Podcasts by Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints

2-Time PGA Tourney Champ&Latter-Day Saint- Keith Clearwater from 2022-12-13T06:13

"I Played Golf With Elder Hales And Other General Authorities"

Keith Clearwater is a two-time PGA Tournament winner and professional golfer. He's also a Latter-day Saint....

BYU Student Speaks Out On "Genderless Jesus" Class! from 2022-12-12T14:16

"We're constructing a new thing where androgyny is the construction."

- She's "basically framing it like, whatever the church is teaching [on gender] is wrong."

- ...

Terryl Givens and Nathaniel Givens On Faith - Into The Headwinds from 2022-12-08T07:25

Such A Great Discussion!

When do we really know what we believe? Is our belief what we say or even think? Or is what we believe revealed when our intuition is running our...

BYU's Genderless Jesus and the Gingerbread Person from 2022-12-05T07:01

Last Week's Human Development Class in the School of Family Life

Is gender simply socially constructed? Is biological sex socially constructed?

Breaking down the b...

Masculinity, Avatar,&Nahum from 2022-12-04T17:27

The destruction of gender identity is the destruction of families

James Cameron, director of Avatar, states that we need to eliminate testosterone from men

The prophet Nahum prophe...

Come Follow Me LDS - Nahum, Habakkuk,&Zephaniah from 2022-12-04T03:28

Likely contemporaries to the prophet Lehi prophesy of the fall of a decadent, emasculated Assyria and the rise of Babylon.

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Elder Maxwel - Eternalism vs Secularism, The Religion of Academia Clip from 2022-11-29T17:29

Eternalism vs Secularism, or as we call it, Faith over Secularism

This is the foundation of the Religion of Academia. Elder Maxwell may be the greatest Prophet, Seer, and...

Can BYU Still Live By Its Mission? from 2022-11-26T03:14

BYU Professor Ralph Hancock On BYU's Dilemna

Dr. Hancock has been at BYU for over 30 years and has seen an increased focus on a secular objective.

Just how compati...

The Church and Same-Sex Marriage Again from 2022-11-23T23:37

What Does This Mean For The Family Proclamation?

- The Church is NOT changing its doctrine on the family

- The Church IS supporting the Respect For Marriage Act Listen

Does The LDS Church Support Same-Sex Marriage? - Respect For Marriage Act from 2022-11-17T10:11

Navigating Same-Sex Marriage And Religious Freedom

The Church seems to have set a course conceding that same-sex marriage is here to stay in the United States. However, its support of the...

The Book of Mormon Is NOT About the Nephites and Lamanites from 2022-11-10T05:34

The Philosophies of Men in the Book of Mormon and The Philosophies of Men Today

One way to look at the Book of Mormon is through the Nephite "Dissenters." This is where t...

Come Follow Me LDS - Ezekiel from 2022-11-08T01:15

The Commonality of Visions

We compare the visions of Ezekiel, Lehi, John the Revelator, and Jesus.

By placing the Valley of Dry Bones in context with the previous ...

Brother Corbitt, The Doctrine of Christ, and The Tree of Life from 2022-11-06T01:26

Brother Corbitt's Focus on the Doctrine of Christ

Brother Corbitt's states that we must understand the Doctrine of Christ to help teach others, including those who show A...

Brother Corbitt And Activism Toward The Church from 2022-11-03T00:31

An Intro And Then Brother Corbitt's Full Talk

I just felt like I needed to let him speak. There are so many piercing truths in this talk. I will follow up with commentary...

Alternative Medicine vs Medical Medicine, Nitric Oxide with John Hewlett from 2022-11-01T03:57

Do You Use All Of The Health Science Resources?

I have, by force, had to research alternative sources of medicine and health throughout my life. If I hadn't done this, I believe I would e...

The Three Proclamations as Prophecies from 2022-10-31T07:10

What To Make of The Proclamations Today

Each of the last three proclamations has been delivered at a time when that proclamation seemed incredibly obvious. But then . . ....

Why People Are Leaving The LDS Church from 2022-10-28T21:13

A New Worldview Pulls Away Hearts And Minds

We would do well by understanding the warnings of the Book of Mormon and the time of Captain Moroni.

Identitarianism an...

Come Follow Me LDS - Jeremiah 30 - 36 Part 2 from 2022-10-27T00:06

More On Lehi's Jerusalem!

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Come Follow Me LDS - Jeremiah 1-20 from 2022-10-26T23:27

The Dominating Deuteronomists!

Jeremiah is called as a prophet just one year after King Josiah's reforms. What's going on? The priests are corrupt, the temple and its ord...

The ESG Threat with Marlo Oaks from 2022-10-26T07:52

Marlo Oaks -Standing Up Against ESG

Marlo Oaks is the State Treasurer for the state of Utah and was one of the first state treasurers nationally to divest investments Bla...

BYU Black Menaces' Protest Against Religious Exemptions from 2022-10-13T08:56

Also, BYU Halts Students From Singing Hymns In Response

BYU Protest gathers hundreds of students to support a lawsuit against 
BYU that would remove the religious e...

President Nelson's Goodbye Talk? Jesus Christ as "Trailblazer" from 2022-10-08T15:31

Our Job Is To Overcome The World

- Was this President Nelson's last talk? Hmmm

- Using titles of "God" Miracles and manifestations to come

- The Atonement o...

Come Follow Me LDS - Isaiah 58-66 from 2022-10-05T05:02

More Isaiah Explanation of The Book of Mormon

I'm rounding off our Isaiah study with another Cwic Study Group session. This gives us about 10 hours on Isaiah on Come Foll...

Come Follow Me LDS- Isaiah 50-57 from 2022-10-04T02:32

Abinadi and Isaiah 52:7-10

Yes, I said I wasn't going to add any more Cwic Study Group sessions for these episodes. But I'm still behind, and this is one of my favorite p...

New Italian Prime Minister- Giorgia Meloni Defends Identity&Family from 2022-09-27T07:10:13

Prime Minister Elect Giorgia Meloni Says The Family Has Become The Enemy

Giorgia Meloni gives a viral, "extreme" speech defending our individual identity, family, and rel...

President Nelson's Identity Hierarchy from 2022-09-22T05:46:12

President Nelson Draws a Line!

One of the keys to countering the current cultural revolution is to follow the advice of President Nelson and the Brethren. President Nelso...

President Oaks at BYU- "Break With The Educational Establishment" from 2022-09-21T23:23:58

"Ideologies" & Educational "Fashions"

There is a mantra coming from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to the youth, young adults, and education.<...

Come Follow Me LDS - Isaiah 40-49 from 2022-09-21T01:00:25

Last Cwic Study Group Version

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Gay Latter-day Saint on Tolerance vs Love from 2022-09-19T05:22:07

Gay Latter-day Saints Can Follow the Covenant Path

Skyler Sorenson hosts the podcast "Sit Down With Sky & Preston," two gay Latter-day Saint men who have married women in...

Come Follow Me LDS - Isaiah 13-39 from 2022-09-19T04:18:38

Another Cwic Study Group Deep Dive Into Isaiah

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Come Follow Me LDS - Isaiah 1-12 from 2022-09-17T21:18:34

This episode is the video portion of the Cwic Study Group on Isaiah 1-12

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Elder Christofferson at BYU- Identity, Identity, Identity! from 2022-09-08T05:07:16

The True Order Of Identity and Self-Reliance

Elder Christofferson highlights President Marion G. Romney's focus on the spiritual principle of self-reliance in all things,...

Nitric Oxide and Your Health - Overturning the Mask Mandate from 2022-09-06T05:13:50

John Hewlett on the Rich Health Benefits of Nitric Oxide

- Scientific studies on how Nitric Oxide benefits your health

- Why I supplement with Nitric Oxide everyda...

South Carolina Coach, Dawn Staley, Cancels BYU Games - Message to BYU Students from 2022-09-03T20:55:31

South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley Has Same Experience? Ironic!

South Carolina Women's Basketball coach Dawn Staley was accused of creating an environmen...

Come Follow Me LDS- Proverbs-Ecclesiastes from 2022-09-03T19:02:43

The Pursuit of Wisdom - Wisdom Is Not Enough

Proverbs, like Psalms, maybe a Fall Festival book of Wisdom read by the King to the congregation. And the Book of Ecclesiaste...

BYU-Duke Volleyball Race Hoax from 2022-08-31T23:51:50

Another Media Blunder

As details unfold in the Rachel Richardson, BYU-Duke Volleyball racial debacle, it is apparent that someone or several people are lying about at lea...

Walk- Man vs Ocean, Celestial Tostadas, Blossom As The Rose from 2022-08-30T06:50:40

Sound in the Background is the Ocean

- There is something very serene and awe-inspiring being out in the middle of the ocean left just to yourself.

- Great restaur...

Native American and Latter-Day Saint from 2022-08-29T13:34:29

Andrea Hales Talks Of Her Discussions With Native LDS

Andrea runs a podcast called "Tribe of Testimonies," where she interviews active members of the Church who are Nativ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Psalms Part 3, New Testament and Book of Mormon from 2022-08-26T16:24:55

The Temple Drama (Psalms) Is Everywhere In The Scriptures

Why is the Book of Psalms the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament? Why is it so prevalent in the...

Walk- Material Change, Women's Evolving Role, Language Controls from 2022-08-26T00:13:31

8-26-22 Walk (Sit Down)

- The growth of feminism and the change of women's roles has developed more from material and technological change than from activism

- Mat...

The Temple and Identity from 2022-08-25T04:04:40

Do We Understand Other Changes Must Occur To Change Temple Marriage?

- Some believe that temple marriage between a man and a woman is not a core doctrine.

- Some i...

BYU's New Feminist Theories Course from 2022-08-23T00:45:52

BYU Launches Next Identitarian Head of the Hydra Course called "Feminist Theories"

- This course might more appropriately be called, "Feminist CRITICAL Theories"

-...

Come Follow Me LDS - Psalms Part 2- The Temple Drama Acts&Scenes from 2022-08-21T06:01:06

The Psalms' Narrative Is A Royal Plan of Salvation

Using LeGrand Baker and Stephen Ricks' outline of acts and scenes, I show how you can read the Psalms in light of the A...

Parents vs School - Lance Christensen from 2022-08-15T04:18:36

The State Is Taking the Place of the Parent

Lance Christensen has been involved in California politics and education for decades. He talks about the problems in Californi...

Trump&Mar-a-Lago, The Evolution of Free Speech&K-12's Tipping Point from 2022-08-12T16:06:38

Cwic Walk 8-12-22

Free speech advocacy has moved from the left to the right. How and why did this happen?

K-12 will move very quickly to an environment unreasonabl...

Come Follow Me LDS - Psalms Part 1- The Psalms Are The Israelite Temple Drama from 2022-08-07T20:51:44

Though Scrambled, The Psalms Are The Ancient Israelite Temple Drama

This episode sets the stage for the 3-Part series on the Psalms. We cover the background of the archae...

Cwic Walk - Google Babies, Philosophies of Men&Religion vs Spirituality from 2022-08-06T14:44:15

Cwic Walk 8-5-22

Google is the new parent, and we are now rearing Google Babies. Kids, both young and adults, are turning more to Google than their parents for advice. Th...

Tinder, LDS Dating&Singles Wards from 2022-08-02T07:22:26

Are Dating Apps Destroying LDS Dating and Society?

Some fascinating data on men's and women's use of Tinder. Women "swipe right" an average of only 4.5% of male profiles ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Job Part 2 from 2022-07-31T20:05:53

Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith

Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith

- Job moves back and forth from humility and commitment to contending and bitterness....

Come Follow Me LDS - Job Part 1, Is Job a Play? from 2022-07-31T02:54:39

Job is Written Like a Play

- The author appears to be writing against the cultural beliefs of the Deuteronomists

- Job is considered by many to be the greatest pie...

Spiritual Survival&The Therapy Gospel from 2022-07-27T04:35:17

Are Healing and Consolation All The Gospel Offers?

A pendulum swing has occurred in Latter-day Saint culture. We have moved from high-demand, high expectations in the pur...

Come Follow Me LDS - Esther, Vashti, Irony,&Proxy from 2022-07-24T21:36:57

Esther Is Not A Theological Book

- Vashti's motives are unknown

- Be careful of Identitarianism in Biblical and LDS Scholarship

- Esther risks her life for ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Ezra - Nehemiah from 2022-07-24T01:11:07

Jerusalem and Babylonian/Persian Jews

- Who was taken to Babylon?

- Who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon?

- Defending the Kingdom

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Cwic Walk- President Nelson and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Gender Binary in K-12 from 2022-07-21T16:33:03

Conflating President Nelson and Equity

- Los Angeles Unified School District has created a barrage of propaganda for Identitarianism and Critical Race Theory which includ...

Is The National Education Association (NEA) A Cult? from 2022-07-19T14:40:50

NEA President Becky Pringle Rallies Her "Delegates"

- Nothing in her speech is about the education of the kids

- Angela Davis, the Marxist, is held up as an icon Listen

Morning Walk 7-18-22, Senator Hawley - Men In The Church - BYU from 2022-07-18T14:45:36

Morning Walk and Talk

- Senator Hawley and Berkeley professor exchange on language, truth, and violence

- Response to "Where Are The Men In The Church" episode

Come Follow Me LDS - 2 Kings 17- 25, King Josiah and The Deuteronomists from 2022-07-16T18:08

Do The Reforms Under King Josiah Set The Stage For Lehi's Jerusalem?

- We plant a seed for Isaiah and Hezekiah and The Suffering Servant

- Was King Josiah who we a...

Jordan Peterson's Christian Invitation To Men from 2022-07-14T08:28:33

Such a Void Creates A Great Opportunity For The Church

- With the west disparaging boys, men, and the "patriarchy," the Church should be a refuge for men.

- Jordan...

Where Are The Men In The Church? from 2022-07-11T06:14:47

There Are Fewer Male Members Of The Church

- What messaging are we giving men?

- Do we adequately portray a positive male experience in the Church?

- So many women's program...

Come Follow Me LDS - 2 Kings 2-7 Elisha from 2022-07-10T20:37:02

The Prophetic Mantle

- What is meant by the story of the two she-bears?

