamation seemed incredibly obvious. But then . . . things changed.
Why was each of these proclamations given in these days? Why were they inspired? How do they give us clarity in a changing world? What can we assume will happen with The Living Christ and the Restoration Proclamation?
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A New Worldview Pulls Away Hearts And Minds
We would do well by understanding the warnings of the Book of Mormon and the time of Captain Moroni.
Identitarianism and Critical Social Justice are the culprits for so many that leave the Church today, especially younger members. In the past, it was Church History, "Science", etc, but today it is all about a new worldview spread from the halls of academia and the accounts of social media.
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A New Worldview Pulls Away Hearts And Minds
We would do well by understanding the warnings of the Book of Mormon and the time of Captain Moroni.
Identitarianism and Critical Social Justice are the culprits for so many that leave the Church today, especially younger members. In the past, it was Church History, "Science", etc, but today it is all about a new worldview spread from the halls of academia and the accounts of social media.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
The Dominating Deuteronomists!
Jeremiah is called as a prophet just one year after King Josiah's reforms. What's going on? The priests are corrupt, the temple and its ordinances are corrupt- this is the world of Lehi's Jerusalem.
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The Dominating Deuteronomists!
Jeremiah is called as a prophet just one year after King Josiah's reforms. What's going on? The priests are corrupt, the temple and its ordinances are corrupt- this is the world of Lehi's Jerusalem.
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Marlo Oaks -Standing Up Against ESG
Marlo Oaks is the State Treasurer for the state of Utah and was one of the first state treasurers nationally to divest investments Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world. He did this because of their ESG policies which would undermine free markets and our democracy. The thing is, most of these large asset managers are on board with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance).
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Marlo Oaks -Standing Up Against ESG
Marlo Oaks is the State Treasurer for the state of Utah and was one of the first state treasurers nationally to divest investments Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world. He did this because of their ESG policies which would undermine free markets and our democracy. The thing is, most of these large asset managers are on board with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance).
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Also, BYU Halts Students From Singing Hymns In Response
BYU Protest gathers hundreds of students to support a lawsuit against
BYU that would remove the religious exemption from Title IX
There is a national movement to remove the Religious Exemption from Title IX. REAP (Religious Exemption Accountability Project) and the Black Menaces, now a national organization, organized a national walkout at religious, educational institutions rallying support to eliminate the religious exemptions enjoyed by religious schools. This would mean a loss of federal funding for Pell Grants, Student Loans, and research grants.
This is all in the name of Identitarianism and the Religion of Academia.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Also, BYU Halts Students From Singing Hymns In Response
BYU Protest gathers hundreds of students to support a lawsuit against
BYU that would remove the religious exemption from Title IX
There is a national movement to remove the Religious Exemption from Title IX. REAP (Religious Exemption Accountability Project) and the Black Menaces, now a national organization, organized a national walkout at religious, educational institutions rallying support to eliminate the religious exemptions enjoyed by religious schools. This would mean a loss of federal funding for Pell Grants, Student Loans, and research grants.
This is all in the name of Identitarianism and the Religion of Academia.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Our Job Is To Overcome The World
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Was this President Nelson's last talk? Hmmm
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Using titles of "God" Miracles and manifestations to come
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The Atonement of Jesus Christ as an Invitation
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Jesus Christ is our "Trailblazer"
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Our Job Is To Overcome The World
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Was this President Nelson's last talk? Hmmm
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Using titles of "God" Miracles and manifestations to come
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The Atonement of Jesus Christ as an Invitation
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Jesus Christ is our "Trailblazer"
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
More Isaiah Explanation of The Book of Mormon
I'm rounding off our Isaiah study with another Cwic Study Group session. This gives us about 10 hours on Isaiah on Come Follow Me.
Jesus announces His ministry with the words of Isaiah
The Gospel of John and the meaning of "my flesh."
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More Isaiah Explanation of The Book of Mormon
I'm rounding off our Isaiah study with another Cwic Study Group session. This gives us about 10 hours on Isaiah on Come Follow Me.
Jesus announces His ministry with the words of Isaiah
The Gospel of John and the meaning of "my flesh."
www.cwicmedia.com
Abinadi and Isaiah 52:7-10
Yes, I said I wasn't going to add any more Cwic Study Group sessions for these episodes. But I'm still behind, and this is one of my favorite parts of scripture. In fact, I believe it to be one of the most crucial parts of scripture. So it deserves delving deep. Two of my favorite sections of scripture mesh together. The results are inspiring.
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Abinadi and Isaiah 52:7-10
Yes, I said I wasn't going to add any more Cwic Study Group sessions for these episodes. But I'm still behind, and this is one of my favorite parts of scripture. In fact, I believe it to be one of the most crucial parts of scripture. So it deserves delving deep. Two of my favorite sections of scripture mesh together. The results are inspiring.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Prime Minister Elect Giorgia Meloni Says The Family Has Become The Enemy
Giorgia Meloni gives a viral, "extreme" speech defending our individual identity, family, and religion. Because of this position, she is deemed as "extreme" and a "fascist."
We show how the 4 Phases of the Priesthood work with identity.
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Prime Minister Elect Giorgia Meloni Says The Family Has Become The Enemy
Giorgia Meloni gives a viral, "extreme" speech defending our individual identity, family, and religion. Because of this position, she is deemed as "extreme" and a "fascist."
We show how the 4 Phases of the Priesthood work with identity.
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President Nelson Draws a Line!
One of the keys to countering the current cultural revolution is to follow the advice of President Nelson and the Brethren. President Nelson has given us an Identity Hierarchy with an order and consequences for not following that order. We can see this order with a line under the first three identities. All other identities and labels fall below this line.
This is a message that takes the air out of Intersectionality and the Postmodern "live your own truth" movement. It decries Identitarianism and gives us a model to follow based on who we really are and following the Covenant Path.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
President Nelson Draws a Line!
One of the keys to countering the current cultural revolution is to follow the advice of President Nelson and the Brethren. President Nelson has given us an Identity Hierarchy with an order and consequences for not following that order. We can see this order with a line under the first three identities. All other identities and labels fall below this line.
This is a message that takes the air out of Intersectionality and the Postmodern "live your own truth" movement. It decries Identitarianism and gives us a model to follow based on who we really are and following the Covenant Path.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
"Ideologies" & Educational "Fashions"
There is a mantra coming from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to the youth, young adults, and education.
It consists of 3 messages:
1) President Nelson's Identity Hierarchy
2) Keeping The Two Greatest Commandments in proper order
3) President Kimball's "Second Century" BYU Address
Here, President Oaks covers numbers 1 and 2. He talks of the "ideologies" and "fashions" of academia and how BYU may need to "break with the educational establishment" as taught by President Spencer W. Kimball.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
"Ideologies" & Educational "Fashions"
There is a mantra coming from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to the youth, young adults, and education.
It consists of 3 messages:
1) President Nelson's Identity Hierarchy
2) Keeping The Two Greatest Commandments in proper order
3) President Kimball's "Second Century" BYU Address
Here, President Oaks covers numbers 1 and 2. He talks of the "ideologies" and "fashions" of academia and how BYU may need to "break with the educational establishment" as taught by President Spencer W. Kimball.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Gay Latter-day Saints Can Follow the Covenant Path
Skyler Sorenson hosts the podcast "Sit Down With Sky & Preston," two gay Latter-day Saint men who have married women in the temple and follow the covenant path. We talk about Tolerance vs Love, the Pride Flag, Temple Marriage, and much more.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
Gay Latter-day Saints Can Follow the Covenant Path
Skyler Sorenson hosts the podcast "Sit Down With Sky & Preston," two gay Latter-day Saint men who have married women in the temple and follow the covenant path. We talk about Tolerance vs Love, the Pride Flag, Temple Marriage, and much more.
Website- www.cwicmedia.com
This episode is the video portion of the Cwic Study Group on Isaiah 1-12
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This episode is the video portion of the Cwic Study Group on Isaiah 1-12
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The True Order Of Identity and Self-Reliance
Elder Christofferson highlights President Marion G. Romney's focus on the spiritual principle of self-reliance in all things, including emotional and spiritual self-reliance. This is in stark contrast to Ibram Kendi's fight against self-reliance, personal growth, and meritocracy.
Another hierarchy Elder Christofferson relays is that of the two great commandments.
He also goes over the hierarchy of Identity using President Russell M. Nelson's words which are a strong theme of the Brethren. This Identity Hierarchy is crucial, which lowers the value of such identities and labels given thru sexual orientation, race, gender, and more.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
The True Order Of Identity and Self-Reliance
Elder Christofferson highlights President Marion G. Romney's focus on the spiritual principle of self-reliance in all things, including emotional and spiritual self-reliance. This is in stark contrast to Ibram Kendi's fight against self-reliance, personal growth, and meritocracy.
Another hierarchy Elder Christofferson relays is that of the two great commandments.
He also goes over the hierarchy of Identity using President Russell M. Nelson's words which are a strong theme of the Brethren. This Identity Hierarchy is crucial, which lowers the value of such identities and labels given thru sexual orientation, race, gender, and more.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
John Hewlett on the Rich Health Benefits of Nitric Oxide
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Scientific studies on how Nitric Oxide benefits your health
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Why I supplement with Nitric Oxide everyday
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John Hewlett's part in overturning the mask mandate
Cardio Miracle- https://cwic.qwkcheckout.com
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
John Hewlett on the Rich Health Benefits of Nitric Oxide
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Scientific studies on how Nitric Oxide benefits your health
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Why I supplement with Nitric Oxide everyday
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John Hewlett's part in overturning the mask mandate
Cardio Miracle- https://cwic.qwkcheckout.com
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley Has Same Experience? Ironic!
South Carolina Women's Basketball coach Dawn Staley was accused of creating an environment of hostility and racism against Missouri a few years ago.
You can't take an apologetic stance that is not substantiated by the facts.
Compassion without truth and reason ALWAYS robs other of compassion BYU is a great university with a great mission
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South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley Has Same Experience? Ironic!
South Carolina Women's Basketball coach Dawn Staley was accused of creating an environment of hostility and racism against Missouri a few years ago.
You can't take an apologetic stance that is not substantiated by the facts.
Compassion without truth and reason ALWAYS robs other of compassion BYU is a great university with a great mission
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
The Pursuit of Wisdom - Wisdom Is Not Enough
Proverbs, like Psalms, maybe a Fall Festival book of Wisdom read by the King to the congregation. And the Book of Ecclesiastes is still read at the Feast of Tabernacles today. Proverbs focus on the pursuit of Wisdom. Then Ecclesiastes takes a dark turn and says that everything, including Wisdom, is for nothing. It is pure nihilism. In the end, the reader moves toward the understanding of God.
"Labor" is contrasted in these two books as a major theme. Is there meaning in labor and our works?
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The Pursuit of Wisdom - Wisdom Is Not Enough
Proverbs, like Psalms, maybe a Fall Festival book of Wisdom read by the King to the congregation. And the Book of Ecclesiastes is still read at the Feast of Tabernacles today. Proverbs focus on the pursuit of Wisdom. Then Ecclesiastes takes a dark turn and says that everything, including Wisdom, is for nothing. It is pure nihilism. In the end, the reader moves toward the understanding of God.
"Labor" is contrasted in these two books as a major theme. Is there meaning in labor and our works?
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Another Media Blunder
As details unfold in the Rachel Richardson, BYU-Duke Volleyball racial debacle, it is apparent that someone or several people are lying about at least some of the details of the racial heckling at the match last Friday night. Is this yet another racial hoax in the vein of Jussie Smollett? Is this another "Me Too" event designed for attention while throwing a University (and Church for that matter) under the proverbial bus? Luke Hanson joins me with new source material on what happened and on BYU's response.
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Another Media Blunder
As details unfold in the Rachel Richardson, BYU-Duke Volleyball racial debacle, it is apparent that someone or several people are lying about at least some of the details of the racial heckling at the match last Friday night. Is this yet another racial hoax in the vein of Jussie Smollett? Is this another "Me Too" event designed for attention while throwing a University (and Church for that matter) under the proverbial bus? Luke Hanson joins me with new source material on what happened and on BYU's response.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Sound in the Background is the Ocean
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There is something very serene and awe-inspiring being out in the middle of the ocean left just to yourself.
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Great restaurant
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What does it mean that the Lamanites will "Blossom as the Rose?"
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Andrea Hales Talks Of Her Discussions With Native LDS
Andrea runs a podcast called "Tribe of Testimonies," where she interviews active members of the Church who are Native American. Much of their discussions focus on the many Native American practices and beliefs that run parallel with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She brings a unique perspective that I think you will enjoy.
Look for her podcast, Tribe of Testimonies on your favorite podcast app.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
The Temple Drama (Psalms) Is Everywhere In The Scriptures
Why is the Book of Psalms the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament? Why is it so prevalent in the last week of Jesus' mortal life?
Is the Ancient Israelite Temple Drama found in the Book of Mormon?
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The Temple Drama (Psalms) Is Everywhere In The Scriptures
Why is the Book of Psalms the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament? Why is it so prevalent in the last week of Jesus' mortal life?
Is the Ancient Israelite Temple Drama found in the Book of Mormon?
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
8-26-22 Walk (Sit Down)
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The growth of feminism and the change of women's roles has developed more from material and technological change than from activism
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Material change to decisions is often just a secondary reason for choice. First is your character, and spirituality.
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At FSY, a great program, some teachers are adopting Critical Race Theory language and trying to use it in their lessons.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
8-26-22 Walk (Sit Down)
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The growth of feminism and the change of women's roles has developed more from material and technological change than from activism
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Material change to decisions is often just a secondary reason for choice. First is your character, and spirituality.
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At FSY, a great program, some teachers are adopting Critical Race Theory language and trying to use it in their lessons.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Do We Understand Other Changes Must Occur To Change Temple Marriage?
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Some believe that temple marriage between a man and a woman is not a core doctrine.
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Some invest a lot in the hope for temple change
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What other temple changes and core doctrine changes would have to take place with a change of Temple Gender and Temple Marriage?
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Do We Understand Other Changes Must Occur To Change Temple Marriage?
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Some believe that temple marriage between a man and a woman is not a core doctrine.
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Some invest a lot in the hope for temple change
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What other temple changes and core doctrine changes would have to take place with a change of Temple Gender and Temple Marriage?
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BYU Launches Next Identitarian Head of the Hydra Course called "Feminist Theories"
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This course might more appropriately be called, "Feminist CRITICAL Theories"
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The Hydra of Critical Social Justice
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Equal Opportunity vs Equity (Forced Outcome)
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Faith over Secularism
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True Christianity over The Religion of Academia
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The Psalms' Narrative Is A Royal Plan of Salvation
Using LeGrand Baker and Stephen Ricks' outline of acts and scenes, I show how you can read the Psalms in light of the Ancient Israelite Temple Drama.
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The State Is Taking the Place of the Parent
Lance Christensen has been involved in California politics and education for decades. He talks about the problems in California that will be coming to every state and the need to combat those in education who are trying to create young "Revolutionaries" out of the students.
Lance is currently running for the top Education position in California, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Cwic Walk 8-12-22
Free speech advocacy has moved from the left to the right. How and why did this happen?
K-12 will move very quickly to an environment unreasonable for reasonable parents. Each year will gain momentum, and the curve will increase.
Everything is political theater. Regardless of your opinion of President Trump, the track record here is abysmal for investigations. We seem bent on creating a new US Banana Republic. Both the left and the right are quickly losing faith in our institutions.
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Though Scrambled, The Psalms Are The Ancient Israelite Temple Drama
This episode sets the stage for the 3-Part series on the Psalms. We cover the background of the archaeological finds that show the Psalms as the temple drama. Then, we introduce the three acts of the drama and show one of the Psalms and how an understanding of the drama completely changes how we read the Psalms.
Understanding the Psalms as the ancient Israelite temple drama will enrich our own temple experience as well as other scripture studies.
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Cwic Walk 8-5-22
Google is the new parent, and we are now rearing Google Babies. Kids, both young and adults, are turning more to Google than their parents for advice. This creates a large divide on spiritual issues.
The philosophies of men run rampant. They are a big part of the mist in Lehi's dream. A warning from President Nelson.
Those who say they are "spiritual" but not religious have more mental illness, eating disorders, neuroticism, anxiety, and depression, according to a study in the British Journal of Psychology.
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Ruby Franke Of 8 Passengers YouTube Channel With 4M Subscribers, Meets Jodi Hildebrandt. What Changed?
Ruby Franke had it all. 4,000,000 YouTube Subscribers, large corporate sponsors, and everyone loved the "YouTube mom." Then she hit a wall. A wall of truth, principles, and change when she met Jodi Hildebrandt. Ruby decided to change her channel's focus from appeasing mother to principled mother. Suffice it to say, no one liked it. Her large corporate sponsors bailed, her fan base shrunk, and the hateful mob came out to attack.
In this episode, we talk about the principles that Jodi taught Ruby, Ruby's transformation, and why they are now teaming up. Jodi and Ruby are rare eggs. They stick to their guns and decide to speak the truth regardless of the consequences. Join us as the three of us talk about personal responsibility, our false perceptions, and how truth can actually change our lives.
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Are Dating Apps Destroying LDS Dating and Society?
Some fascinating data on men's and women's use of Tinder. Women "swipe right" an average of only 4.5% of male profiles while men "swipe right" an average of 60% of female profiles. What does this mean? What are the consequences? How does this relate to Latter-day Saint dating?
Are singles wards a net positive or a net negative? Latter-day Saint YSA's have an 18% activity rate. Is this still the right course?
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Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith
Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith
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Job moves back and forth from humility and commitment to contending and bitterness. This is a process we all go through. He is "wrestling" with the Lord.
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Joseph Smith's words from Liberty Jail in D&C Sections 121 & 122 give great context to the Book of Job.
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Compassion and Justice are not enough. The Lord wants your trust/faith and a deeper relationship with you.
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Job is Written Like a Play
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The author appears to be writing against the cultural beliefs of the Deuteronomists
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Job is considered by many to be the greatest piece of literature ever written
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Bad things happen to good people
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Are Healing and Consolation All The Gospel Offers?
A pendulum swing has occurred in Latter-day Saint culture. We have moved from high-demand, high expectations in the pursuit of the gospel to "healing" and focusing on crisis, anxiety, and consolation. But what is the message of the Gospel and the purpose of the Atonement? Is there an ideal beyond Spiritual Survival and a perpetual cycle of "woundedness?" Is our culture moving more toward a "Therapy Gospel?"
There is an ideal that the Plan of Salvation placed affords us. It is attainable, and it is worth it. It goes far beyond Spiritual Survival and being healed. It is the opportunity that God has given us to become like Him, to inherit all that He has, and to fulfill the measure of our creation.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Are Healing and Consolation All The Gospel Offers?
