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The Scriptures Are Real (TSAR) with Kerry Muhlestein is a podcast where we look at elements of the scriptures that have become real to us. We interview both experts (people with language, archaeological, historical backgrounds, etc.), and lay folks, and explore times when the scriptures became real to them. This is done from the viewpoint of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe that there is real power in the scriptures and that as they become more real we can better apply them to our lives and draw more power from them. If you listen to this podcast you will learn all kinds of interesting background information that will help you understand and learn more from the scriptures. We believe it will allow you to add real power to your life. My gratitude to my co-host Lamar Newmeyer. Also to my friend Rich Nicholls, who composed the introductory music.

Kerry Muhlestein


    • Apr 12, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Scriptures Are Real podcast is a truly remarkable and enlightening resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament. Hosted by Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, this podcast offers profound insights into the scriptures, presenting them in a way that brings them to life and helps listeners find personal relevance and meaning in these ancient texts.

    One of the best aspects of The Scriptures Are Real podcast is Dr. Muhlestein's extensive knowledge and expertise in Egyptology and ancient writings. His deep understanding of the cultural context in which the scriptures were written allows him to provide valuable background information that enhances comprehension and interpretation. By delving into the historical setting, Dr. Muhlestein sets the stage for a more profound understanding of the messages conveyed in the Old Testament.

    Furthermore, Dr. Muhlestein's teaching style is clear, concise, and engaging. He has a talent for distilling complex ideas into easily digestible explanations, making it accessible to listeners from all backgrounds. His passion for both academia and faith shines through, creating an atmosphere that fosters spiritual growth and reflection.

    However, one potential downside of The Scriptures Are Real podcast is that it may be overwhelming for some listeners who are not familiar with academic or scholarly approaches to scripture study. While Dr. Muhlestein does an excellent job at simplifying complex concepts, there are times when he delves deeply into linguistic or historical details that may be difficult to follow for those without prior knowledge or experience in these areas.

    In conclusion, The Scriptures Are Real podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Old Testament scriptures. Driven by Dr. Kerry Muhlestein's expertise in Egyptology and his passion for scripture study, this podcast offers invaluable insights that enhance comprehension, foster personal reflection, and ignite a love for these ancient texts. Despite its occasional complexity, The Scriptures Are Real podcast remains an essential resource on any scripture study journey.



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    S5 E33 Powerful Salvation and the Nature of Jehovah in Exodus and Our Lives, Exodus Part 2 (Exodus 14-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 85:07


    For fantastic extra content, join us at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU , where you will also be supporting the podcast. This week the extra content will help you see dozens and dozens of details about Egypt, the route of the Exodus and more. In this episode Kerry and Rosalynde Welch discuss the mature faith that is demonstrated by Israel in the Exodus and the song Moses and Miriam sing. They also explore how this story teaches us some key things about the nature of Jehovah/Christ and how He saves and how it should affect us. Then Kerry examines the story of the Exodus to help us see some of what God would like us to learn about His delivering power, and some of the effects that should have in our lives. Finally Kerry, Kent Jackson, and Josh Sears discuss in roundtable fashion some of the realities and quandaries of the Exodus story. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E32 Beholding Salvation Then and Now: Brad Wilcox, James Hoffmeier (leading Egypt and Exodus Expert), and Camille Olson on The/Our Exodus (Exodus 14-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 83:46


    For fantastic extra content, join us at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU , where you will also be supporting the podcast. This week the extra content will help you see dozens and dozens of details about Egypt, the route of the Exodus and more.In this episode Kerry and Brad Wilcox discuss lessons we can learn from the Exodus. Then Kerry interviews James Hoffmeier, the leading expert on the realities of Israel in Egypt and the Exodus. Then Kerry goes into depth about the symbolism behind the flame that protected Israel and the creation imagery of dividing the Red Sea and creating Israel as a nation. Then Camille Fronk Olson discusses with Kerry what it means that Miriam was a prophetess.We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E31 Egyptian Perspectives, Plagues, Pharaoh, Passover, and Christ with Brad Wilcox (Exodus 7-13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 49:49


    For fantastic extra content, including more about an Egyptology perspective on the Exodus story, join us at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU, where you will also be supporting the podcast.In this episode Kerry and Brad Wilcox discuss lessons we can learn from the plagues. Then Kerry explains an Egyptology perspective on the plagues, especially in terms of the plagues as a contest with Pharaoh. He then goes into depth studying the first Passover and its symbolism of Christ. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E30 Holy Saturday: Hope and the Savior's Mission in the Spirit World with Surprise Guests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 16:13


