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536 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIf you've ever read the Book of Mormon and been frustrated because you didn't understand it, this podcast is for you. Help you better understand the Book of Mormon by listening to this podcast.
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Alma 40 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
December 03, 2016 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.35 MBAlma teaches us what happens to us between the time that we die and are resurrected.
Alma 39 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
December 01, 2016 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBAlma teaches his son about the impact of bad choices. Gives a few tips on how to make the best decisions in our lives.
Alma 38 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
November 29, 2016 16:53 - 5 minutes - 3.9 MBAlma gives counsel to his middle son Shiblon. This is a great chapter to read if you want a message of keeping going on the things you are doing!
Alma 37 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
November 15, 2016 15:29 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBAlma teaches Helaman about the power of simple things and how easy out lives can be...not a life of no problems, just an easy process to follow.
Alma 36 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 27, 2016 05:28 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MBAlma tells the story of his encounter with the angel to his son Heleman. A focus on what Alma does after he is converted.
Alma 35 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 24, 2016 04:41 - 9 minutes - 6.36 MBThe impact of following Christ and a fantastic example of how we should treat others in a time of need.
Alma 34 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 20, 2016 05:17 - 12 minutes - 8.69 MBAmulek teaches about procrastination, prayer, faith and works, and some powerful verses on how we should live our life.
Alma 33 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 17, 2016 04:13 - 9 minutes - 6.23 MBAlma teaches us how we plant the word of God in our hearts.
Alma 32 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 15, 2016 15:05 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBAlma teaches on humility, faith, and planting the word of God in ourselves. How we find the joy of living a christlike life is discussed.
Alma 31 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 11, 2016 03:48 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBAlma, Amulek, Zeezrom, Ammon, Aaron, Omni, and Himni all go on a mission together and are completely blown away by what they find. Two powerful lessons are found for us as we try to live a true Christlike life.
Alma 30 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 06, 2016 02:32 - 11 minutes - 7.58 MBKorihor teaches false doctrine about Christ and sin. Alma confronts him with truth and we learn about how God supports his children vs. how Satan leaves us alone.
Alma 29 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
October 04, 2016 01:48 - 8 minutes - 5.71 MBAlma makes a wish and then wishes he hadn't. He teaches us to find happiness in the things we have and our trust in God's plan.
Alma 28 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
September 18, 2016 21:03 - 7 minutes - 4.84 MBThe largest war in the history of the Nephites to this point. Important for us, we see the impact of conflict in our own lives.
Alma 27 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
September 15, 2016 16:04 - 11 minutes - 8.14 MBIt is ok to ask for help when we need it! God blesses his children through his children. We see a perfect example of this in Alma 27.
Alma 26 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
September 12, 2016 21:10 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBHow do I find happiness? Ammon teaches us how he did it, there are some powerful lessons for us in this chapter!
Alma 25 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
September 08, 2016 12:50 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBWhy do we keep the commandments? We learn a bit of that in Alma 25.
Alma 24 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
September 04, 2016 21:51 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MBHow hard do we work to change and how do we act when others treat us badly? Are we who we are or do we simply respond to them? Alma 24 helps us figure that out
Alma 23 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
August 28, 2016 23:41 - 6 minutes - 4.38 MBAaron has a significant amount of missionary success and the people choose to stay true to the commitments they made to themselves and with God.
Alma 22 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
August 21, 2016 16:51 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBAaron teaches the father of King Lamoni and we learn what it takes to truly show our conversion to Christ
Alma 21 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
August 19, 2016 22:12 - 9 minutes - 6.81 MBAaron teaches the people in multiple cities. We learn about how going to church isn't all we need to do and see the example of someone doing the right thing, no matter what!
Alma 20 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
August 17, 2016 08:30 - 8 minutes - 5.85 MBAmmon and Lamoni travel to help Ammon's brethren and run into Lamoni's father. We learn how to handle difficult situations and relationships.
Alma 19 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
August 14, 2016 14:46 - 13 minutes - 9.23 MBAmmon, Lamoni, and his wife all experience the love of God in their lives. It looks a little strange to the outside world and is often misunderstood. Just like in our day.
Alma 18 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
July 25, 2016 05:35 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBKing Lamoni is converted and Ammon teaches us how to influence others.
Alma 17 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
July 02, 2016 15:11 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBAmmon and the sons of Mosiah start their missions and we get the story of Ammon protecting the sheep of King Lamoni.
Alma 16 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
June 27, 2016 14:59 - 8 minutes - 5.7 MBAlma and Amulek go back to teaching and have success as the people start practicing the impact of Christianity.
