Saints In the South
262 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Saints In The South is a group of friends who live in the south and are members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. We discuss current Sunday school curriculum, current events, and how the words of God are applied in our day. We strive to express faith promoting experiences and discuss social dynamics that are experienced all over the world as it pertains to faith and following God on this mortal journey. We hope to add our small voice to this huge world in helping build peoples Faith in Christ, as they try to fulfill their purpose in life. Our goal is to help you find joy and have fun living the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Mosiah 1-3, "Filled with Love towards God and All Men"
April 22, 2024 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "When you hear the word king, you might think of crowns, servants, and thrones. In Mosiah 1–3, you will read about a different kind of king. Rather than living off the labors of his people, King Benjamin “labored with [his] own hands” (Mosiah 2:14). Instead of having others serve him, he served his people “with all the might, mind and strength which the Lord [had] granted unto [him]” (Mosiah 2:11). This king did not want his people to worship him; rather, he taught...
Enos-Words of Mormon. "He Worketh in Me to Do According to His Will"
April 15, 2024 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "Although Enos went to the forest to hunt beasts to satisfy physical hunger, he ended up staying there all day and into the night because his “soul hungered.” This hunger led Enos to “raise [his] voice high that it reached the heavens.” He described this experience as a wrestle before God (see Enos 1:2–4). From Enos we learn that prayer is a sincere effort to draw near to God and seek to know His will. When you pray with this intent, you are more likely to discover...
Jacob 5-7, "The Lord Labors with Us"
April 07, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "There are many, many people who haven’t yet heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. If you ever feel overwhelmed by the immensity of the task of gathering them into the Lord’s Church, what Jacob said about olive trees in Jacob 5 has a reassuring reminder: the vineyard belongs to the Lord. He has given each of us a small area to assist in His work—our family, our circle of friends, our sphere of influence. And sometimes the first person we help gather is ourselves. But w...
Jacob 1-4, "Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ"
March 31, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "The Nephites considered Nephi their “great protector” (see Jacob 1:10). He had also protected them against spiritual dangers, warning them against sin and urging them to come unto Christ. Now that task fell to Jacob, whom Nephi had consecrated to be a priest and teacher (see Jacob 1:18). Jacob felt a responsibility to boldly warn those who were “beginning to labor in sin” while also comforting “the wounded soul” of those who had been hurt by the sins of others (se...
EASTER! (2024)
March 25, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "The ancient Apostles were bold in their testimonies of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection (see Acts 4:33). Millions of people believe in Jesus Christ and try to follow Him because of their words recorded in the Bible. Yet some people might wonder: If Jesus Christ is the Savior of the whole world, then why were His eyewitnesses limited to a handful of people in one small region? The Book of Mormon stands as an additional, convincing witness that Jesus Christ i...
Therapist Are Teaching What?!
March 20, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MBJoin us this week on our Linger Longer. Michael Shares a discussion he had with his daughter about what she had been learning. The thoughts, ideas, and beliefs we express on this channel do not officially represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For additional information or official statements, please visit the website below. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng #biblestudy #oldtestament #religion #churchofj...
2 Nephi 31-33, "This is the Way"
March 18, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "Among Nephi’s last recorded words, we find this declaration: “The Lord commanded me, and I must obey” (2 Nephi 33:15). This is a good summary of Nephi’s life. He tried to understand the will of God and courageously obeyed it—whether that meant risking his life to get the brass plates from Laban, building a boat and crossing the sea, or faithfully teaching the doctrine of Christ with plainness and power. Nephi could speak persuasively of the need to “press forward ...
2 Nephi 26-30, "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder"
March 11, 2024 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: “I prophesy unto you concerning the last days,” Nephi wrote (2 Nephi 26:14). In other words, he was writing about our day. And there’s reason to be concerned about what he saw: people denying the power and miracles of God; widespread jealousy and conflict. But in addition to these latter-day “works of darkness” (2 Nephi 26:10, 22) led by the adversary, Nephi also spoke of “a marvelous work and a wonder” led by God Himself (2 Nephi 27:26). Central to that work woul...