A pendulum swing has occurred in Latter-day Saint culture. We have moved from high-demand, high expectations in the pursuit of the gospel to "healing" and focusing on crisis, anxiety, and consolation. But what is the message of the Gospel and the purpose of the Atonement? Is there an ideal beyond Spiritual Survival and a perpetual cycle of "woundedness?" Is our culture moving more toward a "Therapy Gospel?"
There is an ideal that the Plan of Salvation placed affords us. It is attainable, and it is worth it. It goes far beyond Spiritual Survival and being healed. It is the opportunity that God has given us to become like Him, to inherit all that He has, and to fulfill the measure of our creation.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Esther Is Not A Theological Book
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Vashti's motives are unknown
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Be careful of Identitarianism in Biblical and LDS Scholarship
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Esther risks her life for her people
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The Book of Esther is built on Irony
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The Festival of Purim is instituted where the Book of Esther is read
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Jerusalem and Babylonian/Persian Jews
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Who was taken to Babylon?
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Who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon?
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Defending the Kingdom
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Conflating President Nelson and Equity
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Los Angeles Unified School District has created a barrage of propaganda for Identitarianism and Critical Race Theory which includes the determined teaching of the breakdown of gender
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BYU Marriott School of Business attaching President Nelson's photo and message to "abandon attitudes of prejudice."
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NEA President Becky Pringle Rallies Her "Delegates"
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Nothing in her speech is about the education of the kids
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Angela Davis, the Marxist, is held up as an icon
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Work for Justice and Equity "All day, every day"
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"Resistance is Joy"
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The spiritual path of revolution
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Morning Walk and Talk
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Senator Hawley and Berkeley professor exchange on language, truth, and violence
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Response to "Where Are The Men In The Church" episode
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BYU and a new organization to fight The Religion of Academia
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Do The Reforms Under King Josiah Set The Stage For Lehi's Jerusalem?
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We plant a seed for Isaiah and Hezekiah and The Suffering Servant
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Was King Josiah who we are told he was?
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What did the Deuteronomistic Reforms do to the Religion in Judah?
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Losing "The Lord of Hosts" and The Brazen Serpent
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Such a Void Creates A Great Opportunity For The Church
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With the west disparaging boys, men, and the "patriarchy," the Church should be a refuge for men.
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Jordan Peterson covers three accusations made by Critical Social Justice, mostly against men.
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We should be putting up billboards metaphorically saying, "Men, You are Welcome Here!"
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
There Are Fewer Male Members Of The Church
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What messaging are we giving men?
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Do we adequately portray a positive male experience in the Church?
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So many women's programs, so many single women in the pews
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The Prophetic Mantle
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What is meant by the story of the two she-bears?
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Spiritual blindness
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Identitarianism Seeks to Destroy the Traditional Family
Language can be a virus to our understanding of the world. Ibram Kendi's new book, "How To Raise An Antiracist", often replaces "parent" with "caregiver". It is a conscious decision to redefine parent/child roles.
The primary target of Identitarianism is the Traditional Family.
Website - www.cwicmedia.com
Love Is A Verb First. It Is A Price.
-Mercy = payment, cost, sacrifice. The Love of God is His sacrifice and his work for us.
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Love is expressed as part of a relationship, not just a feeling.
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The "Mercy Seat" on the Ark of the Covenant represents the Throne of God and His Love for us.
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When we love, we are willing to pay the price.
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Is God's love unconditional?
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Elijah The Miracle Worker
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Elijah is almost alone in his priesthood and support of Jehovah
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His confrontation with the priests of Baal or similar to our circumstances today
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Mt Horeb is a temple stage that brings in the "still, small voice"
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Gratitude Should Come With The Principles of the US Constitution
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Sets the stage to leverage agency for good and bad
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Other ideologies fight against these "established" principles
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The US and the Constitution are born through the shedding of blood
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The founding of the US is based on "abasing one self", not "exalting oneself".
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Lehi's Dream and the Doctrine of Christ
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Church Culture Throws a Wrench in The Spiral of Silence
The Spiral of Silence is a communication theory of why voices are stifled by others. However, what are the reasons Church members stifle their own voices?
If one is asking why the Brethren don't say more, maybe they do. And maybe one should ask first what they themselves should do.
Anxiously engaged in a good cause through "their" own free will.
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Where Does The Problem Lie?
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Telos is the "supreme end of man's endeavour" - Cicero. Or, Moses 1:39, "this is my work and my glory -- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
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What is the purpose of mortality?
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What is the purpose of God?
Do we choose to put the problem on other fallen men and women, or do we worry first about our own fallen state? Do we push for a certain type of political "justice" over faith and repentance, or do we focus our efforts and worship within the context of The Plan of Salvation and the "supreme end of man's endeavor"?
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David's great character vs Enduring to the End
David is King of Juday for 7 `1/2 years
David Takes Bathsheba, Ensures Uriah's Death
Solomon, like Jesus, rides into Jerusalem on a mule from the East
Solomon, like his father David and Saul before him, falls short of the King of Kings
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Why Is There A Growing Number of Pro-Choice Members Of The Church?
We give a timeline of the strong and consistent position of the Church on abortion.
Can a Pro-Choice view be reconciled with these statements?
We analyze a Pro-Choice Member's argument on why he is Pro-Choice.
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The Ritual Anointings and Coronations of the Kings Are Temple Imagery
The contrasts of physical stature and the heart.
Principles of Truth vs Critical Social Justice
This is a condensed version of a Course I have developed which will be available on www.cwicmedia.com on July 1st. We will also provide "Cheat Sheets" for free covering various contrasted principles and tools. The course will treat, in much greater detail, the fight for Christianity, the Church, and the Family.
How did we get here? What are the underlying principles of Critical Social Justice and Identitarianism? How can we contrast some of these principles with the Gospel, The Doctrine of Christ, and those things you know to be true?
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There are 4 phases to the priesthood that all societies must pass through in order to create Zion, or an idea of Utopia. Marxian worldviews are not compatible with these phases of the priesthood, nor with the Doctrine of Christ.
In order to create a Marxian Utopia, the first three phases must be diminished or preferably eliminated. Therefore, all Utopias are built through tyranny and become dystopian.
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Royalty and The Word (DBR) in Judges
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The Canaanites continued to live with Israel in the Promised Land
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Deborah is a DBR name and means "Bee Lady"
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Samson tells a riddle with a lion and bees
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Samson's hair represents his covenant
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Joshua's Altar where excavation began in 1982, but not until now has its report been created. Kosher animal bones, the same design as the Second Temple Altar, and the right time period all denote the authenticity of the large altar structure found in the exact right place on Mt. Ebal.
Now, just recently a lead "Curse Tablet" has been found at the altar made of lead and engraved with the curse language of Joshua 8. And it's in Hebrew! And it mentions YHW (Jehovah), If authentic, this find could turn Biblical Scholarship on its head. It means the Israelites were a separate people from the Canaanites and provides archeological evidence for the Exodus.
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Higher Administration Includes a "Marxist" and Critical Race Theorists - More Soon to Come
BYU Hawaii leftists have moved into higher administration positions and are in charge of curriculum, hiring, and policies.
The new hiring filter, "Living Lab" is above and beyond an already complete non-discrimination policy at BYU Hawaii. It is used to hire more "like-minded" faculty.
Classes include History of Surfing and Hawaiian Studies seen through a Marxist lens (description from the professors) and Introduction to Antiracism with assigned readings from Ibram Kendi which now apparently has a new title.
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The Tie Between Joshua and Joseph
Joshua is written in covenantal language. Much of what is happening in this book is covenant.
"Choose you this day whom ye will serve" is part of a covenant with the Israelites.
Joseph and Joshua are tied by blood and bones.
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At the National Press Club Elder Bednar Speaks in DC Direct questions often elicit direct answers. Elder Bednar answers questions on gay marriage in the temple, women and the priesthood, and Trans persons in the Church.
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Mormon Land Podcast Frames BYU "Awareness Document" in Racial Terms The Salt Lake Tribune's Mormon Land Podcast episode shows that the continual conflation of hard leftist ideology with social issues is an ongoing concern. The BYU Awareness Document (Petition) has nothing to do with race. Nothing of the sort is ever mentioned. I read the "petition" in the episode.
Full Mormon Land Podcast Episode - https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/05/25/mormon-land-byus-black/
Or here - https://soundcloud.com/mormonland/byus-black-menaces-talk-about-their-mission-to-raise-awareness-and-wipe-out-racism-episode-235
BYU Awareness Document (Petition) - https://chng.it/cLVMsBxk
Which "Jesus" Do You Choose?
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Some early Greek manuscripts have Barabbas as "Jesus Barabbas".
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Barabbas was a Zealot, an insurrectionist, a political "Messiah"
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There were several political "Messiahs" around the time of Jesus' mortal life.
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What kind of "King" is Jesus?
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Conversation with a Post-Mormon on Postmodernism and The Church
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Faith, what is it?
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Shelves
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Everything in life is placed on a shelf
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Chris fell away from the Church "philosophically"
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Ex-Mormons quickly realize that there is a lack of community
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The New Atheist movement failed because of Wokism
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Greg - "The number one reason for people leaving the Church today is NOT Church history. It is Identitarianism."
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Many "good Mormons" fall prey to Identitarianism.
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Surrounded by a gang - Fighting like it's the end
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The Lord's blessing when you're living right
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Serpents, Arrows, Beasts, & Swords
The Hebrew name for the Book of Deuteronomy is, "Sefer Devarim" - The Book of the Words! This book is framed with our concept of "DBR".
Within just a few short verses, we get symbolism from The Brazen Serpent, Lehi's Dream, Isaiah's Temple Vision, and The Garden of Eden. Amazing!
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Resist "the invading ideologies that seek control . ." - In the Last Days, good will be called evil, and evil will be called good.
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"We must stand fast against the values and practices that draw us away from the Lord’s teachings and our covenants."
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A Gospel-Centered Approach to racism
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Reverend Amos Brown, "I assure you, that if all of the so-called religious groups in this nation followed the example of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, we shall save the soul of America."
Full Video - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/watch/ensign-college-may17-devotional/2022/05?lang=eng
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Inside Baseball for Church Leadership Where do local Church leaders fall short in their leadership skills?
How to lead in our digital age
Being an online influencer in an "Influencer Economy".
Working with mental illness in the Church
Developing the right culture
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“. . the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity!" President Nelson speaks against Identitarianism, against "isms". Our highest identity is that of a Child of God. Some identities do not bring us to the Celestial Kingdom. Do not honor labels over honoring each other.
Full Talk - https://youtu.be/IvS5wDoKoBk?t=4904
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The Brazen Serpent, Lehi's Dream, and The Woman Caught in Adultery
The Brazen Serpent represents Jesus Christ. This story is told with Temple Imagery. We can compare it to The Garden of Eden and Lehi's dream to give us the necessary context to understand the symbolism and metaphors.
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Is the Greatest Threat to The Restored Gospel Liberation Theology?
What is Liberation Theology?
How does it change the Doctrine of Christ?
How are Faith, Hope, and Charity affected?
How is Ibram Kendi, the loudest voice in Critical Race Theory and Antiracism, also become the biggest influencer in Liberation Theology?
BYU Professor teaches students to absorb Ibram Kendi's Jesus of Liberation Theology and go home and teach it to their families.
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Women ARE Mother Eve "The Mother of All Living" is a title.
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BYU Awareness Campaign
BYU Professor Names
Traps & Spiritual Grooming
Critical Social Justice: Christianity & The Family
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Reactions and What Is Happening on the BYU Open Letter
Sign our Change.org Petition! Bring awareness to BYU Admin and Church Officials and let's make a difference! - https://chng.it/6Z7Kynzz
There are a few themes developing in the reactions to the BYU Open Letter. From both sides of the issue. These include:
1) The Names of the Professors
2) Evidence on BYU Critical Social Justice Activities
3) Why Aren't the Church Leaders Doing Anything?
4) Parents Teaching and Preparing Their Kids I cover all of these topics along with more specifics on what we are doing to make a change.
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While Becoming Rampant, BYU Has Some Bad Apples
I was off script when I said there weren't thousands affected by this. There are!
I receive dozens of contacts from students and faculty members. This includes administration and support staff. Also from heartbroken parents who do not recognize their kids. Something is in the air in Provo and it is obvious we are not in Kansas anymore. But just as the Wizard is not real, the Emperor Has No Clothes! While students are being radicalized and their ire being developed toward the Church, its leadership, and their trust being chipped away toward their parents, there is a lot that we can all do to stop this. This letter offers some suggestions and some challenges to those who will listen.
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Tabernacle and Atonement These chapters from Exodus 35-Leviticus 19, are some of the best for Temple Imagery. If you put these chapters through the Temple Imagery Interpreter and think about the specifics of your temple experience, you will have several "aha" moments. The temple is here. Everywhere!
As Moses receives the details of how to construct the Tabernacle and its materials from the Lord in vision, he also has likely seen the Creation Story and Garden of Eden Story in vision. These all go together! The Tabernacle is the Creation Story in physical form. And your temple, the temple, your body, should be considered when reading about the details of the Tabernacle.
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Elon Musk and Twitter Under
The Banner Of Heaven
Pride Robe at BYU
Postmodernism and The Book of Mormon
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Absurdly Negative Cliche of Latter-day Saint Life
I could barely get through the first two episodes of the Under the Banner of Heaven series. It was brutal. An incessant onslaught of stereotypical Mormon life complete with every meme you can think of. The characters talk as if they are 19th-century Amish, the Church history is all negative, and the window on "Mormon" life is a joke. Also, the reverent TV makers insert a temple ceremony complete with Temple Robes.
BYU Graduate Receives Diploma Then Opens Her Robe To Show Pride Flag Was Elder Holland Prophetic in his BYU talk last summer? "Commandeering the graduation". Is protesting the LGBTQ policies at BYU protesting the doctrine of the Church? What does the Pride Flag mean to you?
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NAACP /Church Agreement Based On Self-Reliance - Changes Already at Twitter According to Critical Race Theory and Whiteness Studies, self-reliance is "whiteness". However, this is exactly what the bulk of the NAACP/Church financial agreement is about. The Church is "bucking the system."
Has Twitter's algorithm already been changed since the Elon Musk announcement? Left-leaning accounts are losing followers, others are gaining followers.
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Elon Musk Buys Twitter - Now What?
Elon Musk will bring Twittter private giving him more control over the changes he wants to implement. This could have major effects on other social media platforms. Will Elon Musk discuss the current algorithm that shadowbans many accounts? He is planning on making the new algorithm open to the public to create trust. What does this mean for free speech in the digital public square and how will this affect Section 230?
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The Ascension of Sinai is the Ascension of the Temple The two sets of tablets are the Higher and the Lower Laws. The Children of Israel reject the opportunity to "see the face of God" which happens at the veil. They reject the Higher Law, the Melchizedek Law. Could the Golden Calf be a representation of Jehovah made into the image of the Children of Israel? Do we make God into our own image?
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"Lean not unto thine own understanding"
Postmodernism in light of Proverbs 3:5 -
Postmodernism seeks to elevate your "lived experience" above an objective truth such as the gospel. Postmodernism is primarily responsible for the idea of a "social construct."
I explain how postmodernism and its Deconstruction will attack the scriptures with the example of Nephi's "liken all scripture unto us." This phrase may be used to support the idea that there is no absolute truth and that only our own personal truth matters.
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Social Media is Disintegrating Society
Author and social phycologist Jonathan Haidt recently wrote an article for the Atlantic. It is a summary of what he has been speaking and writing about for the last 10 years. Like the aftermath of the Tower of Babel, Social Media is pulling us apart and we are speaking our own languages. From simple adjustments such as "share", "retweet", and "like" buttons, our behavior is being manipulated online from social connecters to performers, from authentic statements to dishonesty. We are becoming the "ites" of the Book of Mormon.
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Exodus chapter 18 is not primarily about delegation. It is about the priesthood. It is parallel to Abraham 3. As the stage gets set for the Sinai experience, we see the formation of a temple template through the Interpreter of Temple Imagery and Drama. "Bounds" are set on Sinai, and the Children of Israel become afraid of being "proven".
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Video of West Jordan High School classroom complete with Critical Social Justice and Marxist heroes on the walls, Critical Race Theory,, Ideological slogans, and sexually explicit books. We place the posters and images into the context of Critical Pedagogy and what is happening in many schools nationwide.
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Elder Christofferson guides us through the noise of adversity to the signal of our relationship with Christ and teaches us not to be victims. Using the examples of Job, Abraham, Joseph of Egypt, and Joseph Smith as they use their adversity to strengthen their relationship with the Lord. He quotes the Lord, "Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?” When certain adversity strikes we have the option of growing in faith or becoming bitter trying to justify our position.
Faith = Trust
There is an attack on personal responsibility.
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The West, through nefarious ideologies of identity, is systematically being broken down by society, family, and the individual. We live in a world imagined and framed by Marcuse and Foucault. The Brethren seem to counter this with their placement of "Child of God" as the primary identity of each of us. This Eternal Identity is used in conjunction with and superior to other identities such as race and sexual orientation.
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Easter Week Should Be Seen as a Royal Procession, Coronation, and Temple Experience
The last week of Jesus' mortal life takes on more meaning when we see it through the lens of ancient rituals and the temple. This week is Royal Procession and Coronation, something the people were very familiar with. It also follows the holiest day and ordinance of The Day of Atonement. This week is also better understood by placing it into the frame of our temple experience.
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New Video Emerges of Utah Governer Cox Giving Kids His Preferred Pronouns
A video has surfaced showing Utah Governor Cox giving his preferred pronouns to kids. Who helped fund Governor Cox's campaign and why does it explain his decisions on Utah education? The National Education Association is the largest labor union in the country. They have an explicit Critical Race Theory curriculum agenda. That's in their own words.
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The Lord Intervenes In Our Lives
The Lord tells Moses and the Children of Israel to "camp by the sea." The Children of Israel are then concerned for their lives with nowhere to run from the Egyptians. The Lord then intervenes and has His prophet "divide the sea." The Lord works in the same manner in our own lives. The Children of Israel "murmur" again and again regardless of knowing that the Lord is with them. Amalek may be the origin of the Nephite dissident factions. We all should sustain the prophet and hold up his arms.
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Elder Renlund Offers Clarity on the Doctrine of Heavenly Mother Elder Renlund opens by confirming that we have a Heavenly Mother. That is the doctrine. But then shows how "speculation" on that doctrine can take us too far as it has for several. Is this what has happened previously in gospel history? Is this a repeating pattern? Is it impossible for us in mortality to worship a Heavenly Mother? We talk about "Asherah" in the Old Testament and the Tree of Life in Lehi's Dream.
