Church of Jesus Christ Study Session with Come Follow Me
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Episode 43 - This is a Good Seed
July 11, 2019 04:54 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MB*Apologies again for the sudden cut off at the end. Fortunately, my voice recording app seems to know when I'm wrapping these sessions up!* LDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. @mattsroberts90 Today, we study one of the 21 Day Book of Mormon Challenge sections focused on faith. We learn...
Episode 42 - CFM July 8 - July 14 Part II
July 10, 2019 06:13 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today, we continue studying this week's Come Follow Me section. We focus on the account of Stephen and his boldness in testifying of Christ to the Sanhedrin. Book of Mormon Central: What caused the people to cry out in rage, drag Stephen out of the c...
Episode 41 - CFM July 8 - July 14 Part I
July 09, 2019 17:16 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today, we begin diving into the Come Follow Me study for this week. We look at the experience of Simon Magus, how the authority of the priesthood was important at this early stage of the Church and how we all have the potential to change. President J...
Episode 40 - Alma's Mission Companions
July 08, 2019 05:47 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today, we study a little into the mission companions of Alma when he went to the Zoramites and what lessons we can learn about their previous backgrounds. C. S. Lewis, the striving, pragmatic Christian writer, poignantly framed the issue. He asserted...
Episode 39 - 21 Day Book of Mormon Challenge
July 07, 2019 12:29 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MB*Apologies for the sudden cut off of the end. My voice recorder app just ended the recording but as I was just wrapping up the episode I didn't rerecord it. Until we meet again!* LDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today I share the 21 Day Book of Mormon Challenge and one of the princi...
Episode 38 - CFM July 1 - July 7 Part IV
July 06, 2019 07:10 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. In this session we read of the great miracle of healing the man who was lame from birth and the effect this is had on a number of people. Elder David B Haight: The early Apostles fearlessly continued to preach the principles of the gospel, as we do ...
Episode 37 - The Field is White, Already to Harvest
July 05, 2019 06:05 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We take a look at D&C 4 today and discuss the global and personal levels of the messages that it contains. Elder Gary E Stevenson: Others want to get in the game—and do. What matters most is not how talented they are but their willingness to put the...
Episode 36 - CFM July 1 - July 7 Part III
July 04, 2019 05:58 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We carry on with our study of this week's Come Follow Me section with quotes from recent conferences to help us understand the simplicity and power of the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel of Christ. Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf: The gospel is...
Episode 35 - CFM July 1 - July 7 Part II
July 03, 2019 05:44 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today we look at the gift of tongues and it's significance as a gift of the Spirit. We review the two ways this gift manifests itself and the miracle of the day of Pentecost. Joseph Smith: Be not so curious about tongues, do not speak in tongues exce...
Episode 34 - CFM July 1 - July 7 Part I
July 02, 2019 05:23 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We begin looking at this week's Come Follow Me study. We deal with the Church Organisation right after Christ has left His disciples and how a new Apostle was, and needed to be, selected. President Howard W Hunter: This same argument is used with res...
Episode 33 - I Cannot Come Down
July 01, 2019 05:48 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today, we look at the experience of Nehemiah - a faithful servant of the Lord who acted in faith to see great blessings and a great work fall under his care. Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf: As the work continued, Nehemiah’s enemies became more desperate. Fo...
Episode 32 - CFM June 24 - June 30 Part VI
June 30, 2019 14:31 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we conclude the week's study of the Saviour's Resurrection with His encounter with some of His disciples by the sea of Tiberius. We discuss the differences between this and their first meeting with the Lord and what that meant going forward...
Episode 31 - CFM June 24 - 30 Part V
June 29, 2019 08:06 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we discuss the power of a spiritual witness and why we should take heed of physical evidence but be aware of certain ways they may be portrayed. President Spencer W Kimball: The Lord thus indicated that a knowledge of spiritual things may ...
Episode 30 - CFM June 24-30 Part VI (or Part IIIa!)
June 28, 2019 05:42 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we continue yesterday's study into what we learn from the Saviour's Resurrection and the knowledge of what He showed us after His death. Kathleen H Hughes: I’m certain that each of you has felt, at one time or another, encircled in Christ’...