2 Nephi 20-25, "We Rejoice in Christ"
March 02, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "The writings of Isaiah include strong warnings, but they also offer hope and joy. This is one reason Nephi included them in his record: “I write some of the words of Isaiah,” he said, “that whoso … shall see these words may lift up their hearts and rejoice” (2 Nephi 11:8). In a sense, the invitation to read Isaiah’s writings is an invitation to rejoice. You can take delight, as Nephi did, in Isaiah’s prophecies about the gathering of Israel, the coming of the Mess...
Stand Ye In Holy Places and Be Not Moved - Linger Longer 4
February 28, 2024 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this weeks episode of Linger Longer we discuss what it means to stand in holy places and be not moved. ************** The thoughts, ideas, and beliefs we express on this channel do not officially represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For additional information or official statements, please visit the website below. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng #biblestudy #oldtestament #religion #churchofjesuschris...
2 Nephi 11-19, "His Name Shall Be Called... The Prince of Peace"
February 26, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Engraving on metal plates is not easy, and space on Nephi’s small plates was limited. So why would Nephi make the effort of copying so many of the writings of the prophet Isaiah into his record? He did it because he wanted us to believe in Jesus Christ. “My soul delighteth,” he wrote, “in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ” (2 Nephi 11:4). Nephi had seen what would happen to his people in future generations. He saw that, despite their great bl...
2 Nephi 6-10,“O How Great the Plan of Our God!”
February 18, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "It had been at least 40 years since Lehi’s family left Jerusalem. They were in a strange new land, half a world away from Jerusalem. Lehi had died, and his family had already started what would become a centuries-long contention between the Nephites—“who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God”—and the Lamanites, who did not (2 Nephi 5:6). Jacob, who was Nephi’s younger brother and was now ordained as a teacher for the Nephites, wanted the covenant peo...
2 Nephi 3-5, "We Lived after the Manner of Happiness"
February 12, 2024 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "Reading 1 Nephi, you might get the impression that Nephi was somehow larger than life. “Large in stature” both physically and spiritually (1 Nephi 2:16), he seemed unshaken by the trials he faced. Or at least that is what we might assume. While Nephi’s faith was remarkable, his tender words in 2 Nephi 4 reveal that even faithful people sometimes feel “wretched” and “easily beset” by temptations. Here we see someone who is trying, who wants to be joyful, but whose ...
Unlocking The Secret Combination Preying On Our Children
February 09, 2024 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBOn this episode of Linger Longer, we dive deeper into a topic that is plaguing our children in and outside of the church. We reference two videos published by @thoughtfulfaith2020 and @CwicShow We discuss #Transgenderism at it's core. What is it? What is causing it? Why is it being pushed so hard? Is it a cult? Where does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stand on the matter? How are we supposed to handle this huge push? We see it infiltrating local congregations. ...
Jon and Jay Fullmer - For The Love of Scripture
February 04, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBJon and Jay Fullmer of the Fullmer Gems @brotherfullmer sit down with us to share how they got started, where their love of the scriptures come from, and where they are headed. Kenny has loved sharing some of their thoughts on our own podcast and so we thought, why not have them on the show! These two brothers not only love the scriptures, The Lord, and the gospel, but they love each other. It's easy to see they enjoy each others company and make a great team in presenting "gems" they fi...
2 Nephi 1-2, "Free to Choose Liberty and Eternal Life, through the Great Mediator"
February 04, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "If you knew that your life was coming to an end, what final messages would you want to share with the people you love most? When the prophet Lehi felt he was nearing the end of his life, he gathered his family together one last time. He shared with them what Heavenly Father had revealed to him. He bore his testimony of the Messiah. He taught gospel truths he cherished to the people he cherished. He talked about liberty, obedience, the Fall of Adam and Eve, redempt...
