The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast

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”.

There are a bunch of stories that testify that those on the other side of the veil are being taught and ministered to and seeking repentance.  It's our privilege to be a part of that great work!If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

With all of the experience that Joseph F. Smith had in his life with loss, I would definitely feel comfortable asking for his advice and wisdom about the Spirit World.

Joseph F. Smith understood tragedy and loss on a deep level.  It is important to know this as we are getting ready to study the most important section about the state of those we have lost and the other side of the veil.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Today's short episode introduces you a little bit to the amazing man who received D&C 138 - Joseph F. Smith.  Faithful, tough, and true blue, through and through! 

Of all the doctrines revealed to Joseph Smith, this one had to be one of the sweetest because of the many losses his family had experienced.  God is so good!

Ok, folks - time to get the Saints out of Nauvoo and headed west…where none shall come to hurt or make afraid, there the Saints will be blessed.  Especially if they follow the pattern set up in this cool section!

We don't talk very much about how Joseph's family, particularly his beloved wife Emma, was affected by the events of the martyrdom.  Hopefully, you will appreciate how “sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven” for her as well.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The aftermath of the martyrdom had to be such a rough, unprecedented time for the Saints.  Who should lead the Church?  Thank goodness, as always, God is in charge!

How are “millions” going to know ‘Brother Joseph'?  That requires us to share about him.  Today, I've included some great friends who are doing exactly that!

“Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it.” (D&C 135:3) ‘Nuff said…If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The early Saints' relationship with government was very complex.  That said, they believed in the concept of it and its abilities to be a benefit to all citizens.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

In this third part of D&C 133 where the Lord asks us to GO out of Babylon in preparation for his coming, he wants is to go TO the principle figure in Zion.

In preparing for the Second Coming, the Lord many times asks for us to “GO”, but where does he want us to go from? If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Sometimes we over complicate the things to do to prepare for the Lord's Second Coming, when in reality - it could come down to just two letters.

As Joseph's days were  coming to an end, he felt the need to throw in some last minute instructions to the Saints - including something that had been written over 12 years earlier as “an appendix” to what we now know as the Doctrine and Covenants.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Even though the Lord has NOT asked us to practice plural marriage today, he has asked us to have another kind of marriage - one I am ETERNALLY grateful for!

Plural Marriage is so tough to understand - so many unknowns which makes it a pretty messy topic.  But, by putting ourselves in those faithful Saints' shoes for a minute (or even Abraham's Old Testament shoes) it may enable us to offer them a lot of grace and patience as they acted in faith.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

The principles of knowledge, intelligence, diligence, and obedience as found in D&C 130:18-21 go so nicely together in helping us become more like our Heavenly Father.

D&C 130 is jam packed with all kinds of doctrine designed to help us understand the true nature of God and help us love him even more.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

D&C 129 may seem like a pretty obscure section - and it kind of is, but you have to take into account that Joseph spoke with a lot of credibility on this subject.  And there is definitely some application for us today.

I love Joseph Smith's excitement in D&C 128 about the work on both sides of the veil and it has carried over to our leaders today who share that same excitement for this most important cause!If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

According to Joseph Smith, what subject is “the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel”?  You'll see in D&C 128…

While Joseph is in hiding for a few months, he teaches us some amazing things from D&C 127…the first of which is how to stay positive in the midst of difficult trials.

As we are striving to serve faithfully in our church service, we often need to be reminded that our greatest opportunities for service are right in front of us in our own homes.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

On the surface, D&C 125 doesn't appear to be all that impressive, but there is a great little principle found in this short section that can apply to us all in a big way!If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

D&C 124:49 is for anyone whose missions have been cut short for whatever myriad of reasons that are out there.  The Lord loves you and is very mindful of your situation.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

One of the coolest scripture study skills is to place your name in the scriptures in place of another individual and see how it sounds. Well, there are 60 people mentioned by name in D&C 124 as Nauvoo is being organized.  Did all of them stay faithful to their promised blessings?If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

How do you drain the stagnant swamp of social media?  You send out a “loud proclamation” and flood the internet with messages of hope and goodness to get those waters moving again!

The Lord has the amazing ability to take weak things and build them up to be strong - whether it is a malaria filled swamp or a young inexperienced missionary.

What worries and concerns do you think the Saints had in 1839-1840?  How do we “cheerfully” get them out of Missouri and into a place of “rest”?

D&C 121:34-46 are probably my most marked sections in the D&C.  Only 12 verses but man, are they packed!  LET me share them with you…

D&C 121-122 are so inspiring!  The language in D&C 123 is different from any other section of scripture you will read in the D&C, but it can be as inspiring - particularly when you apply them to our situations today.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

We may not always know why bad things happen to us, but the Lord always provides “compensatory” help to us - in the form of D&C 121-122.Use the link below for a great activity for yourself and your family to apply selected verses from D&C 121-122.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5Wz9pxM6_WRNvT4qr6l1pSfNR7pXtR1ecm0U0Mqurk/edit?tab=t.0If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!