The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast

The real reason for failure is giving up what we want the most for what we want at the moment.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

If the continuation of the covenant from Abraham to Isaac is of the utmost importance, then who Isaac marries is absolutely crucial!  Rebekah is “a ten camel companion” in so many ways…

Genesis 24 is is a crucial chapter in the continuation of the covenant that God made with Abraham as it hinges on Isaac marrying in the covenant.  And it has some personal meaning to me as well.

We should constantly be looking for Jesus Christ in the stories in the scriptures.  The story of Abraham and Isaac is a perfect example of this.

If you think about the question “Is any thing too hard for the Lord?”, our initial response is “of course not!”. That said, it is one thing to believe that God can do all things but another to realize that it can actually happen in your own life as well.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The story of Lot's wife and looking back at Sodom after she was specifically commanded not to is a tragic story…with some great application for us.

To keep the Abrahamic Covenant, to be different than the world and to have the Spirit of the Lord, we need to be very cautious in our homes and in our personal lives to not even except a thread of what the world has to offer.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

When Abram and Lot separated, Lot chose the more “well-watered” area and pitched his tent “toward Sodom”.  Where you decide to pitch your tent can make a huge difference in where you end up.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar is a messy story where otherwise faithful people panic when the fear of God's promises not coming to pass is in their minds.  I love the principle taught in this chapter to help any who feel misunderstood, confused, or fearful.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Back in Abraham 1:2, one of the things Abraham desired was to be “a prince of peace”.   This story gives us a perfect example of that righteous desire in practice.  Pretty sure there's a lesson here for us in this divisive and contentious world.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

In a world that is absolutely obsessed with labeling and dividing us - of all the “identities” to be known as, “the seed of Abraham” is a pretty amazing identifier.

The “Thoughts to Keep in Mind” about The Covenant in the CFM Curriculum this month is awesome!  “Did this covenant give Abraham, Sarah, and their descendants a privileged status among God's children? Only in the sense that it is a privilege to bless others.”  So good!If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Desire is a pretty crucial thing in our lives.  It dictates where we put our energy and priorities.  It is cool to see what Abraham desired and sought after and what it led him to…and how it has blessed my life.

The Tower of Babel is such an interesting story. You've got a group of people who are trying to get into the presence of God by doing things their own way rather than doing them the way God wants them to do it.  There's definitely a valuable lesson there for you and me in our desires to get closer to God.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

It must have been pretty frustrating for Noah to invite all to get in the ark and to have them ignore his counsel.  I'm so grateful for a modern-day Noah who is not only inviting us to do the same thing, but asking us to “flood the earth” with messages of goodness in hopes that they will choose to get in the ark and choose to stay.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The Lord asked Noah to build an ark.  I can only imagine the questions, concerns, doubts that Noah had along the way in the building process.  There are more than a few lessons for us here as we are preparing for the “floods” of life.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

I imagine that the account of the flood could really scare a lot of people into obeying God out of fear.  But if you remember the Lord's work and glory, then the flood could be viewed as one of the most merciful acts from a loving God.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

How wicked were the people in Noah's day? It's kind of sobering to see how similar they were to the things going on in our day.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

As long as the Lord has had a people on the earth, his goal has been to gather them and establish Zion.  He did it for Enoch and his city, he wanted to do it with the early Saints, and would also love to do it with us...as we LET GOD PREVAIL.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

In our world where “men's hearts (are) failing them, (as they are) looking forth with fear”, let's be the ones who are sweeping the earth with a flood of righteousness and providing hope to those failing hearts.

We have a God who weeps for us and with us!  What a wonderful doctrine!  Perhaps that is what makes him such an amazing “Man of Counsel”.

Through Enoch, the Lord was able to create a Zion people.

In order for Enoch to build Zion, he had to change the way he viewed the people around him.  Once we do that, miracles can happen!