Building A Community of Strivers - Linger Longer Episode 1
February 01, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to our Linger Longer Episode. Latter-day Saints are famous for their linger longer after church. Well we have decided to apply this principle to our come follow me podcast. We hang around and talk a little more freely about different topics. Some are current events pertaining to politics, religion, morals, sports, news stories, cultural differences and challenges, etc. Hope you enjoy the additional content and hoping you will share and support the show through a super thanks o...
1 Nephi 16-22, "I Will Prepare the Way Before You"
January 28, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "As Lehi’s family journeyed toward the promised land, the Lord made them this promise: “I will prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my commandments” (1 Nephi 17:13). Clearly, that promise did not mean that the journey would be easy—family members still disagreed, bows broke, people struggled and died, and they still had to build a ship from raw materials. However, when the family faced adversity or tasks that seemed impossible, Nephi recognize...
1 Nephi 11-15 "Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God"
January 21, 2024 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBWhen God has monumental work for His prophet to do, He often gives that prophet a monumental vision. Moses, John, Lehi, and Joseph Smith all had visions like that—visions that expanded their minds and helped them see just how grand and awe-inspiring God’s work really is. Nephi also had one of these life-changing visions. He saw the ministry of the Savior, the future of Lehi’s posterity in the promised land, and the latter-day destiny of God’s work. After this vision, Nephi was bette...
Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 6-10, "Come Partake of the Fruit"
January 14, 2024 01:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "Lehi’s dream—with its iron rod, mists of darkness, spacious building, and tree with “most sweet” fruit—is an inspiring invitation to receive the blessings of the Savior’s love and atoning sacrifice. For Lehi, however, this vision was also about his family: “Because of the thing which I have seen, I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam. … But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you” (1 Nephi 8:3–4). When Lehi finis...
Book of Mormon; 1 Nephi 1-5, "I Will Go and Do"
January 07, 2024 02:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "The Book of Mormon begins with an account of a real family experiencing real struggles. It happened in 600 BC, but there are things about this account that might seem familiar to families today. This family was living in a world of wickedness, but the Lord promised them that if they would follow Him, He would lead them to safety. Along the way they had good moments and bad moments, great blessings and miracles, but they also had arguments and contention. Rarely in scrip...
Book of Mormon, Introductory Pages: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
January 01, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "Before you even get to 1 Nephi chapter 1, you will notice that the Book of Mormon is no ordinary book. Its introductory pages describe a backstory unlike any other—including visits from angels, an ancient record buried for centuries in a hillside, and a young man translating the record by the power of God. The Book of Mormon is not just a history of ancient American civilizations. It seeks to convince all “that Jesus is the Christ” (title page of the Book of Mormo...
The Ironman - Conversation Number 15
December 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBMeet Charlie Moore, Stacy Tyre, Shad Stormant, and Drake Stormant. All of which are now @ironmantriathlon - Troy Davis also completed the Ironman but was not able to make the podcast recording. On this episode, these men share their personal experiences including their struggles and victories. Join us for the next hour and 45 minutes and see if completing an Ironman is something you would want to take on yourself. All of these men are men of God and great men of their communities. L...
New Testament, Revelation 15-22, He That Overcometh Shall Inherit All Things, Come Follow Me
December 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBFrom Come Follow Me: As you may recall, the book of Revelation begins with the Savior declaring Himself to be “the beginning and the ending” (Revelation 1:8). Fittingly, it ends with similar words: “I am … the beginning and the end” (Revelation 22:13). But what does that mean? The beginning and the end of what? The book of Revelation powerfully testifies that Jesus Christ is the beginning and end of everything—of the great, sweeping drama of human existence and salvation. He is “the Lamb sl...
Good Tidings of Great Joy - Merry Christmas
December 21, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Why does the birth of a baby bring such great joy? Perhaps because a new baby can be a symbol of hope. There’s something about a brand-new life full of possibilities that invites us to ponder what life might hold for that child and what wonderful things he or she will accomplish. Never has this been truer than at the birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Never has there been more hope placed in a child, and never has there been one born with so much promise. When an a...
