Mommy's Come Follow Me

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJun 22-29 "I Will Make an Instrument of Thee"If anybody is looking for some missionary inspiration, look no further! We get to jump over to the sons of Mosiah and see how they are tackling their teaching methods. We take a look at what it takes to be a good missionary, as well as just a good teacher. Some great principles that can work both outside and inside our homes even today! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJune 15-21 "Enter into the Rest of the Lord" Here's to all the mommies out there looking at the already eons long summer break and wondering how we're going to survive this one. This week's episode is coming out pretty late with a thousand apologies dear patient mommies. With a sick baby there's really not much quiet time to record during so I hope this light episode can still help in some capacity. This week we talk about Amulek's sacrifices, and what blessings he gained from allowing Alma to change his life through the gospel. Enter into the rest of the Lord this week and keep your eyes out for all the times Amulek mentions sneaky ways the Lord has blessed his and his family's lives.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJune 8-14 "Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People"This week, we get to study the origins of Alma and Amulek. This best friend pair who were brought together because God loved the people of Ammonihah so much despite their wickedness. Alma learned that not every city could be taught the same way. Doesn't that sound a lot like parenting? Just as each of our children are taught in different ways, so are we taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a number of ways. I also would like to offer up apologies for getting a little close to home in this episode, if it makes you uncomfortable. But if we don't talk about the issues facing us today in relation to our scripture study, then what is the Book of Mormon for? Please be kind to one another right now. Watch out for instances of racism or people being put down in your community. We need love now more than ever. We need meekness and gentleness more too. Blessed are the peacemakers, after all.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - Book of MormonJune 1-7 "Have Ye Experienced a Mighty Change in Your Hearts?"My heart feels like it has been broken a few too many times in these past months. This is a frightening time for us all. I've never been more impressed by the timeliness of these Come Follow Me lessons than this week.We talk about changing one's heart and just what we need to do to induce such a transformation. Alma gives us a slew of personal interview questions we can ask ourselves to learn if we are doing enough. This week's study session gets a little real as I mention how the lesson correlates to the pain and anguish felt in the United States, and indeed the world, this week. Please be kind, the world is in so much pain there's no more room for xenophobia and racism. God does not judge based on skin color or social status, we have no right to do such a thing in order to build our own frail platform to stand on. I am part of the problem, as I'm sure so many millions more are, where I stay silent because I am paralyzed by the fact that I do not understand enough to be able to contribute. That is going to end this week. As a parent now, I understand more than ever the importance to teach children what prejudices look like, what racism does, and how it can break hearts and end lives. I'm going to do better, and I would love to hear any suggestions you have for making this change in my home.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonMay 25-31 "They Were Steadfast and Immovable"Did you know the Book of Mormon tells us about the importance of voting and being a citizen of our communities? This week we learn about the government reforming from a monarchy to a system of judges, and it gets thrown into the deep end in it's fledgling years. The Lord wants us to love others as we love Him, and that includes those whose opinions differ from ours. In my study session I loved seeing all the examples of people exemplifying "True Religion" by caring for the people first. The Lord thinks of each of us as individuals, so by loving people we are loving God.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonMay 18 - 24 "They Were Called The People of God"You have probably read about Alma the Younger's Conversion Coma. But have you thought about what you would do if he was your son, and you were Alma the Elder? What do we do when the "rising generation" loses faith? This week we get to see some special examples of family conflict resolution and faith building practices from the likes of Alma and Mosiah and their boys.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonMay 11 "We Have Entered Into a Covenant With Him"This week we start with the lovely beginnings of Alma as a prophet of God. As Alma begins teaching, preaching, and doing the best hidden missionary work he can, we see how Heavenly Father supports him and the others he brings to the light of the gospel. Alma lays out in simple terms just what a member of the church is expected to do; such as comforting and mourning with others and supporting each other temporally and spiritually here on earth.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonMay 4-10 "A Light... That Can Never Be Darkened"Who's ready to have a fire lit under them? Not like Abinadi did, but with a fiery testimony that could spark many others throughout your life! We get to talk more about how our testimonies aren't just built for us, but as a foundation for others around us. We even get to chatting about how Jesus Christ can be both the Father and the Son in the scriptures. Join me, won't you? Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonMay 3 "In the Strength of the Lord"Ever know what it's like to make a wrong decision and feel stuck with the consequences? This week we talk about the people of Zeniff and on to Limhi and how they were affected by some decisions they didn't make themselves. Sounds a lot like today's world with this pandemic, am I right? Thankfully, they had the good sense to rely on the Lord and his strength. And hopefully we will too. Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonApril 13 - 26 "Filled with the Love of God Towards All Men" & "A Mighty Change"Since I'm playing catch up, I squished two weeks of lessons into one episode! We will talk about the "original General Conference" with King Benjamin. And about how much it transformed the souls who heard it. I'm slowly getting back on track, hopefully I'll be able to get one more episode published this week so we can all get a study session or two in for this week. Heaven knows we need it in times like today. Please stay safe and be well! I'm sure all you mommies out there like me are ready to tear your hair out from being stuck inside with your kids, but we are doing our best here and that's all we can do. I see you mommies, and you are the most attractive set of top knotted, yoga pants clad soldiers in this fight! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - Book of MormonEaster Episode!Hello!! I am alive, and finally getting back to podcasting! Life has taken some difficult turns for me and my family during this coronavirus stuff, but I know that this podcast is such a wonderful way for me to keep on top of my studies, and I hope to let you in on it as well. This episode is a little different, but I hope that the raw and frankly real discussion is not too offputting and will invite the Spirit into your study as it did for mine. 