- Spiritual blindness

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Forget What Is A Woman, What Is A Parent? from 2022-07-09T00:17

Identitarianism Seeks to Destroy the Traditional Family

Language can be a virus to our understanding of the world. Ibram Kendi's new book, "How To Raise An Antiracist", o...

The Price of Love from 2022-07-06T06:06:43

Love Is A Verb First. It Is A Price.

-Mercy = payment, cost, sacrifice. The Love of God is His sacrifice and his work for us.

- Love is expressed as part of a rela...

Come Follow Me LDS - 1 Kings 17 19 Elijah from 2022-07-06T01:08:28

Elijah The Miracle Worker

- Elijah is almost alone in his priesthood and support of Jehovah

- His confrontation with the priests of Baal or similar to our circumst...

Fourth of July, Revelation, and The Constitution from 2022-07-03T06:14:30

Gratitude Should Come With The Principles of the US Constitution

- Sets the stage to leverage agency for good and bad

- Other ideologies fight against these "estab...

The Spiral of Silence, The Prophet,&Defending Truth from 2022-07-01T23:17:34

Church Culture Throws a Wrench in The Spiral of Silence

The Spiral of Silence is a communication theory of why voices are stifled by others. However, what are the reasons...

Telos vs The Oppressors from 2022-06-30T06:21:32

Where Does The Problem Lie?

- Telos is the "supreme end of man's endeavour" - Cicero. Or, Moses 1:39, "this is my work and my glory -- to bring to pass the immortality an...

Come Follow Me LDS - 2 Samuel, 1 Kings - David and Solomon from 2022-06-29T03:37:41

David's great character vs Enduring to the End

David is King of Juday for 7 `1/2 years

David Takes Bathsheba, Ensures Uriah's Death

Solomon, like Jesus, rides into Jerusalem...

Roe v Wade- Pro-Life LDS Church, Pro-Choice Members? from 2022-06-28T07:16:18

Why Is There A Growing Number of Pro-Choice Members Of The Church?

We give a timeline of the strong and consistent position of the Church on abortion.

Can a Pro-Ch...

Come Follow Me LDS - 1 Samuel - Saul, David, and Goliath from 2022-06-26T06:32:41

The Ritual Anointings and Coronations of the Kings Are Temple Imagery

The contrasts of physical stature and the heart.

Critical Social Justice - Christianity and The Family from 2022-06-24T02:45

Principles of Truth vs Critical Social Justice

This is a condensed version of a Course I have developed which will be available on www.cwicmedia.com on July 1st. We will ...

Marxian Utopia, Zion,&The 4 Phases of the Priesthood from 2022-06-14T05:57:31

There are 4 phases to the priesthood that all societies must pass through in order to create Zion, or an idea of Utopia. Marxian worldviews are not compatible with these phases of the priesthood...

Come Follow Me LDS - Ruth from 2022-06-12T07:21:47

We All Need a Redeemer, a "Go'el"  

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Come Follow Me LDS - Judges from 2022-06-11T18:49:10

Royalty and The Word (DBR) in Judges

- The Canaanites continued to live with Israel in the Promised Land

- Deborah is a DBR name and means "Bee Lady"

- Samson tell...

Earthshaking Find!? Joshua's Altar and the Curse Tablet from 2022-06-06T03:58:03

Joshua's Altar where excavation began in 1982, but not until now has its report been created. Kosher animal bones, the same design as the Second Temple Altar, and the right time period all denot...

BYU Hawaii's Leftist Administration and Critical Race Theory Class from 2022-05-31T05:59:10

Higher Administration Includes a "Marxist" and Critical Race Theorists - More Soon to Come

BYU Hawaii leftists have moved into higher administration positions and are in ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Joshua from 2022-05-29T06:22:21

The Tie Between Joshua and Joseph

Joshua is written in covenantal language. Much of what is happening in this book is covenant.

"Choose you this day whom ye will s...

National Press Club Elder Bednar and Identitarianism from 2022-05-29T01:30:48

At the National Press Club Elder Bednar Speaks in DC

Direct questions often elicit direct answers. Elder Bednar answers questions on gay marriage in the temple, women and the pr...

Salt Lake Tribune- Mormon Land Podcast Response on BYU "Petition" from 2022-05-26T21:30:23

Mormon Land Podcast Frames BYU "Awareness Document" in Racial Terms

The Salt Lake Tribune's Mormon Land Podcast episode shows that the continual conflation of hard leftist ideol...

Liberation Theology Episode 2- Jesus and Barabbas from 2022-05-25T05:53:06

Which "Jesus" Do You Choose?

- Some early Greek manuscripts have Barabbas as "Jesus Barabbas".

- Barabbas was a Zealot, an insurrectionist, a political "Messiah"

- There wer...

Postmodernism and the New Woke ExMo World from 2022-05-23T05:42:12

Conversation with a Post-Mormon on Postmodernism and The Church

- Faith, what is it?

- Shelves

- Everything in life is placed on a shelf

- Chris fell...

My Missionary Experience with a Gang Fight from 2022-05-22T05:21:45

- Surrounded by a gang

- Fighting like it's the end

- The Lord's blessing when you're living right

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Come Follow Me LDS - Deuteronomy from 2022-05-19T04:53:44

Serpents, Arrows, Beasts, & Swords

The Hebrew name for the Book of Deuteronomy is, "Sefer Devarim" - The Book of the Words! This book is framed with our concept of "DBR"....

President Oaks&Elder Gilbert - Proclaim Truth! from 2022-05-18T07:17:07

Resist "the invading ideologies that seek control . ."

- In the Last Days, good will be called evil, and evil will be called good.

- "We must stand fast against the value...

Kurt Francom - Leadership In The Church from 2022-05-17T06:43:04

Inside Baseball for Church Leadership

Where do local Church leaders fall short in their leadership skills?

How to lead in our digital age

Being an online influence...

President Nelson&Identitarianism - From Young Adults Devotional from 2022-05-16T07:17:58

“. . the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity!"

President Nelson speaks against Identitarianism, against "isms". Our highest identity is that of a...

Come Follow Me LDS - Numbers 21, The Brazen Serpent from 2022-05-15T05:30:34

The Brazen Serpent, Lehi's Dream, and The Woman Caught in Adultery

The Brazen Serpent represents Jesus Christ. This story is told with Temple Imagery. We can compare it t...

Liberation Theology&The Latter-day Saints from 2022-05-10T07:07:36

Is the Greatest Threat to The Restored Gospel Liberation Theology?

What is Liberation Theology?

How does it change the Doctrine of Christ?

How are Faith, Ho...

Mothers Day and the Eve of the Temple from 2022-05-08T04:59:52

Women ARE Mother Eve

"The Mother of All Living" is a title.

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Cwic Week 5-7-22 from 2022-05-08T02:34:36

BYU Awareness Campaign

BYU Professor Names

Traps & Spiritual Grooming

Critical Social Justice: Christianity & The Family

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BYU Comments- Yes, It's Happening from 2022-05-06T06:22:48

Comments from BYU Parents, Students, & Faculty.

More on BYU Open Letter from 2022-05-04T02:01:07

Reactions and What Is Happening on the BYU Open Letter

Sign our Change.org Petition! Bring awareness to BYU Admin...

BYU Open Letter to Faculty, Students,&Parents on Radicalization&CRT from 2022-05-02T07:19:27

While Becoming Rampant, BYU Has Some Bad Apples

I was off script when I said there weren't thousands affected by this. There are!

I receive dozens of contacts from...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 35 - Leviticus 19 from 2022-05-02T03:08:59

Tabernacle and Atonement

These chapters from Exodus 35-Leviticus 19, are some of the best for Temple Imagery. If you put these chapters through the Temple Imagery Interpreter an...

Cwic Week 4-30-22 from 2022-05-01T01:09:05

Elon Musk and Twitter Under

The Banner Of Heaven

Pride Robe at BYU

Postmodernism and The Book of Mormon

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Under the Banner of Heaven - Cwic Review from 2022-04-29T23:56:22

Absurdly Negative Cliche of Latter-day Saint Life

I could barely get through the first two episodes of the Under the Banner of Heaven series. It was brutal. An incessant ...

BYU Graduate Shocks with Pride Robe from 2022-04-28T01:23:18

BYU Graduate Receives Diploma Then Opens Her Robe To Show Pride Flag

Was Elder Holland Prophetic in his BYU talk last summer? "Commandeering the graduation". Is protesting the LGBTQ policies at ...

NAACP&Elon Musk Buys Twitter Follow-Ups from 2022-04-27T01:37:37

NAACP /Church Agreement Based On Self-Reliance - Changes Already at Twitter

 According to Critical Race Theory and Whiteness Studies, self-reliance is "whiteness". However, this...

Elon Musk Twitter Buy Changes Everything from 2022-04-26T04:50:50

Elon Musk Buys Twitter - Now What?

Elon Musk will bring Twittter private giving him more control over the changes he wants to implement. This could have major effects on ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 24, 31-34, Tablets&The Higher and Lower Laws from 2022-04-24T05:08:11

The Ascension of Sinai is the Ascension of the Temple

The two sets of tablets are the Higher and the Lower Laws. The Children of Israel reject the opportunity to "see the face o...

How Postmodernism Will Change Scripture from 2022-04-22T06:47:06

"Lean not unto thine own understanding"

Postmodernism in light of Proverbs 3:5 -

Postmodernism seeks to elevate your "lived experience" above an objective truth su...

"ites", Babel, Jonathan Haidt,&Social Media from 2022-04-21T05:31:06

Social Media is Disintegrating Society

Author and social phycologist Jonathan Haidt recently wrote an article for the Atlantic. It is a summary of what he has been speaki...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 18-20, Moses, Jethro&Priesthood from 2022-04-19T05:13:26

Exodus chapter 18 is not primarily about delegation. It is about the priesthood. It is parallel to Abraham 3. As the stage gets set for the Sinai experience, we see the formation of a temple tem...

Salt Lake High School's Marxist and Critical Race Theory Classroom from 2022-04-14T16:26:54

Video of West Jordan High School classroom complete with Critical Social Justice and Marxist heroes on the walls, Critical Race Theory,, Ideological slogans, and sexually explicit books. We place t...

Don't Be A Victim - Your Relationship with God - General Conference Commentary from 2022-04-13T03:46:58

Elder Christofferson guides us through the noise of adversity to the signal of our relationship with Christ and teaches us not to be victims. Using the examples of Job, Abraham, Joseph of Egypt,...

Identity and The Gospel - General Conference Commentary from 2022-04-11T06:32:17

The West, through nefarious ideologies of identity, is systematically being broken down by society, family, and the individual. We live in a world imagined and framed by Marcuse and Foucault. Th...

Easter Week Primer - Royal Procession and Endowment from 2022-04-10T14:52:07

Easter Week Should Be Seen as a Royal Procession, Coronation, and Temple Experience

The last week of Jesus' mortal life takes on more meaning when we see it through the lens of ancient ri...

Utah Governor Cox And His Preferred Pronouns Video from 2022-04-07T08:58:40

New Video Emerges of Utah Governer Cox Giving Kids His Preferred Pronouns

A video has surfaced showing Utah Governor Cox giving his preferred pronouns to kids. Who helped...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 14-17 Moses and The Red Sea from 2022-04-07T03:18:33

The Lord Intervenes In Our Lives

The Lord tells Moses and the Children of Israel to "camp by the sea." The Children of Israel are then concerned for their lives with nowh...

Corrupting The Doctrine of Heavenly Mother - General Conference Commentary from 2022-04-05T23:44:32

Elder Renlund Offers Clarity on the Doctrine of Heavenly Mother Elder Renlund opens by confirming that we have a Heavenly Mother. That is the doctrine. But then shows how "speculation" on that d...

Cwic Week 4-4-22, BYU Professor, Students/Faculty, Exmo Convo from 2022-04-05T01:40:20

- Follow-up on BYU Professor Slander

- Visit with BYU Religion Professors, Students, Faculty

- Podcast Interview

- Exmo Conversation

- Stand up as Witnesses to Christ

General Conference April 2022 Insights from 2022-04-04T05:49:30

A combination of themes and messages from the conference will be covered more thoroughly during the week.

- We need to change, not the Church or the Gospel

- Suffering as a Joint-Heirs wi...

BYU Professor Supporting CRT Backhands Cwic Media from 2022-03-31T00:30:58

A BYU professor made a false and malicious accusation online in regards to a voicemail he received from a deep-voiced man. He more than alludes that this was Greg Matsen of Cwic Media, a "YouTub...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 7-13, Moses, the Plagues,&The Rod from 2022-03-29T17:18:23

The Rod Represents The Priesthood

The rod that turned to a serpent on the Mountain acts as a symbol of the true priesthood. The demonstration in front of Pharaoh with the serpen...

Ted Cruz Grills Brown Jackson on Critical Race Theory in Scotus Hearing from 2022-03-29T06:03:45

In the Senate hearing for SCOTUS, Ketanji Brown Jackson is questioned by Senator Ted Cruz. They discuss Critical Race Theory in schools, in law, and in her decisions as a judge. This is a great "la...

Come Follow Me LDS - Exodus 1-6 Moses&The Burning Bush from 2022-03-24T05:32:19

Moses travels to Midian to be with Jethro then marries his daughter after meeting her at the well. In his experience on the mountain, Moses goes through a visionary, ritualistic experience similar ...

Gay Response to Joseph is Gay? and More from 2022-03-23T06:16:38

Craig Newsome is a faithful gay member of the Church in New Zealand and a friend of mine. He offers us a gay perspective on Professor Thomas Waymeth's interpretation of the Joseph of Egypt story...

Strong Spiritual Experiences from 2022-03-20T07:16:57

When was the last time you had a strong spiritual experience? Something you have always been able to draw on?

3 Personal Experiences

- As a teenager, going from being a product of ...

BYU Professor - Was Joseph Gay? from 2022-03-18T07:45:42

This is a response to Thomas Wayment's presentation to Dialogue Journal of Mormon Thought on Joseph of Egypt as a gay prophetic character.

