Restored Gospel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Guest and friend Douglas Hatten comes on to talk about the connection with the temple and Jesus crucifixion to priesthood.  Is there currently a need for either?   What exactly did Joseph Smith set up and was it a real thing?  We discuss his recent series on "Priesthood, is it even a thing?"   You can see Doug's videos here.  @TeacherInZion #josephsmithpriesthood, #...

Send us Fan Mail From the very beginning God created man to dwell with him.  His work is to bring us back home to Him.  Moses sees the heavenly temple in the mount. God gives them a mobile, heavenly temple to carry around.  He does this by a symbolic Eden like structure in the form of a mobile tent, a mobile little piece of heaven, a mobile temple. This is not the relationship that God wants or th...

Send us Fan Mail After Moses had an experience on the mountain and became the spokesman for the people, God gave instructions for him to set up the tabernacle and the priest's office to perform ordinances to cleanse the people and to have a place to interact with almighty God.   This eventually gives way to a permanent structure built by Solomon, a permanent Temple.  Much more lavish and larg...

Send us Fan Mail The first episode in a series on temples.   We will discuss the first time temples are a thing in scripture.  The role of the priest in temple. How the Garden of Eden was a temple, the mountain with Moses and God was a type of temple, and the pattern in the tabernacle God showed Moses.  How this tabernacle is to represent the first temple, the garden, and points man back to his de...

Send us Fan Mail Do you love people better today than you did 5 years ago?  If not it may be time to re-evaluate your belief system.   Is it correct?  If so are you holding to it tight enough?  Is it activated and being used to allow Christ's image to grow within you?  Truth, honesty, prejudice, seeking and searching are all important aspects tied into our beliefs.    The seeking and searchin...

Send us Fan Mail How do we handle our beliefs?  How much dies truth matter?   Are we honest in our pursuit of truth? What do we believe, why do we believe it, how did we come to that belief?   How much time and effort have we spent examining what we believe?  Are we lazy learners?   Do we set up a belief system that makes us comfortable to avoid angst or conflict?   Most importantly how do we trea...

Send us Fan Mail Nephi prophecies of the future of his people and their relationship to the gentiles.  He speaks of the fair and delightsome gentiles who will come to the promise land and will scatter his brethren as well as bring a book of the jews with them.  The gentiles are promised that they will have opportunity to receive the fullness of the gospel and have returned to them the plain and pr...

Send us Fan Mail 1 Nephi ch 3 continues.  Nephi's vision of God's great love and condescension to man.   The God of the universe and our creator took on flesh and blood and allowed us to kill him, hang him on a cross, so that He could bring us Home to Him.   The tree in the vision is the great love of God and a fruit that is sweeter, whiter, and desirous above anything else.  To taste th...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss the prophecies of Lehi and Nephi as well as the Tree of Life and how this concept appears in many many different religious backgrounds through the ages.   Nephi and Lehi were not from the priestly tribe of the time.  They were not Levites but God went outside the main priesthood at that time to call two men to fulfill His work.   They both testify that their authority c...

Send us Fan Mail Lehi's vision in Ch 2 of 1 Nephi in the Book of Mormon Video podcast Book of Mormon study by Bob Bobit  notes for 1 Nephi ch2 Scripture Search and Study http://www.restoredgospel.com The Bible Project http://bibleproject.com Contact us with comments or questions at: http://restoredgospelpodcast@gmail.com Or call us and leave a voice message at our podcast line 816-379-6454  R...

Send us Fan Mail Becoming one sounds like a Godly thing.  The scripture has been quoted many times "if you aren't one you aren't mine".  Usually in a motivating factor for the saints to get along and set aside differences, while "coming together."  Joint worship services make us feel better but by focusing on setting aside our barriers we look beyond the mark.   In th...

Send us Fan Mail We examine the title page and start the first book of Nephi -  It is notable that Nephi was willing to follow his father but his older brothers were much more rebellious.   Perhaps it was because they had more to lose.  Maybe they were more entrenched in their traditions and culture.   Why does the Book of Mormon  start with the story of Nephi and Lehi?   Instead of Ether in chron...