General Conference Preparation - "Restoration"Mar 30 - Apr 5Welcome to a special episode! Since there's no Come Follow Me lesson for the week, I decided to do a little General Conference prep by going over President Nelson's invitations to us last conference. We talk about the Restoration, Joseph Smith, the First Vision, and of course, coronavirus (woohoo). Join me for this study session and let's keep preparing for this conference that we will NEVER forget. Please stay safe and healthy out there! I know self isolating sucks royally, but it does help and if that's all we can do then I think it's worth doing! Sending out lots of love and caffeinated vibes!Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonEnos - Words of Mormon "He Works in Me to do His Will"Huzzah! I am back to my regularly scheduled recording times. Unfortunately, my voice isn't quite back yet. Apologies for my voice, it does not sound like a well person, but I promise it is! This week we get to check in with all the little books in the Book of Mormon. These lovely exhibitions of God's promises of prosperity being fulfilled, of sins being forgiven, and love + service + worship is the recipe for a successful posterity (at least for a time). Join me this week for Book of Mormon studies, won't you? Please? I'm an extrovert stuck in a quarantine, I could use all the study buddies and friends I can get.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJacob 5-7 "The Lord Labors With Us"Hello! I'm back after a nasty weekend at the hospital with a sick baby. Luckily, it's not Covid-19 just good ol' RSV. But luckily everyone is on the mend, and I finally have a little study session for these Jacob chapters. Including, the ever daunting "Allegory of the Olive Tree." It's not that boring, I promise! Join me! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJacob 1-4 "Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ"Guess who's back into her groove? Me, it's me. And just in time for a bit of a heavier topic this week.That's right: sexual immorality. Plus you get to hear me gush about how grateful I am that Jacob is vocal about his anxiety. Me too, sir. Me too. What a great study this week will be! Especially, now that we are only a month away from General Conference. Join me, won't you? Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon2 Nephi 31-33 "This is the Way"Are we talking about The Mandalorian or The Book of Mormon? Pretty sure Nephi wrote the line first. Join me for a super quick jaunt through the last goodbyes from Nephi! Side note: I am FINALLY all moved and situated so next week's episode we should be back on schedule. Thank you for your patience! I appreciate being able to give myself some grace on these days when absolutely everything ends up going a completely different direction than I imagined.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon2 Nephi 26 - 30 "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder"Hooray! We are learning so much from those Isaiah chapters, right? Well, now we get to hear more from Nephi again! This time he gives us the low down on Satan and how to recognize when we are being diverted from Heavenly Father's path. In other news: we've moved! I hope the audio quality will continue to improve from here. That's also why this episode is a little late, apologies about that. But when you've been lugging boxes up and down stairs all day long while also trying to keep an eye on your toddler, there's very little brain power left. I don't think even the Spirit would have had much to work with then. So here is, hopefully, another great episode to help you with your studies! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon2 Nephi 11-25 "We Rejoice in Christ"Take 2! Apologies to all of you who tried listening before, for some reason there was a glitch while uploading my audio file and you guys only got about 10 seconds of the podcast. Let's just call it a poor attempt at a sneak peek, shall we? K, thanks!Have you ever wondered what the Isaiah Chapters and Stranger Things have in common? Wonder no longer! I promise there's a point the comparison, just listen and you'll know what I mean. The biggest takeaway this week has just been to keep on trucking through those hard chapters. Even the manual admits they are a lot more difficult to interpret than the rest of the Book of Mormon. But Nephi promises us so many blessings just for trying to read!  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon2 Nephi 6-10 "Oh How Great the Plan of Our God"This week we prime ourselves for some Isaiah scripture realness; I would say gird up your loins, however I'll show you some ways to not stress about trying to decipher Isaiah's descriptions. God has given us Hope through our Savior Jesus Christ, and it was ALWAYS His plan that we would have to overcome the spiritual "monsters" of Death and Sin. Plus, I make an obscene amount of nerdy pop culture references, and I won't apologize for it. A note for the future: we are in the process of packing up to move, so episodes over this next month could be a little wonky in terms of release dates. I promise I will get them out to you in time for your studies, but I guess I am just begging your patience with me and the quality of podcast. This move will hopefully help significantly! Woohoo, no more elephants upstairs (because we are going to be the elephants, ha!) Thank you for sticking with me! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon2 Nephi 2-5 "And We Lived After the Manner of Happiness"Apologies for how late this is going up! My only excuse is travel took it out of me and I just fell asleep every time I tried to get stuff done. Begging your pardon. This week we are talking about consequences and agency. And I know everyone wants to talk about "the curse" on the Lamanites, but I will leave that for you and your families to discuss. Hopefully this short little episode will have some nuggets to help you study! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon1 Nephi 16-22 "I Will Prepare a Way Before You"Welcome to the Journey, baby! This was my second attempt, as my first recording was stopped only 5 minutes into my hour long pontifications. Luckily, this one is not that long. And the Lord now has that testimony in his heart, so I hope that there is something new here for someone that needed to hear it.Honestly, if you feel like you are in the middle of some stuff like I am these chapters are so helpful. We get to see examples of how we would probably react to bad things happening to good people. Whether or not it's the way Heavenly Father would want is a question only you can answer. Those of you within the Mommy Marathon, I look to you for help as I have just begun on this crazy journey. Join me for some musings on motherhood as well as Nephi and his brothers' actions. Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Come Follow Me - The Book of Mormon1 Nephi 11-15 "Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God" Let's look at Nephi's vision and the interpretation of Lehi's dream! Spoiler alert: everything points to Jesus Christ, our Savior. He is the ultimate expression of our Heavenly Father's love for us! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

