The Scripture Study Project

Section 124 - Nauvoo

When the Saints got to Nauvoo it was a mosquito-infested swamp. Through the Lord's grace and their hard work they were able to transform it into something "beautiful". Just like they had with Zion. Just like they would with Salt Lake City. Just like the Lord did with the Prophet Joseph Smith himself. Just like the Lord does with us. Study with us in this episode to ask yourself how to work with the Lord to make something beautiful.
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Sections 121-123 - Prison-Temple

Elder Holland (and others) have called Liberty Jail a "prison-temple" for Joseph Smith and others that were with him. For over four months they suffered; but they also changed and became something new. In this episode we take a look at our own prison-temple experiences, figure out how to endure them, and identify what we are supposed to learn from them. 
Show Notes:
Jeffrey R. Holland, "Lessons from Liberty Jail," BYU Devotional, September 2008.
Joseph Smith, "Letter to the Church and Edward Partridge," March 20, 1839.
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Sections 115-120 - Arise

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints combines both the teachings, example, ministry, and leadership of a divine being with everyday, imperfect, mistake-laden, and very mortal beings. Both the God and the saint make up the Church. In this episode we falling and arising and reframe our own relationship with our mortality so we can more fully participate in the Lord's plan for our growth.
Show Notes:
Eugene England, "Whey the Church is as True as the Gospel"
Camille Johnson, "Invite Christ to Author Your Story," October 2021
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Sections 111-114 - Follies

It might an obvious observation, but our lives' stresses and strains are often caused, not by world-ending sins, but by small but pervasive mistakes. Even the prophet Joseph Smith was called out for his "follies". In this episode we wrestle with the anatomy of our own "follies" in pursuit of better self-understanding and, possibly, a future of fewer mistakes.
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Music: “Do Not Go Gentle” by Josh Woodward
 

Section 109-110 - Accept

We all want our prayers to be "accepted" just like those early Saints who joined with the prophet in prayer in and for the Kirtland Temple. We want to be heard and to hear God ourselves. In this episode we take a unique look at the dedicatory prayer in search of examples of prayer. Study along and see what ideas come to you to help you as you pray to God.
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Sections 106-108 - Special

What is "special" about our general Church priesthood leaders? In this episode we study from Section 107 just what prophets, apostles, seventies, and other are and, by implication (or by statement), what they are not. As we better understand the calling of our leaders we can better understand our responsibility to "uphold" them with our confidence and faith.
Show Notes:
Faith Matters Podcast
Russell M. Nelson, "Perfection Pending," October 1995.
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Music: “Do Not Go Gentle” by Josh Woodward

Sections 102-105 - Victory

We titled this episode (as we do each one) with a word from the scripture block, and this one is ironic because, even though the Lord promises victory (DC 103:36) these sections are all about failure. We know what that feels like: to feel assured of a certain outcome, maybe even a prophesied or prompted one, only to have it not occur. In this study we dive into failure and find out just why it's allowed to happen and why it maybe isn't as prominent as we think.
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Music: “Do Not Go Gentle” by Josh Woodward

Sections 98-101 - Affliction

Over the past few months and, more acutely, weeks, there has been an increase in contentious feelings among us as people and, unfortunately, between us a disciples of Christ. In this episode we study the Lord's directions to early members of the Restored Church in search of guidance for how we should respond to affliction and conflict ourselves. In short: we seek to proclaim peace in a world at war. 
Show Notes:
Jeffrey R. Holland, "Not as the World Giveth," April 2021.
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Music: “Do Not Go Gentle” by Josh Woodward