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Follow-up on BYU Professor Slander - Visit with BYU Religion Professors, Students, Faculty
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Podcast Interview
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Exmo Conversation
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Stand up as Witnesses to Christ
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A combination of themes and messages from the conference will be covered more thoroughly during the week. - We need to change, not the Church or the Gospel
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Suffering as a Joint-Heirs with Christ
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The Lord's "Timing"
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The Church shoots for the ideal
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The Doctrine of the Family
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A BYU professor made a false and malicious accusation online in regards to a voicemail he received from a deep-voiced man. He more than alludes that this was Greg Matsen of Cwic Media, a "YouTuber" that had "harassed" his colleagues. The voicemail has been heard by over 40,000 people. The professor knew exactly what he was doing. We play the voicemail in this episode.
This is the same professor who threatened BYU students with the Honor Code Office in regards to the leaked "whiteness" activity we covered in a previous episode. In addition, we analyze the professor's radical, Critical Race Theory supporting tweets.
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The Rod Represents The Priesthood The rod that turned to a serpent on the Mountain acts as a symbol of the true priesthood. The demonstration in front of Pharaoh with the serpents is yet another display of the true priesthood vs the imitation priesthood of the world. This theme is carried through the plagues. The "magicians" (Egyptian priests) cannot reverse the plagues with their priesthood. The "Passover" foreshadows the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the Sacrament.
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In the Senate hearing for SCOTUS, Ketanji Brown Jackson is questioned by Senator Ted Cruz. They discuss Critical Race Theory in schools, in law, and in her decisions as a judge. This is a great "lab" to dissect this topic on this American stage.
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Moses travels to Midian to be with Jethro then marries his daughter after meeting her at the well. In his experience on the mountain, Moses goes through a visionary, ritualistic experience similar to the temple. His rod changes to a serpent and he is healed. Even in obedience to the Lord's commandments, He tries us with adversity.
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Craig Newsome is a faithful gay member of the Church in New Zealand and a friend of mine. He offers us a gay perspective on Professor Thomas Waymeth's interpretation of the Joseph of Egypt story and talks about being a faithful gay member of the church. We talk about prioritizing identities with Child of God as number one.
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When was the last time you had a strong spiritual experience? Something you have always been able to draw on?
3 Personal Experiences
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As a teenager, going from being a product of my environment to creating my environment
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Darkness changed my life
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In Mexico, a blessing, a surety, and a stunned family.
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This is a response to Thomas Wayment's presentation to Dialogue Journal of Mormon Thought on Joseph of Egypt as a gay prophetic character.
The primary purpose of this episode is to show where Critical Social Justice is leading to within LDS scholarship and how it will arrive at the Book of Mormon. Secondarily, I give a minimal response to Professor Wayment's points of support such as the Coat of Many Colors (fancy) and the contrast between Joseph and his brothers.
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Joseph - I Am Not A Victim
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The 3 separated brothers, Joseph, Simeon, and Benjamin
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The text continually reminds us about Joseph's dreams about ruling over his brothers.
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Joseph, regardless of the situation, is never a victim and never an "accuser."
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How much is the Lord involved in our lives? Is He an observer with some intervention? Or, is He involved every step of the way?
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Joseph meets his brothers and sets the conditions of receiving grain and sparing their lives.
The brothers begin to redeem themselves.
The Book of Mormon pulls from the Egyptian heritage of Joseph.
This is Part 1 of 2
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Putin's Real Relationship with Ukraine. Are You Being Duped Again?
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Why is Putin being compared to Hitler?
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What is the obvious comparison, why isn't it used, and why does it matter?
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The rebuilding of the Soviet Union and Putin's Soviet Attitude Toward Ukraine
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Russia - Ukraine History
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Fox News or MSNBC do not Reach the Values of the Gospel Based on countless comments, emails, and other communications I receive from members, for many members, their political fervor supersedes their fervor for the Gospel and for the Church. This creates a false values hierarchy that can only bring destructive consequences. Do we hold a stronger affiliation and identity with a political idea or philosophy than we do with the gospel? Or a party over the Church? The result would be a cognitive dissonance that could alienate us from our covenants and from truth. Things are not going to get easier. We must obtain and use Clear Thinking and learn to get through the weeds
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The Church News Email Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Church News run by Deseret News had an article about International Women's Day with several enriching stories from women leaders of the Church. However, the introduction of the article and the email header by the Church Communications Department gave a very different take and message on the day focusing instead on #BreakTheBias stating " people all over the world are encouraged to call out and break gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping in order to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world." DEI is something very specific in the Critical Social Justice world.
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A Legacy of The Book of Mormon
Did Nephi use these chapters about Joseph, his ancestor, to write his portion of the Book of Mormon? What does Joseph's coat of many colors represent? The importance of others being able to trust you. More trickery.
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Many Members Of The Church Are Confused By Those Conflating Root Out Racism with Critical Race Theory
The Charge from President Nelson and President Oaks to "Root out racism" and "lead out" against prejudice does not imply support for Critical Race Theory. In fact, looking closely at President Oaks' words since President Nelson made the charge in the October 2020 General Conference, shows just the opposite. Yet many members of the Church and BYU professors make the claim that this important message from our Church leaders is to be carried out through radical leftist ideologies and practices. We need to be able to discern the differences.
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Jacob Separates from Esau Then Reconciles in a Covenant Theme
The story of Genesis 28-33 is told in a covenantal outline. Jacob leaves Esau then reconciles with him in an "embrace", similar to an embrace at the veil. The story seems to use the meaning of the names of the children born to Jacob as anchor points. Jacob and Rachael meet at a well. More trickery.
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Trudeau and Canada Move Toward "Pre-Crime" and a Social Credit System
When Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act it gave him unprecedented powers as Prime Minister. He was able to circumvent due process and the courts, compel private businesses to assist him, to detain not only the protesters but those who financially and otherwise supported the protests, and to cut them off from the modern economy. Earlier this week he revoked the Emergencies act but he and his administration made it clear that they were going to make some of the provisions "permanent". Then came the re-emergence of Bill C-36. A "pre-crime" bill in the vein of The Minority Report that allows citizens to turn each other in if they think someone may post something online with "unacceptable views"
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In 1974 Neal A. Maxwell wrote a very applicable and telling article in regards to egalitarianism, equality, and secularism. It should be an anchor and reference for everyone trying to navigate the waters of Critical Race Theory, Critical Social Justice, and our changing institutions as well as parsing out a woke ideology from President Nelson's charge to "root out racism".
It is telling that the primary egalitarian and "equality" ideology of the day was Communism/Socialism globally, yet he could have written this article today as it applies directly to the Social Justice movement. Why? Because they are rooted in the same Marxian tenets. They act the same and they will have the same results.
A recent "Whiteness" assignment from a BYU Sociology professor asks students to give examples of "whiteness" on campus. Several students give examples of Critical Race Theory exercises in class as well as CRT communications and tests.
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The Abrahamic Covenant is covered from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob. The birthright inheritance and the birthright blessing are both representations of Exaltation. Women are represented at wells and are the "throne". Jacob's story of the birthright blessing seems to be couched in Day of Atonement imagery.
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Short Excerpts from BYU Professors and Invited Guests
Teachings from lectures and discussions on Gender, Critical Race Theory, Liberation Theology, Feminism, Whiteness, and many other topics. The religion of academia is alive and well at BYU. This is what is being taught at Brigham Young University. We are the biggest BYU fans, sports, academics, all of it. But what is happening at BYU is tragic. The professors have conflated the words of the prophets with Critical Social Justice and a radical leftist worldview. The purpose of this episode is awareness.
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The hospitality of Abraham and Sarah
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"Laughing" as wordplay for the name "Isaac" and as part of the Abrahamic story of faith.
- Standing up for the messengers of the Lord and for your family.
- The messy lineage of Jesus of Nazareth
- Isaac represents the New and Everlasting Covenant
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What exactly did Brother Brad Wilcox say in his Fireside remarks? Was it racist? What does Church History teach us about the Priesthood Ban? What was BYU's knee-jerk reaction? Is there room for criticism? Why is everyone trying to cancel Brad Wilcox?
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There Is A Larger, Woke Machine At Work A careful analysis of the proposed Utah K-12 Gender Policy shows something much larger at work. While offering love, charity, and support to those who are marginalized is noble and necessary, a complete overhaul of the systems of Liberal Democracy and Western Civilization is at hand. As we change these systems we change our culture. As we amplify newly recognized identities through radical, knee-jerk systemic change, we diminish and remove traditional identities such as family members and family as a whole.
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On the same day, Whoopi Goldberg and Justin Trudeau referred to race in very different ways. Whoopi diminished and even eliminated race in terms of the Jewish people and the Holocaust, while the Canadian Prime Minister amplified it in his battle against the Truck Convoy protest against COVID mandates.
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The Teacher's Unions are the new vangard for Critical Race Theory in K-12.
The NEA, the larges labor union in America, last year adopted several Critical Race Theory motions, then wrote a letter to the Social Media companies asking them to silence critics of Critical Race Theory (CRT).
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We should look at Noah's Ark and contrast it to the Tower of Babel. They are both temples, one of God, the other of man. This is the same thing we get in Lehi's Dream.
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The Law of Advocacy
"This is going to hurt like hell"
Greg's recent stay in the ICU and Hospital.
Martin Luther King Jr Supported American Ideals and Classical Liberalism
One of the great differences between Martin Luther King Jr and the radical movements of Critical Race Theory and Antiracism today is that MLK supported American Ideals, democracy, capitalism, the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Classical Liberalism. Today's radicals such as Ibram X. Kendi, Black Lives Matter, Angela Davis, and others want to destroy all of these things. They appropriate MLK when it suits them, but in reality, they despise his message.
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New online courses by Deseret Book had planned an "Antiracist" CRT course to go live recently. However, due to the author of the course criticizing Elder Holland and his BYU speech, the course was not launched. Deseret Book emails show that they wanted the course, even "championed" the voice of the author who supports tenets of Critical Race Theory and who is currently studying Liberation Theology in grad school.
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Eve was beguiled but should be held up higher on a pedestal for a righteous choice.
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The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents the Law of God among other things.
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"Death" in the Garden of Eden is more about judgment than mortal death.
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Cain's sacrifice is given greater meaning when compared to Adam's sacrifice. It is about the Doctrine of Christ.
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The Creation Story Part 2
In this episode, we continue from The Creation Story Part 1 with Day 3 of the Creation Story all the way through to Adam and Eve and the "rib".
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Creation Story Pt 1
In this episode, we cover the Creation Stories in Genesis, the Book of Moses, and the Book of Abraham up through Day 2. The Creation Story, when looked at spiritually, teaches up principles that we learned in Abraham 3 and Moses 1. We also take the Creation and begin to build out the temple.
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Prelude to Creation Part 2 - Moses 1
Moses 1 is a companion chapter to Abraham 3. Both give a prelude to the visions of the Creation and the Garden of Eden. Very evident in Moses 1 is the theme of "the word" (DBR). The hierarchal structure of the heavens shows that we must be participants in the Fluid Hierarchy. This is how God accomplishes His purpose of bringing "to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
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Prelude to Creation
Abraham 3 and Moses 1 are preludes to the Creation and Garden of Eden stories. They set the stage for these dramas and for the doctrines. Importantly, we discover that these chapters are descriptions of visions that both Abraham and Moses receive. Therefore, we can compare them to other scriptural visions for context and understanding. Kolob then really isn't that strange seen as a metaphor for Christ.
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Jeffrey Thayne, Nathaniel Givens, and Dan Ellsworth
What is faith? What is knowledge and testimony? A faith crisis is a developmental event and a natural occurrence for some on a journey of faith. We all mature in our faith at different rates and in different stages. None of us can move forward in our faith without working with uncertainty and doubt.
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A Very Politically Incorrect Document
The Family Proclamation is not what it once was. Originally, it inspired yawns from Church members and seemed like a "nothing burger" in 1995. Today, with the attacks on and the deconstruction of traditional families, it appears both prophetic and politically incorrect. Marriage between a man and a woman, gender roles, and the spiritual rights of children all seem like an old Disney movie.
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A recent interview from Last Dispensation podcast on BYU, social justice, and the Church.
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Why a Priesthood Ban? Summary of the Articles of Faith
This episode attempts to put some context into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' priesthood ban on males of African descent with quotes and references.
Also, a summary of the Articles of Faith
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New Social Justice Fervor for BYU Devotionals
BYU's guest Forum speaker last week was the Reverend Dr. Willaim Barber II. He spoke of forming political coalitions and a "Moral March" on Washington. While not quite a leftist like Ibram Kendi, Barber is a political activist who preached a political sermon at the BYU Devotional. It was very similar to his Democratic National Convention speech in 2020. In the end, the BYU audience gave him a standing ovation.
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Polygamy and the Church's Conflict with the US Government
Cristina Rosetti and I talk about the build-up to the 1890 Manifesto known as Official Declaration 1 in the Doctrine and Covenants. The Manifesto is a result of decades of conflict with the US Government and was perhaps the major motivation for the Saints' move west. What is the legal history of plural marriage in the US and what finally brought about the Manifest from President Wilford Woodruff?
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The Soteriological Problem is one that Christianity has grappled with for 2,000 years. If God is just and loving, but only those who know of Jesus Christ and are baptized by one with authority can be saved, and very few ever get that chance, then . . ? The Restored Gospel answers that question and Baptism for the Dead is a big part of that answer.
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The Salvation Army recently presented a document to their organization's employees and volunteers on racism, encouraging their organization to read Ibram Kendi and Robin DiAngelo. It implied tenets of Critical Race Theory and Critical Social Justice. A backlash forced them to remove it. But the organization is just another example of Christianity sliding toward a Social Justice Gospel and Liberation Theology.
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"Like a Lamb to the Slaughter"
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The power of Joseph Smith
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He knew what was coming
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The transfer of the keys of the priesthood
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Recap of the Week!
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Comments on the Church Microaggression Email
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Elder Bednar and Choosing to be Offended
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Understanding Demons and the Context of the Sermon on the Mount
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President Oaks, The US Constitution and Ideologies Attacking It
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President Oaks Parses Out the Constitution
From his April, 2021 General Conference talk, President Oaks analyzes the US Constitution and states that it is inspired of God and that the whole world needs to look to it and its principles of liberty and limited government. Critical Social Justice and Critical Race Theory decry the liberties of the US Constitution and its focus on opportunity.
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Dan Ellsworth and I talk about whether demons are real, how their characteristics apply to you, and why you need to understand them. Dan also gives some great insight into the temptations given to Jesus by Satan and the Sermon on the Mount as a reaction to those temptations.
In many ways, this is a continuation of our previous discussion on the War in Heaven.
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Weakness and The Suffering Servant
The beginning (Section 1) and the original end (Section 133) both refer to Isaiah 53-53 and both invoke "weakness". In this episode, we journey through these two Sections and Isaiah 52-53 to put all into context. In some regards, we are all Isaiah's Suffering Servant as followers of Christ.
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The University of Maryland, due to the success of Asian-American students, has altered two of its ethnic enrollment categories; 'People of Color" is now "People of Color Minus Asians" and "White" is now "White or Asian".
At Yale Law School, a trainer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion attacks capitalism, whiteness, and the "Western World".
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This week an email communication from the Church included the term, "Microaggression". Some members were a little distraught over this. In this episode we try to do some "clear thinking" and look at how the language and religion of academia will continue to be the major influence on culture and the difficult path the Church must navigate going forward. We also talk about how microaggressions are both a way to be more sensitive to others but can also be a tool for victimhood.
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Wrap up of Critical Race Theory (CRT) news this week.
Microsoft videos show presenters self "identifying" before they present including gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and what they are wearing.
Nicole Hannah Jones does not believe in the individual. Everyone is assigned to a group.
Juan Williams says Parents' rights' is code for white race politics.
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"Angels and Handshakes"
The examples of angels and handshakes can also play as a metaphor on the world's ideologies and temptations. Keys, "knowledge", and ordinances are all part of the priesthood found in the temple. Using the Cwic Interpreter of Temple Imagagery and Drama helps us to understand the concepts found in these Sections. Section 132 will follow in a subsequent episode.
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Aside from the political lightning rod that Dr. Fauci has become, what is he doing in a position of trust as a spokesperson for the US Government when he was involved in funding the Wuhan Lab and getting in bed with the Chinese. Using a context from comedian John Stewart and Senator Rand Paul, regardless of what you think of Fauci, these issues demand attention.
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DBR, Order, Ordinance, and Ordain
Joseph Smith talks of the "deep water" of opposition becoming a "second nature" to him. He glories "in tribulation like Paul. The role and Doctrine of Christ are not as a liberator from earthly oppressors, but as a liberator (Savior) of over sin for personal progression of individuals, families, and Zion. Baptisms for the dead are part of our participation in Isaiah 52:7, our "feet" are upon the mountain.
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Wrap-up on recent episodes!
Cwic Show and Greg Matsen are featured on the anti-Mormon YouTube Channel Mormon Stories in regards to Natasha Helfer. We revisit our conversation with Patrick Mason on polygamy and the doctrine of plural marriage. Also, why statue removal matters.
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Section 124 is a roadmap for Joseph Smith
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The Doctrine of Christ and "weakness"
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Eagles Wings
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Thomas Grover
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Condoleezza Rice co-hosts The View chiding Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin on Critical Race Theory and makes some very good points. Also, YouTube comments on a previous BYU Cwic Show episode.
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"Liberty" and The Doctrine of Christ
The exchange between Joseph Smith and the Lord in Liberty Jail should be seen through the lens of the Doctrine of Christ. What was the Lord teaching Joseph and what does He teach us? It's not always the circumstances that need to change but rather us that need to change.
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Many in the media call this action in New York City a menial occurrence. But the media also said in 2017 that the removal of Confederate statues would not lead to the founding fathers like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. They are wrong again. This is part of a national plan by supporters of CRT and Critical Social Justice to "reset" the founding of America.
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LDS Scholar Patrick Mason
As political divides increase and intensify both in the US and in the Church, how do we hold it together? What was the significance of Elder Holland's BYU speech and when it comes to the family, what is doctrine? In Patrick's new book, Proclaim Peace, how should we look at conflict? And is there a political problem in academia?
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The temple is built after patterns both in form and function.
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Several BYU professors teaching and activating students as they support Critical Race Theory and advocate for Ibram Kendi's anti-capitalist, anti-liberal democracy agenda and book. Shout out to the Black Panther Party, a touch of Liberation Theology and several examples of promoting political involvement.
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The Higher and the Lower Laws show us that the "treasure" to be found in Salem, Massachusetts was not a physical treasure, but the spiritual treasure of souls. The Doctrine of Christ is outlined through submission and humility, to lower oneself and to be exalted by God. This is represented by the Tree of Life in Lehi's Dream. Those that raise themselves up will fall. They are represented by the Great and Spacious Building.