Episode 29 - CFM June 24 - June 30 Part III
June 27, 2019 06:03 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we study now how we know that we will be resurrected as the Saviour was. We also touch upon why this doctrine is so unique to Christianity and the promise of hope that it gives. President Dallin H Oaks: The assurance that the resurrection ...
Episode 28 - CFM June 24 - June 30 Part II
June 26, 2019 17:45 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we begin studying into this week's Come Follow Me lesson 'He is Risen'. We continue with the study this week - looking at the discussion between the Saviour and his disciples on the way to Emmaus.
Episode 27 - CFM June 24 - June 30 Part I
June 25, 2019 05:49 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we begin studying into this week's Come Follow Me lesson 'He is Risen'. We begin by looking at the witnesses to this Resurrection and the feelings it promotes.
Episode 26 - Spiritual Witness of the Book of Mormon
June 24, 2019 05:53 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we consider the important role of the Book of Mormon in these latter-days and the excitement around the Book of Mormon Musical that has hit Manchester. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchesters-mormon...
Episode 25 - CFM June 17 - June 23 Part V
June 23, 2019 11:42 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in as we look at one more section of the Come Follow Me lesson for the week, focusing one of the Saviour's final exchanges and counsel given whilst He was on the cross. Elder LeGrand Richards: You remember how the whole world believed that the t...
Episode 24 - CFM June 17 - June 23 Part IV
June 22, 2019 06:23 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today we look at the example of the Saviour in the Come Follow Me section where He performs the ultimate act of forgiveness. President John Taylor: They know not the light and intelligence of the Holy Ghost, and, consequently, they do not understand ...
Episode 23 - For His Yoke is Easy
June 21, 2019 05:36 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we look a bit closer at the teaching from the Saviour about His yoke being easy and His burden light and how we should act as a result. Elder David A Bednar: A yoke is a wooden beam, normally used between a pair of oxen..., that enables th...
Episode 22 - CFM June 17 - June 23 Part II
June 20, 2019 20:59 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We continue further into this week's Come Follow Me. We look at the mocking of the Saviour in His final hours and how this links to other teachings in the scriptures.
Episode 21 - CFM June 17 - June 23 Part II
June 19, 2019 18:23 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We continue studying the Saviour's crucifixion and death, this time looking at how He was willing to suffer the experience in a lonely journey and the attributes this exemplifies. Elder Jeffrey R Holland: Thus, of divine necessity, the supporting cir...
Episode 20 - CFM June 17 - June 23 Part I
June 18, 2019 05:30 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. We begin looking at this week's exciting opportunity to study the final moments of the Saviour's mortal ministry. We consider what an important event his crucifixion was and also one way you try teach the significant act that it was too younger childr...
Episode 19 - Focus of a Father
June 17, 2019 05:35 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. After yesterday's focus on Father's Day, I was prompted to study further into the role of the Father and decided to look now at where a father should be placing their priority - indeed, the Focus of a Father.
Episode 18 - Features of a Father
June 16, 2019 19:08 - 8 minutes - 7.43 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. As the UK celebrates Father's Day, we consider the important role of fathers and what they can learn from the features of their Heavenly Father.
Episode 17 - CFM June 10 - June 16 Part V
June 15, 2019 19:26 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Today we cover the difference between a testimony and true conversion. Also, what needs to happen in order that we become fully converted? Luke 22:32 Elder David A Bednar: A testimony is spiritual knowledge of truth obtained by the power of the Holy...
Episode 16 - CFM June 10 - June 16 Part IV
June 14, 2019 05:31 - 10 minutes - 9.84 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we consider a really important aspect of the Atonement - the intimacy of the Saviour's suffering. We know the great, infinite power but do we comprehend the personal power of this great sacrifice? Mosiah 15:10-12 and Alma 7:11-13 Presiden...
Episode 15 - CFM June 10 - June 16 Part III
June 13, 2019 16:50 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we continue further into the Come Follow Me study this week. We consider the necessity of the Atonement. This is a huge subject and I don't intend to do it justice under 10 minutes but some thoughts I hope you find interesting... Alma 42:9...