Send us Fan Mail Jacob IsBell from @Disciple of Christ and Jesse Waters join me to talk about discerning truth.  The spiritual realm operates under a different set of laws.   Why is it so hard to discern truth and why are people deceived?  How do we prevent deception? Can we get better at discerning truth?  Real life examples of being deceived, and finding truth are shared.  The goal is to know Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph Smith saw the Savior in the woods and was forgiven for his sins with an honest seeking heart.   Then the angel Moroni appeared, letting him know his work was going to begin and the awesome task that lied ahead.  He was to translate the golden record of the Nephites.  Revelations were given to him early on through the interpreters used to translate the record.  One of those...

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Send us Fan Mail Abinadi  was told to re-call his words that God Himself should come down among the children of men and take on flesh and blood and be crucified.   Abinadi said he would not take back what he said because it was true, knowing he would die.  He sealed this testimony with his blood.  In this episode we speak of who Jesus is as revealed in the bible and Book of Mormon.   That we may k...

Send us Fan Mail The traditions of our fathers (culture, attitude, teachings, ways of living, understanding) can affect us positively or negatively.    Whenever light and truth is revealed it is not long before people "dwindle" in unbelief.  The Book of Mormon  touches on this many times.   It is a truth that happens because of: 1 iniquity and 2 incorrect traditions of our fathers.    Vi...

Send us Fan Mail Video Podcast of this broadcast What Happened to the Church - video series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4FJwS3zHnqxEmSGSQPHQA Doug Hatten Teacher inZion YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TeacherInZion Scripture Search and Study http://www.restoredgospel.com The Bible Project http://bibleproject.com Contact us with comments or questions at: http://restoredgospelpodcas...

Send us Fan Mail Through a series of unique occurrences, Shane and I wound up in the foothills of the Ozarks in southern MO and were able to meet some new friends.   Here is the testimony of Barbara.  Here husband was told a great separation was coming between those who believe the Book of Mormon  and those who don't.  This was within the church.   Dick is no longer with us but we were able t...

Send us Fan Mail Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dm37qaKer8&t=64s Scripture Search and Study http://www.restoredgospel.com The Bible Project http://bibleproject.com Contact us with comments or questions at: http://restoredgospelpodcast@gmail.com Or call us and leave a voice message at our podcast line 816-379-6454 Tags: choice seer Scripture Search and Study http://www.restoredgosp...

Send us Fan Mail A man that could Translate https://smile.amazon.com/Man-that-Can-Translate-Interpreters/dp/1944200797/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1GAVEY920H9P3&keywords=jonathan+neville&qid=1659389457&s=books&sprefix=Jonathan+Neville%2Cstripbooks%2C95&sr=1-3 Peepstone, Urim & Thummim, many different views on how the Book of Mormon  was translated.  Jonathan lays out a great picture of...

Send us Fan Mail Part 5 of our series where we ask honest questions about the restoration history.   This week we discuss the Book of Abraham.  The LDS hold it as scripture, the RLDS had mixed opinions but never fully adopted it as scripture and today it is not used.  Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon  from plates that were revealed to him by an angel.  Shortly after completing the transl...

Send us Fan Mail I had the privilege to interview Jacob Isbell who has a you tube channel Disciple of Christ.  He interviews those who have chosen to follow Jesus over the LDS church they grew up in when the realize the teaching of the church vary from the Word of God.   He grew up LDS, served a mission, did work in the Temple.     You won’t be bored.   I hope you enjoy his testimony as he shares...

Send us Fan Mail Part 4 of our series where we ask honest questions about the restoration history.   This week we discuss what David Whitmer thought, if he is the "choice seer" as spoken about in 2 Nephi. Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon  from plates that were revealed to him by an angel.  Shortly after completing the translation he organized a church.  Revelations from God wer...

Send us Fan Mail Garland shares his testimony of Jesus, including the amazing meeting of his bride, his service in Vietnam, and to the Navajo people in Arizona.   Enjoy! A message from Garland “I send e-mails that may be of interest to over 1,200 Restoration families in the Independence MO area and another 300+ Restoration families world wide. If you would like to be added to my list, send a reque...