The primary purpose of this episode is to show w...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 42-50 Part 2 from 2022-03-16T04:47:06

Joseph - I Am Not A Victim

- The 3 separated brothers, Joseph, Simeon, and Benjamin

- The text continually reminds us about Joseph's dreams about ruling over his b...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 42-50 Part 1 from 2022-03-15T06:08:47

Joseph meets his brothers and sets the conditions of receiving grain and sparing their lives.

The brothers begin to redeem themselves.

The Book of Mormon pulls from the Egyptian he...

Ukraine vs Putin - Putin is NOT Hitler from 2022-03-14T09:16:32

Putin's Real Relationship with Ukraine. Are You Being Duped Again?

- Why is Putin being compared to Hitler?

- What is the obvious comparison, why isn't it used, and why does it mat...

The Restored Gospel Is Not Fox News or MSNBC from 2022-03-10T02:40:35

Fox News or MSNBC do not Reach the Values of the Gospel

Based on countless comments, emails, and other communications I receive from members, for many members, their political f...

LDS Church News Email on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from 2022-03-09T00:49:24

The Church News Email Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Church News run by Deseret News had an article about International Women's Day with several enrichin...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 37-41 - Joseph In Egypt from 2022-03-07T01:53:05

A Legacy of The Book of Mormon

Did Nephi use these chapters about Joseph, his ancestor, to write his portion of the Book of Mormon? What does Joseph's coat of many colors...

"Root Out Racism" is not Critical Race Theory from 2022-03-04T22:35:21

Many Members Of The Church Are Confused By Those Conflating Root Out Racism with Critical Race Theory

The Charge from President Nelson and President Oaks to "Root out rac...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 28-33, Jacob Becomes Israel from 2022-03-01T19:02:21

Jacob Separates from Esau Then Reconciles in a Covenant Theme

The story of Genesis 28-33 is told in a covenantal outline. Jacob leaves Esau then reconciles with him in an "embrace", simil...

Canada Moving Toward Minority Report Government? from 2022-02-28T20:43:34

Trudeau and Canada Move Toward "Pre-Crime" and a Social Credit System

When Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act it gave him unprecedented powers as Prime Minister. He was able to circumven...

Neal A. Maxwell on Social Justice, Equality, and Secularism from 2022-02-23T03:56:51

In 1974 Neal A. Maxwell wrote a very applicable and telling article in regards to egalitarianism, equality, and secularism. It should be an anchor and reference for everyone trying to navigate t...

Examples of How Critical Race Theory Manifests at BYU from 2022-02-22T02:56:40

A recent "Whiteness" assignment from a BYU Sociology professor asks students to give examples of "whiteness" on campus. Several students give examples of Critical Race Theory exercises in class as ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 24-27, The Abrahamic Covenant from 2022-02-21T02:11:04

The Abrahamic Covenant is covered from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob. The birthright inheritance and the birthright blessing are both representations of Exaltation. Women are represented at wells and a...

What BYU Is Teaching Your Kids- In Their Own Words from 2022-02-16T21:35:11

Short Excerpts from BYU Professors and Invited Guests

Teachings from lectures and discussions on Gender, Critical Race Theory, Liberation Theology, Feminism, Whiteness, and many other top...

Come Follow Me LDS - Isaac, Genesis 18-23 from 2022-02-14T06:33:05

- The hospitality of Abraham and Sarah

- "Laughing" as wordplay for the name "Isaac" and as part of the Abrahamic story of faith.

-  Standing up for the messengers of the Lord and ...

Brad Wilcox Fireside Controversy, Race and the Priesthood from 2022-02-12T02:04:44

What exactly did Brother Brad Wilcox say in his Fireside remarks? Was it racist? What does Church History teach us about the Priesthood Ban? What was BYU's knee-jerk reaction? Is there room for ...

The Machine Behind the Utah K-12 Gender Policy from 2022-02-04T04:20:14

There Is A Larger, Woke Machine At Work

A careful analysis of the proposed Utah K-12 Gender Policy shows something much larger at work. While offering love, charity, and support...

Whoopi Goldberg, The Canadian Truck Convoy, and Race from 2022-02-03T03:22:29

On the same day, Whoopi Goldberg and Justin Trudeau referred to race in very different ways. Whoopi diminished and even eliminated race in terms of the Jewish people and the Holocaust, while the...

Critical Race Theory in K-12 from 2022-02-01T04:04:12

The Teacher's Unions are the new vangard for Critical Race Theory in K-12.

The NEA, the larges labor union in America, last year adopted several Critical Race Theory motions, then wrote a...

Come Follow Me LDS - Flood&Tower, Genesis 6-11 from 2022-01-30T05:46:14

We should look at Noah's Ark and contrast it to the Tower of Babel. They are both temples, one of God, the other of man. This is the same thing we get in Lehi's Dream.

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Hospital Brass&Breath - What Happened from 2022-01-29T13:47:16

The Law of Advocacy

"This is going to hurt like hell"

Greg's recent stay in the ICU and Hospital.

Martin Luther King Jr vs The Radicals from 2022-01-17T23:58:11

Martin Luther King Jr Supported American Ideals and Classical Liberalism

One of the great differences between Martin Luther King Jr and the radical movements of Critical ...

Critical Race Theory Reaches Deseret Book from 2022-01-16T04:34:31

New online courses by Deseret Book had planned an "Antiracist" CRT course to go live recently. However, due to the author of the course criticizing Elder Holland and his BYU speech, the course was ...

Come Follow Me LDS - The Garden of Eden and The Fall from 2022-01-13T06:49:12

- Eve was beguiled but should be held up higher on a pedestal for a righteous choice.

- The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents the Law of God among other things.

- "Deat...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 1-2, The Creation Story Part 2 from 2022-01-07T00:38:35

The Creation Story Part 2

In this episode, we continue from The Creation Story Part 1 with Day 3 of the Creation Story all the way through to Adam and Eve and the "rib".<...

Come Follow Me LDS - Genesis 1-2, Creation Pt 1 from 2022-01-05T02:09:48

Creation Story Pt 1

In this episode, we cover the Creation Stories in Genesis, the Book of Moses, and the Book of Abraham up through Day 2. The Creation Story, when looke...

Come Follow Me LDS - Moses 1 and Abraham 3 Part 2 from 2022-01-01T17:16:28

Prelude to Creation Part 2 - Moses 1

Moses 1 is a companion chapter to Abraham 3. Both give a prelude to the visions of the Creation and the Garden of Eden. Very evident in Moses 1 is the...

Come Follow Me LDS - Abraham 3&Moses 1, Part 1 from 2021-12-21T03:41:42

Prelude to Creation

Abraham 3 and Moses 1 are preludes to the Creation and Garden of Eden stories. They set the stage for these dramas and for the doctrines. Importantly,...

Latter-Day Saint Faith Crisis - "It's A Natural Development Process" from 2021-12-15T18:56:59

Jeffrey Thayne, Nathaniel Givens, and Dan Ellsworth

What is faith? What is knowledge and testimony? A faith crisis is a developmental event and a natural occurrence for s...

Come Follow Me LDS - The Politically Incorrect Family Proclamation from 2021-12-14T03:50:47

A Very Politically Incorrect Document

The Family Proclamation is not what it once was. Originally, it inspired yawns from Church members and seemed like a "nothing burger...

The Last Dispensation Interviews Greg Matsen on BYU and Social Justice from 2021-12-12T17:37:52

A recent interview from Last Dispensation podcast on BYU, social justice, and the Church.

Website - https://www.cwicmedia.com

Come Follow Me LDS - Why a Priesthood Ban? Summary of The Articles of Faith from 2021-12-11T18:30:13

Why a Priesthood Ban? Summary of the Articles of Faith

This episode attempts to put some context into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' priesthood ban on m...

BYU's New Social Justice Forums - Reverend Dr. William Barber II from 2021-12-09T07:01:04

New Social Justice Fervor for BYU Devotionals

BYU's guest Forum  speaker last week was the Reverend Dr. Willaim Barber II. He spoke of forming political coalitions and a ...

Polygamy And The Manifesto - History&Context - Cristina Rosetti from 2021-12-05T05:59:20

Polygamy and the Church's Conflict with the US Government

Cristina Rosetti and I talk about the build-up to the 1890 Manifesto known as Official Declaration 1 in the Doct...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 137-138 from 2021-12-05T03:35:26

The Soteriological Problem is one that Christianity has grappled with for 2,000 years. If God is just and loving, but only those who know of Jesus Christ and are baptized by one with authority c...

Is The Salvation Army Going Woke? from 2021-12-02T05:42:01

The Salvation Army recently presented a document to their organization's employees and volunteers on racism, encouraging their organization to read Ibram Kendi and Robin DiAngelo. It implied ten...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 135-136 from 2021-11-24T19:53:38

"Like a Lamb to the Slaughter"

- The power of Joseph Smith

- He knew what was coming

- The transfer of the keys of the priesthood

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Cwic Week 11-22-21 Microaggressions, Demons,&The Constitution from 2021-11-23T04:02:09

Recap of the Week!

- Comments on the Church Microaggression Email

- Elder Bednar and Choosing to be Offended

- Understanding Demons and the Context of the S...

President Oaks and the US Constitution from 2021-11-21T06:01:32

President Oaks Parses Out the Constitution

From his April, 2021 General Conference talk, President Oaks analyzes the US Constitution and states that it is inspired of God...

Understanding Demons? - Dan Ellsworth from 2021-11-18T04:53:37

Dan Ellsworth and I talk about whether demons are real, how their characteristics apply to you, and why you need to understand them. Dan also gives some great insight into the temptations given ...

Come Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants 133-134 from 2021-11-18T04:28:39

Weakness and The Suffering Servant

The beginning (Section 1) and the original end (Section 133) both refer to Isaiah 53-53 and both invoke "weakness". In this episode, we...

CRT This Week - 11-14-21 University of Maryland&Yale Law School from 2021-11-15T04:35:43

The University of Maryland, due to the success of Asian-American students, has altered two of its ethnic enrollment categories; 'People of Color" is now "People of Color Minus Asians" and "White...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 132 from 2021-11-13T18:12:28

Commentary on Doctrine and Covenants Section 132

Website - https://www.cwicmedia.com

Microaggressions Church Email To The Latter-day Saints from 2021-11-12T04:38:38

This week an email communication from the Church included the term, "Microaggression". Some members were a little distraught over this. In this episode we try to do some "clear thinking" and loo...

CRT This Week 11-8-21 Microsoft Pronouns, Nicole Hannah Jones, and Juan Williams Against Parents from 2021-11-09T17:17:56

Wrap up of Critical Race Theory (CRT) news this week.

Microsoft videos show presenters self "identifying" before they present including gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and what they are wea...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 129-131 from 2021-11-09T05:27:13

"Angels and Handshakes"

The examples of angels and handshakes can also play as a metaphor on the world's ideologies and temptations. Keys, "knowledge", and ordinances are...

Fauci, China and Doubt from 2021-11-06T18:21:01

Aside from the political lightning rod that Dr. Fauci has become, what is he doing in a position of trust as a spokesperson for the US Government when he was involved in funding the Wuhan Lab an...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 125-128 from 2021-11-03T05:54:53

DBR, Order, Ordinance, and Ordain

Joseph Smith talks of the "deep water" of opposition becoming a "second nature" to him. He glories "in tribulation like Paul. The role a...

Cwic Week 10-30-21 Mormon Stories, Patrick Mason&Statues from 2021-10-31T13:30:43

Wrap-up on recent episodes!

Cwic Show and Greg Matsen are featured on the anti-Mormon YouTube Channel Mormon Stories in regards to Natasha Helfer. We revisit our conversa...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 124 from 2021-10-28T06:32:17

- Section 124 is a roadmap for Joseph Smith

- The Doctrine of Christ and "weakness"

- Eagles Wings

- Thomas Grover

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CRT This Week 10-24-21 The View Condoleezza Rice Plus Comments from 2021-10-26T06:19:01

Condoleezza Rice co-hosts The View chiding Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin on Critical Race Theory and makes some very good points. Also, YouTube comments on a previous BYU Cwic Show episode.

...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 121-123 from 2021-10-23T06:25:34

"Liberty" and The Doctrine of Christ

The exchange between Joseph Smith and the Lord in Liberty Jail should be seen through the lens of the Doctrine of Christ. What was th...

Thomas Jefferson Statue Removal from 2021-10-22T05:47:41

Many in the media call this action in New York City a menial occurrence. But the media also said in 2017 that the removal of Confederate statues would not lead to the founding fathers like Georg...

Cwic Show - Patrick Mason on Politics in the Church, Elder Holland, and Proclaim Peace from 2021-10-20T07:11:07

LDS Scholar Patrick Mason

As political divides increase and intensify both in the US and in the Church, how do we hold it together? What was the significance of Elder Hol...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 115-120 from 2021-10-17T00:05:12

The temple is built after patterns both in form and function.

Website - https://www.cwicmedia.com

BYU Professors Teaching Critical Race Theory and Activism from 2021-10-14T06:52:22

Several BYU professors teaching and activating students as they support Critical Race Theory and advocate for Ibram Kendi's anti-capitalist, anti-liberal democracy agenda and book. Shout out to ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 111-114 from 2021-10-09T23:52:50

The Higher and the Lower Laws show us that the "treasure" to be found in Salem, Massachusetts was not a physical treasure, but the spiritual treasure of souls. The Doctrine of Christ is outlined...

BYU Professor Hancock- Response to Elder Holland's BYU Speech from Church Academia&Faith Matters from 2021-10-06T15:08:27

BYU Professor Ralph Hancock discusses his most recent article outlining the academic and religious response to Elder Holland's BYU speech. Focusing on a Faith Matters podcast episode, we discuss...

CRT This Week - SNL Skit, School Board CRT Ban and Getting Rid of the US Clip from 2021-10-05T05:11:27

Wrap up of Critical Race Theory events.

Saturday Night Live skit covers mock school board with "crazy" parents talking about CRT and segregation. Real school board strugg...