Episode 14 - CFM June 10 - June 16 Part II
June 12, 2019 05:23 - 10 minutes - 10 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we continue further into the Come Follow Me study this week. We consider the symbolism of the sacrament and it's important role spiritually but also as a reminder of the Saviour's Atonement. Matthew 26:17-30 and 3 Nephi 18:1-13
Episode 13 - CFM June 10 - June 16 PI
June 11, 2019 05:42 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life.
Episode 12 - Sacrifice Brings Forth the Blessings of Heaven
June 10, 2019 05:05 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we study the principle of sacrifice through scripture and quotes from General Authorities.
Episode 11 - CFM June 3 - June 9 Part IV
June 09, 2019 07:23 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us as we round off this week's study of the Come Follow Me section for John 13-17. Joseph Smith: All are to be crammed into one God, according to sectarianism. It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God—he ...
Episode 10 - The Book of Abraham
June 08, 2019 08:57 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me as we delve into a Church History Topic about the translation of the Book of Abraham. This topic and the essay that goes with it can be found really in the Gospel Library under Church History.
Episode 9 - CFM June 3 - June 9 Part III
June 07, 2019 06:48 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in for a further discussion about this week's Come Follow Me lesson, focusing today on how Christ is the true Vine and our relationship with that analogy. Heber C Kimball: We are like a limb that is alive in a tree; John 15:1-8 yes, everyone tha...
Episode 8 - CFM June 3 - June 9 PII
June 06, 2019 08:17 - 14 minutes - 3.3 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join us for a discussion about another section from the Come Follow Me lesson this week, focusing on the necessity of the Holy Ghost for disciples of Christ. Sister Carole M Stephens: Every worthy, confirmed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of La...
Episode 7 - The Atonement and the Ordinances of the Gospel
June 05, 2019 08:22 - 9 minutes - 2.24 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join in for a session looking more carefully at the relationship between the Saviour's Atonement and the Ordinances of the Gospel, in particular baptism and the sacrament.
Episode 6 - CFM June 3 - June 9 PI
June 04, 2019 08:03 - 16 minutes - 3.83 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me as we begin looking at the poignant final moments of the Saviour's Early ministry with His disciples. Come Follow Me June 3 - June 9. John 13-15 Brigham Young: Latter-day Saints observe this law. What shall we say to them? Teach them the law...
Episode 5 - Latter-day Temple Prophecy
June 03, 2019 07:38 - 8 minutes - 1.99 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me today to dive into part of this week's Come Follow Me lesson. Join me as I ponder over just 2 verses from Isaiah in the Old Testament which link to the Temple and being prepared for the Saviour's second coming, a theme referred to heavily in l...
Episode 4 - CFM May 27 - June 2 PIII
June 02, 2019 04:44 - 12 minutes - 2.83 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me today to dive into part of this week's Come Follow Me lesson. Today we delve further into the Come Follow Me lesson for this week. Matthew 25:31-46 Elder Richard L. Evans once counseled, “We can’t do everything for everyone everywhere, but w...
Episode 3 - CFM May 27 - June 2 PII
June 01, 2019 07:41 - 9 minutes - 2.27 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me today to dive into part of this week's Come Follow Me lesson. A Talent - https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_(weight) Elder Marvin J Ashton quote: "Taken at random, let me mention a few gifts that are not always evident or noteworthy...
Episode 2 - CFM May 27-June 2 PI
May 31, 2019 19:56 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBLDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. Join me today to dive into part of this week's Come Follow Me lesson. Lamp Trimmer - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp_trimmer?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
Episode 1 - Where Will This Lead
May 31, 2019 13:48 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBThe first episode of LDS Study Session! Join me for a short insight into a recent talk from General Conference. The link is here https://www.lds.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/35oaks?lang=eng LDS Study Session seeks to generate reflection and about areas in the Restored Gospel. Whether it's Come Follow Me, a General Conference talk or a recent Gospel Topic, hopefully you'll find something to keep the Spirit of Christ in your life. PS: Sorry for the vibration at 08:15 - my notificat...