Studies inspired from the Book of Mormon to build faith and increase understanding shared by an active and honest member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This week we examine questions like:
What is the point of God making us relying on faith?
Why can’t we just see things?
Would it be so bad to follow Him and believe in Him after seeing Him and His power?
Would it be so awful if Christ just physically manifested Himself to all of us individually or collectively so that we could all know truth together?
What’s the point of withholding proof of truth to us?
Is it that God couldn’t prove to everyone that He is real or is it that such is undesirable?
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14 Nov 2021
Ep. 10: Is being nice a commandment?
Have you ever heard someone describe members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as being "nice"? Is being nice a commandment or is it ever a bad thing? This week I discuss this topic.
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31 Oct 2021
Ep. 9: Hold up your light
We're talking about being a light unto the world.
Check out Gary Miller's conversion story that I referenced in the episode here: https://youtu.be/EMeKkAaoO14 (https://youtu.be/EMeKkAaoO14)
24 Oct 2021
Ep. 8: First and second death
This week we discuss the first and second death. What are those?
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18 Oct 2021
Ep. 7: Why did Christ have to die?
In this week's episode we cover why Christ died for us, including topics such as atonement, resurrection, justice, and mercy.
Here's the podcast website:
https://workandwonder756456887.wordpress.com/ (https://workandwonder756456887.wordpress.com/)
For some good stuff read the following scriptures:
2 Nephi 9
Mosiah 16
Alma 7
Alma 12
Alma 34
Alma 40-42
Helaman 13-14
Romans 5
Romans 7
1 Corinthians 15
D&C 88
D&C 93
3 Oct 2021
Ep. 6: Mistakes in The Book of Mormon
Welcome to episode six of the podcast! The title is catchy but don't worry, I'm not attacking The Book of Mormon here. This week I look at why The Book of Mormon is sometimes wordy or inefficient in its writing style. I talk about some reasons why this could be and how The Book of Mormon still stands pure and true as an authentic witness of Jesus Christ and His restored church.
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Some other resources referenced in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics))
https://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/wordy.shtml (https://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/wordy.shtml)
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-languages-were-spoken-in-ancient-egypt.html (https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-languages-were-spoken-in-ancient-egypt.html)
26 Sept 2021
Ep. 5: Messianic Types
This week we talk about Christ in ancient scripture. Christ is testified of all over the place in the Old Testament, sometimes through symbols and other times explicitly. The Book of Mormon explicitly testifies of Christ and is a pure and deliberate witness of His divine role as Savior and Redeemer of mankind.
Here's the link to the Work and Wonder Podcast website:
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Other references:
http://www.abideinchrist.com/messages/mesproty.html (http://www.abideinchrist.com/messages/mesproty.html)
19 Sept 2021
Ep. 4: God's Brilliance and The Problem of Evil
This week we discuss the problem of evil, common theodicies, and alternatives to such. We talk about how God can turn anything, no matter how evil, bad, or awful, into a beautiful miracle in our lives.
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Resources used in the article:
https://www.history.com/news/world-war-ii-innovations (https://www.history.com/news/world-war-ii-innovations)
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-black-death/ (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-black-death/)
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.html (https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/global-road-safety/index.html)
https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/facts-and-figures-2020.html (https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/facts-and-figures-2020.html)
https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters (https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/#ResArgEviRefDefThe (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/#ResArgEviRefDefThe)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/57holland?lang=eng (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/57holland?lang=eng)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46676.When_Bad_Things_Happen_to_Good_People (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46676.When_Bad_Things_Happen_to_Good_People)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15954244-the-god-who-weeps?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Q8CtBvYbZC&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15954244-the-god-who-weeps?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Q8CtBvYbZC&rank=1)
12 Sept 2021
Ep. 3: Ammon and Ammon
This week we’re discussing parallels between Ammon1 and Ammon2. The episode is largely based off of insight from the following article:
https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/in-his-footsteps-ammon-and-ammon/ (https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/in-his-footsteps-ammon-and-ammon/)
11 Sept 2021
Ep. 2: Faith, Hope, and Charity
Welcome to the Work and Wonder Podcast. Today we examine faith, hope, and charity in depth. We address three questions throughout the episode: Does hope turn into faith or does faith turn into hope? Why does Moroni 7:45 sound like 1 Corinthians 13? Can you have Charity if your faith and hope fail? Here are the articles/resources referenced: https://www.blueletterbible.org https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/special-witnesses-of-christ?lang=eng https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Book_of_Mormon/Plagiarism_accusations/King_James_Bible#Question:_Does_the_Book_of_Mormon_plagiarize_the_King_James_Bible.3F
29 Aug 2021
Ep. 1: Do you really know Abinadi?
Show Notes
Welcome to the Work and Wonder Podcast.
This episode is the first in the series. Ep. 1: Do you really know Abinadi? I summarize some events during Abinadi’s life and introduce some insights that may give some new perspective on where the wicked priests of king Noah were coming from and what Abinadi was ultimately saying in his message to the priests and king Noah.
Here are the articles referenced:
https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-would-noahs-priests-quiz-abinadi-on-isaiah
https://rsc.byu.edu/living-book-mormon-abiding-its-precepts/abinadi-father-son-interpretation-application
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2002/04/the-father-and-the-son?lang=eng
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