Cwic Week 10-4-21 Antiracism, War Against Boys, and Rise of Liberal LDS from 2021-10-04T06:35:58

Comments, Feedback, and Fallout

- Antiracism and Language

- The Black National Anthem in Forbes Magazine

-  Education's war on men is only a slice of a larger problem

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 109-110 from 2021-10-02T19:59:39

- The title of God, "Lord God of Israel"

- Covenant

- We are a part of the hierarchal structure seen in visions of Temple Imagery and Drama. We are the "Servants."

- Who is ...

WaPo - The Rise of the Liberal Latter-day Saints&Bottom-Up Revelation from 2021-10-01T06:36:28

In this Washington Post Magazine article, the author creates a narrative that depicts a conflict between "bottom-up" revelation and "top-down" revelation. The article, while well written, assume...

Education's War Against Men from 2021-09-29T06:31:49

"Where Have All The Men Gone?"

We have arrived at a point where for every man that graduates from college, nearly two women will graduate. This is not only a problem for ...

The Black National Anthem, CRT, and Intersectionality from 2021-09-27T22:21:32

The NFL is playing the Black National Anthem before games. Why is there a push to have two National Anthems? What is the purpose? Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Intersectionality are the engines...

CRT This Week - 9-25-21 from 2021-09-26T07:00:34

Arizona State University library viral video. Two male students called out for supporting the police.

The University of Washington begins a new "Critical Librarianship" program indoctrina...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 106-108 from 2021-09-24T06:01:20

"Checks and Balances"

The General Priesthood and organization of the Church has a built-in "checks and balances" similar to the US Constitution. There are three quorums t...

Teddy Bear Jesus and The Therapy Gospel from 2021-09-23T05:18:24

With works and grace, and personal responsibility and comfort, the gospel pendulum seems to be rapidly swinging toward the latter. But a "Teddy Bear" Jesus is not the answer nor is it the true D...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 102-105 from 2021-09-19T07:18:38

The Plan of Salvation asks us to all be "saviors of men." God is not just a "Healer" or a therapist. The Plan is for us to become like Him, not just to be "fixed." As we receive more light, we a...

Elder Holland's Speech, Critical Race Theory,&Safe Spaces w/ Ben Pacini from 2021-09-16T06:57:11

Agreement and disagreement on Elder Holland's BYU Speech. 

Ben Pacini is a teacher at BYU-Idaho and the host of the "Radical Civility" podcast. We discuss the speech, Critical Race Theory...

Deconstructing Your Testimony- Postmodernism's "Lived Experience" from 2021-09-15T06:34:55

A strong tenet of Postmodernism is a "Lived Experience." In reality, it is a hijacking of knowledge. The arrival of "Deconstruction" and "Lived Experience" have already arrived in mainstream cre...

The Church, Left vs Right, and Political Extremities from 2021-09-14T06:43:12

In an ever-increasing polarization of politics, how will the Church create dialogue? What does it mean to be "civil within the Church? How do we avoid political extremities and keep a dialogue o...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 98-101 from 2021-09-10T07:26:38

"The Law of Liberty"

Oddly, the Lord lifts up the banner of the US Constitution exactly when it is failing the early saints. He speaks of the "principle of freedom" within the Constitutio...

Derwin Gray - Protestant Pastor and BYU Football Great from 2021-09-09T05:57:20

This is a great discussion with Pastor Derwin, the founder of Transformation Church who also played football under Lavell Edwards from 1989-992. He also played in the NFL for six years. Dr. Derw...

Cwic Week 09-4-21 BYU Professors and Critical Race Theory, Clear Thinking and Lehi's Dream from 2021-09-08T22:23:44

A weekly wrap-up of what we covered this week with additional insights.

BYU Professor Wants Critical Race Theory At BYU from 2021-09-08T15:33:44

BYU Professor Advocating for Critical Race Theory at BYU and Public Schools.

A BYU Professor Emeritus advocates for the teaching of Critical Race Theory at BYU and in public schools. He a...

Thoughts on Lehi's Dream, CRT and Racism from 2021-09-03T06:46:52

Lehi's Dream can be an anchor point for context and insight with ideas, groups, worldviews, and ideologies. Here I share a few thoughts asking the audience to make a couple of assumptions with m...

Clear Thinking- The NAACP, Elder Holland's Talk and LGBTQ from 2021-09-02T07:27:36

In an October 2020 address at BYU, President Oaks explained that we need to have "clear thinking" about social issues. This address seems to have set the table for Elder Holland's recent BYU spe...

Jesus Taught "Social Justice" As Leftist - BYU Professor from 2021-08-31T08:53:05

A BYU professor, messaging me directly, states that Jesus taught social justice from the left. That his message was to fight off oppression. This is after Elder Holland's speech. The professor a...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 94-97 from 2021-08-30T05:21:45

"Temple and Light"

As the Lord calls for His temple to be built, His language includes many of the themes of the temple including, light, creation, the Tree of Life, Char...

Cwic Week- 8 28 21 Elder Holland, Afghanistan and the Office of Belonging from 2021-08-29T01:35:37

More response to Elder Holland's speech at BYU with additional insights. The office of Belonging (Orwellian?) at BYU and the "Light of Christ" with a hierarchal structure.

Websit...

Holland BYU Speech- Muskets and the Hyperbolic Aftermath from 2021-08-28T05:39:07

The Hyperbolic Aftermath of Elder Holland's BYU Speech The response to Elder Holland's BYU speech earlier this week includes many that support Elder Holland and many, louder and hyperbolic react...

BYU's New Office of Belonging from 2021-08-26T02:19:36

Unlike most other universities that have put into place a "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" office, the Office of Belonging at BYU seems to want to be different. Time will tell.

Elder Holland s BYU Speech - Commentary from 2021-08-25T01:55:14

Elder Holland gave a stirring speech to BYU yesterday, August 23, 2021. He was direct in his approach while expressing his love for the i...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 93 from 2021-08-24T05:08:26

In this fast-paced episode, we immerse in the scriptures and bring together light, truth, the Doctrine of Christ, and the cost of love. We use Isaiah to inform Section 93 and Section 93 to infor...

BYU Professor- BYU Politics, Political Philosophy, and Revelation and Reason from 2021-08-22T06:53

"Ralph Hancock, BYU Political Philosophy Professor"

Ralph discusses the current political environment at BYU and the changes he's seen over the last 34 years. We also dis...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 89-92 from 2021-08-21T01:17:30

Doctrine and Covenants 89, a "Word of Wisdom", is more about spiritual things than physical. The "promise" from the Lord is not a physical one. Not primarily. It is spiritual. Our bodies are the...

Ben Shapiro on The Bill Maher Show - Critical Race Theory Debate from 2021-08-19T06:35:51

In a debate on Critical Race Theory held on The Bill Maher Show, Ben Shapiro, and Malcom Nance give their definitions of CRT. We see how those who support CRT choose to debate and the commentary...

Covid Vaccination, President Nelson and The Church from 2021-08-15T11:02:45

New messaging from the First Presidency on getting vaccinated. Why are members so split on this? What is the political reasoning? Why might it get worse? This episode provides data, reasoning, a...

Royal Procession, Cwic Interpreter - Provo Presentation from 2021-08-13T15:41:10

Audio could be better.

Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is usually called the Triumphal Entry. This hides what is happening. Jesus rides in through the east gate of Jerusalem on...

Creation, Eve&The Garden of Eden - Provo Presentation from 2021-08-12T23:16:06

The Creation and Garden of Eden Dramas may not be what many think them to be. This presentation provides insight into viewing these narratives as visions and dramas as given to Moses and Abraham...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 88 from 2021-08-11T04:32:40

Doctrine and Covenants 88 is a gargantuan revelation. We set the stage with Joseph Smith and Sections 86 & 87 for the reception of "The Olive Leaf". The Section starts out with the title, "Lord ...

BYU - "Immerse Boys In Princess Culture!" from 2021-08-04T05:16:16

"School of Family Life Canceling Gender"

New study from Assistant Director Sarah Coyne recommends that young boys, from pre-school age, be immersed in Princess Culture to...

Brown Nephites&White Lamanites? Skin Color In The Book of Mormon from 2021-08-02T06:19:36

When the Book of Mormon speaks of skin color, is it literal or a metaphor? Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians used skin color as a metaphor. Jeremiah and Daniel, contemporaries of Lehi ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 84 from 2021-07-30T05:31:46

"The Higher and the Lower Priesthoods"

Section 84 gives us one of the best examples of The Higher and Lower Laws. Each of the Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods is necessary as they repr...

Race and The Restored Church in South Africa from 2021-07-23T06:29:25

A Panel Discussion

Several South African Latter-day Saints talk bout race, apartheid and the Restored Church. How is the Church viewed? Is it a "white" Church? What does ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 81-83 from 2021-07-21T06:03:57

In these Sections we get several of the tenets of building Zion. The "Platinum Rule" is outlined, the Doctrine of Christ from Isaiah's Suffering Servant, bearing each others' burdens and caring ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 77 from 2021-07-15T07:57:09

In the Come Follow Me LDS episode for Doctrine and Covenants we review Section 77 as Joseph Smith answers (his own questions?) on the Book of Revelation. We cover some of the symbolism with some...

Cuban Protests and Ibram Kendi's America from 2021-07-14T05:07:09

The recent Cuban protests shine a light on a message that the media often does not want to share- protesting against Marxism. Ibram Kendi, a Critical Race Theorist, used the example of Castro's ...

BYU Social Justice Courses? from 2021-07-13T02:10:54

BYU has already added several courses based on the suggestions from the Committee on Race, Equity and Belonging. Will this be a good thing? The problem is the manner in which they are taught. Cr...

President Nelson&Jesus Teach Critical Race Theory? BYU Professor Says So! from 2021-07-10T08:05:51

In an article entitled, "How Critical Race Theory Helps us Follow Jesus," a BYU Professor and a member of the Church, uses scripture and the words of Jesus, and the words of President Hinckley, ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 76 from 2021-07-09T07:39:16

"Becoming and Degrees"

The level to which we become like Christ will determine the "Glory" we can withstand and enjoy. Agency is directly tied to these kingdoms and that is why the fall o...

Critical Theory as a Virus In Their Own Words from 2021-07-02T09:13:52

Critical Theory as a whole is a major threat to the Church and to the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In this episode, we focus on the way many of the academics of Postmodern Critical Theory de...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenant 71-75 from 2021-06-30T07:09:14

"Victim vs. Victory"

Joseph Smith's massive project of "translating" the Bible never ends. We are all to be stewards in the Lord's vineyards. We are to work and not be id...

BYU Professors Equate Pres Nelson w/Ibram Kendi&Critical Race Theory from 2021-06-27T09:36:07

As was predicted, some professors at BYU are already starting to teach the students that President Nelson's words are the same as Ibram Kendi's words and go along with Critical Race Theory.

BYU Electroshock Therapy, Mixed Orientation Marriages, Same Sex Attraction from 2021-06-23T17:29:19

Blake Smith is a faithful Latter-day Saint with same sex attraction (SSA). In the '70s, he went through electroshock aversion therapy at BYU-I (then Ricks College). This was a common practice th...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 67-70 from 2021-06-22T15:36:48

"Weak = Lower, Strong = Higher"
Joseph Smith is not as educated or eloquent as many of the Elders around him. The Lord chooses Joseph and "weak things" over the sophistica...

Recent LDS Teachings vs Critical Race Theory from 2021-06-20T07:39:17

This episode pulls from the words of President Nelson, President Oaks, and others in recent speeches on race that are stark contrasts to the tenets of Critical Race Theory.

We should dist...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 64-66 from 2021-06-18T07:17:05

This Come Follow Me LDS episode covers the Higher and the Lower Laws in Sections 64-66. Eve was beguiled with the promise that "death" would not occur. This "death" is judgment. Joseph Smith des...

LDS Church and NAACP Partnership from 2021-06-15T05:59:12

In a historic press conference, the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solidified their partnership with new initiatives and words of solidarity and coming to Christ. Pre...

California's New Ethnic Studies Curriculum from 2021-06-10T06:31:21

"Assemblyman Kevin Kiley"

A new Ethnic Studies High School curriculum has been approved by the California Board of Education. Its focus is "Critical Race Theory" and creating new radical ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 63 from 2021-06-09T03:52:01

"Taking the Lord's Name"

In this episode we see immediately in verse 1 what the Lord's message will be to the members of the church. He distinguishes between those who really are the "peo...

Critical Race Theory and an LDS Jesus from 2021-06-07T10:00:10

"A Woke LDS Jesus?"
Liberation Theology and new "Christologies" are making their way through Christianity and to the doorstep of the Latter-day Saints. It's happening at t...

Critical Theory In Utah Public Schools - Rep Steve Christiansen from 2021-06-02T19:13:40

Representative Steve Christiansen is the sponsor for HR 901 detailing the restriction of "race essentialism", a part of Critical Race Theory, being taught in Utah public schools. We cover the sp...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 60-62 from 2021-06-02T05:01:50

"Body Record"

Joseph Smith, W.W. Phelps, and other Elders make their way to Ohio from Independence by way of canoes on the Missouri River. The Lord yet again refers to th...

Critical Race Theory Reaches the Latter-Day Saints from 2021-05-30T01:00:10

As we observe the fruits of Critical Race Theory in several Christian denominations, we become aware of some of what might happen as it begins its entrance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latte...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 58-59 from 2021-05-26T06:29:29

"Agents Unto Themselves"
With the focus moving to Missouri, Joseph Smith and the early Saints now have a place for Zion. The Lord teaches them that they are to "work" and ...

Fixing God- Codependency's Need to Fix from 2021-05-24T23:56:56

"What is Codependency?"

In this intriguing discussion, Nick Galieti and Jennifer Roach discuss their book, Codependent Discipleship. We discuss the interrelationship of c...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 51-57 from 2021-05-22T03:25:27

"Stewards, Talents, and Consecration"
The Law of Consecration is the higher law designed for Zion and a Promised Land. Getting there is a matter of becoming "one" as a peo...

Critical Race Theory Invades BYU Campus from 2021-05-20T07:51:16

As members of the church, we stand in a unique place in history. The opportunity before us is to "gather Israel". However, with the modern connection between peoples and races, there are ideolog...