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BYU Professor Ralph Hancock discusses his most recent article outlining the academic and religious response to Elder Holland's BYU speech. Focusing on a Faith Matters podcast episode, we discuss the "skirting around the issue" of the Doctrine of the Family and temple marriage. Also, the Office of Belonging and "continual revelation."
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Wrap up of Critical Race Theory events.
Saturday Night Live skit covers mock school board with "crazy" parents talking about CRT and segregation. Real school board struggles with "banning" Critical Race Theory. Young "antiracist" with Antiracist social media channels equates antiracism with getting rid of the United States. Because that's what it really is.
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Comments, Feedback, and Fallout
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Antiracism and Language
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The Black National Anthem in Forbes Magazine
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Education's war on men is only a slice of a larger problem
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WaPo's "Rise of the Liberal Latter-day Saints" and the author's comments on the article
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The title of God, "Lord God of Israel"
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Covenant
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We are a part of the hierarchal structure seen in visions of Temple Imagery and Drama. We are the "Servants."
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Who is Elias?
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In this Washington Post Magazine article, the author creates a narrative that depicts a conflict between "bottom-up" revelation and "top-down" revelation. The article, while well written, assumes that the Church should react to the people's desire for change. Those interviewed expect that the Doctrine of the Family and temple marriage will change.
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"Where Have All The Men Gone?"
We have arrived at a point where for every man that graduates from college, nearly two women will graduate. This is not only a problem for men but for women as well. Girls and women dominate scholastic leadership roles, student government, college admissions, valedictorians, and diplomas. And there is no reversal in sight. The only group this helps, are the highly educated males.
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The NFL is playing the Black National Anthem before games. Why is there a push to have two National Anthems? What is the purpose? Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Intersectionality are the engines behind this push. They seek to tear down liberal democracy by breaking us into groups and reforming our institutions. America was built for all. That means "assimilation" for all to its principles of freedom.
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Arizona State University library viral video. Two male students called out for supporting the police.
The University of Washington begins a new "Critical Librarianship" program indoctrinating librarians and stating that libraries are about power and privilege.
CVS CEO has a discussion with Ibram Kendi who states that the solution to racism is to "diagnose" employees with racism The solution, in part, is to “diagnose” employees as “racist” in order to help them become “antiracist”.
Plus, California Ethnic Studies
"Checks and Balances"
The General Priesthood and organization of the Church has a built-in "checks and balances" similar to the US Constitution. There are three quorums that can "check" each other with a unanimous vote.
Section 107 provides great detail for the Higher and Lower Laws administered by the Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods.
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With works and grace, and personal responsibility and comfort, the gospel pendulum seems to be rapidly swinging toward the latter. But a "Teddy Bear" Jesus is not the answer nor is it the true Doctrine of Christ. "Comfort" is turning to victimhood and resentment, forming victim groups and expecting Jesus Christ to be the "liberator" of such griefs. This turns the gospel into a "Therapy" Gospel coddling victimhood and stealing personal responsibility.
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The Plan of Salvation asks us to all be "saviors of men." God is not just a "Healer" or a therapist. The Plan is for us to become like Him, not just to be "fixed." As we receive more light, we are to shine that light for others. This is why those at the Tree of Life do not gather and store the fruit for themselves, rather, they partake of it. This signifies that they become like the Tree. They are to become like Christ.
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Agreement and disagreement on Elder Holland's BYU Speech.
Ben Pacini is a teacher at BYU-Idaho and the host of the "Radical Civility" podcast. We discuss the speech, Critical Race Theory in schools, save spaces in schools, and the role of civility in disagreement in the Church. It was a great conversation.
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A strong tenet of Postmodernism is a "Lived Experience." In reality, it is a hijacking of knowledge. The arrival of "Deconstruction" and "Lived Experience" have already arrived in mainstream creedal Christianity and are wreaking havoc. This episode shows how this may show up in a Latter-day Saint context and how it can be used perniciously with our testimonies.
Also, three different ways (epistemologies) to come to a knowledge of the veracity of the gospel and the Church.
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In an ever-increasing polarization of politics, how will the Church create dialogue? What does it mean to be "civil within the Church? How do we avoid political extremities and keep a dialogue on issues? Just a few thoughts on what I'm hearing.
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"The Law of Liberty"
Oddly, the Lord lifts up the banner of the US Constitution exactly when it is failing the early saints. He speaks of the "principle of freedom" within the Constitution and says that is should be given to all of mankind. We also see how agency plays a role in these sections, the "Law of Liberty" from Irenaeus, and the gathering of Israel is temple-centered.
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This is a great discussion with Pastor Derwin, the founder of Transformation Church who also played football under Lavell Edwards from 1989-992. He also played in the NFL for six years. Dr. Derwin Gray's church is a non-denominational, multi-ethnic church on purpose. This is how he designed it. We talk about his journey in life, BYU, and many lessons that apply to Latter-day Saints, a faith he is very familiar with.
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BYU Professor Advocating for Critical Race Theory at BYU and Public Schools.
A BYU Professor Emeritus advocates for the teaching of Critical Race Theory at BYU and in public schools. He also equates statements from Ibram Kend and Joseph Smith. By dissecting his points in an article he wrote recently, we can break down much of what we see in the advocacy, teaching, and activation found in CRT. This is yet another example of what BYU is facing.
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Lehi's Dream can be an anchor point for context and insight with ideas, groups, worldviews, and ideologies. Here I share a few thoughts asking the audience to make a couple of assumptions with me in order to create a mental diagram for the examples of Critical Race Theory and Racism.
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In an October 2020 address at BYU, President Oaks explained that we need to have "clear thinking" about social issues. This address seems to have set the table for Elder Holland's recent BYU speech. In this episode, I try to use the "clear thinking" principle and apply it to the Church's partnership with the NAACP, Elder Hollan's BYU speech, and the relationship between the Church, and the LGBTQ community.
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A BYU professor, messaging me directly, states that Jesus taught social justice from the left. That his message was to fight off oppression. This is after Elder Holland's speech. The professor also brings up new language and tries to redefine "equity."
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"Temple and Light"
As the Lord calls for His temple to be built, His language includes many of the themes of the temple including, light, creation, the Tree of Life, Charity, and the Doctrine of Christ.
Is the love of God unconditional? How does He "love" us? What does "meek" mean?
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More response to Elder Holland's speech at BYU with additional insights. The office of Belonging (Orwellian?) at BYU and the "Light of Christ" with a hierarchal structure.
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The Hyperbolic Aftermath of Elder Holland's BYU Speech The response to Elder Holland's BYU speech earlier this week includes many that support Elder Holland and many, louder and hyperbolic reactions that are grounded in a twist of Elder Holland's words, spirit, and intent of his speech. The "muskets" have been used as a distraction. The metaphor has been appropriated as an aggressive attack on the LGBTQ community. Many are rallying around this false narrative.
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Unlike most other universities that have put into place a "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" office, the Office of Belonging at BYU seems to want to be different. Time will tell.
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Elder Holland gave a stirring speech to BYU yesterday, August 23, 2021. He was direct in his approach while expressing his love for the institution of Brigham Young University. In this episode, I comment on why I believe he mentioned certain specifics, how BYU must stay true to its mission, and what does the future hold. Elder Holland's remarks included a focus on the Doctrine of the Family and marriage as well. This was a monumental speech deserving of its full delivery. I have linked it below-
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In this fast-paced episode, we immerse in the scriptures and bring together light, truth, the Doctrine of Christ, and the cost of love. We use Isaiah to inform Section 93 and Section 93 to inform Isaiah. We also bring in Abinadi and John's gospel.
In this Section, we arrive at the climatic DBR reference, "the Word." The JST shows us that the "Word" is both the "gospel" of Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ Himself.
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"Ralph Hancock, BYU Political Philosophy Professor"
Ralph discusses the current political environment at BYU and the changes he's seen over the last 34 years. We also discuss hiring practices, BYU's future direction, and the role of the Proclamation on the Family.
Professor Hancock guides us through the developing philosophies that bring us to our current left and right politics today.
And finally, a discussion on the roles of revelation and reason. How should they work together?
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Doctrine and Covenants 89, a "Word of Wisdom", is more about spiritual things than physical. The "promise" from the Lord is not a physical one. Not primarily. It is spiritual. Our bodies are the true temples of creation. In this episode we let Paul and Isaiah inform the meaning of the blessings of Section 89 illuminating our understanding of what this revelation is all about.
In a debate on Critical Race Theory held on The Bill Maher Show, Ben Shapiro, and Malcom Nance give their definitions of CRT. We see how those who support CRT choose to debate and the commentary provides insights into how CRT plays out today.
Is there objective truth or just lived experience? Is Critical Race Theory taught in our schools? Is the objective of CRT equality of opportunity or forced equity of results?
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New messaging from the First Presidency on getting vaccinated. Why are members so split on this? What is the political reasoning? Why might it get worse? This episode provides data, reasoning, and opinion on the Covid vaccinations. Global governments and Health Agencies have a specific goal for a specific percentage of those vaccinated. This causes a battle between societal needs and individual liberty. Also, why I got vaccinated.
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Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is usually called the Triumphal Entry. This hides what is happening. Jesus rides in through the east gate of Jerusalem on a donkey just as King Solomon did at his coronation. This is a Royal Procession to the temple. As a pervasive cultural event, it is also used as a metaphor in scripture for the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods as in "prepare ye the way" and the Second Coming of Christ as just a couple of examples.
The Creation and Garden of Eden Dramas may not be what many think them to be. This presentation provides insight into viewing these narratives as visions and dramas as given to Moses and Abraham.
Eve is both righteous and beguiled. "Death" represents judgment, with perhaps more emphasis than physical death. Cherubim represents judgment. Lehi's Dream is the second half of the chiasmus, "Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they may have joy" finishing the story of the Garden of Eden.
Doctrine and Covenants 88 is a gargantuan revelation. We set the stage with Joseph Smith and Sections 86 & 87 for the reception of "The Olive Leaf". The Section starts out with the title, "Lord of Sabaoth." We cover this and talk about the Deuteronimists in Jerusalem at the time of Lehi. One thing to notice in this section is its framing of hierarchy through the Sun, Moon, Stars, and the Earth. It is very, very, similar to that often talked about chapter 3 in the Book of Abraham. You know, the one with "Kolob." We cover that.
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Doctrine and Covenants 88
"School of Family Life Canceling Gender"
New study from Assistant Director Sarah Coyne recommends that young boys, from pre-school age, be immersed in Princess Culture to reduce their toxic masculinity. The study also vilifies older Disney princess movies for displaying "feminine" traits such as "nurturing."
An article placed on the BYU website shows focuses on a young boy holding several princess dolls, wearing flowered pajamas, and reading pink princess books.
When the Book of Mormon speaks of skin color, is it literal or a metaphor? Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians used skin color as a metaphor. Jeremiah and Daniel, contemporaries of Lehi and Nephi, used skin color as a metaphor. Could the Lamanites and the Nephites have had the same skin color while using black and white, dark and fair as a metaphor to distinguish between righteous and wicked, industrious and idle? It looks that way.
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"The Higher and the Lower Priesthoods"
Section 84 gives us one of the best examples of The Higher and Lower Laws. Each of the Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods is necessary as they represent "Heaven and Earth". We explore the themes of the temple, Zion, the Last Days and bring them into context with the prophets Jeremiah, Daniel and Jesus as well.
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Doctrine and Covenants 84
A Panel Discussion
Several South African Latter-day Saints talk bout race, apartheid and the Restored Church. How is the Church viewed? Is it a "white" Church? What does this mean when there are so many more black members? Why is representation so important?
Eavesdrop on a Zoom meeting with Greg and his South African friends discussing these topics.
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In these Sections we get several of the tenets of building Zion. The "Platinum Rule" is outlined, the Doctrine of Christ from Isaiah's Suffering Servant, bearing each others' burdens and caring for the poor. The Lord continually shows us that for Zion there is no force equity nor is there merit without mercy or grace.
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Doctrine and Covenants 81-83
In the Come Follow Me LDS episode for Doctrine and Covenants we review Section 77 as Joseph Smith answers (his own questions?) on the Book of Revelation. We cover some of the symbolism with some of his answers and review some numerology with squares and cubes.
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Doctrine and Covenants 77-80
The recent Cuban protests shine a light on a message that the media often does not want to share- protesting against Marxism. Ibram Kendi, a Critical Race Theorist, used the example of Castro's victory fighting against the "vicious American military" as hope for a new American Revolution as well. What would Kendi's America look like?
Senator Mark Rubio speaks in the senate and I use his words to match Critical Race Theory to what is happening in Cuba.
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BYU has already added several courses based on the suggestions from the Committee on Race, Equity and Belonging. Will this be a good thing? The problem is the manner in which they are taught. Critical Pedagogy is likely in these courses and Critical Theory is specifically outlined as the way they will be taught.
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In an article entitled, "How Critical Race Theory Helps us Follow Jesus," a BYU Professor and a member of the Church, uses scripture and the words of Jesus, and the words of President Hinckley, President Nelson, and President Oaks to build a case that the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is compatible with CRT.
Listen with us as we review the article and show its obvious errors while helping members of the Church learn to defend what is quickly coming to your doorstep.
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"Becoming and Degrees"
The level to which we become like Christ will determine the "Glory" we can withstand and enjoy. Agency is directly tied to these kingdoms and that is why the fall of Lucifer is outlined to start the vision. Joseph Smith and Sydney Rigdon speak directly with Jesus Christ and ask, "What do I see?".
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Doctrine and Covenants Section 76
Critical Theory as a whole is a major threat to the Church and to the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this episode, we focus on the way many of the academics of Postmodern Critical Theory describe their own ideology and activism as a virus. And this is exactly how it has played out.
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"Victim vs. Victory"
Joseph Smith's massive project of "translating" the Bible never ends. We are all to be stewards in the Lord's vineyards. We are to work and not be idle. Joseph Smith is sustained and ordained President of the High Priesthood. Victimhood is the opposite of Victory. The Lord, though a victim, overcame the world in victory.
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Doctrine and Covenants 71-75
As was predicted, some professors at BYU are already starting to teach the students that President Nelson's words are the same as Ibram Kendi's words and go along with Critical Race Theory.
Ibram Kendi is a radical who fights against liberal democracy and capitalism. He wants us to model Marxists such as Angela Davis, and his "antiracism" is nothing more than a pretty word for "radical activist".
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Blake Smith is a faithful Latter-day Saint with same sex attraction (SSA). In the '70s, he went through electroshock aversion therapy at BYU-I (then Ricks College). This was a common practice throughout the country. He has been happily married to his wife for 17 years. Blake provides informative insights on what it is like to be in the Church, live the law of chastity, and have same sex attraction.
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"Weak = Lower, Strong = Higher"
Joseph Smith is not as educated or eloquent as many of the Elders around him. The Lord chooses Joseph and "weak things" over the sophistication of man. He has us pass through the Lower Law first, then the Higher Law. In this episode of Come Follow Me LDS, The Cwic Interpreter of The Higher and Lower Laws is used in these sections as well as the Royal Procession.
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Doctrine and Covenants 67-80
This episode pulls from the words of President Nelson, President Oaks, and others in recent speeches on race that are stark contrasts to the tenets of Critical Race Theory.
We should distinguish between "forming better race relations" and Critical Race Theory. They are not the same.
President Nelson speaks of race within the context of "Gathering Israel" and President Oaks speaks of the sin of racism and the need in these times for "clear thinking"
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This Come Follow Me LDS episode covers the Higher and the Lower Laws in Sections 64-66. Eve was beguiled with the promise that "death" would not occur. This "death" is judgment. Joseph Smith describes Daniels "stone" as a grindstone. Believers in the Book of Mormon grow the grindstone. Preparing the way (lower law) for the Royal Procession (Second Coming) of Christ.
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Doctrine and Covenants 64-66
In a historic press conference, the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solidified their partnership with new initiatives and words of solidarity and coming to Christ. President Russel M. Nelson, President and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, also the president of the UNCF, and Amos C. Brown with some earthshaking comments.
This avenue of racial brotherhood is the antithesis to Critical Race Theory.
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"Assemblyman Kevin Kiley"
A new Ethnic Studies High School curriculum has been approved by the California Board of Education. Its focus is "Critical Race Theory" and creating new radical activists out of California Teenagers. This is not Martin Luther King or Civil Rights, this is about activism and indoctrination. And it's much worse than you think.
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"Taking the Lord's Name"
In this episode we see immediately in verse 1 what the Lord's message will be to the members of the church. He distinguishes between those who really are the "people of the Lord" and those who "call themselves the people of the Lord." Naturally, he explains the difference by talking about faith preceding a sign and then makes reference to the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Taking the Lord's name in vain is when we don't keep our baptismal covenants.
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"A Woke LDS Jesus?"
Liberation Theology and new "Christologies" are making their way through Christianity and to the doorstep of the Latter-day Saints. It's happening at the personal, family, and ward levels. How to recognize when Critical Race Theory is being brought up and how Liberation Theology is likely at its root.
Representative Steve Christiansen is the sponsor for HR 901 detailing the restriction of "race essentialism", a part of Critical Race Theory, being taught in Utah public schools. We cover the spread of Critical Race Theory in public schools nationwide, how Resolution 901 fits with the First Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We also cover the status of other state legislative initiatives against the teaching and training of the tenets of Critical Race Theory.
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"Body Record"
Joseph Smith, W.W. Phelps, and other Elders make their way to Ohio from Independence by way of canoes on the Missouri River. The Lord yet again refers to the Parable of the Talents. W.W. Phelps sees "the Destroyer" in "all his power" on the waters. "Waters" have often been a symbol of chaos and evil in the Old Testament in the Creation story, the flood, and with the Leviathan. Ancient mythology gives a similar symbolism. Our bodies are temples and record our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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As we observe the fruits of Critical Race Theory in several Christian denominations, we become aware of some of what might happen as it begins its entrance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Liberation Theology changes Christ to a victim liberator over oppressors.
The three Proclamations appear to be confirmation on doctrine to help guide us as pernicious ideologies and ideas enter society and the church.
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"Agents Unto Themselves"
With the focus moving to Missouri, Joseph Smith and the early Saints now have a place for Zion. The Lord teaches them that they are to "work" and obey to create and build Zion and they will be rewarded accordingly. Sidney Rigdon dedicates Jackson County and Joseph Smith lays the cornerstone for the temple and dedicates the temple grounds.
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Doctrine and Covenants 58-59
"What is Codependency?"
In this intriguing discussion, Nick Galieti and Jennifer Roach discuss their book, Codependent Discipleship. We discuss the interrelationship of codependency with God and with the church, as well as codependency with others.
