The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast

What an amazing this it is to have “a choice seer” to help us gain a knowledge of covenants.  So grateful for the prophecies of Joseph of Egypt that help me love Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon even more.

There is a wonderful little lesson in Genesis 50 about forgiveness - whether it be to your family or to yourself.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

So, what does it really mean when you get a patriarchal blessing and your “lineage” is declared?  Well, this crazy family needs to be gathered - and we get the privilege of participating in it.

As one of my students so wisely stated, “Jesus is horrible at hide-and-seek in the scriptures”. 

Joseph is a hero!  His life is a wonderful example of how “all things work together for good to them that love God”.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Joseph is the perfect example for showing us tips for tackling temptation when they are put in our path.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Man, Joseph had some hard trials hit him at a very young age, and yet people could tell that “the Lord was with him”. What an example!

Props to the late Stephen R. Covey for the inspiration on this message that goes so well setting up the story of Joseph.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

Before we get into the awesome story of Joseph, there is a cool little principle in Genesis 35 that serves as a wonderful reminder of our need for covenants and holy places.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of reconciliation.  There are many instances where we see this in the scriptures, but this one might be one of my favorites!

After a crazy night of wrestling, Jacob persevered and gained a tremendous blessing that also helps me know that I too can “let God prevail”!

One of the simplest verses in the Old Testament provides one of the most powerful messages!

Just like his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac before him, it is crucial that Jacob marry in the covenant and have posterity…but, man - what a crazy adventure these two chapters are in getting him there!

Genesis 28 gives some great context to a very familiar hymn of ours and gives some excellent counsel on getting “Nearer, My God, to Thee”

Abraham is a hero!  I mean, not everyone has a covenant named after them, right?  There several things that we can learn from the life of Abraham to also be considered, like he was “a friend of God”.

What a crazy chapter!  Can righteous people be deceived?  We humans are a messy bunch aren't we?  Thank goodness there is a merciful, all-knowing God who still accomplishes his will…even when we get in the way and try and help in very clumsy, myopic ways.If you'd like to view the video that goes with the podcast, click here!

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!