The Village Drill - Bringing Water to Millions from 2021-05-13T05:39:40

One night, John Renouard had a dream. A vivid dream. He saw a man-powered drill that could reach remote parts of the world and supply water to these villages. Today, the Village Drill has suppli...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 49-50 from 2021-05-12T01:44:49

"Idols and Spirits"

Doctrine and Covenants Sections 49-50 are similar to what we find with the Children of Israel who were wandering in the desert. They encountered other...

Netflix Is Not Protecting Our Kids from 2021-05-05T05:18:49

In 2020 a whopping 68% of all in-home television viewing came from streaming apps. Notorious for their lack of parental controls and lax attitude toward exposing kids to harmful content, the big...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 46-48 from 2021-05-03T23:25:09

"Submission, Holy Ghost, and Gifts"

As we look throughout the scriptures, there are certain "points of introduction" where the authors, as they lay out their spiritual re...

LDS Doctrine And Therapy Are On A Collision Course from 2021-05-02T04:51:53

What do you do when the consensus of experts in counseling and therapy is in direct opposition to core church doctrine? Jeff Bennion, an LDS therapist, discusses his take on the conflict of chur...

The Doctrine of Christ- A New Perspective from 2021-05-01T04:37:55

"Birth Baptism & Bearing"

Many have looked to 2 Nephi 31 for an understanding of the Doctrine of Christ. However, without the proper context we may miss the richness of t...

Cwic Show - War in Heaven: Grace, Works and Agency from 2021-04-28T07:06:03

LDS writer and thinker, Dan Ellsworth, joins me for a discussion on the War in Heaven. A topic rarely discussed in detail, Dan and I talk without a script or questions about our thoughts on the ...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenants 45 from 2021-04-27T17:58:42

"What Are These Wounds?"

Doctrine and Covenants 45 is a rehash of Matthew 24. It covers signs to come before destruction. It was given originally by Jesus on the Mount of...

Cwic Show- Natasha Helfer Disciplinary Council Explained from 2021-04-22T05:54:50

Recently, The LDS disciplinary council of Natasha Helfer has been in the news and all over social media. There are talking points on both sides, mostly in support of her. This commentary is not ...

Cwic Show- Book of Revelation Explained, Dr Ian Paul from 2021-04-21T04:20:32

In this episode, The Book of Revelation Explained, Dr. Ian Paul talks about interpreting the Book of Revelation. He calls the book "the most remarkable text you will ever read." We discuss the l...

Come Follow Me LDS - Doctrine and Covenant 41-40 from 2021-04-20T05:08:15

"The Law of God"

The Law of God in Sections 41-44 includes several of the Ten Commandments. A strong focus on the Law of Chastity. A great example of the "DBR" is given w...

Cwic Show- Mental Health&Mindfulness LDS with Ty Mansfield from 2021-04-13T22:41:23

Ty Mansfield discusses mental health and mindfulness applied to Latter-Day Saints. This episode covers depression, anxiety, and stillness as well as relationships of marriage and parenting and t...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 37-40 from 2021-04-13T05:28:43

"Gathering and The Doctrine of Christ"

As the Lord lays out the principle of Gathering in the Doctrine and Covenants, in Sections 37-40 He begins to reveal that "becoming...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 30-36 from 2021-04-11T20:06:30

"Gathering and Procession"

The Doctrine and Covenants continues to lay the foundation on the doctrine of "gathering". When we see gathering in the context of the ancient ...

Cwic Show- Section 230 Explained- Big Tech, Social Media&Trafficking from 2021-04-06T18:21:24

Big Tech and porn sites have turned a blind eye to the hosting and sharing of child pornography and sexual exploitation. They can do so because of Section 230 which exempts them from civil lawsu...

Cwic Show- Deconstructing Christianity- The Threat of Post-Modern Critical Theory from 2021-03-27T05:29:49

A major threat to Christianity and its cornerstone book, the Bible, is the worldview and ideology of Post-Modern Critical Theory. It is the antithesis of Christianity and strives for segregation...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 29 from 2021-03-23T05:23:22

"Separation & Gathering"

Many of the early revelations to Joseph Smith were "bedrock" doctrines and principles that have been laid out at the beginning of all dispensatio...

Cwic Show- Recent LDS Temple Changes from 2021-03-20T06:29:36

The LDS Church just announced that the Salt Lake Temple and the Manti Temple would no longer continue live sessions after their remodeling. In addition, the murals from the Salt Lake Temple are ...

Cwic Show- Women's History Month Interview- LDS Issues from 2021-03-18T04:52:37

"Amanda Freebairn & Hanna Seariac"

Amanda Freebairn and Hanna Seariac talk about issues that face women today in the LDS Church. We talk about why so few women are mentio...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 27-28 from 2021-03-17T07:05:54

"Knights at a Roundtable"
In the context of the Sacrament, a covenant, communal meal, the Lord invites those with "keys" to sit at the table with him and share in the meal...

Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau- Their Conversation on Christianity&Secularism from 2021-03-11T05:06:20

Jordan Peterson is Stuck on Faith

My thoughts on their conversation and Jordan Peterson's position between Secularism and Christianity. Peterson wants to believe, but there are obstacles....

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 23-26 from 2021-03-08T19:09:59

"Emma Hale Smith"
Some members of the church have been harsh with Emma Smith. We cover just a few of the trials that this good woman went through. We also go over the coup...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 20-22 from 2021-03-04T06:40:30

"Mortality & LDS Scholarship"

- "In the Flesh" = Mortality

- The Serpent told the truth and lied to Eve

- The Serpent's lie of "death" had more to do with S...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 18-19 from 2021-02-21T04:20:15

"The Melchizedek Priesthood"

The Melchizedek Priesthood following the Aaronic Priesthood. It is likely that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery were visited by Peter, James, ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 14-17 from 2021-02-13T23:03:07

'Witnesses & Circles'

Not all of us witness God, plates, visions, or miracles, but that is the plan. Like concentric circles, we sit out from the center, receiving the Wo...

Cwic Show- Bradley Kramer, "How The Book of Mormon Counters Anti-Semitism" from 2021-02-10T02:39:25

"The Book of Mormon Counters Any Anti-Semitism In The NewTestament"

Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? If so, was it written that way or just interpreted that way? Bradle...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 12-13 from 2021-02-09T04:25:17

'The Aaronic Priesthood in the Latter Days'

John the Baptist, the icon of the Aaronic Priesthood, visits Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and confers upon them the keys of the lower, prepa...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 10-11 from 2021-02-01T01:53:26

"The Lost 116 Pages"
- Does the Lord have a "Plan B" for you?
- Possible lost manuscript discoveries- Sword of Joshua/Joseph = Sword of Laban, Laban, Zoram & Ishmael...

Come Follow Me LDS- Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 from 2021-01-25T05:00:35

'Lessons on Revelation'

-  These sections show us how the Lord is teaching Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery how to receive revelation

-  The beginning of the last d...

Is Politics Your New Religion? from 2021-01-20T16:30:22

In a fiercely, politically divisive time many seem to take their political passion and raise it above their religion. 

Conservative, Liberal, Trump Supporter, Anti-Trump, White Nationalis...

Come Follow Me LDS- D&C 3-5 from 2021-01-17T05:47:02

'The Field Is White'

-  One Eternal Round

-  Many are called but few are chosen

-  A gift removed

-  The field is white

-  Veiling the Book of...

D&C 3:2- One Eternal Round from 2021-01-14T18:28:19

In D&C 3:2 we get a familiar, though not often used phrase. What does 'One Eternal Round' mean? We see it in the scriptures in a handful of places along with another, similar phrase, 'the same t...

Come Follow Me LDS- JSH 1, The Angel Moroni from 2021-01-10T07:09:42

'The Angel Moroni'
- Moroni references scriptures about the Abrahamic Covenant
- Malachi's reference to Elijah is about the Abrahamic Covenant
- Joseph goes th...

Come Follow Me LDS- The First Vision from 2021-01-08T04:44:40

'The First Vision'

-  Mormon and Moroni taught about the heavens being closed. 

-  The First Vision re-opens the heavens

-  What was the clearing in the woo...

Come Follow Me LDS- D&C 1 from 2020-12-29T17:32:21

'Doctrine & Covenants'

-  The Gospel and Church are restored in the day of the 'Gentile'

- The 'Doctrine' of the Doctrine & Covenant was originally the Lectures on...

Come Follow Me LDS- Moroni 10 from 2020-12-20T13:46:22

'The Gifts of The Spirit'

- Moroni's overall message is about opening the heavens
- Moroni's Book of Mormon Promise
- Moroni outlines 9 Spiritual Gifts, 9 is ...

Cwic Show- Radical Orthodoxy- Avoiding Fundamentalism&Unbridled Progressivism from 2020-12-14T20:29:04

Through specific ideologies and through the vehicle of social media the church is growing polarized in its approach to its speech, culture and doctrine. This intelligent discussion by the author...

Come Follow Me LDS- Moroni 8-9 from 2020-12-14T01:04:33

'Infant Baptism'
- The practice of infant baptism comes up several times in the scriptures
- In Abraham's day, Infant Baptism was practiced
- Circumcision was ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Moroni 7 from 2020-12-09T20:35:58

'Mormon & Moroni's Message'
- Entry to the fluid hierarchy is required before progression through Faith, Hope & Charity
- Faith, Hope & Charity are the highest of sp...

Come Follow Me LDS- Moroni 1-6 from 2020-12-04T15:49:36

'The Sacrament"
- Moroni includes some priesthood protocols
- The sacrament prayers are written down
- Remembering both the body and the blood of Christ
...

Come Follow Me LDS- Ether 12-15 from 2020-12-02T07:22:12

'Faith, Hope & Charity'

-  Moroni covers the attributal progression of Faith, Hope & Charity

-  We show weakness to enter into the Fluid Hierarchy

-  Dispar...

Cwic Show- Don Bradley, The Lost 116 Pages of The Book of Mormon from 2020-11-27T07:23:24

'The Lost 116 Pages'
- The Lehites are a very Josephite Tribe
- The Brass Plates May have been originated by Joseph of Egypt in Egyptian
- The Sword of Laban m...

Come Follow Me LDS- Ether 6-11 from 2020-11-23T16:32:44

'Compass, Square & Stones'

- Ether and Moroni write with Temple Imagery

-  Are the stones in the barges compasses & stones?

-  Cain and Abel is the story of...

Come Follow Me LDS- Ether 1-5, Part 2 from 2020-11-16T03:45:44

'Flesh & Blood'

-  The Brother of Jared uses works, faith and boldness with humility to 'wrestle' with the Lord.

-  Knowledge - Faith - Perfect Knowledge

- ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Ether 1-5, Part 1 from 2020-11-15T05:23:46

'Seals & Towers'
- We know of two different Jaredite records
- The number of 24 plates of Ether may be symbolic
- Moroni and the Brother of Jared both had thei...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mormon 7-9 from 2020-11-11T01:08:44

'The 2 Sticks of Israel'

-  Mormon calls on Israel in the Last Days to believe in Jesus Christ

-  The Lamanites will learn through the Book of Mormon that they are...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mormon 1-6 from 2020-11-03T04:44:34

'Losing It All'

-  As the Doctrine of Christ is ignored, the grace of God is removed from the Nephites.

-  Magic, Witchcraft, Sorceries can be looked at as false p...

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 27 - 4 Nephi from 2020-10-29T21:00:46

'From Zion to Chaos'

-  The NAME of the church is part of a theme

-  We take on the Name of Jesus Christ

-  We are baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 20-26 from 2020-10-26T17:11:48

"The Restoration & The Book of Mormon"

-  Jesus Christ quotes Isaiah

-  He talks of the Abrahamic Covenant, the Gathering of Israel and the Doctrine of Christ

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 17-19 from 2020-10-15T03:40:03

'Hierarchy & Priesthood'

-  Even words from Jesus need the prayer and the Holy Ghost

-  Re-Creation and Institution of Order, Priesthood, Hierarchy, Ordinances

Cwic Show- Book of Abraham, Priesthood, Kolob&Facsimiles from 2020-09-24T02:37:27

Where does The Book of Abraham currently fit within the modern LDS doctrinal conscious? Why isn't it read and referenced more? Stephen and I talk about this, Kolob, priesthood, facsimiles and mu...

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 12-16 (Sep 21 - 27) from 2020-09-23T07:16:38

'The Sermon on the Temple'
- Jesus follows the themes of Creation, Baptism and Covenant
- The "Salt of the Earth" are the covenant people of the earth.
- What ...

Cwic Show- The United Nation's Sex Ed Agenda For Children from 2020-09-18T05:10:42

Content Warning! Not for Children!

Sharon Slater- Sharon is the president of Family Watch International (Listen

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 8-11 (Sep 14 - 20) from 2020-09-17T02:59:17

'Disaster & Recovery'
- Flood, lightning, storms, tornadoes, earthquakes ravage the Nephite Nation
- Personal major earthquake story
- The sign of the birth of...

Cwic Show- Agency&Consequences, Gary C. Lawrence from 2020-09-14T07:40:05

"Agency & Consequences'

Gary and I discuss his most recent book, The Magnificent Gift of Agency, To Act and Not Be Acted Upon. Gary extrapolates on what agency is and how it rela...

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 1-7 Part 2 (Sep7-13) from 2020-09-11T01:17:22

'Gathering'

-  The Nephites and Lamanites remain "gathered" to defend against the Gadianton Robbers.

-  The Nephites/Lamanites eliminate all of the Gadianton Robbe...

Come Follow Me LDS- 3 Nephi 1-7 Pt 1 (Sep 7-13) from 2020-09-07T22:29:19

"The Sign"

-  The "ultimate" ultimatum set for believers on the day set for the "sign" of the birth of Christ

-  A new star appears (The star the Magi followed) Listen

Come Follow Me LDS- Helaman 13-16 Part 2 (Aug 31-Sep 6) from 2020-09-03T04:56:15

'You Can See It In The Stars'
- Where Samuel started with the Lower Law, he now goes to Jesus Christ and the Higher Law
- 5-Year Prophecy of Jesus' Birth
- We ...

