The Covenant Path (formerly The Busy Latter-day Saint)

Mark Arrington shares us with his experience as a police officer and as a member of the church trying to keep his marriage intact helps us more fully understand the challenges those in law enforcement face and why the divorce rate for those in law enforcement is so high. His experience on the other side of the law as a defense attorney helped me to understand better the role of a defense attorney...

Today's guest is Stephan Heilner, the principal engineer and platform lead for the Gospel Library for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today provides a rare insight into the decisions that go into maintaining and improving the Gospel Library. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it...

Today, I share a tip about using Tags in the Gospel Library, and then we hear from Travis and Krista Isaacson. They are currently serving as service missionaries in the Priesthood and Family Department. They offer some great tips in using the Gospel Library in the classroom. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rat...

This podcast will begin airing each Wednesday at 8 am instead of the current Monday at 6 am. Tune in on Wednesday for another great podcast.

This episode is very different from the past. As mentioned last week, I am making a change in the podcast format to serve the listeners better and to encourage the use of the Gospel Library. In this episode I explain how my change in viewing the Gospel Library has come about. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's ra...

Today we celebrate the 4th of July. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts about the holiday and introduce a new feature. In preparation for the new feature is a replay of my interview with Rob Jex as we discuss the Gospel Library. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easier for people to...

Today we have with us the producers of the upcoming Matthew Cowley documentary . You will enjoy the stories of how they met and the events that led to producing the documentary, and of course, their approach to the scriptures, and much, much more. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easier for...

Britney Grover shares with us the importance of asking questions and working through the hard things in life, and as a young mother, she found that flexibility is the key to studying the scriptures. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easier for people to find. Leaving a comment is easy just ta...

When studying the scriptures, it is essential to ask and find answers to questions. Jean Arrington, a Senior Business Architect for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, suggests some important questions to ask and how she incorporates the questions in her personal study and in the classroom, and how she handles the silence that follows. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your c...

Brandon Comstock, Ph. D., shares with us his fascinating research about using digital devices in the classroom, and in particular, using the Gospel Library. He shares how teachers and parents can model the use of the Gospel Library in the classroom and at home as a powerful learning tool to strengthen testimonies and draw closer to the Savior. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your commen...

This podcast is a reminder of the meaning of Memorial Day and in honor of those that have fallen protecting our liberties. While the podcast is short, I think you will find it informative and inspiring; providing an atmosphere of reflection as we think of those that sacrificed all. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the sho...

World traveler, author, managing editor for the ThirdHour and a Jewish convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gale Boyd offers a wide range of experiences that interweaves throughout our conversation as we discuss the Old Testament, Israel, Judaism, the attributes of Christ and the scriptures. You will find this episode a delightful trip down the road of discovery to a deeper...

John Hilton III, the author of Considering the Cross , shares with us the importance of what took place on Calvary and how the atonement of our Savior was not completed in Gethsemane but was only the beginning and ended on the cross. The discussion of the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ leads to the studying of the scriptures and the principles John wrote about in his book Please Pass the Scr...

Rob Jex joins us today for a very different episode. Rob is the Product Manager of the Gospel Library app and takes us for a behind-the-scenes look at the team that produces the app, and he also shares some great insights into the app itself. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easier for peopl...

Serge Mayer, husband and father shares how the Lord and faith have guided him and his wife as he attended university and worked full-time while managing a growing family that includes a special needs son. Currently, serving as a Bishop, he shares how he draws spiritual strength from the scriptures and how, with his wife Sara, they turn to the Lord for counsel. Please subscribe to this podcast and...

John Cassinat, husband, father of seven children, and attorney received a prompting to study the Book of Revelation shortly after being called a Stake President in 2009; he moved forward with that prompting and is close to finishing a book on the subject. John shares some of his insights he has gained in his study of the Book of Revelation and how it has brought him closer to Jesus Christ. Please...

Brian Kane, recently released as Stake President, provides a fascinating interview that covers a wide range of topics from his conversion in Rhodesia, to the blues and soul music, to his love of the Savior. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easier for people to find. Leaving a comment is easy...

Having a podcast that depends on others is a challenge. This week my interview fell through, so I decided to share with you a replay of my interview with Patricia Crockett DuBray, who had the highest listenership last year. If you haven't heard her, you will quickly find out why she was so popular. Her excitement and energy are inspiring. I thought it would benefit all of us to hear her again as s...

Today Brett Jensen, husband, father, and podcaster, joins us and shares the importance of being consistent in studying the scriptures while adding a touch of variety and the Old Testament as he studies. He also has some great ideas about how he and his wife get the children involved in a daily reading of the scriptures. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe a...

Carl Blackham, a retired investment banker, shares experiences from his recent mission and meeting the challenge of his Mission President to study the life of Jesus Christ using the Topical Guide and how he used the Gospel Library Links to help put it all together. He also shares with us his favorite hobby - studying the scriptures. ”God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the G...

Dave Cook, who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shares his experience as a young man seeing what he felt was hypocrisy in church members. How he suffered from spiritual amnesia, and as a result, he didn’t serve a mission, and how he came to be fully active in church and serving, in later years, three missions. He also explains how he moved into using the Gospel Library a...

Norman Hill joins us today to discuss his new book “What They Don’t Teach You at The MTC.” Norm shares with us his experience as a mission president serving in West Africa and his approach to studying the scriptures. What They Don’t Teach You At The MTC Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's rating and makes it easie...

Today’s guest is Marilyn Frogue. She is a farmer and Stake Relief Society President in Kentucky. She lives a busy life and is always on the go. I think you will find her approach to scripture study refreshing and a great example that you are never too busy to study the scriptures. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show...

Today, we have the privilege to hear again from Ben Reaves. Ben shares his experiences growing up in Georgia, the increasing polarization in the country, and how his faith in Heavenly Father provides him a different perspective of the challenges he has faced throughout his life. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and share comments, it increases the show's...

Today we hear from Ben Reaves. As a family man, patriarch and counselor to inmates he leads a full and busy life. We will hear how the scriptures and seeking revelation daily provides a center from which all other activities flow. Ben has a lot to share with us, so this episode is part one of a two part interview. Please subscribe to this podcast and share your comments. When you subscribe and sha...