New Testament, Revelation 6-14, They Overcame...By The Blood of The Lamb, Come Follow Me
December 11, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Imagine a woman “travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” Now imagine “a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns” hovering over the woman, poised to “devour her child as soon as it was born” (Revelation 12:2–4). To understand these verses of John’s revelation, remember that these images represent the Church and kingdom of God and the peril they would face. For the Saints who experienced intense persecution in John’s day, victory over evil may not hav...
New Testament, Revelation 1-5, Glory and Power Be Unto The Lamb Forever
December 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Have you ever struggled to express to others what you felt during a powerful spiritual experience? Everyday language can feel inadequate to describe spiritual feelings and impressions. Perhaps this is why John used such rich symbolism and imagery to describe his majestic revelation. He could have simply stated that he saw Jesus Christ, but to help us understand his experience, he described the Savior using words like these: “His eyes were as a flame of fire,” “out of hi...
New Testament - 1-3 John; Jude - God Is Love - Come Follow Me
November 26, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: When John and Jude wrote their epistles, corrupt doctrine had already started leading many Saints into apostasy. Some false teachers were even questioning whether Jesus Christ had actually appeared “in the flesh” (see, for example, 1 John 4:1–3; 2 John 1:7). What could a Church leader do in such a situation? The Apostle John responded by sharing his personal witness of the Savior: “This is the testimony which we give of that which was from the beginning, which we have h...
Missionary Miracle 1998 - Conversation Number 14
November 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBNovember 11th, 1998, four missionaries and one senior missionary serving for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began a long trip to Las Vegas, NV from Elko, NV in a transfer van pulling a large luggage trailer. They anticipated a long but easy drive down to Las Vegas. During the night, snow had unexpectedly blanketed the ground. Nothing out of the ordinary for Northern Nevada this time of year. What they didn't realize is that it would have an impact on all of them and crea...
New Testament - 1 and 2 Peter - Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory - Come Follow Me
November 19, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Shortly after His Resurrection, the Savior made a prophecy that must have been troubling to Peter. He foretold that Peter would be martyred for his faith, being carried “whither [he] wouldest not … , signifying by what death he should glorify God” (John 21:18–19). Years later, when Peter wrote his epistles, he knew that his prophesied martyrdom was near: “Shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me” (2 Peter 1:14). And yet Pet...
New Testament - James - Be Ye Doers Of The Word and Not Hears Only - Come Follow Me
November 12, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Sometimes just one verse of scripture can change the world. James 1:5 seems like a simple bit of counsel—if you need wisdom, ask God. But when 14-year-old Joseph Smith read that verse, “it seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of [his] heart” (Joseph Smith—History 1:12). Thus inspired, Joseph acted on James’s admonition and sought wisdom from God through prayer. And God did indeed give liberally, giving Joseph one of the most remarkable heavenly visitation...
New Testament, Hebrews 7-13, An High Priest of Good Things To Come, Come Follow Me
November 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBFrom Come Follow Me Even faithful Saints at times suffer “reproaches and afflictions” that can shake their confidence (see Hebrews 10:32–38). Paul knew that Jewish converts to Christianity were experiencing severe persecution because of their new faith. To encourage them to stay true to their testimonies, he reminded them of the long tradition of faithful believers from their own history: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sara, Joseph, Moses—“a cloud of witnesses” that God’s promises are real and...
New Testament, Hebrews 1-6, Jesus Christ, The Author of Eternal Salvation,
October 29, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Each of us has to give up something in order to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ—bad habits, incorrect beliefs, unwholesome associations, or something else. For Gentiles in the early Christian Church, conversion often meant abandoning false gods. For the Hebrews (or Jews), conversion proved to be, if not more difficult, a little more complicated. After all, their cherished beliefs and traditions were rooted in the worship of the true God and the teachings of His prophe...
New Testament - 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Be Thou An Example Of The Believers, Come Follow Me
October 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: In the epistles Paul wrote to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, we get a glimpse into the heart of a servant of the Lord. Unlike Paul’s other epistles to entire congregations, these were written to individuals—Paul’s close friends and associates in God’s work—and reading them is like listening in on a conversation. We see Paul encouraging Timothy and Titus, two leaders of congregations, in their Church service. We see him entreating his friend Philemon to reconcile with a f...