This week we get *dreamy*Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJan 13-19 "Come and Partake of the Fruit"Do you ever feel like personal revelation is just out of reach by about 2 or 3 inches? This week I dive into Lehi's Dream and discuss how personal revelation can come in many forms, and especially when you are seeking it. Plus some thoughts on basic self care and preparing to receive revelation! Join me, won't you? Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out.

Better late than never, right? Ha ha... Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonJan 6-12 "I Will Go and Do"Here we get to delve into the most read verses in the Book of Mormon. Let's get introduced to Lehi and his family and learn all about dysfunctional family dynamics. But hey, isn't everybody's family dysfunctional? We all have times where we feel like a Nephi and other times where we are more of a Laman, and others where we feel like Sariah. Let's take a look at the start of Nephi's family saga.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeodLicense: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do not reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out. 

Happy New Year! And what a happy new book to study!Come Follow Me - The Book of MormonDec 30 - Jan 5 "Another Testament of Jesus Christ"Before diving into the first book of Nephi, we take a look at the introduction to this historic book and hopefully you learn a thing or two along with me that you hadn't considered before when reading the Book of Mormon. Consider this your warm up week to get over the sugar coma of the holidays. We can prepare ourselves for the mountains of learning from this inspired book... after one more cookie.  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BYAll thoughts and opinions expressed in Mommy's Come Follow Me are my own and do no reflect the stance of the Church Authorities. This is just a girl trying to figure some things out. 

Come Follow Me - Dec. 23 - 29Revelation 12-22Well, I had pretty much told myself I wasn't going to do a podcast for this week and had given up on the idea when I felt I really needed to get this one out. So it's a quick dive into the latter half of Revelation and how Good conquers all! Apologies for the frog voice as well, still trying to get my vocal cords back together. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY

Come Follow Me - Dec. 16-22Christmas: Good Tidings of Great JoyJoin me this week as I suffer through a head cold, and make you suffer through my stuffy voice too. One of the best weeks, in my opinion! We get to delve into the "Reason for the Season" Christ and His birth. It's a quick episode since "It's December" should be a valid excuse for any and all shortcomings at this time of year, haha. But most importantly, Merry Christmas to you all! I know it's going to be hard at times, but remember that Christ is right there beside you, in amongst your sweet family members. Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY

Come Follow Me - Dec. 9-16Revelation 1-11I get a little bit real with you guys in this episode. The Book of Revelation can do that to you! I hope you all join me as we delve into the intense symbolism and imagery John uses to share yet another testament of Christ the Lord. Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY

Come Follow Me - Dec. 2 "God is Love"1-3 John & JudeI hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break! This week we get back to basics with the Epistles of John and Jude and remember that God is Light, God is Love, and that God is Good!! If you'd like to contribute any thoughts, suggestions, or spiritual experiences with Come Follow Me, please send them in! mommycomefollowme@gmail.comFollow us @mommycomefollowme on Instagram Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY 

Come Follow Me - Nov. 25 1 and 2 PeterHo boy, I'm just going to apologize right now for the audio quality. Sore throat + recording late, + super loud heater. It's a bit of a dumpster fire, I admit, but hopefully it's still a good study sesh!Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY 

Come Follow Me - Nov. 18 The Epistle of James Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY 

Come Follow Me - Nov. 11 Hebrews 7-13 "An High Priest of Good Things to Come"Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY 

Come Follow Me Sept 30 - Oct 13Ephesians "For the Perfecting of the Saints"Music from https://filmmusic.io"Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY