Our Mothers Knew It

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants section 93, discussing how it reveals God's ongoing effort to connect with humanity through condescension, drawing parallels to biblical narratives and Restoration temple practices.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants 51-57, focusing on the revelation of Zion's location in Jackson County, Missouri, through the faith journey of early elders.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants section 124, focusing on the historical context of Nauvoo as a pivotal refuge for early Latter-day Saints and its significance in religious study.

This episode provides five archived object lessons from Doctrine and Covenants sections 102-105, focusing on the principles of membership and family councils as guided by religious teachings.

This episode explores the story of Moses and the plagues in Exodus 7-13, connecting it to Easter themes of deliverance and God's covenant promises.

The host shares personal reflections on shifting Easter traditions to focus on celebrating the resurrection, God's promises, and new beginnings through an Old Testament lens.

This episode explores the story of Joseph from Genesis 37-41, focusing on how his faith and perseverance through trials demonstrate that God works in our lives even during difficult times.

This episode explores Moses 7 from the Pearl of Great Price, focusing on Enoch's transformation and the theme of God keeping promises, while connecting it to modern prophetic teachings about unity and celestial living.

This episode explores the creation story from Genesis, Moses, and Abraham's perspectives, emphasizing Jesus Christ as the creator through restored scripture insights.

This episode explores Moses 1 and Abraham 3 from the Pearl of Great Price, examining Joseph Smith's revelations about these Old Testament prophets and their early visionary experiences.

This episode celebrates the completion of a year-long study of the Doctrine and Covenants and offers Christmas-themed spiritual insights to help listeners focus on Jesus Christ during the holiday season.

This episode explores sections 137 and 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants, focusing on the redemption of the dead and the inclusive nature of God's plan through visions received by Joseph Smith and Joseph F.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 129-132, focusing on challenging topics like plural marriage and sealing ordinances within a Latter-day Saint context.

This episode announces adaptations to a scripture study course for the holiday season, including a new live course focusing on women in scriptures like Eve and Mary.

This episode announces changes to the weekly scripture study format, focusing on Doctrine and Covenants sections 115-120 while introducing new teaching resources and course structure adjustments.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 102-105 through the lens of team building, drawing parallels between scriptural narratives like Zion's camp and modern team-building experiences.

This episode explores the transition from Genesis to Exodus, focusing on the Israelites' enslavement in Egypt and God's promise of deliverance, connecting it to personal experiences of suffering and spiritual themes.

This episode provides insights on Old Testament passages from Genesis 3-4 and Moses 4-5 while announcing upcoming live events for scripture study groups.

This episode explores sections 81-83 of the Doctrine and Covenants, highlighting the theme of how the Lord addresses physical needs first to enable deeper spiritual discipleship.

This episode analyzes Doctrine and Covenants sections 71-75, exploring how they address church opposition through a storm metaphor and emphasize divine control and scriptural clarification.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 67-70, focusing on the decision to publish early church revelations publicly and drawing parallels to modern social media hesitations.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants section 88, emphasizing its vast spiritual insights and connecting it to a personal tradition of giving light bulbs to children as symbols of love and comfort.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 85-87, examining how they illustrate Joseph Smith's multifaceted role as a prophet, seer, and revelator in guiding the early Latter-day Saint community.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 121-123, focusing on the historical context of Joseph Smith's imprisonment in Liberty Jail during the Missouri persecutions of Latter-day Saints.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants section 84, focusing on its teachings about the priesthood, its connection to temple worship, and how to apply these insights through a modern religious lens.

This episode introduces the 2026 Old Testament course, explaining changes due to the host's new job managing the Salt Lake Temple open house and detailing how content will be delivered earlier with guided access to archives.

This episode explores Genesis 42-50, focusing on Joseph's story as a testament to God's relentless pursuit of covenant relationships and redemption for his brothers.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 111-114, focusing on the transition from the spiritual high of the Kirtland Temple era to a period of intense persecution and financial hardship for early Latter-day Saints, with many leaders falling away.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 77-80, focusing on Joseph Smith's constant seeking of revelation and how these scriptures illustrate the layered, line-upon-line approach to divine communication.

This episode previews a study on the Family Proclamation and promotes a Women in Scripture course focusing on Mary's story during the Christmas season.

This episode explores Genesis chapters 24-33, focusing on the covenant stories of Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and his wives, and how families can splinter while carrying on spiritual traditions.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 109-110, focusing on the Kirtland Temple dedicatory prayer and the Lord's response, with insights from President Nelson's teachings about spiritual empowerment through temple worship.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants section 76, describing it as a pivotal revelation where Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon experienced simultaneous visions that brought new spiritual light after centuries of apostasy.

This episode announces schedule changes for December's religious study content, focusing on easing live sessions to allow earlier access to Old Testament materials and promoting an upcoming study on Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the Women in Scripture series.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 106-108, focusing on the structure and eternal nature of the priesthood as described in section 107, using analogies to illustrate its purpose.

This episode previews a study of Genesis 18-23 focusing on Abraham and Sarah's story while promoting the host's new Easter book that integrates restored scripture and hands-on teaching tools.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 60-63, focusing on the journeys of missionaries returning from Zion and the Lord's guidance for their ongoing missionary work.

This episode explores the story of Abraham and Sarah from Genesis 12-17 and Abraham 1-2, focusing on their relationship and faith, while connecting it to modern prophetic counsel about marriage and family.

This episode discusses Doctrine and Covenants sections 135-136, focusing on Joseph Smith's martyrdom at Carthage and the transition of leadership to Brigham Young as the Latter-day Saints prepare to move west.

This episode explores the story of Noah from Genesis 6-11 and Moses 8, drawing parallels between Noah's life of preaching and building the ark and the Savior's role in providing spiritual salvation through the covenant path.

This episode announces and explains a virtual scripture study class focusing on women in scripture, using Alma 32 as a framework to explore stories like Eve and Mary.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 64-66, focusing on Joseph Smith's return to Kirtland, the move to the John Johnson farmhouse, and spiritual lessons like forgiveness and the kingdom of God.

This episode provides five teaching tools from Doctrine and Covenants 98-101, focusing on how the Lord teaches about not fearing through covenant connections and prayer.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 58-59, focusing on the early building phase of Zion and drawing parallels between Joseph Smith's leadership and Nephi's experiences in the Book of Mormon.

The host announces a temporary shift in the podcast format due to personal projects, providing archived resources for studying Doctrine and Covenants sections 98-101 while maintaining creative gospel teaching.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 94-97, focusing on how the Lord's exacting revelations about building a house of the Lord address problems in Zion and Kirtland, using a personal surgeon analogy to illustrate divine precision.

This episode analyzes Doctrine and Covenants 49 and 50, focusing on how Satan exploits overzealous believers.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants sections 89-92, focusing on how the Word of Wisdom and spiritual practices help believers commune with God by setting aside worldly temptations.

This episode explores Doctrine and Covenants 46-48, focusing on spiritual gifts as divine tools for spreading the gospel, with analogies to spy movies and insights into personalized empowerment for mission work.

This episode explores post-Eden biblical narratives from Genesis 5 and Moses 6, focusing on Adam and Eve as early teachers and the prophet Enoch's journey, with personal reflections on feeling insufficient and spiritual mentorship.