New Testament - 1 & 2 Thessalonians - Perfect that which is lacking in your faith - Come Follow Me
October 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBFrom Come Follow Me: In Thessalonica, Paul and Silas were accused of having “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). Their preaching angered certain leaders among the Jews, and these leaders stirred the people into an uproar (see Acts 17:1–10). As a result, Paul and Silas were advised to leave Thessalonica. Paul worried about the new Thessalonian converts and the persecution they were facing, but he was unable to return to visit them. “When I could no longer forbear,” he wrote, “I sent t...
New Testament - Phillipians and Colossians - I Can Do All things Through Christ Which Strengthens Me
October 08, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBFrom Come Follow Me Paul wrote his epistles to the Philippians and Colossians while he was a prisoner in Rome. But these letters don’t have the tone you might expect from someone in prison. Paul spoke more about joy, rejoicing, and thanksgiving than he did about afflictions and trials: “Christ is preached,” he said, “and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice” (Philippians 1:18). And “though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding … the steadfast...
New Testament - Ephesians - For The Perfecting Of The Saints - Come Follow Me
October 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBFrom Come Follow Me: When the gospel began to spread in Ephesus, it caused “no small stir” (Acts 19:23) among the Ephesians. Local craftsmen who produced shrines to a pagan goddess saw Christianity as a threat to their livelihood, and soon “they were full of wrath, … and the whole city was filled with confusion” (see Acts 19:27–29). Imagine being a new convert to the gospel in such a setting. Many Ephesians did accept and live the gospel amid this “uproar” (Acts 19:40), and Paul assured the...
New Testament, Galatians, Walk In The Spirit, Come Follow Me
September 24, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThe gospel of Jesus Christ offers freedom from spiritual bondage. But sometimes people who have experienced the freedom of the gospel turn away from it and “desire again to be in bondage” (Galatians 4:9). This is what some Galatian Saints were doing—they were turning away from the liberty Christ had offered them (see Galatians 1:6). Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, then, was an urgent call to come back to “the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free” (Galatians 5:1). This call is one we a...
New Testament: 2 Corinthians 8-13, "God Loveth a Cheerful Giver", Come Follow Me
September 17, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBFrom Come Follow Me: "What would you do if you heard that a congregation of Saints in another area was struggling in poverty? This was the situation that Paul described to the Corinthian Saints in 2 Corinthians 8–9. He hoped to persuade the Corinthian Saints to donate some of their abundance to Saints in need. But beyond a request for donations, Paul’s words also contain profound truths about giving: “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or...
New Testament, 2 Corinthians 1-7, Be Ye Reconciled To God, Come Follow Me
September 10, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Sometimes, being a Church leader means having to say some difficult things. This was true in Paul’s day just as it is today. Apparently a previous letter from Paul to the Corinthian Saints included chastening and caused hurt feelings. In the letter that became 2 Corinthians, he tried to explain what had motivated his harsh words: “Out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love wh...
New Testament, 1 Corinthians 14-16, God Is Not The Author Of Confusion, But Of Peace, Come Follow Me
September 04, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Because the Church and its doctrines were relatively new in Corinth, it’s understandable that Corinthian Saints encountered confusion. Paul had previously taught them the fundamental truth of the gospel: “That Christ died for our sins … and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). But some members soon began teaching that “there is no resurrection of the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:12). Paul implored them to “keep in memory” the trut...
New Testament, 1 Corinthians 8-13, Ye Are The Body of Christ, Come Follow Me
August 27, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBFrom Come Follow Me: In Paul’s time, Corinth was a wealthy trade center with residents from all over the Roman Empire. With so many different cultures and religions in the city, Church members in Corinth struggled to maintain unity, so Paul sought to help them find unity in their belief in Christ. This unity was to be more than just peaceful coexistence; Paul wasn’t asking them merely to tolerate each other’s differences. Rather, he taught that when you join the Church of Jesus Christ, you ...