If we will open our eyes, then we will see Christ in everything all around us.  Thanks @tobymac for the inspiration.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

In the midst of all of these hundreds of years of living among the early Patriarchs, it's important to note that someone took the time to write all this stuff down.  If only there were a lesson there for us, right???

Satan has done a great job pulling plain and precious truths out of the Old Testament.  Another reason that I am so grateful for modern scripture and continuing revelation that has restored these beautiful and basic truths.

Enoch's call to be prophet had to be such a crazy experience as he learned to see the way a seer sees!  So grateful that seers walk the earth today!If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

Enoch is one of my scripture heroes!  Imagine if all we knew about him just came from the Bible.  So grateful for modern revelation and scripture!If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

Parenting is tough work! It's always frustrating to see a child go astray, but it's important to always remember agency and the atonement through the whole process.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

With all the fears that Adam and Eve had leaving the Garden, having and raising a family was probably one of their greatest. That hasn't changed much over the years. So grateful for these verses today that remind me that we can do it with the help of the Lord.

The Fall, at the time it happened was probably a pretty stressful experience for Adam and Eve, but what an absolute blessing it has been to us!If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

I love these early chapters because they not only teach foundational truths about God, but they also expose Satan for the fraud that he is.  Yes, he has power to bruise us - but we also have power to crush him!

Today we'll talk about one of the most misunderstood characters in scripture - Satan.  Not that he is a misunderstood being, but that I think we often misunderstand who he is and what his motives really were.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

Not artistic, musical, mechanically inclined? That's ok.  You and I are offspring of the most creative being in the universe and we all have the innate desires to create.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here! 

Rest is a part of God's Plan and I am grateful for that example!  How blessed we are to have a day to come up for air from the routines of life. If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

We can learn a lot about how to create our own good life by observing the pattern that the great “Creator” showed us in these chapters.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

To quote Nacho Libre's sidekick, Esqueleto…”I don't believe in God, I believe in science”.

Just a brief overview today to illustrate that as we study this week about The Creation, we'll also learn a lot about “The Creator” in the process and how he works so well with our wildly “unorganized matter”.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

With all of this awesome Astronomy in Abraham 3, there is a very important principle to remember as God sends us here to earth…for a couple hours!

Ok, friends - time for an Astronomy lesson!  Similar to Moses 1, Abraham 3 shows man in relationship to God…but in more of a cosmic way - and it's SO amazing!

Whenever you are about to do something spiritually significant or have just had a spiritual experience, you've got to expect opposition.  Moses 1 is such a good chapter to teach us how to handle ourselves and what to remember when that happens.

I love Moses 1!  It is a foundational chapter to the Old Testament that answers the questions of what God's purpose is with his children.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Hey friends - BOM-BITES are back after a couple weeks of relaxing with the family.  And we're so excited to study the Old Testament with you this year.  Don't worry, It's not that hard…it's just long and old!

Hey friends!  We are back with one episode this week in celebration of Christmas. “The Living Christ“ is a wonderful document to study when you want to focus on the true meaning of Christmas.

Spoiler Alert…there are NO perfect families out there.

Satan is bent on the destruction of the family largely because it represents everything that he can never have. Thank goodness we are blessed with wonderful battle strategies found in this amazing and inspired document.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

There is a great pattern for us to follow as we watch men like Wilford Woodruff and Spencer W. Kimball struggle through getting answers to their prayers. The things they did are the same things we can do when searching for our own “declarations” from God.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

There are SO many stories of amazing African and African-American Saints who navigated their way through some difficult times by acting in faith, having an eternal perspective, and looking to divinely appointed sources. Their testimonies are inspiring.

I love the words “He has heard our prayers, and by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come.”  God is good!

There's some great lessons to learn about God's timing and his goodness from Wilford Woodruff's experience with seeking revelation with regards to the challenges of plural marriage in the late 1800's.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Even though it may seem like there hasn't been as much of a focus on The Articles of Faith as there used to be, they are a great foundation to what “we believe”.