Feb. 5-11
Choose at least 1 episode to listen to.
Option 1: Church News Podcast: Elder Dale G. Renlund on his testimony of the Book of Mormon and the Churc’s distribution 200 million copies of the sacred text. (23 minutes)
Summary: This episode of the Church News podcast features of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sharing his testimony of the Book of Mormon, as well as his for themselves.
Option 2: This is Kingdom (13 minutes)
Summary: In this episode of “this is kingdom,” Talon, Grace,TJ, and Hollis passionately discuss their 52-week disciple journey, centering on the pursuit of happiness through covenant living. Reflecting on the challenges of goal-setting and the fleeting nature of external sources of joy, the team draws profound insights from Elder Yoon Hwan Choi’s talk, emphasizing the transformative power of covenants. Grace beautifully weaves in the story of peter’s healing, highlighting the deeper happiness derived from walking the covenant path. The conversation revolves around the choice of finding purpose in covenants, with a poignant reminder that true happiness is a partnership with God. Talon shares a personal story about his mom’s resilient joy, showcasing that happiness transcends life’s challenges when anchored in Christ. TJ concludes with a powerful song to stay on the covenant path, promising a life filled with ease, happiness, and joy.
Option 3: All In Podcast: Benjamin Bikman:” The Heart of the Word of Wisdom. (55 minutes)
Summary: Dr. Benjamin Bikman’s book has 4.8 stars on Amazon and 3,445 reviews. The researcher of metabolic health and BYU professor has developed a loyal fanbase by sharing evidence that shows that many major diseases have a common root—one that is easily fixed by conscious lifestyle changes. He calls his desire to share these things and their impact a crusade and on this week’s episode, he shares why, as a Latter-day Saints, that crusade is fueled by a firm belief in the Word of Wisdom.
“Maybe the deepest level of the Word of Wisdom is the sentiment of learning to control the power that we have within our bodies because in so doing we show to Heavenly Father our worthiness and our fitness…us being fit for or found worthy of being given greater responsibility and greater power.” —Benjamin Bikman
Option 4: Faith Matters: The Divinity and Humanity of the Book of Mormon–A Conversation with Jared Halverson. (53 minutes).
Summary: Today we’re sharing a conversation that we had a lot of fun with, along with an exciting announcement about the work we’re doing at Faith Matters.
Our guest was our friend Jared Halverson. Few people we know exude as much enthusiasm for scripture—the Latter-day Saint canon in particular—as Jared does. He’s someone who clearly loves and cherishes these holy texts, and has taken the best they have to offer to heart. He’s as genuine, loving, and big-hearted as they come.
So we felt Jared would be the perfect person to talk to to kick off this year’s study of The Book of Mormon, the book Joseph Smith called “the keystone of our religion.” In our discussion with Jared, we talked about how we might be able to gain something from engaging with the Book, regardless of where our faith is at; how scriptures are the means, not the end, and how they’re not frozen in time—they’re part of an ongoing conversation that we’re a part of.
Option 5: This week’s Come Follow Me study lesson.
Summary: Hank Smith and John Bytheway with special guests discuss this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.
Option 6: Don’t Miss This. This week’s Come Follow Me study lesson.
Summary: Emily Freeman and David Butler discuss this week’s Come Follow Me lesson.
Option 7: Power in the Word with Scott Read.
Summary: Scott Read, Weber Institute Instructor, discusses this week’s Come Follow Me readings. Scott recently retired from teaching at Weber Institute.