Codependency can be a type of counterfeit charity. Those with codependency "need" others to need them and then much of their purpose becomes to fix others or situations. Guilt, punishment and insecurity can all play a role with codependency.
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"Stewards, Talents, and Consecration"
The Law of Consecration is the higher law designed for Zion and a Promised Land. Getting there is a matter of becoming "one" as a people. The Parable of the Talents can teach us how we should be living the Law of Consecration today and how we can be increasing the "spiritual silver" that the Lord has given us by helping others.
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Doctrine and Covenants 51-57
As members of the church, we stand in a unique place in history. The opportunity before us is to "gather Israel". However, with the modern connection between peoples and races, there are ideologies that seek to further divide us. Critical Race Theory is one of these. Critical Race Theory and its fruits of Intersectionality, Anti-Racism, and "Whiteness" have been adopted by many at BYU and formal initiatives have been suggested that could further entrench it throughout the campus.
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One night, John Renouard had a dream. A vivid dream. He saw a man-powered drill that could reach remote parts of the world and supply water to these villages. Today, the Village Drill has supplied water to over seven million people in 36 different countries. We cover the story of the Village Drill, the effects on villages in Africa, and the unique way WHOlives partners with the villages.
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"Idols and Spirits"
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 49-50 are similar to what we find with the Children of Israel who were wandering in the desert. They encountered other "religions" and "gods" that were not of Jehovah. The Shakers had some unique beliefs that the Lord, through Joseph Smith, refuted, such as celibacy, shaking, and dismissing baptism and marriage. We learn through these sections that certain"spirits" can appear at first to be from God, but they are deceivers.
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Doctrine and Covenants 49-50
In 2020 a whopping 68% of all in-home television viewing came from streaming apps. Notorious for their lack of parental controls and lax attitude toward exposing kids to harmful content, the big streaming companies refuse to help parents by modifying their viewing options.
Melissa Henson from The Parents Television and Media Council joins Cwic Show to discuss her recent research report on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ and all the streaming giants.
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"Submission, Holy Ghost, and Gifts"
As we look throughout the scriptures, there are certain "points of introduction" where the authors, as they lay out their spiritual reasoning, give us a clue as to what they are going to cover. In this case, Doctrine and Covenants 46 begins with the Holy Ghost, then goes into submission and the gifts of the Spirit. We see the same formula from Paul in 1 Corinthians 12 and from Moroni in Moroni 10.
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Doctrine and Covenants 46-48
What do you do when the consensus of experts in counseling and therapy is in direct opposition to core church doctrine? Jeff Bennion, an LDS therapist, discusses his take on the conflict of church doctrine versus the code of conduct for therapists and counselors highlighted by the Natasha Helfer disciplinary council. Can you trust your LDS therapist or that of your kids? Can the two co-exist? Find out more on this episode of Cwic Show.
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"Birth Baptism & Bearing"
Many have looked to 2 Nephi 31 for an understanding of the Doctrine of Christ. However, without the proper context we may miss the richness of this doctrine. 1 Nephi 11, though void of the specific phrase, teaches us what the Doctrine of Christ represents as well as a further understanding of Lehi's Dream of the Tree of Life.
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LDS writer and thinker, Dan Ellsworth, joins me for a discussion on the War in Heaven. A topic rarely discussed in detail, Dan and I talk without a script or questions about our thoughts on the War in Heaven from the Book of Revelation with Jehovah, Michael, and the Dragon. What was it, and how does it play out today in politics, ideology, and our faith?
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"What Are These Wounds?"
Doctrine and Covenants 45 is a rehash of Matthew 24. It covers signs to come before destruction. It was given originally by Jesus on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. It is the precursor and trigger for Joseph Smith Matthew found in the Pearl of Great Price. This covers deception in our times, a Jaredite-like war, and the breakdown of society into "ites" or tribes. It is the opposite of the gathering of Zion.
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Doctrine and Covenants 45
Recently, The LDS disciplinary council of Natasha Helfer has been in the news and all over social media. There are talking points on both sides, mostly in support of her. This commentary is not to support or denounce excommunication or disciplinary actions for Natasha Helfer. Rather, based on research, it is to show where the church stands against certain ideologies critical of the LDS Church.
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In this episode, The Book of Revelation Explained, Dr. Ian Paul talks about interpreting the Book of Revelation. He calls the book "the most remarkable text you will ever read." We discuss the language that John uses to write the book, whether it was a vision, who John is writing to, numerology, the mark of the beast, the seven seals, and many more things about this misunderstood text.
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"The Law of God"
The Law of God in Sections 41-44 includes several of the Ten Commandments. A strong focus on the Law of Chastity. A great example of the "DBR" is given with the "word" and the "order" or priesthood. To be ashamed can be good but not shamed. "Keys" are equated to the Kingdom of God and another example of "gathering" as a hen gathereth her chickens is given.
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Doctrine and Covenants 41-44
Ty Mansfield discusses mental health and mindfulness applied to Latter-Day Saints. This episode covers depression, anxiety, and stillness as well as relationships of marriage and parenting and the difficulty of knowing others and being "known". It is based on Ty's book, The Power of Stillness, Mindful Living for Latter-Day Saints.
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"Gathering and The Doctrine of Christ"
As the Lord lays out the principle of Gathering in the Doctrine and Covenants, in Sections 37-40 He begins to reveal that "becoming one" as a Gathered people happens through the Doctrine of Christ.
Again, in the context of a Gathering to The Ohio, we are taught about the elements of the Gathering of the Last Days to prepare ourselves for the Royal Procession that is the Second Coming.
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Doctrine and Covenants 37-40
"Gathering and Procession"
The Doctrine and Covenants continues to lay the foundation on the doctrine of "gathering". When we see gathering in the context of the ancient Royal Procession Interpreter with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ as the King coming to the temple then we can better understand this metaphor throughout the scriptures.
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Doctrine and Covenants 30-36
Big Tech and porn sites have turned a blind eye to the hosting and sharing of child pornography and sexual exploitation. They can do so because of Section 230 which exempts them from civil lawsuits and the DOJ has not had the political will prosecute.
Dani Pinter, Senior Legal Counsel for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) gives a rundown of what is happening in the fight against sexual exploitation and child pornography.
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A major threat to Christianity and its cornerstone book, the Bible, is the worldview and ideology of Post-Modern Critical Theory. It is the antithesis of Christianity and strives for segregation, separation, and several new narratives of the Bible and the very nature and story of Jesus Christ. It pits your "group" against your "self" by reducing the importance of the individual and ranking the level of your "grievance group". It is not a product of love nor of service to others. It is a self-serving philosophy built over decades that has morphed from Marxism to Critical Theory, then added Post-Modernism, Critical Race Theory, and Intersectionality to create a "hydra" type of worldview whose aim is to "deconstruct Christianity", the family and the West.
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"Separation & Gathering"
Many of the early revelations to Joseph Smith were "bedrock" doctrines and principles that have been laid out at the beginning of all dispensation. As in Section 27 & 28, Section 29, if you are looking for it, reveals to us the principles of creation, covenant, separation and gathering. It is given in the context of a "gathering", the General Conference.
The DBR is also described as following a priesthood hierarchy.
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Doctrine and Covenants 29
The LDS Church just announced that the Salt Lake Temple and the Manti Temple would no longer continue live sessions after their remodeling. In addition, the murals from the Salt Lake Temple are being removed. LDS Temples house core doctrines, widsom, ordinances, and rituals for members of the church. This episode, while supporting the changes, talks about what we are losing and missing in our temple experiences. Primarily, participation and drama!
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"Amanda Freebairn & Hanna Seariac"
Amanda Freebairn and Hanna Seariac talk about issues that face women today in the LDS Church. We talk about why so few women are mentioned in the scriptures and where things seem to be headed in the church in terms of bolstering women's stories as well as the all-important topic of Motherhood. We also delve into the tough to talk about issues of Feminism, Polygamy, and Faith Crisis.
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"Knights at a Roundtable"
In the context of the Sacrament, a covenant, communal meal, the Lord invites those with "keys" to sit at the table with him and share in the meal. Ultimately, we find out that we all have a seat at the table.
We discuss the differences between Elias and Elijah, as well as the dispensations and priesthood order as a mirror form of the creation, building towards being "one".
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Doctrine and Covenants
Jordan Peterson is Stuck on Faith
My thoughts on their conversation and Jordan Peterson's position between Secularism and Christianity. Peterson wants to believe, but there are obstacles. Pageau offers good advice, but it's not enough. Peterson needs to learn what faith really is. Peterson adopts Carl Jung's mythological approach of truths in the story of Christ but has difficulty bringing them together with the actual event of Christ's sacrifice.
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"Emma Hale Smith"
Some members of the church have been harsh with Emma Smith. We cover just a few of the trials that this good woman went through. We also go over the coupling of "pride" and "temptation" as well as the principle of Common Consent.
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Doctrine and Covenants 23-26
"Mortality & LDS Scholarship"
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"In the Flesh" = Mortality
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The Serpent told the truth and lied to Eve
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The Serpent's lie of "death" had more to do with Spiritual Death
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An observation on the state of LDS Scholarship and Mormon Studies
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The Sacrament represents the Higher and the Lower Laws
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Love is "suffering"
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Doctrine and Covenants 20-22
"The Melchizedek Priesthood"
The Melchizedek Priesthood following the Aaronic Priesthood. It is likely that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were visited by Peter, James, and John within two weeks of the visit of John the Baptist.
Martin Harris is commanded to underwrite the printing of the Book of Mormon by mortgaging his farm. Though a believer, he is constantly looking for assurance where his faith deadends.
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Doctrine and Covenants 18-19
'Witnesses & Circles'
Not all of us witness God, plates, visions, or miracles, but that is the plan. Like concentric circles, we sit out from the center, receiving the Word and witnesses in order to grow, exercise faith, develop hope and give charity. The three witnesses did not see God the Father and Jesus Christ. The Eight Witnesses did not see Moroni or the other Nephite objects. But we can pull from their witness.
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Doctrine and Covenants 14-17
"The Book of Mormon Counters Any Anti-Semitism In The NewTestament"
Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? If so, was it written that way or just interpreted that way? Bradley Kramer, Author of Gathered In One: How The Book of Mormon Counters Anti-Semitism In The New Testament, explains how the New Testament may have been written with a specific bias against the Jews in favor of the Gentiles. We talk about the role of Christianity in the Holocaust, why the LDS Church is not a part of the tradition of Jewish persecution under Christian rule, and how he thinks a traditional interpretation of the New Testament has played a role in that persecution.
Bradley Kramer- Gathered In One: How The Book of Mormon Counters The Anti-Semitism Of The New Testament- https://amzn.to/3q7J6R0
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'The Aaronic Priesthood in the Latter Days'
John the Baptist, the icon of the Aaronic Priesthood, visits Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and confers upon them the keys of the lower, preparatory priesthood. The priesthood of baptism. Baptism is a representation of the Doctrine of Christ, choosing to enter mortality, take on adversity and the burdens of others, then on to victory through Christ and the resurrection. It is part of the Lower Law that precedes the Higher Law.
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Doctrine and Covenants 12-13
"The Lost 116 Pages"
- Does the Lord have a "Plan B" for you?
- Possible lost manuscript discoveries- Sword of Joshua/Joseph = Sword of Laban, Laban, Zoram & Ishmael as Ephraimites
- Laban killed by Nephi during the Passover Feast
- Losing your "plan" and getting a new one
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Lost 116 Pages interview with author Don Bradley- https://youtu.be/nk7C7zp4FO0
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Doctrine and Covenants 10-11
'Lessons on Revelation'
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These sections show us how the Lord is teaching Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery how to receive revelation
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The beginning of the last dispensation is like the pouring out of the Spiritual Gifts at Pentecost
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The prophetic principle taught with the story of Solomon asking for the Gift of Wisdom over riches
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We learn why Oliver Cowdery cannot translate
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The 'burning of the bosom' is put into context
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Doctrine and Covenants
In a fiercely, politically divisive time many seem to take their political passion and raise it above their religion.
Conservative, Liberal, Trump Supporter, Anti-Trump, White Nationalism and Socialist are just some of the titles that are becoming more important to us than 'Christian'.
Dan Ellsworth & Jeff Bennion discuss the implications of this volatile environment where not only the Left, but the Right now as well has adopted identity politics.
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'The Field Is White'
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One Eternal Round
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Many are called but few are chosen
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A gift removed
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The field is white
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Veiling the Book of Mormon like veiling the Ark of the Covenant
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In D&C 3:2 we get a familiar, though not often used phrase. What does 'One Eternal Round' mean? We see it in the scriptures in a handful of places along with another, similar phrase, 'the same today, yesterday and forever'. However, not much has ever been said about it.
By studying the chapters where these phrases appear, we can see that they are used in very specific ways. First, this always has to do with a book of scripture, or records. Also, the topics of 'prepare ye the way' and Christ are prevalent, along with the Gifts of God.
It would appear that the theme of a Royal Procession is connected with these statements as well as the Compass and the Square.
We can see these parallels in the descriptions of the physical gold plates of the Book of Mormon as well as in Facsimile #3 of the Book of Abraham.
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'The Angel Moroni'
- Moroni references scriptures about the Abrahamic Covenant
- Malachi's reference to Elijah is about the Abrahamic Covenant
- Joseph goes the stone box each year like the Jewish High Priest would enter the veil once each year
- The 2 sets of characters Martin Harris gave to Charles Anthon may have been from the 2 'Seal' plates of Moroni and The Brother of Jared
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Doctrine and Covenants Joseph Smith History
'The First Vision'
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Mormon and Moroni taught about the heavens being closed.
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The First Vision re-opens the heavens
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What was the clearing in the woods?
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What do the other accounts say about why Joseph Smith went to the grove?
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The First Vision was likely an Ascent Experience like so many other prophets have had
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Doctrine and Covenant The First Vision
'Doctrine & Covenants'
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The Gospel and Church are restored in the day of the 'Gentile'
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The 'Doctrine' of the Doctrine & Covenant was originally the Lectures on Faith
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The first shall be last and the last shall be first
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The church is built upon the authority and ordinances of the priesthood
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The only 'true and living church'
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Doctrine and Covenants Section 1
'The Gifts of The Spirit'
- Moroni's overall message is about opening the heavens
- Moroni's Book of Mormon Promise
- Moroni outlines 9 Spiritual Gifts, 9 is a Spiritual number identified in ancient religion and mythology.
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Book of Mormon Moroni
Through specific ideologies and through the vehicle of social media the church is growing polarized in its approach to its speech, culture and doctrine. This intelligent discussion by the authors of Radical Orthodoxy- A Manifesto, seeks to navigate a path avoiding the dangers of fundamentalism on the right and unbridled progressivism on the left. This is a much needed invitation as political polarization, especially in the US, is seeping into the church, LDS Scholarship and LDS apologetics. Where is the truth found? Is it in the center? Have LDS intellectuals failed us?
Nathaniel Givens, Jeffrey Thayne & J. Max Wilson are the authors.
Salt Lake Tribune article- https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/12/05/theres-new-manifesto/
Read the Manifesto here- https://latterdayorthodoxy.org
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'Infant Baptism'
- The practice of infant baptism comes up several times in the scriptures
- In Abraham's day, Infant Baptism was practiced
- Circumcision was a reminder of the innocence of little children and is tied to being baptized at eight years of age
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Book of Mormon Moroni
'Mormon & Moroni's Message'
- Entry to the fluid hierarchy is required before progression through Faith, Hope & Charity
- Faith, Hope & Charity are the highest of spiritual gifts
- Spiritual gifts are the "talents" of Jesus' parable
- Equality is not a righteous end
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'The Sacrament"
- Moroni includes some priesthood protocols
- The sacrament prayers are written down
- Remembering both the body and the blood of Christ
- A broken heart and a contrite spirit are required to enter the Fluid Hierarchy (Baptism)
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Book of Mormon Moroni
'Faith, Hope & Charity'
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Moroni covers the attributal progression of Faith, Hope & Charity
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We show weakness to enter into the Fluid Hierarchy
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Disparity and injustice allow us to exercise charity
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Forced equality is the plan of Lucifer in the War in Heaven
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Book of Mormon Ether
'The Lost 116 Pages'
- The Lehites are a very Josephite Tribe
- The Brass Plates May have been originated by Joseph of Egypt in Egyptian
- The Sword of Laban may also be from Joseph and Joshua
- Both Moroni and The Brother of Jared appear to have left a physical 'seal' on the Plates of Gold. There are descriptions.
- The Book of Mormon comes to light on key dates of Jewish festivals.
The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories- https://amzn.to/2Je1fMz This book is a must read!
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'Compass, Square & Stones'
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Ether and Moroni write with Temple Imagery
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Are the stones in the barges compasses & stones?
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Cain and Abel is the story of the Doctrine of Christ and Secret Combinations
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Secret Combinations work through the Carrot and the Stick
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Heaps of bones is the result of the loss of the Doctrine of Christ and Secret Combinations
Book- The Lost 116 Pages, Don Bradley- https://amzn.to/3pUfCGx
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Book of Mormon Ether
'Flesh & Blood'
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The Brother of Jared uses works, faith and boldness with humility to 'wrestle' with the Lord.
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Knowledge - Faith - Perfect Knowledge
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Faith = Trust
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Book of Mormon Ether
'Seals & Towers'
- We know of two different Jaredite records
- The number of 24 plates of Ether may be symbolic
- Moroni and the Brother of Jared both had their own 'seals' on the gold plates
- The Tower of Babel is the same as the Great and Spacious Building of Lehi's Dream
- Deseret represents priesthood
- The Jaredites also followed a temporal parallel of the Land of Promise and the Abrahamic Covenant
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Book of Mormon Ether
'The 2 Sticks of Israel'
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Mormon calls on Israel in the Last Days to believe in Jesus Christ
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The Lamanites will learn through the Book of Mormon that they are the children of Israel
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In the last days, those who believe in the Bible will believe in the Book of Mormon and visa versa.
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Judgment means that we will choose to our reward based on our level of spiritual comfort in glory.
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Book of Mormon
'Losing It All'
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As the Doctrine of Christ is ignored, the grace of God is removed from the Nephites.
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Magic, Witchcraft, Sorceries can be looked at as false priesthoods.
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Factions coalesce naturally into two groups
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The primary reason for the decline and destruction of the Nephites is departing from the Doctrine of Christ.
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Book of Mormon Mormon
'From Zion to Chaos'
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The NAME of the church is part of a theme
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We take on the Name of Jesus Christ
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We are baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ
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This all has to do with the Doctrine of Christ
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Having "all things in common" is not Marxism - Communis
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The destruction of the church and society starts with abandoning the Doctrine of Christ
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3 Nephi 4 Nephi
"The Restoration & The Book of Mormon"
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Jesus Christ quotes Isaiah
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He talks of the Abrahamic Covenant, the Gathering of Israel and the Doctrine of Christ
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Just as Moroni quoted Isaiah and Malachi, Jesus does the same to the Nephites for a new Dispensation.
