Talking Scripture

Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
Talking Scripture

Join hosts Mike Day and Bryce Dunford as they illustrate relevance and discuss ideas for understanding and applying the scriptures in your weekly study of Come, Follow Me. Mike and Bryce are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Show Notes: talkingscripture.org

  1. 3 HR AGO

    Ep 301 | The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Come Follow Me 2025 (December 30-January 5)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of this lesson.(07:12) The significance of the timetable of the restoration.(21:29) The understanding of an embodied God was lost in the Apostasy.(42:20) Our divine inheritance as children of God the Father was also lost in the Apostasy. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    53 min

  2. 11 DEC

    Ep 300 | Moroni 10, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 16-22)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Applying Moroni’s promise.(10:06) Why does Moroni say we should ask if these things are not true?(11:53) Moroni teaches about the gifts of the Spirit.(21:37) Is it the pleasing or pleading bar of of the Great Jehovah? A discussion about what judgement might be like.(27:28) We will get to see Moroni at the bar of God and will know his words are true.(29:57) Let go of the terrestrial and telestial things that take us away from Christ.(34:18) Zion will awake, arise from the dust, and shake off the chains. Babylon will sit on the ground and lie in the dust.(46:20) What if the provenance of the Book of Mormon had been different? → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    51 min

  3. 4 DEC

    Ep 299 | Moroni 7-9, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 9-15)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The Nephites are without order and have lost civilization.(01:43) Faith: Laying hold on every good thing.(05:44) Hope: An emphasis on God’s power to save me. The participatory nature of hope.(18:44) Jesus Christ answered the ends of the law.(22:15) Mormon speaks to the “peaceable followers of Christ.” They are covenant keepers who have been initiated into sacred things.(28:55) Charity: The pure love of Christ. This type of love is a gift given by the Savior to those who ask. .(35:33) Brief historical context on infant baptism, Augustine and Pelagius.(41:09) The dangers of the traditions of men. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    49 min

  4. 27 NOV

    Ep 298 | Moroni 1-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (December 2-8)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The difference between authority and power in the priesthood.(18:51) We covenant to always remember Christ. Elder Lund’s rock climbing story.(25:24) In the Church we must remember Jesus and help each other.(30:22) President Spencer W. Kimball admonished the Saints to teach with power.(32:40) The early Christian document called the Didache is similar to Moroni 4-6.(35:16) A possible description of Moroni’s formulation of the title page to the Book of Mormon. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    40 min

  5. 20 NOV

    Ep 297 | Ether 12-15, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 25-December 1)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Faith during doubt, darkness, and fear. There will be light in the darkness.(18:54) God can turn our weaknesses into strengths.(29:56) Moroni’s invitation to see scripture as inspired, though not infallible.(36:12) Moroni commends us to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written.(39:23) The building of New Jerusalem and the gathering of scattered Israel is a favored story of Book of Mormon prophets.(42:31) Christopher Columbus sought a new land for the building of a New Jerusalem in preparation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.(46:03) Ether hides in the cavity of a rock, a powerful symbol of Christ and the Holy of Holies.(47:49) The book of Ether ends with Corinantumr seeing the entire destruction of his people. Why is Gilead called the Brother of Shared?(49:40) Inverted temple symbols in the disintegration of the Jaredite nation. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    1h 7m

  6. 13 NOV

    Ep 296 | Ether 6-11, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 18-24)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) When the Brother of Jared sees the Lord’s finger it sparks his divine curiosity.(05:34) The ocean is a symbol for chaos, the fallen world, and the veil.(07:52) The 2 to 1 Principle as seen in the Garden of Eden, Moses’ crossing out of Egypt into Canaan, and the Jaredite vessels.(11:26) The number 8 can be associated with rebirth and renewal.(12:09) Serpents as a symbol of captivity and Divine Providence, ushering the Jaredites south into a place where they eventually repent.(24:08) The Jaredites hit the pinnacle of righteousness.(30:13) The Book of Ether is almost like the whole Book of Mormon in miniature.(34:29) Secret combinations eventually destroy the Jaredites. Substance abuse and addiction are modern secret combinations.(49:03) Prophets are the opposite of secret combinations. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    57 min

  7. 6 NOV

    Ep 295 | Ether 1-6, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 11-17)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Revelation, how heaven connects with earth.(13:55) Sometimes we have “air questions” and other times we have “light questions.”(28:22) The ocean of chaos – being tossed, buried, and broken while in mortality. When we cannot have our circumstances changed, the Lord can change us.(37:36) Why is he called the brother of Jared?(47:44) Possible interpretations of Ether 3.15.(52:59) The great tower.(56:26) Ether as a type for The Plan of Salvation.(57:42) The sealed portion of the Book of Mormon contains the vision of brother of Jared. More scripture lies in the future for believers in Jesus.(1:10:39) Mahonri Moriancumer.(1:12:59) The anthropomorphic nature of God expressed anciently. Ether describes God in ways that fit in an Ancient Near Eastern context. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    1h 19m

  8. 30 OCT

    Ep 294 | Mormon 7-9, Come Follow Me 2024 (November 4-10)

    → Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The Book of Mormon was organized by Mormon to address the problems of our day.(06:05) The Tree of Life represents the true source of happiness.(08:09) The purpose of wealth is to do good. The Book of Mormon warns about class distinctions and illustrates the best type of government.(14:21) The economic system of Gadiantonism proves to be the destruction of the Nephites. Their philosophy is: I eat and you work.(16:42) The greatest happiness is reserved for those who partake of the fruit of the Tree of Life. In difficult times we can find strength as we work together, follow the prophet, and do our best.(23:34) The Book of Mormon gives the blueprint for how to win the war with evil.(25:32) Helaman gives solutions for navigating the days prior to the coming of Christ.(26:46) Five reasons why people will reject the Book of Mormon.(49:42) Maximize limitations by partnering with God. → Bryce Dunford’s Institute classes are now available online, sign up here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook

    54 min
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Join hosts Mike Day and Bryce Dunford as they illustrate relevance and discuss ideas for understanding and applying the scriptures in your weekly study of Come, Follow Me. Mike and Bryce are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Show Notes: talkingscripture.org

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  • Creator
    Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    216
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Talking Scripture

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