Alma 15 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
June 25, 2016 20:27 - 8 minutes - 5.73 MBAlma and Amulek teach and have success and then they take a break to help Amulek recover from the pain he experiences.
Alma 14 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
June 22, 2016 20:11 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBAlma and Amulek are forced to watch the death of many believers. We discuss the difference between our mortal temporary life and God's view of eternity.
Alma 13 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
June 19, 2016 13:54 - 12 minutes - 8.74 MBAlma wraps up teaching the people of Ammonihah as he reminds them that everyone has the opportunity to believe in Christ, repent, and enter into his rest.
Alma 12 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 26, 2016 04:53 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBAlma now teaches and expands on the doctrine of the Resurrection to include other key aspects of the Eternal Plan of God.
Alma 11 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 22, 2016 21:57 - 12 minutes - 8.4 MBAmulek teaches about the Resurrection and the impact that will have on every one of us.
Alma 10 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 18, 2016 12:45 - 9 minutes - 6.38 MBAmulek preaches and then contends with the lawyers of the city. We are reminded that we have to look to see God's hand in our lives sometimes and there are many things that we might miss.
Alma 9 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 16, 2016 12:27 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MBAlma preaches again to the people of Ammonihah and the still don't like him! This time they attack him personally rather than just attacking the message.
Alma 8 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 09, 2016 15:47 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBAlma teaches in Melek (with success) and in Ammonihah (without success). He leaves but comes back...speedily...when asked to do so. We learn a lot about who we associate with and how we can best serve others.
Alma 7 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 07, 2016 02:02 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBThe doctrine of Christ taught as simply as possible.
Alma 6 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 04, 2016 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.45 MBA quick look at the growth of the Church after Alma teaches, and a very important lesson for all of us in how we treat others.
Alma 5 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
May 02, 2016 04:45 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThe most powerful self reflection chapter in the Book of Mormon. Lots of questions to ask ourselves and think about.
Alma 4 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 27, 2016 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MBAlma shows us how best to work with those that don't believe the way we do or who aren't acting the way they should. Be Humble and Helpful or Scornful and Contentious. A powerful chapter for self reflection.
Alma 3 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 25, 2016 12:35 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MBThe Amlicites have separated themselves from the Nephites and we learn a little bit about the division of those that choose to follow Christ and those that choose a different path.
Alma 2 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 18, 2016 12:20 - 8 minutes - 5.98 MBAmlici doesn't get his way and chooses to bring contention into life. We learn a bit about contention and how to try and avoid it.
Alma 1 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 15, 2016 20:07 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MBNehor teaches priest craft and we learn about the economy of being a follower of Christ.
Mosiah 29 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 06, 2016 17:24 - 8 minutes - 5.98 MBMosiah changes the entire leadership structure of the Nephites and Alma the Younger takes over leadership. We learn 2 important leadership lessons from Mosiah in the process.
Mosiah 28 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
April 04, 2016 21:31 - 10 minutes - 6.9 MBMosiah starts to hand off authority to the next generation of leaders. We also learn about why the sons of Mosiah wanted to do missionary work, which teaches you some important lessons about your own life.
Mosiah 27 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 30, 2016 04:43 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThe conversion story of Alma the Younger. It can be a model for you and your conversion as well.
Mosiah 26 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 27, 2016 15:35 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBAlma faces a problem he's never experienced before...how he solves it helps us understand how to solve our problems. We also learn about what God values in our lives.
Mosiah 25 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 23, 2016 13:35 - 9 minutes - 6.44 MBEveryone is gathered to Zarahemla and Mosiah and Alma teach the people and establish Churches. We are reminded of how God works in our lives.
Mosiah 24 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 21, 2016 13:05 - 11 minutes - 7.88 MBAlma makes it back to Zarahemla and is received with joy. If you are struggling in life this chapter gives an excellent roadmap of how to get through this struggle and find joy.
Mosiah 23 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 20, 2016 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBAlma and his people are stretched, even though they had nothing wrong. God still loves you even when bad things are happening, this chapter reminds us of that.
Mosiah 22 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 19, 2016 16:17 - 7 minutes - 4.98 MBLimhi and his people are finally able to escape the Lamanites and return home. If you've ever done something dumb and felt like you needed help and God's love, understanding this chapter will help.
Mosiah 21 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 15, 2016 04:26 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBAll sors or different people come into this chapter as we learn about the Lord looking out for and hearing the prayers of His people...even when they mess up.
Mosiah 20 Help Me Understand The Book of Mormon
March 11, 2016 05:45 - 8 minutes - 5.78 MBLamanites attack Limhi and his people because of a misunderstanding regarding their daughters. It gets resolved and we learn a bit about agency.