How the #HearHim Campaign Makes Us More Articulate

Today we explore the way that the Lord helps Nephi to set some hard boundaries with his brothers in order to preserve not just his physical health, but his mental and spiritual health as well. 

Thoughts about building the temple are from Courtney Casper of @courtneycasper.letters

This episode was a bit more fluid for me. I just share some things I have been pondering on the last week or so. I talk about the Chosen, an experience in the temple, agency, being acted upon and a great phrase "having been led" from an interview with a Baptist preacher. 

The Chosen TV series - Season 4 in theatres (episodes 1-3)
https://thechosen.tv/en-us?gclid=CjwKCAiA8YyuBhBSEiwA5R3-E8vxRTG3qH2P68VFmzoD64wF5qI63PuZoeZR8XA__zhYDY2caJPdOBoCazsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Interview with Missionary Baptist Preacher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_FFVePKwM&t=1442s

We don't have to be jealous of the Liahona that Lehi had for his family because we each have our own in our patriarchal blessing! Let's explore how they are similar. 

President Monson's talk about Patriarchal Blessings:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/10/your-patriarchal-blessing-a-liahona-of-light?lang=eng

1. 1 Nephi 16:10, 16: He will lead us to prosperity.
2. 1 Nephi 16:28; 18:12, 21: Our blessing works by faith.
3. 1 Nephi 17:3: He will help us to accomplish the thing He commands through the Atonement.
4. 1 Nephi 16:29: Its words may change based on the time in our lives.
5. 1 Nephi 17:51: He can work miracles in our lives like Moses and the tribes of Israel because we are descendants of Israel.


Purchase my study guide titled "My Personal Liahona"

Physical copy: https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/wrkwndr-guides/products/my-personal-liahona
Digital copy: https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/wrkwndr-guides/products/my-personal-liahona-digital
Preparatory guide: https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/shop-all/products/seeking-lightt

This one has been mulling around for a while. I have been wanting to share how experiencing this with a loved one pushed me to evaluate my own faith and help me to be more sure of where I stood in my own faith. Now feels like the right time, so here we go!

Here are the study resources that I mentioned:

Saints Volume 1:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/saints-v1?lang=eng
Available in the gospel library digitally and in print through the distribution center.

Joseph Smith History:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1?lang=eng

The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast:
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/articles/the-first-vision-a-joseph-smith-papers-podcast (links to various podcast hosting sites on this page)

The Ten Minute Bible Hour Youtube Channel - He now calls it after himself, the Matt Whitman channel.  https://www.youtube.com/@MattWhitmanTMBH

Video on the protestant reformation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gfV6TBRAA8&t=15s

Church Tour Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLDw8KQgqi4vbm__vNR6gMnwhLmGj0Cd

My Favorite interview with a Baptist Pastor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_FFVePKwM&list=PLeLDw8KQgqi4vbm__vNR6gMnwhLmGj0Cd&index=20

The Spirit was working on me hard today and it just feels like its time to get back into this podcast! I provide a life update of where I have been the last few years and discuss some thoughts I had about 1 Nephi 1-5 for this week's Come Follow Me. I help connect the Bible to the Book of Mormon and talk about the gift of prophesy in relation to motherhood.

Scripture chain for connecting the Bible to the Book of Mormon:

1 Nephi 1:4
2 Kings 24:1-4
2 Kings 24:10, 13, 14
Daniel 1:1-3
Ezekiel 1:1-2
1 Nephi 2:12-13


Patriarchal Blessing Study Guide - "My Personal Liahona"

Physical copy to purchase: https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/shop-all/products/my-personal-liahona
Digital copy to purchase: https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/shop-all/products/my-personal-liahona-digital
Preparatory guide (for teens or before you get your blessing): https://goodnewsbrandco.com/collections/wrkwndr-guides/products/seeking-lightt

Every phase of my life, it seems God is teaching me something different. And with it, I see a new side of who God is to His children. Right now He is teaching me that He is gentle. 

Resources:
Doctrine and Covenants 121:41
Revelation 3:20

Periodically I will do these short episodes, with just a little nugget of wisdom for you, to encourage you--a pep talk!

Today I want to give you the courage to act on a prompting you have, no matter how inconvenient it is!


Resources:

Study on Good Samaritan by Darley and Batson
https://faculty.babson.edu/krollag/org_site/soc_psych/darley_samarit.html

Jeffrey R. Holland - "Christianity is comforting, but it is not comfortable."
from 
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/57holland?lang=eng

Thomas S. Monson - "Never,  never, never postpone following a prompting."
from
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1985/04/the-spirit-giveth-life?lang=eng

Desiree is a powerful force for good in this episode. She doesn't mince words when sharing about her ups and downs as a disciple of Jesus Christ. She is quick to admit both her mistakes and the power that God has brought to her life to overcome those mistakes. 

That is what the Atonement is. And she testifies of this so powerfully. 

She was able to stop relying on others' testimonies and be firmly rooted in her own, and most importantly in Christ. She stopped thinking she had to "arrive" at her faith and has learned to embrace the ever changing journey that is conversion. 



Resources:

Consider the Goodness and Greatness of God by Dale G. Renlund
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/26renlund?lang=eng

In this bonus episode from my conversation with Allie Barnes, she presents the unique idea of separating a faith crisis from a culture crisis. She talks about either of these crisis' as an example to reexamine and expand our faith in to something more. 

Buy her book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Not-According-Plan-Becoming-unexpected-ebook/dp/B08KZ2SRCM

Find her on Instagram @lookslikewandering

Allie talks very openly about the depression she experienced after feeling prompted to move to Cedar City, far away from any family or friends. She shares how God led her to the exact scripture she needed and how that helped her to feel God's love in a difficult time. 
She explores what it means to have faith, even when promptings don't make sense. Her testimony of how God works in a variety of ways and that He knows her very personally. She gives some great advice for anyone who struggles with depression or other mental health trials and how to deal with difficult times. 

You can find her on Instagram @lookslikewandering 
and her Podcast of the same name here:

https://anchor.fm/looks-like-wandering
It is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Buy her book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Not-According-Plan-Becoming-unexpected-ebook/dp/B08KZ2SRCM

Resources:

2 Nephi 10:20-21
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/10?lang=eng

Social media accounts mentioned:
@thesmallseed
@multiplygoodness
@thescripturestudyproject
@thecharaproject