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
'Hierarchy & Priesthood'
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Even words from Jesus need the prayer and the Holy Ghost
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Re-Creation and Institution of Order, Priesthood, Hierarchy, Ordinances
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The Higher and the Lower Laws
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Part of the Doctrine of Christ is following His example
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The Intercessory Prayer of John 17
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
Where does The Book of Abraham currently fit within the modern LDS doctrinal conscious? Why isn't it read and referenced more? Stephen and I talk about this, Kolob, priesthood, facsimiles and much more. We need more discussion on this book.
Stephen O. Smoot is a PhD student in Semitic & Egyptian Languages and Literature at the Catholic University of America.
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'The Sermon on the Temple'
- Jesus follows the themes of Creation, Baptism and Covenant
- The "Salt of the Earth" are the covenant people of the earth.
- What does the "Strait Gate" mean?
- Like the Sermon on the Mount, the Sermon at the Temple is a ritual couched in covenantal language.
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
Content Warning! Not for Children!
Sharon Slater- Sharon is the president of Family Watch International (FamilyWatch.org), a nonprofit organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. She also chairs the UN Family Rights Caucus (UNFamilyRightsCaucus.org) and is a consultant to multiple UN Member States, including African and OIC countries on human sexuality and family policy issues.
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'Disaster & Recovery'
- Flood, lightning, storms, tornadoes, earthquakes ravage the Nephite Nation
- Personal major earthquake story
- The sign of the birth of Christ was from the heavens while the sign of the Death of Christ is from earth
- A "still small voice" pierces the 3 days of darkness
- There is Temple Imagery in the witnessing of the wounds of Christ
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
"Agency & Consequences'
Gary and I discuss his most recent book, The Magnificent Gift of Agency, To Act and Not Be Acted Upon. Gary extrapolates on what agency is and how it relates to several principles including; consequences, victimhood, responsibility and the Atonement. We also discuss the role of agency in government.
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'Gathering'
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The Nephites and Lamanites remain "gathered" to defend against the Gadianton Robbers.
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The Nephites/Lamanites eliminate all of the Gadianton Robbers
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Mormon inserts his words about gathering, Jesus Christ and the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
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The people prosper and quickly grow in pride and wickedness.
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the Nephites and Lamanites destroy their government and break into their respective tribes.
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
"The Sign"
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The "ultimate" ultimatum set for believers on the day set for the "sign" of the birth of Christ
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A new star appears (The star the Magi followed)
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The Gadianton Robbers use a new morality to justify their deeds, decry the Doctrine of Christ and to blame the believers.
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The Nephites/Lamanites "gather" to defend themselves against the Gadianton Robbers
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Book of Mormon 3 Nephi
'You Can See It In The Stars'
- Where Samuel started with the Lower Law, he now goes to Jesus Christ and the Higher Law
- 5-Year Prophecy of Jesus' Birth
- We check Genesis 1 for help on the meaning of "Signs" in the sky
- The Lamanites and the Nephites both respectively abandon the Traditions of their Fathers
- Did Zenos prophecy of the restoration of the Lamanites in the Latter Days?
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Book of Mormon Helaman Samuel
'Tim Overton'
Tim and I disagree on several issues on race, the Anti-Racist movement and identity politics, but this is a good discussion from two people with differing backgrounds reaching out and creating dialogue. We need more globally, in the US, in our communities and in the LDS Church.
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Race Identity Politics Anti-Racism
Black Lives Matter Race Relations
'Slippery Treasures'
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The "Emperor's New Clothes"
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Samuel the Lamanite preaches repentance to a city drowning in a new morality.
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Treasures not hidden up to the Lord are slippery and lost
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Some ideologies invite with compassion but hide the consequences.
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Book of Mormon Helaman Samuel
"Genesis 1- Literally"
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The ancient Middle-East background of the Creation Story
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What is the author's intent for Genesis 1?
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Science vs. Genesis?
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There is no conflict between science and the Creation Story
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The history of the doctrinal interpretation of the Creation Story the origin of man.
Ben Spackman's website- https://www.benspackman.com
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Genesis Creation
'Spiritual Famine'
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Nephi calls for repentance from the garden tower
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He preaches that all of the prophets including Abraham, Moses and Isaiah, prophesied of the coming of Jesus Christ.
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Nephi prophesies of the murder of the Chief Judge.
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It's politics that "stirs us up".
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Nephi is given the power to seal on earth and in heaven
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Book of Mormon Helaman
"Gadianton Robbers"
- Kishkumen assassinates Pahoran the Chief Judge
- The Lamanites take Zarahemla and kill Pacumeni
- Nephi & Lehi preach to the Nephites and the Lamanites. They are encircled about by fire.
- The Gadianton Robbers and their Secret Combination begin to take over the Nephite Nation
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Book of Mormon Helaman
'Identity Politics, BYU & LDS Scholarship'
Critical Theory is now a dominant ideology throughout academe and is one of the foundations of the Social Justice movement and Identity Politics. It's controversial tenets draw on anti-family solutions for the perceived ills of society. So what happens when this ideology spreads to a place like BYU or LDS scholarship?
Hanna Seariac is the host of FAIR Mormon's "FAIR Voice" podcast.
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'The Law of Liberty'
- The Stripling Warriors fight bravely and are miraculously preserved
- Ammoron, Moroni, Helaman & Pahoran all write epistles
- Moroni & Ammoron contend with doctrine in their war epistles
- As Irenaeus explains, the Law of Liberty (Agency) is a part of Christianity
- Ezra Taft Benson states that Liberty in government is a basic part of our religion.
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Book of Mormon Alma Moroni
'Moroni, Oath & Blood'
- Moroni leads the "Cause of the Christians"
- These chapters have a theme of Covenant, Oath & Blood
- The name Amalickiah could have something to do with being Bloodthirsty
- Teancum enters scene as a great warrior
- The King-Men wont take up arms to fight
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'The Title of Liberty'
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The dual message of the Book of Mormon; The Doctrine of Christ and Liberty
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Zerahemnah's scalp is a prelude to the Title of Liberty
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The garments thrown at Moroni's feet are like those thrown in front of Jesus at his Triumphal Entry.
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Ancient covenants were made with a penalty
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The Nephites are a very Josephite tribe
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Book of Mormon Alma Moroni
The Creation and Garden of Eden stories are masked with mystery. But one way of looking at these stories can provide keys to better understand them. Those keys are "Vision" and "Drama. In other words, in all three scriptural sources of the Creation story (the Old Testament, Book of Moses & Book of Abraham) we can see that though these accounts pull from some history, they were given as visions, not historical accounts. Therefore, trying to reconcile science with a symbolic, spiritual account doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Joe Adams talks about what it's like to be a cop right now with the protests, riots, Antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement. What does he think about "Defund the Police"? How are police departments coping, how does this affect recruiting and how does training play a role?
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Black Lives Matter
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'Spirit Prison & Resurrection'
- Justice vs. Mercy - Justice AND Mercy
- Siron is a 'No-Man's Land'
- Corianton had grabbed onto some wayward ideologies
- YOU are Adam or Eve
- Ponder = To Weigh, Measure
- The Resurrection is a "restoration", part of "Covenant"
- The Cherubim are a part of the LDS Temple Endowment
- The Book of Mormon clarifies and supports the Bible
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Book of Mormon Alma
'Remembering & Deliverance'
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Alma adds the dual themes of Remembering & Deliverance
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The center of the profound chiasmus in Alma 36 is 'remembering' and being 'delivered' through the Atonement of Jesus Christ
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Alma explains more about his experience with the angel and being "born again".
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The Liahona is the "word". As in the allegory of the seed, it works according to faith
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Book of Mormon Alma
'The Word Is In Christ'
We finish Mormons chapter which comprises Alma chapters 30-35. Alma follows up his sermon on the Word as the Seed by explaining that the Doctrine of Christ is the Word. Amulek then takes Alma's words and details the Plan of Redemption around The Doctrine of Christ, which is the Tree of Life.
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Book of Mormon Alma
'Alma 32- Faith & The Word'
In contrast to the teachings and desires of Korihor, Alma teaches us how The Word, Faith & Perfect Knowledge work. Unlike Korihor, the gospel requires an imperfect knowledge with which we can offer faith (trust), which, if developed properly, can become a Perfect Knowledge. It is Faith before the Signs, not the other way around.
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Book of Mormon Alma
"The Zoramites"
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The Zoramites reject the Doctrine of Christ
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Self Esteem is sometimes an artificial copy of The Image of God
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The Rameumpton is like the Tower of Babel
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All of the Nephite dissenter groups reject the Doctrine of Christ
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The Book of Mormon seeks to prepare us for the attacks on Liberty and the Doctrine of Christ. The worst attacks, based on the model in the Book of Mormon, will come from inside the church.
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Book of Mormon Alma
'Korihor- Is There A God?"
Korihor, unlike most adversaries to the church and the Nephites, comes across as an atheist. Most adversaries are full of religious zeal or use religion for wicked ends. Lamoni and his father were asked "Do you believe there is a God?" Korihor receives the same question from Alma but has a different answer. In the end, his arguments are all built on lies. How would each of us answer this question? When the arguments and attacks follow an answer in the affirmative, what do you say?
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LDS Alma
'Buried Swords'
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The Lamanites live in a tradition similar to Cain
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What is the name 'Anti-Nephi-Lehies'?
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Though the Anti-Nephi-Lehies are pacifists, those that fight for them are not.
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The Amulonites and the Amalekites are more vitriolic than the Lamanites
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LDS Alma
"Word, Priesthood, Commandments"
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Alma/Mormon build around a theme based on a Hebrew root word- DBR
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This pattern is found elsewhere in the scriptures
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The Hebrew name for Deuteronomy is "Sefer Debarim" (DBR) or Book of Words
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In the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ is the "Word" (DBR)
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Bees (DBR) and Deseret as the priesthood
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LDS Alma
'Lamoni, Liberty & Synagogues'
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Was Ammon being sacrifices at the Waters of Sebus?
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Who were the Amalekites?
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Lamoni's father has a similar spiritual experience
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Aaron also speaks of the Great Spirit, the Creation and the Garden of Eden
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LDS Alma
'Slings, Clubs & Swords"
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Ammon was raised, taught and trained as a prince
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The dispersing of the flocks at the Waters of Sebus as a ritual game
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Was Ammon being made a sacrifice for the beginning of the festival?
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The Great Spirit as God. Do Jews, Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
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Abish seizes the opportunity to convert the Lamanites
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LDS Alma
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Amulek & Alma talk about the first and second deaths
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While speaking on judgment, Alma brings up the Garden of Eden
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Throughout the scriptures, death is equated with judgment
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A new meaning to Lucifer's words to Eve?
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LDS Alma
"Alma & Melchizedek"
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A possible Feast of Trumpets stage for Alma and Amulek
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Why Alma talks of the Melchizedek Priesthood in Ammonihah
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The Higher & Lower Laws
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"Casting Off" sins
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Melchizedek in the Joseph Smith Translation and Doctrine & Covenants
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Melchizedek as a title - Prince of Peace
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LDS Alma
"Word Up?" Part 2
- Zeezrom tries to ensnare Alma & Amulek
- The primary focus of the theological debate is The Doctrine of Christ and Judgement
- Alma uses the Garden of Eden story to explain Judgement
- The Cherubim are Judgement just like the chasm between the Great & Spacious Building and The Tree of Life
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"Word Up?"
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Alma teams up with Amulek, a Nephite
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Many in Ammonihah are after the Order of Nehor and want to overthrow the government and the church of God.
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Alma and Amulek teach about Judgemen, the Doctrine of Christ and the Godhead
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Amlicites, Amalekites & Amalickiahites. Oh My!
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Three groups in the Book of Alma give context to the major conflicts with the Nephites
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The primary enemies in the Book of Alma are Nephites/Mulekites, not Lamanites
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Most LDS Scholars have talked of the commonality of the names of the Amlicites and the Amalekites but not the Amalickiahites.
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The commonality focuses on the Hebrew letter "M-L-K". But there are other possibilities
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All three of these groups have many things in common
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LDS Alma
'Alma's Questions'
- Alma preaches repentance and the Doctrine of Christ in Zarahemla
- Mass dissension and apostasy in the church
- Alma's testimony comes from the Holy Ghost, not the magnificent visit from the angel.
- Intellectual, Experiential and Spiritual testimony
- All women are Eve
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'Nehor & The War In Heaven'
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Alma ushers in of the Reign of the Judges and the doctrine of kings
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Democracy, Nehor and Priestcraft
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Nehor slays Gideon and founds a long-lasting church
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Amlici replays the War in Heaven
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Liberty vs. Tyranny
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LDS Mormon Mosiah
'Alma The Younger'
- The Importance of Records
- Alma's Calling & Election Made Sure
- Dissension within the church
- Alma the Younger and Sons of Mosiah meet a messenger
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Bearing Burdens & 'Nasar'
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Alma's people bear light on the baptismal covenant
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The Place of Mormon
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We are all to tried like Abraham and Sarah
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How 'Nasar' may play a role in the Spiritual Economy
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The shame of bad decisions and prophets with imperfect pasts
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Tyranny dislikes religious allegiance
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LDS Mormon Book of Mormon Mosiah Alma
What is Hope? How do you develop it and why do we need it? Also, how does it fit in the Attributal Triad of 'Faith, Hope & Charity'? I talk about these questions and really try to get at the heart of HOPE in a conversation with Award-Winning author, Heidi Tucker.
'The REAL Reason Abinadi Was Killed'
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Abinadi was NOT killed because he wouldn't give 'Good Tidings'
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In fact, Abinadi did give 'Good Tidings'
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Abinadi was killed because he preached of the coming of the Messiah/King/Melchizedek and the Doctrine of Christ
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Jesus Christ is the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53
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Abinadi is a 'type' of the Suffering Servant
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LDS Mormon Book of Mormon Mosiah
'Abinadi on Trial'
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What is Abinadi's real interpretation of Isaiah 52:7-10?
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Isaiah 53, the Suffering Servant, helps answer the priest's 'gotcha' question.
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Abinadi preaches about Christ and the Higher Law
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King Noah and his people are like the Children of Israel at Sinai
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The Law of Moses is a Type of things to come
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LDS Mormon Book of Mormon
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Ideas on defending the LDS Church and its doctrine
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There is a large, ignored gap between LDS scholarship and the 'garden-variety' member of the church.
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How is LDS scholarship doing?
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Orthodox and Progressive Latter-Day-Saints
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What's going on at BYU?
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We need a more confident way to promote faith
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What struggles do Generation Z and Millennials have with the church?
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The role of common sense in church apologetics
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'Becoming & The Doctrine of Christ'
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King Limhi sets up the reason for Abinadi's Death Penalty
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Becoming is a major part of The Doctrine of Christ
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We are made in the image of God, Jesus was made in the image of man
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Formula for Breaking out of Bondage
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Zeniff and back to the Land of Nephi
LDS Mormon
'King Benjamin & The 4 Phases of the Priesthood'
- King Benjamin's Speech passes through Faith, Hope & Charity
- The difference between Marxism and King Benjamin
- The Fluid Hierarchy, the Parable of the Talents and the Rich, Poor & Beggar
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LDS Mormon
"Mosiah, Messiah'
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The beginning of Mosiah is not the beginning of Mosiah
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The relics are passed on to Mosiah
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King Benjamin's speech is rich in ritual
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The Fluid Hierarchy in King Benjamin's Speech
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Three words: "Servant" "Keep" "Preserve"
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The Doctrine of Christ
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LDS Mormon Book of Mormon
Cristina Rosetti, PhD one of the few non-LDS Mormon scholars, talks about her experience and research with polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalists. Cristina also testified in the Utah State Senate and House advocating for Utah SB 102.
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How long did polygamy continue after 1890?
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What are some core doctrinal differences from the LDS Church?
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Are there polygamous women who are feminists?
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Polygamy in Utah is now effectively decriminalized, why?
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'I think you're my brother.' Randy Lindsay couldn't believe his DNA test was true. It showed him a completely different ancestry. This 50 something year old's Genealogy work had just taken a hairpin turn and left him with an identity crisis.
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What is family? Is it blood? Is it love?
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DNA testing and Family History
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How might this relate to the 12 Tribes of Israel?
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Have you had your DNA test?
The Milkman's Son: A Memoir of Family History. A DNA Mystery. A Story of Paternal Love
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Be sure to check out our Easter episodes over the next 2 weeks which are found in Season 2 of the podcast. There are 8 episodes in total.
Craig Newsome describes growing up in a strict, religious home in New Zealand, his journey from Christianity to atheism, to Buddhism, then his introduction to the LDS Church through, ironically, online, anti-Mormon sources. He describes his conversion story, discusses gay policies in the church, and talks about his desire to have God in his life and how he has reconciled with Him.
Craig is an active member of the church and his story is an important one for those struggling with reconciling LGBTQ issues and the LDS Church.
'A Wrestle With God'
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Enos Wrestles Before God
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Passing through the 4 Phases of the Priesthood
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A story of the attributal progression of Faith, Hope and Charity
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Amaleki gives us the backstory to King Mosiah and the Mulekites
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Dr. Kenny Bramwell is a System Medical Director for St. Luke's Health System
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What happens when hospital staff get infected?
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Are US hospitals ready for Coronavirus?
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How many people will be infected in the US?
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How strict should we be with our quarantines?
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What about Anti-Vaxers?
http://www.cwicmedia.com
'Change Can Be Good'
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Like 'wild olive branches' Change Can Be Good
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This is a chance to get new context for the Sacrament
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How to conduct the ordinance of the sacrament according to the General Handbook
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What the Bread and Water Represent
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Coronavirus Covid-19
'The Allegory of the Olive Trees'
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Who was Zenos?
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There has to be a starting point, it is the House of Israel
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The Allegory is the story of 'covenant' between the peoples of God
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Sherem is an advocate of The Nehor Principle.
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He is religious, but denies the Doctrine of Christ
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LDS Mormon
Robert Gruler is a criminal defense attorney with a remarkable story. He gives us the low-down on the criminal justice system and the flaws most of us never hear about. Robert candidly talks about losing his brother to the opioid crisis that is affecting almost everyone in the US, addiction, drugs and setting up a non-profit for other grieving families.
Robert runs a series that checks on the criminal justice system called, 'Watching the Watchers'.
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'Clean Hands and a Pure Heart"
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Crazy Week!