Cwic Show- BLM, Race, Identity Politics, Church from 2020-09-01T22:53:08

'Tim Overton'

Tim and I disagree on several issues on race, the Anti-Racist movement and identity politics, but this is a good discussion from two people with differing b...

Come Follow Me LDS- Helaman 13-16 Pt 1 (Aug 31 - Sep 6) from 2020-09-01T05:46:34

'Slippery Treasures'

- The "Emperor's New Clothes"

-  Samuel the Lamanite preaches repentance to a city drowning in a new morality.

-  Treasures not hidden ...

Cwic Show- Genesis 1, Ben Spackman from 2020-08-27T02:27:57

"Genesis 1- Literally"

-  The ancient Middle-East background of the Creation Story

-  What is the author's intent for Genesis 1?

-  Science vs. Genesis?

Come Follow Me LDS- Helaman 7-12 (Aug 24-30) from 2020-08-25T04:35:08

'Spiritual Famine'

-  Nephi calls for repentance from the garden tower

-  He preaches that all of the prophets including Abraham, Moses and Isaiah, prophesied of t...

Come Follow Me LDS- Helaman 1-6 (Aug 17-23) from 2020-08-17T05:29:16

"Gadianton Robbers"
- Kishkumen assassinates Pahoran the Chief Judge
- The Lamanites take Zarahemla and kill Pacumeni
- Nephi & Lehi preach to the Nephites and...

Cwic Show- Identity Politics, BYU&LDS Scholarship from 2020-08-11T05:57:12

'Identity Politics, BYU & LDS Scholarship'

Critical Theory is now a dominant ideology throughout academe and is one of the foundations of the Social Justice movement and ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 53-63 (Aug 10 - 16) from 2020-08-10T21:29

'The Law of Liberty'
- The Stripling Warriors fight bravely and are miraculously preserved
- Ammoron, Moroni, Helaman & Pahoran all write epistles
- Moroni & A...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 43-52 Part 2 (Aug 3 - 9) from 2020-08-07T05:03:58

'Moroni, Oath & Blood'
- Moroni leads the "Cause of the Christians"
- These chapters have a theme of Covenant, Oath & Blood
- The name Amalickiah could have so...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 43-52 Part 1 (Aug 3 - 9) from 2020-08-04T17:23:49

'The Title of Liberty'

-  The dual message of the Book of Mormon; The Doctrine of Christ and Liberty

-  Zerahemnah's scalp is a prelude to the Title of Liberty

The Creation as a Vision&a Drama from 2020-07-30T07:16:40

The Creation and Garden of Eden stories are masked with mystery. But one way of looking at these stories can provide keys to better understand them. Those keys are "Vision" and "Drama. In other ...

Cwic Show- Protests, Riots&Cops from 2020-07-29T04:21:12

Joe Adams talks about what it's like to be a cop right now with the protests, riots, Antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement. What does he think about "Defund the Police"? How are police depa...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 39-42, Book of Mormon (Jul 27 - Aug 2) from 2020-07-28T03:48:09

'Spirit Prison & Resurrection'
- Justice vs. Mercy - Justice AND Mercy
- Siron is a 'No-Man's Land'
- Corianton had grabbed onto some wayward ideologies
...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 36-38, Book of Mormon (Jul 20-26) from 2020-07-21T06:34:11

'Remembering & Deliverance'

-  Alma adds the dual themes of Remembering & Deliverance

-  The center of the profound chiasmus in Alma 36 is 'remembering' and being ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 32-35 Part 2, Book of Mormon from 2020-07-15T06:04:49

'The Word Is In Christ'

We finish Mormons chapter which comprises Alma chapters 30-35. Alma follows up his sermon on the Word as the Seed by explaining that the Doctrine ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 32-35 Part 1, Book of Mormon (Jul 13 - 19) from 2020-07-14T06:25:41

'Alma 32- Faith & The Word'

In contrast to the teachings and desires of Korihor, Alma teaches us how The Word, Faith & Perfect Knowledge work. Unlike Korihor, the gospel ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 30 - 31 Part 2, Book of Mormon from 2020-07-07T03:34:32

"The Zoramites"

-  The Zoramites reject the Doctrine of Christ

-  Self Esteem is sometimes an artificial copy of The Image of God

-  The Rameumpton is like ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 30-31 Part 1 (July 6 - 12) from 2020-07-05T21:49:38

'Korihor- Is There A God?"

Korihor, unlike most...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 23-29, Book of Mormon from 2020-07-01T03:13:37

'Buried Swords'

-  The Lamanites live in a tradition similar to Cain

-  What is the name 'Anti-Nephi-Lehies'?

-  Though the Anti-Nephi-Lehies are pacifists, those that fight...

Alma's "Word"- DBR, Alma Creates a Hebrew Literary Theme from 2020-06-26T07:57:45

"Word, Priesthood, Commandments"

-  Alma/Mormon build around a theme based on a Hebrew root word- DBR

-  This pattern is found elsewhere in the scriptures

-...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 17-22 Part 2, Book of Mormon from 2020-06-25T04:37:43

'Lamoni, Liberty & Synagogues'

-  Was Ammon being sacrifices at the Waters of Sebus?

-  Who were the Amalekites?

-  Lamoni's father has a similar spiritual ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 17-22 Part 1, Book of Mormon from 2020-06-23T21:47:07

'Slings, Clubs & Swords"

-  Ammon was raised, taught and trained as a prince

-  The dispersing of the flocks at the Waters of Sebus as a ritual game

-  Was ...

Thoughts on Alma, Death&The Garden of Eden from 2020-06-19T06:54:40

-  Amulek & Alma talk about the first and second deaths

-  While speaking on judgment, Alma brings up the Garden of Eden

-  Throughout the scriptures, death is equated with judgmen...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 13-16, Book of Mormon (Jun 15-21) from 2020-06-17T23:02:58

"Alma & Melchizedek"

-  A possible Feast of Trumpets stage for Alma and Amulek

-  Why Alma talks of the Melchizedek Priesthood in Ammonihah

-  The Higher & ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 8-12 Part 2, Book of Mormon (Jun 8 - 14) from 2020-06-11T20:59:50

"Word Up?" Part 2
- Zeezrom tries to ensnare Alma & Amulek
- The primary focus of the theological debate is The Doctrine of Christ and Judgement
- Alma uses th...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 8-12 Part 1, Book of Mormon (Jun 8 - 14) from 2020-06-10T18:04:04

"Word Up?"

-  Alma teams up with Amulek, a Nephite

-  Many in Ammonihah are after the Order of Nehor and want to overthrow the government and the church of God. Listen

Come Follow Me- Amlicites, Amalekites&Amalickiahites. Oh My! from 2020-06-08T06:41:12

Amlicites, Amalekites & Amalickiahites. Oh My!

- Three groups in the Book of Alma give context to the major conflicts with the Nephites

-  The primary enemies in t...

Come Follow Me LDS- Alma 5-7, Book of Mormon, (Jun 1-7) from 2020-05-30T01:20:28

'Alma's Questions'

- Alma preaches repentance and the Doctrine of Christ in Zarahemla
- Mass dissension and apostasy in the church
- Alma's testimony comes fr...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 29 - Alma 4, Book of Mormon (May 25-31) from 2020-05-21T23:13:51

'Nehor & The War In Heaven'

-  Alma ushers in of the Reign of the Judges and the doctrine of kings

-  Democracy, Nehor and Priestcraft

-  Nehor slays Gideon...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 25-28, Book of Mormon (May 18 - 24) from 2020-05-18T17:25:38

'Alma The Younger'

-  The Importance of Records

-  Alma's Calling & Election Made Sure

-  Dissension within the church

-  Alma the Younger and Sons o...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 18-24, Book of Mormon (May 11 - 17) from 2020-05-13T22:07:01

Bearing Burdens & 'Nasar'

-  Alma's people bear light on the baptismal covenant

-  The Place of Mormon

-  We are all to tried like Abraham and Sarah

-  How 'Nasar' ma...

Cwic Show- HOPE, How To Live With It from 2020-05-12T06:57:05

What is Hope? How do you develop it and why do we need it? Also, how does it fit in the Attributal Triad of 'Faith, Hope & Charity'? I talk about these questions and really try to get at the hea...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 11-17 Pt 2 (May 4-10) from 2020-05-08T06:51:37

'The REAL Reason Abinadi Was Killed'

-  Abinadi was NOT killed because he wouldn't give 'Good Tidings'

-  In fact, Abinadi did give 'Good Tidings' 

-  Abina...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 11-17 Pt 1, Book of Mormon from 2020-05-07T05:43:18

'Abinadi on Trial'

- What is Abinadi's real interpretation of Isaiah 52:7-10?

-  Isaiah 53, the Suffering Servant, helps answer the priest's 'gotcha' question.

Cwic Show- Young LDS Apologist, Kwaku El from 2020-04-30T05:28:37

-  Ideas on defending the LDS Church and its doctrine

-  There is a large, ignored gap between LDS scholarship and the 'garden-variety' member of the church.

-  How is LDS scholars...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 7-10, Book of Mormon (Apr 27 - May 3) from 2020-04-29T00:20:08

'Becoming & The Doctrine of Christ'

-  King Limhi sets up the reason for Abinadi's Death Penalty

-  Becoming is a major part of The Doctrine of Christ

-  We are made in the ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 4-6, Book of Mormon (Apr 20-26) from 2020-04-23T07:20:45

'King Benjamin & The 4 Phases of the Priesthood'

-  King Benjamin's Speech passes through Faith, Hope & Charity

-  The difference between Marxism and King Benjamin

- The Flu...

Come Follow Me LDS- Mosiah 1-3 (Apr 13-19) from 2020-04-17T23:45:59

"Mosiah, Messiah'

- The beginning of Mosiah is not the beginning of Mosiah

-  The relics are passed on to Mosiah

-  King Benjamin's speech is rich in ritual

- The Flu...

Cwic Show- Polygamy, Mormon Fundamentalism&Utah SB 102 from 2020-04-15T07:49:24

Cristina Rosetti, PhD one of the few non-LDS Mormon scholars, talks about her experience and research with polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalists. Cristina also testified in the Utah State Senate a...

Cwic Show- Family History and a Revealing DNA Test from 2020-04-07T06:12:45

'I think you're my brother.'  Randy Lindsay couldn't believe his DNA test was true. It showed him a completely different ancestry. This 50 something year old's Genealogy work had just taken a ha...

Easter Series from 2020-03-30T14:39:47

Be sure to check out our Easter episodes over the next 2 weeks which are found in Season 2 of the podcast. There are 8 episodes in total.

Cwic Show- Faithful Gay LDS Conversion from 2020-03-30T06:09:46

Craig Newsome describes growing up in a strict, religious home in New Zealand, his journey from Christianity to atheism, to Buddhism, then his introduction to the LDS Church through, ironically,...

Come Follow Me LDS- Enos - Words of Mormon (Mar 23 - 29) from 2020-03-25T22:00:30

'A Wrestle With God'

-  Enos Wrestles Before God

-  Passing through the 4 Phases of the Priesthood

-  A story of the attributal progression of Faith, Hope and Charity

Cwic Show- Coronavirus, Can US Hospitals Handle It? from 2020-03-23T07:20:08

Dr. Kenny Bramwell is a System Medical Director for St. Luke's Health System

-  What happens when hospital staff get infected?

-  Are US hospitals ready for Coronavirus?

-  ...

LDS- Conducting An At Home Sacrament During Coronavirus Outbreak from 2020-03-21T00:11:56

'Change Can Be Good'

-  Like 'wild olive branches' Change Can Be Good

-  This is a chance to get new context for the Sacrament

-  How to conduct the ordinance of the sacrame...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jacob 5- -7 (Mar 16 - 22) from 2020-03-17T20:16:06

'The Allegory of the Olive Trees'

-  Who was Zenos?

-  There has to be a starting point, it is the House of Israel

-  The Allegory is the story of 'covenant...

Cwic Show- Criminal Justice, Opioids, Addiction from 2020-03-16T16:24:36

Robert Gruler is a criminal defense attorney with a remarkable story. He gives us the low-down on the criminal justice system and the flaws most of us never hear about. Robert candidly talks abo...

Cwic Show- Coronavirus and the Church- Some Thoughts from 2020-03-14T01:50:34

'Clean Hands and a Pure Heart"

-  Crazy Week!

-  Ideas on working with the current changes in the church

-  Learning from the Coronavirus

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Cwic Show- LDS Woman, "I Went to Prison for Smuggling People Across the Berlin Wall" from 2020-03-09T04:31:56

At age 18, Sylvia Pollack began smuggling people from East Germany to West Germany. Things were going well, then she was setup by the East German security force, the Stasi. After 3 months in an ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jacob 1-4 (Mar 9-15) from 2020-03-05T20:43:17

'Jacob & Repentance'

-  Jacob outlines Doctrine of Christ

-  Calls men to repentance for greed & law of chastity

-  The blessing and inequality of gain and ...

Cwic Show- LDS Author, Janette Rallison from 2020-03-04T16:51:57

- What does it take to be a successful author? Janette Rallison outlines her path to selling over 1,000,000 books

- When fiction is used as truth - Male readers vs. female readers

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Cwic Show- Joe Adams, Undercover Cop from 2020-03-02T14:44:49

We are now merging the few episodes from the Cwic Show channel into Cwic Media. This is part of a 'Cwic Show' launch for Cwic Media. Look for many new interviews both of cultural and gospel stud...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 31-33 (Mar 2 - 8) from 2020-02-27T05:57:50

'The Doctrine of Christ'

-  How we might understand better the Doctrine of Christ

-  Nephi was given the Doctrine of Christ with Lehi's Dream

-  John the Ba...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 26-30 (Feb 24 - Mar 1) from 2020-02-24T21:48:41

'The Learned & The Rich'

-  The adversary's dual strategy of removing the Doctrine of Christ and shutting out revelation

- The learned and the rich of worldy knowl...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 11-26 (Feb 17 - 23) from 2020-02-17T21:34:23

'The Meaning of Isaiah'
- Clues to reading these Isaiah chapters are found in Nephi's 'Introduction'
- Isaiah focuses on Christ, Covenant and the Higher & Lower Laws...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 6-10 (Feb 10 - 16) from 2020-02-13T08:31:18

'I Say, Uh 'Isaiah'

-  Why Nephi obsesses about Isaiah

-  Nephi drops us right into the meat of Isaiah

-  Nephi and Jacob create the anchors to launch their...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 1-5 Pt 2 (Feb 3 - 9) from 2020-02-07T04:52:47

'Joseph of Egypt'

-  Joseph gave some of the greatest prophecies found in the brass plates

-  Speaking to his son Joseph, Lehi talks of his ancestor Joseph who tal...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Nephi 1-5 Part 1 (Feb 3 - 9) from 2020-02-03T20:43:17

'Lehi The Philosopher'

-  Who will come to the Promised Land?

