The Scripture Study Project

3 Nephi 1-7 - "Lift up your head and be of good cheer"

In a block of chapters that seem filled to the brim with destruction, decay, and difficulties it can be easy to focus on the negative. However, the Lord Himself commands, "Lift up your head and be of good cheer." 
In a block of history (today) that seems filled to the brim with destruction, decay, and difficulties it can be easy to focus on the negative. However, the message given to those Nephites long ago still rings true for us: "Life up your heads and be of good cheer!" 
Study with us this episode to find those truths that can help us do just that!
Show Notes:
Neil L. Andersen, "Spiritually Defining Memories," General Conference, April 2020.
L. Whitney Clayton, "Choose to Believe," General Conference, April 2015.
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Helaman 13-16 - "got upon the wall"

Surprise! The Nephites are bad; the Lamanites are good; a Lamanite is a prophet and is preaching to Nephites! In this episode we pull from this surprising story some surprising, non-traditional reasons why we should listen to the men and women on the walls in our city. 
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Helaman 7-12 - "remember him"

The pride cycle is well known and oft-discussed but what we never talk about is how to stop it. Like a bike tire rolling there seems to be something almost inevitable about pride. Well, study with us this week as we stop the pride cycle by giving it a flat tire and disrupting pride in our own lives.
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Helaman 1-6 - "serious difficulty"

In this episode we meet some of the most destructive villains in the Book of Mormon and it's not the leaders of the armies or bands of robbers. What do you do against an enemy who is focused on your complete destruction? Find out as we study together. 
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Alma 53-63 - "two thousand sons"

Last episode we learned how to wage and win your own, individual battles against the adversary. In this episode we peer between the lines to see how to win the even-more-serious family battles. In short, what did the Book of Mormon's most incredible youth group learned from perhaps the Book's most incredible parents?
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Alma 43-52 - "preparations for war"

Have you ever felt like life, your life, was a war? Ever felt like you were fighting just to keep your faith against an enemy who seems bent set on destroying it? In this episode we study the strategies and tactics in the war chapters of the Book of Mormon that will help us all fight harder, be braver, and win more individual battles.
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Alma 39-42 - "my son, go thy way"

Corianton, one of Alma's sons, committed serious sins while serving a mission; however, he is also listed by Mormon as one of the penultimate heroes of the Book of Mormon. Similarly, we all make many and sometimes large mistakes and are encouraged, even commanded, by our God to change from and grow past our flaws. In this episode we search for what truths we need to know in order to make those changes or to help others we love change.
Show Notes:
Jeffrey R. Holland, "Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet," General Conference, April 2015.
Jeffrey R. Holland, "For Times of Trouble," BYU Devotional, March 1980.
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Alma 36-38 - "O Jesus, thou Son of God"

Of all the sermons Alma gave in his long and storied ministry, his writings to his sons had to be his most passionate and personal. So it's no wonder that these chapters illustrate better than almost anywhere else both the incredible pain and joy of repentance from sin and conversion to Christ. In this episode we invite our guest, Dan McKinley to walk us through what he sees as some of the most essential truths that can powerfully connect us to God and help us actually change our lives!
Show Notes:
Richard G. Scott, "Peace of Conscience and Peace of Mind," General Conference, October 2004.
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