The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast

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!

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a masterful talk called  “Lessons from Liberty Jail” in 2008.  I love his application to all of us and it is a great preparation for your study of D&C 121-122.

The Liberty Jail sections (D&C 121-123) are sacred territory in my opinion.  So much goodness and instruction.  It's also important to understand what got these men here in the extremely tough year of 1838 in an obscure Missouri town.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

The principle of tithing is such a cool principle.  Just another way the Lord is looking for opportunities to bless us.

What do you do when you've been given a commandment and it seems nearly impossible, and even dangerous to fulfill it?  You read D&C 118 and watch today's BOM-BITES episode!

Leaving Kirtland due to persecution would have been so hard to do, particularly if you had a thriving business.  The Lord puts all of that into perspective for 3 good men in that situation.  If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

Even though D&C 116 has only ONE verse, Adam-ondi-Ahman is a holy place or worship and the blessings that will come from it will be numerous!

January 16, 2018, NBC News wrote - “Noted heart surgeon Russell Nelson unlikely to transform Mormon church as new president.”  Haha, nice work guys!

This week has been an interesting character study on some of the original 12 apostles in this dispensation and how the Lord loved and worked with them.  And the story of David W. Patten is a pretty cool one!If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

If soft hearts and “unstiff” necks can bring conversion (D&C 112:13), then hard hearts and stiff necks can bring apostasy.  Sadly, some of these early members of the church fell right into that pattern.  A good lesson for us today!If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

In 1836, it was a great time to be a Saint.  The temple had just been built, and things were going really well…which may have been one of the big problems for them.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

Can the Lord take our stupid mistakes and turn them around to actually bless our lives?  A HUGE message from a short section.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

There is a beautiful, recent example that shows that regardless of who has been the owner, the Kirtland Temple is still a reverent, holy, and sacred place.

You can learn a lot from a dedicatory prayer.  They are given so THAT we can see the purposes of God in why we build these sacred buildings.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

If you've ever been to a temple dedication, then you know that a unique and special spirit accompanies that experience.  The first one in this dispensation was certainly sacred on so many levels from so many that day in 1836.

I don't think we appreciate how much time, love, and labor that those early Saints put into the building of the Kirtland Temple.  We're going to spend a few days just giving some time and attention to some experiences that surrounded the dedication of this glorious house of God.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

If you knew that someone only had 4 years left to live…but you couldn't tell them, what would you teach them so that they would get the most out of their remaining years?If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

When it comes to the priesthood, it is one thing  to simply learn your duty but it is another thing to act in diligence while you are doing it.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

There's a new quorum in town…well, not really NEW, but new to this dispensation in 1834 and they are called do some pretty amazing things…and they still do!If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

How do you become such an amazing priesthood holder that they decide to name the priesthood after you?

We don't know a ton about Warren Cowdery (Oliver's older bro) but we know enough that when we replace his name with ours in this section, there are some pretty cool promises.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

Truth be told, I've never been a fan of math - but I could totally get on board the way God uses it in D&C 104!

In the midst of all of the Zion's Camp craziness, the church in Kirtland still needs to grow and stay organized. Hence, D&C 102.  When difficulties arise, it's good to have that High Council to help “settle” those matters - all in an effort to help a member grow closer to Christ.

Was Zion's Camp a failure because it didn't achieve the perceived result?  Not if you're looking at the bigger picture through the eyes of Lord.

As the Lord is gathering together Zion's Camp, there are a few important and timeless principles that he wants them to know before they go.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

In preparation for this week of CFM study, I want to jump back to one of the Savior's little known parables in D&C 101 that I call “The parable of the empty field” or simply “The Parable of Why?”.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

D&C 101 is a wonderful section with a lot going on (hence the almost 15 minute episode today), but trials and adversity are such universal topics, that when they happen - one can't help to ask the question “WHY?”If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

D&C 100 is great for anyone who struggles with the balance of raising a family and well, pretty much everything else…

When you see a phrase like “waiting patiently” in the scriptures - those can often be two very frustrating words and yet they may be two of the most instructive words when going through our trials.

When persecution comes as a member of the church (and it will), keep in mind that you are in fantastic company and the Lord will help you even as he helped them.

This week we start to see some of the most intense persecution of the Saints.  Why did the Missourians hate the “Mormons” so much?  With a little bit of context, we find that it was all about R.E.S.P.E.C.T.If you'd like to view the video that goes with podcast, click here!

We already know that the temple is full of symbolism, but D&C 95 & 97 not only teach about how to build the temple but also can be very symbolic of building our lives.

The early Saints were fascinated with the concept of Zion.  There are lots of words and adjectives to describe Zion…including one word in D&C 97 that appears on the surface to be a little out of place

With all the great stuff in D&C 94-95 and 97, I really have never really done anything special with D&C 96….until today.  There is a very relevant principle for our day here and I hope you enjoy it…well, sort of…