-  Lehi gives his treatise on being 'one' and 'opposition in all things

-  He starts with the ...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 16-22 (Jan 27 - Feb 2) from 2020-01-28T01:03:42

'A Bow, A Ship & A Prophet'

-  The Arabian environment

-  Traveling protocol in Arabia

-  Nephi describes the wilderness journey 'like' the Children of Isra...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 11-15 Part 2 (Jan 20-26) from 2020-01-22T20:02:08

'The Lamb & The Folds' Part 2

-  'White' is 'Pure'

-  Corruption and the Great and Abominable Church

-  'Tolerance', mercy and 'broad roads'

-  Justi...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 11-15 Part 1 (Jan 20-26) from 2020-01-22T06:58:19

'The Lamb & The Folds' Part 1

-  The Tree of Life restored to the temple

-  The Tree of Life as The Doctrine of Christ

-  Mary as the Tree, Christ as the Tr...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 8-10 (Jan 13-19) from 2020-01-15T07:33:14

'Lehi's Dream'

-  The dream as a mirror image of the Garden of Eden

-  'Men are that they might have joy'. The dream as chiasmus

-  A reflection of Lehi's e...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 1-7 Pt 2 (Jan 6-12) from 2020-01-10T07:13:09

''A Return to Jerusalem'

-  Are Laman and Lemuel Deuteronomists?

-  The Davidic Covenant

-  Lehi is a 'visionary man' against the theology of Jerusalem at t...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Nephi 1-7 Pt 1 (Jan 6-12) from 2020-01-07T07:35:37

'Lehi's Earlier Dream'

-  The environment in Lehi's Jerusalem

-  No 'Reformed Egyptian' for Nephi

- In chapter 1, Nephi shows how Lehi's earlier dream count...

Cwic Study Group Announcement from 2020-01-03T20:02:21

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Come Follow Me LDS- Introductory Pages from 2020-01-02T22:02:07

'A Covenant & A Formula'

-  Moroni's message

-  Another Testament of Jesus Christ

-  The Plan of Salvation for the world plays out through 'Covenant'

Come Follow Me LDS- Intro to The Book of Mormon from 2019-12-28T06:19:23

'The Loss of Christ'

A quick history of the Israelites and Lehi's environment in Jerusalem shows us why the Book of Mormon came to be.

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Come Follow Me LDS- Christmas Part 5- The Magi from 2019-12-25T06:58:04

'Christmas Part 5-  The Magi'

-  Who was Herod?

-  Who were the Magi

-  Where did they come from?

-  The Temple Imagery of Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh...

Come Follow Me LDS- Christmas Part 4- The Shepherds from 2019-12-23T17:47:11

Christmas Part 4-  'The Shepherds'

-  Were these ordinary shepherds, or priestly shepherds

-  The Tower of the Flock is the likely place of the angel's visit.

Come Follow Me LDS- Christmas Part 3- A Newborn King from 2019-12-22T09:16:08

'A Newborn King'

-  The proper names 'Mary' and 'Jesus'

-  Gabriel visits Joseph

-  The Virgin Birth as chasm between the Christians and the Jews

-  ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Christmas Part 2- Mary&Elizabeth from 2019-12-20T05:40:27

'Mary & Elizabeth'

-  Gabriel visits the young Mary

-  Mary visits Elizabeth. They have a conversation.

-  Mary is the fulfillment of prophecy

-  Zac...

Come Follow Me LDS- Christmas Part 1- Zacharias&Gabriel from 2019-12-19T06:43:38

'Zacharias & Gabriel'

-  Setting the Stage

-  Waiting for the Messiah or Waiting for The Son of God?

-  Zacharias as Priest in the temple

- The Chris...

Come Follow Me LDS- Revelation 1-11 Part 2 from 2019-12-13T06:04:35

'Thrones & Seals'

-  Revelation describes a Throne Scene in the Holy of Holies

-  The Four Beasts

-  The 24 Elders

-  The Seven Seals

Come Follow Me LDS- Revelation 1-11 Part 1 (Dec 9 - 15) from 2019-12-10T18:07:19

'Stars & Candlesticks'

-  The Book of Revelation is to be read as a vision or dream

-  It is in a Temple of Solomon setting

-  It is to be understood in con...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1-3 John, Jude Part 2 from 2019-12-08T03:55:23

'Cain, Korah & Enoch'

-  John focuses on The Doctrine of Christ

-  Jude asks us to 'Remember'

-  'Beasts' as less spiritual men and women

-  There ar...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 John (Dec 2-8) from 2019-12-06T06:43:31

-  'Love God, Love Your Brother'

-  Follow the Example of the Savior, Don't Just Have Faith in Him

-  If we Love Him, we will act!

-  The Nehor Principle is...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1-2 Peter Pt 2 from 2019-12-02T16:30:27

'From God's Mouth to Your Ear'

-  The attributes of 'Becoming'

-  Developing attributes is 'Works'

-  Calling and Election

-  The process of Witnesse...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Peter Part 1 (Nov 25 - Dec 1) from 2019-11-26T05:51:55

'Peter's Procession'

-  Peter writes his letter based on a Royal Procession

-  An Holy Priesthood & a Royal Priesthood

-  The Suffering Servant is part of t...

Come Follow Me LDS- James Part 2 (Nov 18-24) from 2019-11-21T06:23:35

'Speech, Envy & Prayer'

-  James' focus on Speech as a gift and tool

-  More speech = more responsibility

- Envy is covetousness. It is similar to sign-seek...

Come Follow Me LDS- James Part 1 (Nov 18-24) from 2019-11-19T06:20:15

The 'Works of James

-  James 1:5 perfectly brings together both Works and Grace/Faith in a scripture for the restoration.

-  The Golden Rule and The 'Platinum' Rule

-  We mu...

Hebrews- Joseph Smith's Priestly Trio (Facebook Live) from 2019-11-18T05:26:54

Melchizedek, Abraham and Jesus Christ makeup a priestly trio that Joseph Smith highlights in from the Book of Hebrews, JST Genesis 14 and Alma 13.

This was a presentation done for Come Fo...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 7-13 Part 3 from 2019-11-16T17:50:01

'Faith of the Ancients'

-  What is faith?

-  The prophets and others in the Old Testament had faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God

-  There was a doctrine of resurrection i...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 7-13 Part 2, Chaps 9-10 (Nov 11-17) from 2019-11-14T19:59:55

'Last Will & Day of Atonement'

-  The shedding of Christ's blood effectuates the the 'Last Will & Testament' of God.

-  The ancient Day of Atonement was all about ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 7-13 Part 1 (Nov 11-17) from 2019-11-14T05:57:22

'Titles & Forms'

-  What can appear to be a description of Christ, Prophets & Priests, is often a title.

-  King of Salem, King of Jerusalem, King of Peace, Prince...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 1-6 Part 3 from 2019-11-11T17:32:18

'Actors, Roles & Drama'

-  Joseph Smith was right

-  Jesus, like Abraham, takes the role of the Throne Bearer

-  The Melchizedek King tradition is about Jes...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 1-6 Part 2 (Nov 4-10) from 2019-11-10T16:44:17

'Works, Rest & The Order of Melchizedek'

- The Weak as Works and Rest

- The Exodus as Works and Rest, or 'Promise'

- God Created the World with 'Works' and 'Rest'

- W...

Come Follow Me LDS- Hebrews 1-6 Part 1 (Nov 4-10) from 2019-11-07T08:00:50

'The Condescension of God'

- Christ starts near the top of the hierarchy

- He lowers Himself to the bottom of the hierarchy

- Descending or Suffering is Cha...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1-2 Timothy Titus Philemon Part 2 (Oct 28-Nov 3) from 2019-11-01T20:45:26

'Itching Ears'

-  Paul's Final Words are on the Doctrine of Christ

-  The concern about sticking to core doctrines

-  Enduring & Suffering as followers of C...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon Part 1 from 2019-10-29T15:22:10

'Fables & Jangling'

- Fables and Looking Beyond the Mark

- Paul focuses on The Doctrine of Christ

- Adam then Eve, Eve then Adam

- Why & What are sup...

Come Follow Me LDS- Thessalonians Part 2 (Oct 21-27) from 2019-10-25T16:28:49

'Covenant & Apostasy'

-  Paul clarifies the timing of the Second Coming

-  There will first be an Apostasy (Desertion)

- The Apostasy is part of a cycle of creation

 ...

Cwic Show- Parenting, Marriage&Natural Horsemanship from 2019-10-23T22:34:29

Ron Searle does a masterful job of guiding us through our relationship with our sons, especially those that are difficult. He shows how to make your relationship with your child, the most import...

Come Follow Me LDS- Thessalonians Part 1 (Oct 21-27) from 2019-10-22T23:33:50

'Scapegoats, Vessels & A Thief'

-  Finding 'genuine' teachers

-  Our bodies are the temple the temple is built after

-  Being prepared for the 'thief in the...

Come Follow Me LDS- Philippians-Colossians Part 2 (Oct 14-20) from 2019-10-19T07:27:49

'Purple Wool & The New Man'

-  Paul resets the Doctrine of Christ

-  'Spoiled through Philosophy'

-  Temple Imagery and 'Putting On' the New Man

-  '...

Come Follow Me LDS- Philippians- Colossians Part 1 (Oct 14-20) from 2019-10-14T19:58:07

'Atonement as Example'

- Paul writes from prison about suffering as a positive for righteousness

- The Doctrine of Christ

- We should not just Believe in Christ, but 'suffer...

Come Follow Me LDS- Ephesians Part 2 (Sep 30 - Oct 13) from 2019-10-09T20:58:50

'Lowliness, Imitators & Armor'

- We are to go below all as did the Savior

- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

- Here, 'Followers' means 'Imitators'

- ...

Cwic Show- Graham Bullick- Amazing Story of Church Work in the Military from 2019-10-03T01:42:12

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Come Follow Me LDS- Ephesians Part 1 (Sep 30 - Oct 13) from 2019-09-30T03:52:32

'Father & Son, Jew & Gentile'

-  Paul, time and again distinguishes between the beings of The Father and The Son

-  The Temple Imagery of 'The Footstool'

- ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Galatians Part 2 (Sep 23-29) from 2019-09-29T05:21:51

'Sarah & Hagar, Higher & Lower Laws'
- The title, 'Son of God' meaning
- Abraham, Sarah & Isaac as the Higher Law, Hagar & Ishmael as the Lower Law
- Bear each...

Come Follow Me LDS- Galatians Part 1 (Sep 23-29) from 2019-09-24T18:34:47

'Law & Curses, Faith & Oaths'

- Why did Paul go to Arabia?'

- Paul's contention with Peter on Circumcision for Gentiles

- The 'Law' is Cursed. It is a dead law.

- Fai...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Corinthians 8-13 Part 2 (Sep 16-22) from 2019-09-22T07:21:43

'A Thorn In The Flesh'

- Weakness is humility

- Starting with weakness is better than starting with strength

- Recognizing deceivers

- Recognizing ou...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Corinthians 8-13 Part 1 (Sep 16-22) from 2019-09-16T16:57:38

'Jesus Christ, Giving & Baseball'

- The name Jesus Christ

- How we should give in the church and generally

- How equality is properly pursued

- Force...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Corinthians 1-7 Part 2 (Sep 9-16) from 2019-09-15T09:57:46

'Hidden, Adversity & Genes'

- 'Hidden' & 'Eternal' are behind the veil

- We are in mortality to experience adversity, but not to be crushed

- Why is Abraham...

Come Follow Me LDS- 2 Corinthians 1-7 Part 1 (Sep 9-15) from 2019-09-12T17:37:58

'Affliction, Comfort, The Letter & The Spirit'

- Paul piggybacks the Spiritual Economy onto Hierarchy

- How the victim and the perpetrator are healed thro...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Corinthians 14-16 Part 2 from 2019-09-05T18:22:44

'Degrees, Hierarchy & Resurrection'

-  Steps in the Plan of Salvation are coupled with a Hierarchy

-  The resurrection is a physical resurrection

-  The Spirit and the Body ...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Corinthians 14-16 Part 1 (Sep 2 - 8) from 2019-09-02T22:03:41

'Charity, Prophecy & Hierarchy'

- Faith, Hope & Charity as a hierarchy

- Even Spiritual Gifts have a hierarchy

- Women to be 'silent' in church?

- Wo...

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Corinthians 8-13 Pt 2 (Aug 26-Sep 1) from 2019-09-01T04:47:41

'Men, Women & Veils'

-  At least someone actually talks about 1 Corinthians 11

-  Temple Imagery with the Marital Hierarchy of 'Source'

-  Women Wearing Veils

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Corinthians 8-13 Part 1 (Aug 26-Sep 1) from 2019-08-29T07:28:05

'Knowledge, Meat & Sacrifice'

- Paul contrasts the two trees with 'knowledge' and 'charity'

- The more we know, the more we should realize what we don't know

Come Follow Me LDS- 1 Corinthians 1-7 Part 2 (Aug 19-25) from 2019-08-25T04:12:07

'Paul's Family Proclamation'

- Continuation on 'Mysteries'

- The Veil and The Body of Christ

- Paul's Marital Advice on Physical Relationships

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Come Follow Me LDS- Corinthians 1-7 Part 1 (Aug 19-25) from 2019-08-20T06:27:55

'The Wise & The Foolish'

- The wisdom of the world vs. the wisdom of God

- 'Mysteries' of 'The Beginning' and 'The Temple'

- Paul makes Higher & Lower Law parallels

-...