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Ideas on working with the current changes in the church
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Learning from the Coronavirus
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COVID-19
At age 18, Sylvia Pollack began smuggling people from East Germany to West Germany. Things were going well, then she was setup by the East German security force, the Stasi. After 3 months in an East German jail without her family knowing what had happened to her, she had a mock trial and was sentenced to 5 years in an East German prison. Silvia grew up in both West Germany and East Germany with family on both sides of the wall. She was a member of the Young Pioneers, a mandatory, communist youth group not unlike the Hitler Youth of the Nazis. She lived in the different worlds of democracy and socialism and gives examples of life behind the iron curtain.
'Jacob & Repentance'
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Jacob outlines Doctrine of Christ
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Calls men to repentance for greed & law of chastity
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The blessing and inequality of gain and its disruption
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Polygamy
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Jacob tees up the Allegory of the Olive Trees
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LDS Mormon
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What does it take to be a successful author? Janette Rallison outlines her path to selling over 1,000,000 books
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When fiction is used as truth - Male readers vs. female readers
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The rarity of 'clean' books for teenagers and young adults
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Women and priesthood among Latter-Day-Saints
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We are now merging the few episodes from the Cwic Show channel into Cwic Media. This is part of a 'Cwic Show' launch for Cwic Media. Look for many new interviews both of cultural and gospel study interests on this channel!
In this episode, we talk about everything from stories on the street, drugs, addiction and policy, violent crime, the Clinton Crime Bill, human trafficking, what life is like for a cop daily, and PTSD. What cops have to carry with them after a long time on the job, and breaking points. Amazing experience of innocence drawing one back into humanity. Great interview!
'The Doctrine of Christ'
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How we might understand better the Doctrine of Christ
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Nephi was given the Doctrine of Christ with Lehi's Dream
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John the Baptist- Again!
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The Doctrine of Christ and The Higher & Lower Laws
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LDS Mormon
'The Learned & The Rich'
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The adversary's dual strategy of removing the Doctrine of Christ and shutting out revelation
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The learned and the rich of worldy knowledge and economy
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'Hell' as 'consequences'
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We all play a part in the Abrahamic Covenant
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The War in Heaven is about Pride
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Our Values Hierarchies will be forced into play
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'The Meaning of Isaiah'
- Clues to reading these Isaiah chapters are found in Nephi's 'Introduction'
- Isaiah focuses on Christ, Covenant and the Higher & Lower Laws
- The meaning of the title, Immanuel
- Trying to save ourselves vs having Faith in Jesus Christ
- When lower values are raised in society, society falls apart
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'I Say, Uh 'Isaiah'
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Why Nephi obsesses about Isaiah
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Nephi drops us right into the meat of Isaiah
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Nephi and Jacob create the anchors to launch their new 'Jerusalem'
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Nazarenes or 'Nozrim'?
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LDS Mormon
'Joseph of Egypt'
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Joseph gave some of the greatest prophecies found in the brass plates
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Speaking to his son Joseph, Lehi talks of his ancestor Joseph who talks of a seer in the last days named Joseph.
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The 'weakness' of prophets
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Repentance might be delayed because of pain
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'Skin of blackness' is a symbolic phrase
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'Lehi The Philosopher'
- Who will come to the Promised Land?
- Lehi gives his treatise on being 'one' and 'opposition in all things
- He starts with the pre-mortal life
- He parallels Heraclitus in his 'Pant Rei' and 'becoming'
- Lehi's pure philosophy includes the Higher Law and Christ
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LDS Mormon
'A Bow, A Ship & A Prophet'
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The Arabian environment
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Traveling protocol in Arabia
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Nephi describes the wilderness journey 'like' the Children of Israel
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Like the Liahona, the Egyptian god of the wilderness, Min, had two arrows for migration.
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Laman & Lemuel say the people of Jerusalem 'are a righteous people'.
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Nephi teaches of 'The Redeemer' to Laman and Lemuel
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This is an 'axial' period in history throughout the world
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Is the 'Promised Land' of the Americas as exclusive in history as we think?
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Nephi uses Isaiah to preach of Christ
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'The Lamb & The Folds' Part 2
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'White' is 'Pure'
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Corruption and the Great and Abominable Church
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'Tolerance', mercy and 'broad roads'
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Justice (Cherubim) separate the Great & Spacious Building from the Tree of Life
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The House of Israel fights against the twelve apostles
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Who are the gentiles?
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Different 'Olive Branches' allows for us to participate in God's Plan
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LDS Mormon
'The Lamb & The Folds' Part 1
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The Tree of Life restored to the temple
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The Tree of Life as The Doctrine of Christ
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Mary as the Tree, Christ as the Tree
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The Tree of Life as Love - Charity
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The Lamb of God as the 'Restorer' and 'Atoner'
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The Condescension with John the Baptist
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LDS Mormon
'Lehi's Dream'
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The dream as a mirror image of the Garden of Eden
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'Men are that they might have joy'. The dream as chiasmus
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A reflection of Lehi's environment in Jerusalem
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Restoring the Tree of Life
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LDS Mormon
''A Return to Jerusalem'
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Are Laman and Lemuel Deuteronomists?
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The Davidic Covenant
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Lehi is a 'visionary man' against the theology of Jerusalem at the time.
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Jeremiah's soft heart and Laman and Lemuel's murmuring
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What does 'the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob' mean?
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Fetching the Brass Plates
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Ishmael Joins the part
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LDS Mormon
'Lehi's Earlier Dream'
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The environment in Lehi's Jerusalem
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No 'Reformed Egyptian' for Nephi
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In chapter 1, Nephi shows how Lehi's earlier dream counters the current religious environment in Jerusalem.
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King Zedekiah, against Jeremiah's warning, sided with Egypt over Babylon
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Lehi was preaching about Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. They wanted to kill him for it.
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The 'chosen' are those who have faith
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LDS Mormon
New- Cwic Study Group!
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Features: 1. ###### Weekly Study Group class 2. ###### Follow-Up Q&A 3. ###### Access to library of recorded classes 4. ###### Follow-Up email with resources and Q&A discussed 5. ###### Annotated scripture screenshots 6. ###### Vote on specific podcast content 7. ###### Behind the scenes access to podcast episodes and interviews
'A Covenant & A Formula'
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Moroni's message
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Another Testament of Jesus Christ
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The Plan of Salvation for the world plays out through 'Covenant'
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The roles of Manasseh and Ephraim
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The temporal and spiritual sides of 'The 6 Questions'
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The Book of Mormon Formula
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LDS Mormon
'The Loss of Christ'
A quick history of the Israelites and Lehi's environment in Jerusalem shows us why the Book of Mormon came to be.
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LDS Mormon
'Christmas Part 5- The Magi'
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Who was Herod?
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Who were the Magi
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Where did they come from?
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The Temple Imagery of Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh
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LDS Mormon
Christmas Part 4- 'The Shepherds'
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Were these ordinary shepherds, or priestly shepherds
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The Tower of the Flock is the likely place of the angel's visit.
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Was Jesus born in The Tower of the Flock?
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The covenant language of 'this day' in Luke 2:11
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The language of Luke 2:11 with Saviour (Jesus), Christ (Messiah), and Lord (Jehovah)
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The Host of Heaven as a revelation of the restoration of Heavenly Hierarchy
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LDS Mormon
'A Newborn King'
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The proper names 'Mary' and 'Jesus'
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Gabriel visits Joseph
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The Virgin Birth as chasm between the Christians and the Jews
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The loss of the Doctrine of Christ and 'Son of God' in the Old Testament
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The dual meaning of 'Emmanuel'
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The setting of the Nativity as the Holy of Holies
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LDS Mormon
'Mary & Elizabeth'
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Gabriel visits the young Mary
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Mary visits Elizabeth. They have a conversation.
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Mary is the fulfillment of prophecy
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Zacharias prophecies of the Oath & Covenant of the priesthood
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LDS Mormon
'Zacharias & Gabriel'
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Setting the Stage
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Waiting for the Messiah or Waiting for The Son of God?
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Zacharias as Priest in the temple
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The Christmas story starts in the temple
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The Aaronic Icon will be born, then the Melchizedek Icon
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Gabriel was the last angelic visitor to be heard of when he visited Daniel to prophecy of the coming of the Messiah
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LDS Mormon
'Thrones & Seals'
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Revelation describes a Throne Scene in the Holy of Holies
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The Four Beasts
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The 24 Elders
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The Seven Seals
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LDS Mormon
'Stars & Candlesticks'
- The Book of Revelation is to be read as a vision or dream
- It is in a Temple of Solomon setting
- It is to be understood in context with other visions
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LDS Mormon
'Cain, Korah & Enoch'
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John focuses on The Doctrine of Christ
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Jude asks us to 'Remember'
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'Beasts' as less spiritual men and women
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There are lost books in both the Old Testament and the New Testament
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The Book of Enoch was a key book for the early Christians
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LDS, Mormon
- 'Love God, Love Your Brother'
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Follow the Example of the Savior, Don't Just Have Faith in Him
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If we Love Him, we will act!
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The Nehor Principle is a constant, mortal force
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LDS, Mormon
'From God's Mouth to Your Ear'
- The attributes of 'Becoming'
- Developing attributes is 'Works'
- Calling and Election
- The process of Witnesses and Doctrinal Revelation
- How many will try to deceive and why
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LDS, Mormon
'Peter's Procession'
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Peter writes his letter based on a Royal Procession
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An Holy Priesthood & a Royal Priesthood
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The Suffering Servant is part of the ritual
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Christ is either the Stumbling Block for unbelievers or the Cornerstone for believers
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LDS, Mormon
'Speech, Envy & Prayer'
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James' focus on Speech as a gift and tool
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More speech = more responsibility
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Envy is covetousness. It is similar to sign-seeking.
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Prayer can be used similarly to the atonement- by proxy
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LDS, Mormon
The 'Works of James
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James 1:5 perfectly brings together both Works and Grace/Faith in a scripture for the restoration.
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The Golden Rule and The 'Platinum' Rule
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We must have both Works and Grace/Faith for Salvation
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3rd Article of Faith show us this
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LDS, Mormon
Melchizedek, Abraham and Jesus Christ makeup a priestly trio that Joseph Smith highlights in from the Book of Hebrews, JST Genesis 14 and Alma 13.
This was a presentation done for Come Follow Me Principle Challenge Live on Facebook Live.
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'Faith of the Ancients'
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What is faith?
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The prophets and others in the Old Testament had faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God
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There was a doctrine of resurrection in the Old Testament
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God chastens us because he loves us
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Enduring opposition for a greater joy
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Joining Christ outside of 'the camp'
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'Last Will & Day of Atonement'
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The shedding of Christ's blood effectuates the the 'Last Will & Testament' of God.
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The ancient Day of Atonement was all about Christ and His sacrifice
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Sitting on the throne of God at His 'right hand'
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Placing the adversary under our feet as the 'Footstool'
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'Titles & Forms'
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What can appear to be a description of Christ, Prophets & Priests, is often a title.
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King of Salem, King of Jerusalem, King of Peace, Prince of Peace
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The lineage of the Aaronic Priesthood vs the Eternalness of the Melchizedek Priesthood
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Perfection comes through the Melchizedek Priesthood
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The tabernacle and temple are built after the vision of Moses and other prophets.
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'Actors, Roles & Drama'
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Joseph Smith was right
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Jesus, like Abraham, takes the role of the Throne Bearer
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The Melchizedek King tradition is about Jesus Christ
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LDS, Mormon
'Works, Rest & The Order of Melchizedek'
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The Weak as Works and Rest
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The Exodus as Works and Rest, or 'Promise'
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God Created the World with 'Works' and 'Rest'
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Works and Rest as the Lower & Higher Laws
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Christ filling the Drama Role of the Melchizedek, Davidic King
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LDS, Mormon
'The Condescension of God'
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Christ starts near the top of the hierarchy
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He lowers Himself to the bottom of the hierarchy
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Descending or Suffering is Charity or 'Grace'
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'Make thine enemies a footstool'
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Christ was tempted in mortality
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The 'Promised Land' is the 'Rest' of God, or the Holy of Holies
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LDS, Mormon
'Itching Ears'
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Paul's Final Words are on the Doctrine of Christ
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The concern about sticking to core doctrines
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Enduring & Suffering as followers of Christ and His example
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The attributes of many in the last days
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A 'Form of Godliness'
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LDS, Mormon
'Fables & Jangling'
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Fables and Looking Beyond the Mark
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Paul focuses on The Doctrine of Christ
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Adam then Eve, Eve then Adam
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Why & What are superior to Who, When, Where & How
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'Covenant & Apostasy'
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Paul clarifies the timing of the Second Coming
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There will first be an Apostasy (Desertion)
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The Apostasy is part of a cycle of creation
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Ron Searle does a masterful job of guiding us through our relationship with our sons, especially those that are difficult. He shows how to make your relationship with your child, the most important thing to your child. More important than making bad decisions and rebelling. Ron also shows how these principles apply to a marriage relationship.
What's incredible, is how this shows up in Natural Horsemanship and the relationship of trust between a horse and its leader. The stories are amazing and if you are a parent or a spouse, you will learn something invaluable through this episode.
Ron Searle is the owner of Arivaca Boys Ranch in Arivaca, Arizona. A ranch that takes in troubled boys and teaches them how to develop relationships of trust through the process of Natural Horsemanship also known as Equine Therapy, mixed with the Arbinger program.
Cwic Show
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'Scapegoats, Vessels & A Thief'
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Finding 'genuine' teachers
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Our bodies are the temple the temple is built after
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Being prepared for the 'thief in the night'
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We are created to succeed
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Evil for Evil- Justice, cannot exist on its own
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We should 'prove all things'. That is the correct type of knowledge
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'Purple Wool & The New Man'
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Paul resets the Doctrine of Christ
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'Spoiled through Philosophy'
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Temple Imagery and 'Putting On' the New Man
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'Endowment'
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Practical & Spiritual Consequences
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God is no respecter of persons
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'Atonement as Example'
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Paul writes from prison about suffering as a positive for righteousness
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The Doctrine of Christ
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We should not just Believe in Christ, but 'suffer' for Him
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The Atonement is not just a grace, but an example
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We too should lower ourselves below those around us to serve
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The Golden Rule as a founding principle of the West
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Christ is also a member of the Fluid Hierarchy
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The dangers of Misplaced Empathy
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The 13th Article of Faith
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'Lowliness, Imitators & Armor'
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We are to go below all as did the Savior
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
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Here, 'Followers' means 'Imitators'
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'Servant' as a title for Christ, Kings & Us
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Roles of men and women in the ancient church
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The Armor of God
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When the environment requires it, the church must adapt in its organization and approach. Graham was part of a group made up of a Branch President and eleven, yes eleven counselors in a 'pressure cooker' known as the MCRD, or Marine Corps Recruit Depot. He is a fabulous story teller, and he has an incredible story to tell. You will want to hear this. Stories of personal growth and redemption all within a 13-week boot camp period. Baptismal interviews, ten investigators with ten different missionaries, blessings of healing, priesthood ordinations all happening at once in a single, large classroom.
Take a listen. You will enjoy it! Graham Bullick has a PhD in Biology and has been a Senior/Executive Officer in a number of public companies. You can also read about him here- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s...
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'Father & Son, Jew & Gentile'
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Paul, time and again distinguishes between the beings of The Father and The Son
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The Temple Imagery of 'The Footstool'
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Isaiah 52:7
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Written to the 'Gentiles'
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The Temple Imagery of the Jews and the Gentiles by Paul
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What was understood about the Gentiles receiving the gospel in ancient times?
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Mormon, LDS
'Sarah & Hagar, Higher & Lower Laws'
- The title, 'Son of God' meaning
- Abraham, Sarah & Isaac as the Higher Law, Hagar & Ishmael as the Lower Law
- Bear each others burdens
- Be responsible for your own agency, create your own consequences
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'Law & Curses, Faith & Oaths'
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Why did Paul go to Arabia?'
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Paul's contention with Peter on Circumcision for Gentiles
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The 'Law' is Cursed. It is a dead law.
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Faith is coupled with 'Grace'. It is faith in God's grace.
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Faith in Jesus Christ makes us the 'seed' of Abraham
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Paul covers the 'Oath and Covenant' of the Melchizedek Priesthood
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The 'Oath' is not from us, but from the Father
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'A Thorn In The Flesh'
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Weakness is humility
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Starting with weakness is better than starting with strength
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Recognizing deceivers
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Recognizing our weaknesses is the first step toward strength
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LDS, Mormon
'Jesus Christ, Giving & Baseball'
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The name Jesus Christ
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How we should give in the church and generally
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How equality is properly pursued
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Forced equality is catastrophic
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A baseball story
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'Hidden, Adversity & Genes'
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'Hidden' & 'Eternal' are behind the veil
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We are in mortality to experience adversity, but not to be crushed
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Why is Abraham 'Father Abraham'?
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LDS, Mormon
'Affliction, Comfort, The Letter & The Spirit'
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Paul piggybacks the Spiritual Economy onto Hierarchy
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How the victim and the perpetrator are healed through forgiveness
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The convergence of the Spiritual Economy, Hierarchy & The Higher & Lower Laws
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LDS, Mormon
'Degrees, Hierarchy & Resurrection'
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Steps in the Plan of Salvation are coupled with a Hierarchy
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The resurrection is a physical resurrection
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The Spirit and the Body are like 'Heaven and the Earth' of Genesis
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'Jesus resurrected physically on the third day, so what are we teaching?'
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Death is a separation of the body and the spirit. Until they are re-united, there is still death.
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The footstool to the throne in the Holy of Holies, is the earth and God's dominion.
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'Charity, Prophecy & Hierarchy'
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Faith, Hope & Charity as a hierarchy
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Even Spiritual Gifts have a hierarchy
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Women to be 'silent' in church?
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Women and the priesthood
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'Men, Women & Veils'
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At least someone actually talks about 1 Corinthians 11
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Temple Imagery with the Marital Hierarchy of 'Source'
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Women Wearing Veils
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I say, 'Venus' in this episode but the temple in Corinth was a temple of Aphrodite. Venus was the syncretic, Roman version of Aphrodite.
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'Knowledge, Meat & Sacrifice'
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Paul contrasts the two trees with 'knowledge' and 'charity'
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The more we know, the more we should realize what we don't know
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The Sacrament is like the 'meat' of sacrifices
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'Paul's Family Proclamation'
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Continuation on 'Mysteries'
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The Veil and The Body of Christ
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Paul's Marital Advice on Physical Relationships
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Come Follow Me for Indivduals and Families
LDS, Mormon
'The Wise & The Foolish'
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The wisdom of the world vs. the wisdom of God
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'Mysteries' of 'The Beginning' and 'The Temple'
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Paul makes Higher & Lower Law parallels
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'Weakness' in the world is a strength
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LDS, Mormon
'Weakness, Strength & Body'
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The body is the real temple
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The temple is veiled
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Weaknesses and strengths are what the Plan of Salvation are about
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Forced Equality removes the Spiritual Economy and creates a dystopia
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Paul's 'likemindedness' to Moroni
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LDS, Mormon
'Law - Judgement - Grace'
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We have all partaken of the fruit
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We are subject to the law and its consequences
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Grace 'Covers' the law
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Both Trees are necessary
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'Wages & Gifts'
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Further development of Faith, Works & Grace
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Abraham as the linchpin for the Jews & Gentiles
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Paul adds crucial component of the Spiritual Economy- Purpose
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LDS, Mormon
'Faith, Works & Grace'
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3 Principles of the Spiritual Economy
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How will Paul use them?
