The Scripture Study Project

Season 2 of the Scripture Study Project is underway with this study of what exactly happens when we respond to Jesus' invitation to "Come, follow me." Learn with us how your study of the New Testament this year can help you get to know your Savior better, see yourself clearer, and change from a simple "Simon, son of Jonas" into Peter, the rock! Show Notes D. Todd Christofferson, "The Blessings of...

We're gearing up for season 2 of The Scripture Study Project. Here's just a brief preview of coming attractions all aimed at helping you have powerful experiences with the scriptures that change your life and excite you to teach others!   Show Notes: Russell M. Nelson, "Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints," Ensign, October 2018. House Churches - Acts 1:12-13 (see mentions also Romans 16:3-5, 1 Co...

Season Finale! We study Moroni's final exhortations and share a few of our own. Has your study of the Book of Mormon brought you joy? Conviction? Or even a bit of perfection in your life? It has for us! Listen as we study and share. Also, as a bonus, hear the preview of what's coming on Season 2 of the Scripture Study Project!

Life is filled with choices. Period. We must constantly choose between, not just good an evil, but often between good and good! Moroni, knowing this about our day, inserts in chapter 7 a sermon from his father all about judging between choices and learning how to "lay hold of every good thing." Study with us this week and learn for yourself!

In a world that's as bleak and depressing as has ever been recorded in scripture Moroni must, and does, stand strong and hold to his faith. When we're called upon to do something difficult, maybe in the face of opposition and hopelessness, can we stand with Moroni and proclaim, "I will not deny the Christ"? In this episode we study how to do just that!

The story of the Jaredites is one of mostly misery and destruction; however, against that black, satin cloth is set one of the most amazing diamonds in the Book of Mormon: Moroni's discourse on faith and hope in chapter 12. This week with special guest Garret Shields we study the diamond and learn how to anchor our souls when on life's turbulent seas.

Remember the Bible story about the Tower of Babel and the confusing of the languages? In this episode we study the story of the brother of Jared to better understand what confounds and, more importantly, what unconfounds our communication with God. If you want to know how to talk to and hear from God better, listen in and study along!

"I even remain alone to write the sad tale of the destruction of my people," says Moroni, the last Nephite prophet. With such a depressing task, and with pressures in our own lives that may feel daunting and depressing, what miracles does Moroni see that lift his soul and sustain his faith? Come, meet the God of miracles!

Everything we've read in the Book of Mormon this year has come through his hand, yet we haven't really met him yet. This episode, we meet Mormon, the man behind the book, and learn how to be a disciple of Christ even in the worst of times.

It didn't look like Roger Banister was on track to break the four-minute mile barrier, but he did. It looked like the Nephites were on track for continual righteousness, and they fell. What can we learn from the rise and fall of the Nephites about finishing out our own races and building a happy people/family/class/group?

If you were to be granted one wish, what would you choose? What if it were Jesus himself granting your desire? And what if that greatest desire you had was to be able to minister to your "people" (family, friends, neighbors, etc.) In this episode we study how to minister better!

You know what "faith" means? It means you can trust someone, that you have confidence in them. We can have faith in Jesus Christ because he keeps his promises; he fulfills the all commandments and promises he's ever made. In this episode we study just a few of those promises and fulfillments so our confidence in him will increase!

Someone once asked President Kimball what he did in boring church meetings. He replied, "I don't know; I've never been in one." On this episode we learn from Jesus himself how to turn some interactions and meetings in our lives that can sometimes become boring, repetetive, or stale into intensely spiritual experiences. Listen and learn how to transform your relationship with your children, your ex...

"...who come unto me..." is one of the Savior's unique additions to his sermon at the temple to the Nephites. In this episode we study how we can come unto the Savior so that he can perfect us and help us become like the Father.

"The Savior doesn't care about us . . . . He cares about you, and he cares about me." This quote, although somewhat provocative, strikes at the heart of a fundamental truth about Jesus--He ministers one by one. In this episode we put ourselves in the shoes of the Nephites in Bountiful who got to witness His coming one by one. What would you say, feel, think, or do if you had an individual moment w...

Spencer W. Kimball once said that the Book of Mormon story right before the coming of Christ parallels what will happen in our own day before the Second Coming of Christ. What happened then that we recognize today? And, more importantly, how can we prepare ourselves for what lies ahead for us and our families? This episode, join us as we study how to fight spiritual "infections" and protect and pr...

Surprise! The Nephites are bad; the Lamanites are good; a Lamanite is a prophet and is preaching to Nephites! In this episode we pull from this surprising story some surprising, non-traditional reasons why we should listen to the men and women on the walls in our city. 

The pride cycle is well known and oft-discussed but what we never talk about is how to stop it. Like a bike tire rolling there seems to be something almost inevitable about pride. Well, study with us this week as we stop the pride cycle by giving it a flat tire and disrupting pride in our own lives.

In this episode we meet some of the most destructive villains in the Book of Mormon and it's not the leaders of the armies or bands of robbers. What do you do against an enemy who is focused on your complete destruction? Find out as we study together. 

Last episode we learned how to wage and win your own, individual battles against the adversary. In this episode we peer between the lines to see how to win the even-more-serious family battles. In short, what did the Book of Mormon's most incredible youth group learned from perhaps the Book's most incredible parents?

Have you ever felt like life, your life, was a war? Ever felt like you were fighting just to keep your faith against an enemy who seems bent set on destroying it? In this episode we study the strategies and tactics in the war chapters of the Book of Mormon that will help us all fight harder, be braver, and win more individual battles.

"Life isn't fair!" Agreed, but the real question is: is God fair? And if so, is He also merciful? Can He be both at the same time? Is He both for you? This week we unravel the sometimes tricky relationship between justice and mercy.

You can almost hear Alma's emotion as he begins his letter to his son Helaman, "I swear to you..." What is it that has Alma so passionate? This week we look at small and simple things Alma "swears" will make a difference in your life.

Pervert (pər-ˈvərt) - verb: to alter something from its original, right, or moral state. So what does perverted prayer look like? How about perverted faith? Listen this week to see how you can help overcome repetitive, rote prayers and stale, stagnant faith.

"I'd like to bear my testimony; I know the Church is true." So starts many a testimony, but we have to ask ourselves, is our goal really to "know the Church is true?" In this espisode, Alma guides us through an experiment where we can gain some tangible, enlightening evidence of more than just whether or not something is true. S.E.E.D. Study Guide -  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BmLcm7urdNGqVJ...