Come Follow Me LDS- Romans 7-16, Part 2 (Aug 12-18) from 2019-08-15T08:30:22

'Weakness, Strength & Body'

- The body is the real temple

- The temple is veiled

- Weaknesses and strengths are what the Plan of Salvation are about

...

Come Follow Me LDS- Romans 7-16, Part 1 (Aug 12-18) from 2019-08-12T04:40:23

'Law - Judgement - Grace'

- We have all partaken of the fruit

- We are subject to the law and its consequences

- Grace 'Covers' the law

- Both Trees are necessary

Come Follow Me LDS- Romans 1-6 Part 2 (Aug 5-11) from 2019-08-09T10:49:23

'Wages & Gifts'

- Further development of Faith, Works & Grace

- Abraham as the linchpin for the Jews & Gentiles

- Paul adds crucial component of the Spiritu...

Come Follow Me LDS- Romans 1-6, Part 1 (Aug 5-11) from 2019-08-02T08:20:35

'Faith, Works & Grace'

- 3 Principles of the Spiritual Economy

- How will Paul use them?

- Is there relative truth?

- Protestants, Catholics and Latt...

Come Follow Me LDS- Acts 22-28 Part 2 (Jul 29 - Aug 4) from 2019-07-30T06:00:38

'Shipwreck and Shackles'

- Paul's defense to King Agrippa

- His epic sea journey and shipwreck

- A God-given purpose is crucial to each of us

Come Follow Me LDS- Acts 22-28 Part 1 (Jul 29 - Aug 4) from 2019-07-29T05:57:02

'Jesus is Lord, Lord is Jehovah'

- Paul defends himself in Jerusalem

- This is a court of 'doctrine'

- Paul's 'Heresy' is preaching that the prophets have preached of Christ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Acts 16-21 Part 2 (Jul 22-28) from 2019-07-25T07:58:14

'Apollos, Scribes & Servants'

- The Bible- 'as far as it is translated correctly'

- Paul vs Diana

- Paul and King Benjamin

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Come Follow Me LDS- Acts 16-21, Part 1 (Jul 22-28) from 2019-07-22T16:56:20

'Reason & Strange Things'

- Paul's 2nd Mission

- Paul reasons in the synagogues

- Paul contends with philosophers

- Paul teaches 'Strange Things'

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Bonus: Come Follow Me LDS- Part 3: Jul 15-21- Acts 15 from 2019-07-18T04:10:41

'Committees- Cambridge vs Salt Lake'

- Peter leads the Jerusalem Conference'

- President Eyring on Councils

- Peter decides on no circumcision for the Gentiles

Come Follow Me LDS- Jul 15-21 Part 2: Acts 10-15 from 2019-07-17T07:28:07

'Owls, Scowls & Glad Tidings'

- King Herod Agrippa's owls

- The Jews and some Gentiles are angry with Paul & Barnabas

- Paul talks of the Glad Tidings of Jesus Christ and hi...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jul 15-21 Pt 1: Acts 10-15 from 2019-07-15T03:00:21

'Gentiles, Animals & Covenant'

- Cornelius & Peter

- Animals in Visions

- Gentile and Jew as a 'Covenant'

- All of God's children have a part in the Spiritual Economy...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jul 8-14 Part 2: Acts 6-9 from 2019-07-12T05:38:20

'Philip, Simon Magus & Paul'

- Philip's focus on Isaiah

- Simon Magus as the Counterfeit Priesthood

- Paul as Alma the Younger

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Greg Matsen Interviewed on Gruler Nation Podcast from 2019-07-08T23:35:50

This is the full interview I recently did on Gruler Nation Podcast.

We discuss religion, the church, faith, marriage, social issues and my approach to the scriptures and the gospel.

Come Follow Me LDS- Jul 8-14 Part 1: Acts 6-9 from 2019-07-08T05:32:19

'Stephen & Stones'

- Stephen as an Abinadi figure

- Abraham's Lech Lecha

- The Creation Story as a temple script

- Harming in the name of God

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Come Follow Me LDS- Jul 1-7 Part 2: Acts 1-5 from 2019-07-04T21:22:32

'Prisons & Consecration vs Forced Equality'

- Peter as the Brazen Serpent at the temple

- Authority- Learnedness vs Priesthood

- Law of Consecration vs Marxism/Communism

Come Follow Me LDS- July 1-7 Part 1: Acts 1-5 from 2019-07-01T06:22:56

'40 Day Teachings & Pentecost'

- Parallel to 40 days of Moses on Sinai

- Giving 'New Law' at time of law-giving

- Pentecost newly represents giving of Higher Law

- Pe...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 24 - 30 Part 2: Matt 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21 from 2019-06-26T05:36:19

'A New Shepherd'

- Golden Plate engravings like the wounds of the Savior

- John specifically writes to testify of 'The Son of God'

- John recounts Jesus' miracles in Galilee...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 24 - 30 Part 1: Matt 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21 from 2019-06-24T16:52:14

'He's First, Wounds & Kintsugi'

- Jesus is the 'Firstfruits', we are Next

- Looking for Christ in all the wrong places

- Our wounds become our identity, healed or not

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 17-23 Part 2: Matt 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19 from 2019-06-20T12:18:34

'Robes, Trees & Nails'

- Simon of Cyrene

- The parallels of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and The Cross

- It's the law that kills Jesus

- Did Jesus wear ...

The Nehor Principle Part 2 from 2019-06-18T01:29:31

- Josiah, Jeremiah & Lehi

- Laman & Lemuel

- Abinadi was killed because he preached about Jehovah being born into mortality (The Son of God) and bearing the sins of the world.

The Nehor Principle Part 1 from 2019-06-17T01:22:22

'The Fourth Interpreter'

- The Laws of this World fight against the Doctrine of Christ

- The title, Son of God is not always the same as 'The Messiah'

- Scriptural examples ...

Come Follow me LDS- Jun17 -23 Part 1: Matt 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19 from 2019-06-14T13:39:08

'Mock Trial'

- Jesus & Barabbas as the two goats of The Day of Atonement

- Barabbas was a revolutionary, a type of 'Messiah'

- The world mocks what it wants to devalue

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 10 - 16 Part 2: Matt 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 18 from 2019-06-11T06:01:39

'The Law, Mercy & A Valley'

- Law and Mercy meet in Gethsemane

- The Valley of Kidron, where Gethsemane lies, is the Valley of Judgement

- There is no way 'around' the law Listen

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 10 - 16 Part 1: Matt 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 from 2019-06-10T08:45:28

'Body, Blood & Covenant'

- The Sacrament as the Higher and Lower Laws

- The Sacrament as Covenant

- The Shewbread and Libations of Wine

- 'Remembering' the Coming of ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 3- 9 Part 2: John 14-17 from 2019-06-05T08:07:10

'A Farewell, A Vine & 1 + 1 = One'

- Jesus continues his farewell address

- The covenant of 'Hesedh' (Love)

- What does 'One' really mean?

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Come Follow Me LDS- Jun 3 - 9: Part 1: John 13 from 2019-06-01T08:14:10

'Clean Feet, The Beloved & Joshua x 3'

- Why Jesus washed the disciples' feet

- Why was John called 'Beloved'

- Jesus as the Third Joshua

- Jesus gives a Patriarchal ...

Come Follow Me LDS- May 27 - Jun 2 Part 2: Matt 25, Mark 12-13, Luke 21 from 2019-05-30T06:47:36

'Prepare, Procrastinate, Perish'

- Rehashing the parable of the 10 Virgins

- Parable of the Talents, Spiritual Capital

- Higher & Lower Laws in the Parables

- The des...

Come Follow Me LDS- May 27 - June 2: JST Matthew 1 from 2019-05-23T05:52:05

'Summer is Night at Hand'

- We should learn to identify trends and patterns

- Disassembling the Creation Story represents chaos and a spiritual breakdown

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Come Follow Me LDS- May 20-26 Part 2: Matthew 21 from 2019-05-22T06:56:12

'A Bull In A China Shop'

- The Chief Priests & Elders are the 'Thieves' of the Den

- Parable of the 2 Sons

- Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

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Come Follow Me LDS- May 20-26 Part 1: Luke 19, John 12 from 2019-05-21T03:05:45

'Pounds, Palms, & Procession'

- Zacchaeus and the focus on the Publicans

- Jesus' Royal Procession into Jerusalem

- The Temple Ceremony is a Royal Procession

Come Follow Me LDS- May 13-19 Part 2: Matt 19-20, Mark 10, Luke 18 from 2019-05-16T05:16:17

'First - Last, Last - First. Alpha & Omega'

- Mirror realities in Heaven and Earth

- This is about covenant, not just position and the Gentiles

- Christ is the 'Alpha & Omeg...

Come Follow Me LDS- May 13-19 Part 1: Matt 19-20, Mark 10, Luke 18 from 2019-05-14T07:24:31

'The Family, A Camel & A Needle'

- Jesus teaches of marriage and the family to the anti-family Pharisees

- The Young Rich Man is taught the law of consecration and the Higher Law Listen

Come Follow Me LDS- Bonus- May 6-12: The Unjust Steward from 2019-05-12T06:41:09

- Maybe the most perplexing parable
- There is a forgotten character, The Accuser
- What does this parable have in common with the previous parables?

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Come Follow Me LDS- May 6-12 Part 2: Luke 12-17, John 11 from 2019-05-07T05:41:49

'Rich Man, Poor Man- Lazarus x 2'

- When the rubber hits the road, who do you serve?

- The fascinating parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus

- Jesus raises Lazarus from the de...

Come Follow Me LDS- May 6 - May 12 Part 1: Luke 12-17, John 11 from 2019-05-06T06:06:07

'You, A Lost Child & Chiasmus'

- Jesus talks about the individual and responsibility

- The Prodigal Son- Who are you?

- The Secret Code of Chiasmus

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Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 29 - May 5 Part 2: John 7-10 from 2019-05-02T05:56:58

- The Tree of Life As The Light Of Christ

- Who's your daddy?

- Many of the Jews are 'blind'

- We are shepherds

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Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 29 - May 5, Part 1, John 7-10 from 2019-04-30T07:17:16

- Christ comes to the temple at The Feast of Tabernacles

- Woman caught in adultery as a Day of Atonement ritual scene

- Jesus as the Brazen Serpent

-I am the good ...

Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 22-28 Pt 2, Matthew 18, Luke 10 from 2019-04-25T04:22:13

'The Road to Jericho, Mary & Martha'

- Background to the Good Samaritan Parable

- Mary & Martha from a different perspective

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Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 22-28 Pt 1, Matthew 18, Luke 10- What Shall I Do To Inheret Eternal Life Pt 1 from 2019-04-23T06:24:39

- How to be 'the greatest' in the Kingdom of God

- 7 x 70 and forgiveness in the Spiritual Ecomony

- The Seventy as representatives to the world

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 8: Sunday- An Empty Tomb&A New Hope from 2019-04-21T04:44:10

- Christ's tomb as the Holy of Holies

- Mary Magdalene as the Witness

- Christ's marks are the 'Karat Berit', the 'Cut Covenant'

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 7: Saturday- Preaching To The Dead from 2019-04-20T03:59:38

- What thoughts dominated those that crossed paths with Jesus?

- How secure was the tomb?

- What did Jesus do on the 'Day of Rest'?

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 6: Friday- Crucifixion&Day of Atonement from 2019-04-19T11:14:19

- 2 Keys to understanding the events of Friday

- Clarification between the Jewish Messiah & The Son of God

- Why Jesus was condemned to death

- How the crucifixion is a re-e...

Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 5: Thursday- Gethsemane from 2019-04-18T08:39:15

- Peter was asked to deny?

- Overwhelmed, Jesus chooses us and His Father's will

- Jesus sentenced to death for blasphemy

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 4: Seder (Passover) from 2019-04-17T07:14:23

- A Christian approach to the Seder

- Christ as the unleavened bread and the wine

- The Messiah as the focus of the Passover Meal

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter- Episode 3: Tuesday- Teachings from 2019-04-16T10:13:32

- The Abrahamic Covenant connected to 'as a hen gathereth her chicks'

- The Widow's Mite

- The Parable of the 10 Virgins and the Lamps & Oil as Christ

- The Parable of the T...

Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 2, Monday- Cleansing The Temple from 2019-04-15T06:34:23

- Honored as King, Jesus Now Shown as The Great Melchizedek High Priest

- Cleansing the temple is symbolic of the High Priest ritual on the Day of Atonement

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Come Follow Me LDS- Easter, Episode 1- Palm Sunday from 2019-04-14T08:08:21

- Bethany as religious community for 'Les Miserables'
- Jesus is the God King and Suffering Servant from the Temple Drama of the ancient Israelites.
- The 'palms' may have been a rit...

Come Follow Me Follow Up- Wait, Who Is Elias? from 2019-04-11T09:02:27

- Who was on the Mount of Transfiguration?

- Further information about Elias and Elijah

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A Primer To The 4 Phases Of The Priesthood- For Men&Women from 2019-04-09T07:33:43

All men and women, families and societies must go through the Four Phases Of The Priesthood for success. The Four Phases are:

1- Agency (Obedience, Commandments, Sacrifice)

2- Spee...

Getting More Out Of General Conference from 2019-04-05T01:16:30

- General Conference happens to coincide with Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.

- Seeing the talks through the filters of

1. The Higher & Lower Laws
2. Temple Imagery...
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Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 1-14 Part 2, Matthew 16-17, Mark 9, Luke 9, Thou Art The Christ Part 2 from 2019-04-01T17:35

- Jesus Takes Peter James & John to a 'High Place'

- John the Baptist & Moses Appear

- There are two different Eliases

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Come Follow Me LDS- Apr 1-14 Part 1, Matthew 16-17, Mark 8-9, Luke 9, Thou Art The Christ Part 1 from 2019-03-27T09:20:50

'Leaven, Seder & Keys'

- The Leaven of the Pharisees is Hypocrisy and loss of Christ

- The Seder is the Passover Meal

- The keys of the Melchizedek Priesthood are given to S...