New Testament, Romans 7-16, Overcome Evil With Good, Come Follow Me
August 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBFrom Come Follow Me: As he opened his epistle to the Romans, Paul greeted Church members by calling them “beloved of God” who were “called to be saints.” He remarked that their “faith [was] spoken of throughout the whole world” (Romans 1:7–8). Even though Paul spent much of his epistle correcting false ideas and flawed behaviors, it seems he also wanted to assure these new Christian converts that they truly were Saints who were beloved of God. His tender counsel blesses all of us who strugg...
New Testament, Romans 1-6, The Power of God Unto Salvation, Come Follow Me
August 06, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBFrom Come Follow Me: By the time Paul wrote his epistle to Roman Church members, who were a diverse group of Jews and Gentiles, the Church of Jesus Christ had grown far beyond a small band of believers from Galilee. About 20 years after the Savior’s Resurrection, there were congregations of Christians almost everywhere the Apostles could reasonably travel—including Rome, the capital of a powerful empire. Still, compared to the vastness of the Roman empire, the Church was small and often the...
New Testament, Acts 22 - 28, A Minister And A Witness, Come Follow Me
July 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBFrom Come Follow Me: “When we are on the Lord’s errand,” President Thomas S. Monson promised, “we are entitled to the Lord’s help” (“To Learn, to Do, to Be,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2008, 62). We are not entitled, however, to a smooth road and an endless stream of successes. For proof of this, we need look no further than Paul the Apostle. His errand from the Savior was “to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). In chapters 22–28 of Acts, we se...
New Testament, Acts 16-21, The Lord Had Called Us For To Preach The Gospel, Come Follow Me
July 23, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Among the Lord’s final words to His Apostles was the commandment “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19–20). While the Apostles didn’t quite make it to all nations, Acts 16–21 does show that Paul and his companions did make remarkable progress in establishing the Church. They taught, baptized, and conferre...
New Testament, Acts 10-15, The Word of God Grew and Multiplied, Come Follow Me
July 16, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBFrom Come Follow Me: During His mortal ministry, Jesus Christ often challenged people’s long-held traditions and beliefs. This didn’t stop after He ascended into heaven, as He continued to guide His Church by revelation. For example, during Jesus’s life His disciples preached the gospel only to fellow Jews. But soon after the Savior died and Peter became the leader of the Church on earth, Jesus Christ revealed to Peter that the time was right for the gospel to be preached to non-Jews. The i...
New Testament, Acts 6-9, What Will Thou Have Me Do, Come Follow Me
July 13, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBFrom Come Follow Me: If anyone seemed like an unlikely candidate for conversion, it was probably Saul—a Pharisee who had a reputation for persecuting Christians. So when the Lord told a disciple named Ananias to seek out Saul and offer him a blessing, Ananias was understandably hesitant. “Lord,” he said, “I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints” (Acts 9:13). But the Lord knew Saul’s heart and his potential, and He had a mission in mind for Saul: “He is a c...
New Testament, Acts 1-5, Ye Shall Be Witnesses Unto Me, Come Follow Me
July 02, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBFrom Come Follow Me: Have you ever wondered what Peter might have been thinking and feeling when he, with the other Apostles, “looked steadfastly toward heaven” as Jesus ascended to His Father? (Acts 1:10). The Church that was founded by the Son of God was now in Peter’s care. The task of leading the effort to “teach all nations” now rested on him (Matthew 28:19). But if he felt inadequate or afraid, we don’t find any evidence of that in the book of Acts. What we do find are examples of fea...
New Testament, Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21, He is Risen, Come Follow Me
June 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBFrom Come Follow Me: To many observers, the death of Jesus of Nazareth may have seemed like an ironic end to a remarkable life. Wasn’t this the man who raised Lazarus from the dead? Hadn’t He withstood the murderous threats from the Pharisees time after time? He had demonstrated power to heal blindness, leprosy, and palsy. The very winds and the seas obeyed Him. And yet here He was, hanging from a cross, declaring, “It is finished” (John 19:30). There may have been some sincere surprise in ...