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Is there relative truth?
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Protestants, Catholics and Latter-Day-Saints
Though the 'law' is the Law of Moses, there is always a Law of God.
Though 'works' can be rituals, there is always obedience.
Though 'grace' can be 'favor', there is always the Love of God.
References:
NT Wright- www.ntwrightpage.com
Matthew Bates- https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-Allegiance-Alone-Rethinking-Gospel/dp/0801097975
Ben Spackman wrote the excellent blog post that I referred to. Here it is- https://www.patheos.com/blogs/benjaminthescribe/2019/07/covenant-and-law-grace-works-and-faith/
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LDS, Mormon
'Shipwreck and Shackles'
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Paul's defense to King Agrippa
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His epic sea journey and shipwreck
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A God-given purpose is crucial to each of us
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LDS, Mormon
'Jesus is Lord, Lord is Jehovah'
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Paul defends himself in Jerusalem
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This is a court of 'doctrine'
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Paul's 'Heresy' is preaching that the prophets have preached of Christ/The Son of God
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LDS, Mormon
'Apollos, Scribes & Servants'
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The Bible- 'as far as it is translated correctly'
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Paul vs Diana
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Paul and King Benjamin
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LDS, Mormon, Latter-Day-Saints
'Reason & Strange Things'
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Paul's 2nd Mission
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Paul reasons in the synagogues
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Paul contends with philosophers
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Paul teaches 'Strange Things'
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'The Lord Has Called Us for to Preach the Gospel'
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LDS, Mormon, Latter-Day-Saints
'Committees- Cambridge vs Salt Lake'
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Peter leads the Jerusalem Conference'
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President Eyring on Councils
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Peter decides on no circumcision for the Gentiles
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'The Word of God Grew and Multiplied'
LDS, Mormon
'Owls, Scowls & Glad Tidings'
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King Herod Agrippa's owls
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The Jews and some Gentiles are angry with Paul & Barnabas
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Paul talks of the Glad Tidings of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice
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'The Word of God Grew and Multiplied'
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'Gentiles, Animals & Covenant'
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Cornelius & Peter
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Animals in Visions
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Gentile and Jew as a 'Covenant'
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All of God's children have a part in the Spiritual Economy through Covenant
*I say 'African-American' where I mean 'African descent'.
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'The Word of God Grew and Multiplied'
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LDS, Mormon
'Philip, Simon Magus & Paul'
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Philip's focus on Isaiah
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Simon Magus as the Counterfeit Priesthood
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Paul as Alma the Younger
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'What Wilt Thou Have Me To Do?'
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LDS, Mormon
This is the full interview I recently did on Gruler Nation Podcast.
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LDS, Mormon
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'Stephen & Stones'
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Stephen as an Abinadi figure
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Abraham's Lech Lecha
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The Creation Story as a temple script
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Harming in the name of God
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'What Wilt Thou Have Me Do?'
Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
LDS, Mormon
'Prisons & Consecration vs Forced Equality'
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Peter as the Brazen Serpent at the temple
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Authority- Learnedness vs Priesthood
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Law of Consecration vs Marxism/Communism
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The truth starts small and embattled
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'Ye Shall be Witnesses Unto Me'
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LDS, Mormon
'40 Day Teachings & Pentecost'
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Parallel to 40 days of Moses on Sinai
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Giving 'New Law' at time of law-giving
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Pentecost newly represents giving of Higher Law
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Peter preaches that Jesus is not just the Christ, but Jehovah
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'Ye Shall Be Witnesses Unto Me'
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'A New Shepherd'
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Golden Plate engravings like the wounds of the Savior
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John specifically writes to testify of 'The Son of God'
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John recounts Jesus' miracles in Galilee
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The word 'love' in the ancient world
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Peter given 'keys to the car', time to drive!
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'He is Risen' Part 2
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'He's First, Wounds & Kintsugi'
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Jesus is the 'Firstfruits', we are Next
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Looking for Christ in all the wrong places
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Our wounds become our identity, healed or not
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Kintsugi, how, like the Savior, we can wear our wounds well
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'He is Risen'
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'Robes, Trees & Nails'
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Simon of Cyrene
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The parallels of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and The Cross
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It's the law that kills Jesus
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Did Jesus wear priestly robes?
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'It Is Finished' Part 2
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Josiah, Jeremiah & Lehi
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Laman & Lemuel
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Abinadi was killed because he preached about Jehovah being born into mortality (The Son of God) and bearing the sins of the world.
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The times of Jesus
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'The Fourth Interpreter'
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The Laws of this World fight against the Doctrine of Christ
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The title, Son of God is not always the same as 'The Messiah'
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Scriptural examples of The Nehor Principle
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'Mock Trial'
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Jesus & Barabbas as the two goats of The Day of Atonement
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Barabbas was a revolutionary, a type of 'Messiah'
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The world mocks what it wants to devalue
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The Romans don't want to convict Jesus
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'It is Finished'
Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
'The Law, Mercy & A Valley'
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Law and Mercy meet in Gethsemane
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The Valley of Kidron, where Gethsemane lies, is the Valley of Judgement
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There is no way 'around' the law
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The Sacrifice of Jesus and the 'Sacrifice' of Judas (Cain & Abel)
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'Not as I Will, but as Thou Wilt'
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'Body, Blood & Covenant'
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The Sacrament as the Higher and Lower Laws
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The Sacrament as Covenant
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The Shewbread and Libations of Wine
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'Remembering' the Coming of The Lord
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The Sacrament for Bearing Others Burdens
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'Not as I Will, But as Thou Wilt'
'A Farewell, A Vine & 1 + 1 = One'
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Jesus continues his farewell address
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The covenant of 'Hesedh' (Love)
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What does 'One' really mean?
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'Continue Ye In My Love'
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'Clean Feet, The Beloved & Joshua x 3'
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Why Jesus washed the disciples' feet
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Why was John called 'Beloved'
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Jesus as the Third Joshua
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Jesus gives a Patriarchal Blessing, a fatherly discourse
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'Continue Ye In My Love'
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'Prepare, Procrastinate, Perish'
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Rehashing the parable of the 10 Virgins
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Parable of the Talents, Spiritual Capital
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Higher & Lower Laws in the Parables
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The destruction of the temple of the Jews, the restoration of the temple of the Gentiles.
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'Summer is Night at Hand'
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We should learn to identify trends and patterns
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Disassembling the Creation Story represents chaos and a spiritual breakdown
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'The Son of Man Cometh'
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'A Bull In A China Shop'
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The Chief Priests & Elders are the 'Thieves' of the Den
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Parable of the 2 Sons
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Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
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'Behold, Thy King Cometh'
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'Pounds, Palms, & Procession'
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Zacchaeus and the focus on the Publicans
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Jesus' Royal Procession into Jerusalem
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The Temple Ceremony is a Royal Procession
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'Behold, Thy King Cometh'
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'First - Last, Last - First. Alpha & Omega'
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Mirror realities in Heaven and Earth
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This is about covenant, not just position and the Gentiles
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Christ is the 'Alpha & Omega"
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'What Lack I Yet'
'The Family, A Camel & A Needle'
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Jesus teaches of marriage and the family to the anti-family Pharisees
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The Young Rich Man is taught the law of consecration and the Higher Law
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What the Young Rich Man lacks is the Higher Law
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Chiasmus & Covenant
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'What Lack I Yet?'
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- Maybe the most perplexing parable
- There is a forgotten character, The Accuser
- What does this parable have in common with the previous parables?
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'Rich Man, Poor Man- Lazarus x 2'
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When the rubber hits the road, who do you serve?
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The fascinating parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus
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Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead
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Caiaphas knows how and when he will kill Jesus
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'You, A Lost Child & Chiasmus'
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Jesus talks about the individual and responsibility
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The Prodigal Son- Who are you?
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The Secret Code of Chiasmus
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The Tree of Life As The Light Of Christ
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Who's your daddy?
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Many of the Jews are 'blind'
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We are shepherds
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Christ comes to the temple at The Feast of Tabernacles
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Woman caught in adultery as a Day of Atonement ritual scene
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Jesus as the Brazen Serpent
-I am the good shepherd-
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'The Road to Jericho, Mary & Martha'
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Background to the Good Samaritan Parable
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Mary & Martha from a different perspective
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How to be 'the greatest' in the Kingdom of God
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7 x 70 and forgiveness in the Spiritual Ecomony
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The Seventy as representatives to the world
I make the mistake in this episode of saying '1st, 2nd or 3rd century AD' in regards to producing the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. The Septuagint was produced in the 3rd century BC, not AD.
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Christ's tomb as the Holy of Holies
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Mary Magdalene as the Witness
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Christ's marks are the 'Karat Berit', the 'Cut Covenant'
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What thoughts dominated those that crossed paths with Jesus?
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How secure was the tomb?
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What did Jesus do on the 'Day of Rest'?
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2 Keys to understanding the events of Friday
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Clarification between the Jewish Messiah & The Son of God
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Why Jesus was condemned to death
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How the crucifixion is a re-enactment and fulfillment of the Day of Atonement Ritual
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Peter was asked to deny?
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Overwhelmed, Jesus chooses us and His Father's will
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Jesus sentenced to death for blasphemy
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A Christian approach to the Seder
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Christ as the unleavened bread and the wine
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The Messiah as the focus of the Passover Meal
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The Abrahamic Covenant connected to 'as a hen gathereth her chicks'
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The Widow's Mite
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The Parable of the 10 Virgins and the Lamps & Oil as Christ
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The Parable of the Talents as an explanation of the Spiritual Economy and the Plan of Salvation
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Honored as King, Jesus Now Shown as The Great Melchizedek High Priest
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Cleansing the temple is symbolic of the High Priest ritual on the Day of Atonement
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- Bethany as religious community for 'Les Miserables'
- Jesus is the God King and Suffering Servant from the Temple Drama of the ancient Israelites.
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The 'palms' may have been a ritual from the Feast of Tabernacles and the Day of Atonement
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Who was on the Mount of Transfiguration?
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Further information about Elias and Elijah
I do not make any conclusions on this topic. I only try to put some information out there about this nebulous concept of Elias/Elijah. This is, as are all of my podcasts, simply my opinion and I am only inviting you to go on this journey of my own thought processes in regards to this doctrine.
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RESOURCES:
Larry E. Dahl Article
Bible Dictionary- 'Elias'
D&C Section 110
D&C Section 138
CwicMedia.com Elias/Elijah Section
All men and women, families and societies must go through the Four Phases Of The Priesthood for success. The Four Phases are:
1- Agency (Obedience, Commandments, Sacrifice)
2- Speech (Expression, Behavior)
3- Family (Marriage & Children)
4- Zion (Community, Gentiles, Neighbors)
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General Conference happens to coincide with Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Seeing the talks through the filters of
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The Higher & Lower Laws
- Temple Imagery & Drama
- Authorship
- The Nehor Principle
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Jesus Takes Peter James & John to a 'High Place'
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John the Baptist & Moses Appear
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There are two different Eliases
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'Leaven, Seder & Keys'
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The Leaven of the Pharisees is Hypocrisy and loss of Christ
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The Seder is the Passover Meal
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The keys of the Melchizedek Priesthood are given to Simon Peter
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'The 5,000, A Walk & Dirty Hands'
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Jesus feeds the 5,000
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He walks on the sea, Peter tries
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What comes out of your mouth is more important than what goes in.
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'Bed & Bath, Graves & Dancing'
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Jesus heals a man who carries his bed on the Sabbath
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Jesus will teach in the Spirit World
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Herodias' daughter dances to get the head of John the Baptist
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Covenant and Atonement are the same idea.
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The Creation story is a story of covenant.
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How the Hittites 'cut' a covenant.
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A clearer understanding of The Stick of Judah and The Stick of Joseph!
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Bite-Sized Mormonism on the Cwic Media Podcast
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Nehor is religious, but denies a Christ
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Korihor is an Atheist, and seeks signs and evidence before faith
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Both remove the godly attributes of Faith, Hope & Charity
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How we can keep goodness a secret at times
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A broom helps me out of 'the mire'
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Jesus is restoring the Abrahamic Covenant
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Why parables are so powerful
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Why no one is a prophet in their own land
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When others have faith in us, we can do mighty works
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Does this commandment have something to do with our Baptismal Covenant?
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The Hebrew word for 'take' is better translated as 'carry' or 'bear'.
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The same Hebrew word can be used for 'forgive'.
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It's all part of a spiritual economy.
The following scriptures are all part of a baptismal narrative:
Mosiah 18:8- 'BEAR one another's burdens'
Mosiah 26:18- 'who are willing to BEAR my name'
Mosiah 26:31- 'FORGIVE one another your trespasses'
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How the church exists for Individuals and Families, not the other way around.
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How going back to our 'comfortable' sins creates a more difficult path to progression.
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How 'an eye single' teaches us to put Christ as our focus.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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How societies get family members to turn on each other.
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You've heard of the 'Golden Rule', how about the 'Platinum Rule'?
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The Joseph Smith Doctrine of the Spirit of Elias and The Spirit of Elijah
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How Christ's 'Yoke' is 'easy'.
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Note: I keep saying 'Judah', in reference to the kingdom of Jesus' time. But in His time it was called, 'Judea'. I spend a lot of time in the Old Testament, Judah is usually how the name of the kingdom in those times was called (by us of course). Also, just a reminder, these episodes are unscripted.
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Come Follow Me LDS for Individuals and Families
Matthew 10-11
These 12 Jesus Sent Forth Pt 1
Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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Often we hear in the church that AFTER the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, only a sacrifice of a 'Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit' are required.
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That doesn't appear to be so. The scriptures show us that this sacrifice has likely always been required.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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Jesus sits with the publicans and sinners
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Are we too exclusionary? Or not enough?
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Authorship! Not 'Play by Play' history.
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'After all we can do'. Faith in action.
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Come Follow Me LDS for Individuals and Families
Matthew 8-9, Mark 2-5
Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole
Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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Jesus Established as The Healer in Galilee
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How the Atonement means 'to cover', as in garments
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Masses Follow Him
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He is Rejected in Capernaum
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Come Follow Me LDS for Individuals and Families
Matthew 8-9, Mark 2-5
Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole
Cwic Media LDS Podcast
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How women represent the veil.
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Women represent eternal steps of Birth, Marriage & Death
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Where the word 'Mother' comes from.
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We still use ancient cultural practices of 'to veil or not to veil'
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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Being in the minority is good - Wolves, Wolves & Wolves, Oh My!
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Fruits and Practical Knowledge - Words as 'Triggers'
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The Rock!
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Come Follow Me LDS- For Individuals and Families
Matthew 6 - 7
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Hypocrites - Checklists vs Change
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The Lord's Prayer - The Aaronic Law, on its own, eats itself
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Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
Matthew 6-7
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A few years ago, a professor at a Christian University was fired for wearing a hijab and saying that Muslims and Christians worshiped the same god.
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Ammon works his way through an interfaith dialogue.
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Jesus creates a temple setting
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Gives new law, requirements for progression
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Love your enemies? - Perfect?
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References
The Sermon on the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount, A Latter-Day-Saint Approach
https://publications.mi.byu.edu/book/the-sermon-at-the-temple-and-the-sermon-on-the-mount/
Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
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Being born again of water AND the Spirit. Talk with Nicodemus
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Ancient marriage scene of Jesus and the Woman at the Well.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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Jesus as The Melchizedek King and Bridegroom. Mary as 'The Throne'.
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Marriage at Cana
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Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
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Throughout the LDS canon, the authors use a framework of The Higher and Lower Laws to present their stories and lessons.
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We find this framework, consistently, throughout each of the standard works and in each dispensation because these two laws are a core part of an eternal gospel.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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What does it mean to be from Galilee?
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Jesus announces himself in the Synagogue
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He is the 'Healer'
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
Attributions:
Video:
Jesus Declares He Is The Messiah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. https://www.lds.org/study/video/teachings/2011-10-029-jesus-declares-he-is-the-messiah?lang=eng
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Darth Vader and Voldermort
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Can you really fast for 40 days?
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Jesus tempted in the wilderness.
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Come Follow Me LDS for Individuals and Families
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me- Part 1
Matthew 4, Luke 4-5
LDS, Mormon, Latter-Day-Saints
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Charity is the highest spiritual attribute. Loving those that are less fortunate or in a low state. Why sacrifice is required.
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How a broken heart and contrite spirit have always been a required sacrifice. How sacrifice brings us closer to, and helps us become more like, God.
How being both a perfectionist and a slacker are disregarding the atonement and are focused on 'self'.
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Why there must be two priesthoods.
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How the meeting of John the Baptist and Jesus at the Jordan River represents the two priesthoods.
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How the sacrament represents the two priesthoods.
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Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families
Prepare Ye the Way
Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
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John the Baptist, 'Cry repentance in the wilderness', The bread of the sacrament ordinance, Our half of the atonement, Jeep story.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
Dinner With Millennials- Why Some Millennials Leave the Church- Pt 1
A family, faith-based discussion on some of the reasons why the younger generations might leave the LDS church.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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If there was not a human 'spirit', only biology, could we have free agency?
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What determines free agency?
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Sam Harris and free agency.
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Does evolutionary psychology explain our free will?
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Is evolution a part of Mormonism?
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Why is the individual so important?
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
The first of a 3-part series.
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Faith is NOT Belief!
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What faith is and what it isn't. If you have thought that faith is belief, you may change your mind.
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What Sam Harris gets right.
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A personal example of doubt and success in Mormonism.
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Detailed evidence on defining faith and how it fits as the starting point in this attributal progression of Faith, Hope & Charity.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
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A Family Discussion on LDS Women in the Mormon Community
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Plop down a microphone in the middle of the dinner table. Politics, social issues and the church.
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Full-time work vs full-time mothering. Confonting the issue vs. guilt. Modesty? Mormon issues. I mean Latter-Day-Saint LDS issues. You're invited.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast
Biblical Hebrew expert translates the Genesis 'Eden' as 'Bountiful' as is found in the Book of Mormon.
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An explanation of the meaning of the Fiery Darts from Lehi's Dream in the Book of Mormon comparing them with the 'fiery serpents' of Moses and the Cherubim and the Flaming Sword of the Garden of Eden story.
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Cwic Media LDS, Mormon Podcast