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies: https://www.outofthedust.org/193-2/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/c... In this episode Kerry and Julianne Muhlestein and their grandson, Ocean Muhlestein, talk about Christ's mission in the Spirit World, and also the darkness we all feel on days like Holy Saturday, and the hope we all can have because we know that Easter Sunday will come!. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E29 Celebrating and Mourning The Most Awful and Most Wonderful Good News of Good Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 28:20


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies: https://www.outofthedust.org/193-2/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/c... In this episode Kerry and Lani Hilton talk about the events of Good Friday and the importance of commemorating them. They speak of the horror of what happened and how hard it is to think about that, but how important it is. They also talk about the joy of what happened, that Christ was willing to die for us, that God was willing to send Him to die, and how we are blessed by that. They discuss the amazing blessing of resurrection. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E28 Gethsemane, Last Supper, Suffering, and God's Love with Tyler Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 28:07


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies: https://www.outofthedust.org https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/c... In this episode Kerry and Tyler Griffin discuss the events of the Last Supper. The delve into Christ's teaching about His unity with God and the Holy Ghost and what that means for us our our potential unity. They also explore the difficulty of appreciating the Savior's suffering for us and the importance of trying to do so. They look at the "awful arithmetic of the atonement," and try to help us appreciate that sacrifice. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E27 Worshipping on Holy "Loving" Wednesday with Eric Huntsman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 23:51


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies:https://www.outofthedust.org/ (then click on Holy Week at the top)https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/welcome/easter?lang=engIn this episode Kerry and Eric Huntsman discuss what is traditionally called "Spy Wednesday." Instead of exploring the darker side of this day, they talk about the uplifting elements, especially focusing on the anointing of Jesus and the loving acts we can associate with it. Eric renames it Loving Wednesday and talks about traditions that could be associated with it, especially bearing witness of Christ and most especially focusing on being blessed by women who bear witness of Christ. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E26 Holy Tuesday, Christ, Temples, and the Return of the King with Lani Hilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 29:47


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies:https://www.outofthedust.org/193-2/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/c... Trina Boice's book "Via Dolorosa": https://www.amazon.com/s?k=via+doloro... Resources and Ideas for a Christ-centered Easter Season | https://www.lanihilton.com/easter/ In this episode Kerry and Lani Hilton discuss Holy Tuesday and the important events of that day, including Christ's teachings at the temple, His teachings about the temple, His prophecies about His coming again, and how that relates to the Triumphal Entry. They provide ideas for how you can celebrate Holy Tuesday, including the idea of going to the temple.We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E 25 Holy Monday with Hank Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 13:48


    In this episode Kerry and Hank explore some of the events of Holy Monday and some of the ways you may want to celebrate it.

    S5 E24 Palm Sunday and Holy Week Worship with Eric Huntsman (Palm Sunday Special Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 40:58


    Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies: https://www.outofthedust.org/193-2/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/easter/holy-week Trina Boice's book "Via Dolorosa": https://www.amazon.com/s?k=via+dolorosa+trina+boice&crid=1F9UKKPFI6GBU&sprefix=trina+boice+via+d%2Caps%2C215&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_1_17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWsMUgOkox8. scripture central with lani hilton on Good/Holy/Atoning Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kIDCB8Pryg Easter is a season, Scripture central with lani hilton The seven last words of Jesus on the Cross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetFnj31_zo The women at the cross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvuSBIH37g What was crucifixion like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0gNIL5GAdE Jesus Christ, The Passover Lamb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7lewy22t4M The Scriptural emphasis of the Crucifixion | John Hilton III https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-20-no-3-2019/teaching-scriptural-emphasis-crucifixion-jesus-christ Ideas for honoring Good Friday | Lani Hilton https://www.lanihilton.com/good-friday/ Liahona article on Lessons from the Women Who Followed Jesus from Galilee | Lani and John Hilton III https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022/03/08_the-women-who-followed-jesus-from-galilee?lang=eng Resources and Ideas for a Christ-centered Easter Season | https://www.lanihilton.com/easter/ In this episode Kerry and Eric Hunstman discuss Holy Week traditions overall and the specifically Palm Sunday. They give ideas of how to worship, celebrate, and commemorate this most holy and special season. They discuss their own worship, and give ideas of how to celebrate Palm Sunday. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E23 Testifying of the Risen Christ with Elaine Dalton, Jenny Oaks Baker and Kerry Muhlestein (Easter Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 70:09


    You can learn more about the cruise where we discuss the covenant at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ In this episode Kerry and former General Young Women's President Elaine Dalton discuss Christ and the Resurrection. They speak of the significance of the event, of commemorating it on Easter, of Easter traditions, and of things we can learn from those who witnessed Christ, especially Mary Magdalene, the disciples on the road to Emmaus, and Peter. They testify of the resurrected Christ. Then Kerry speaks with Jenny Oaks Baker. They explore the ways her family has come to worship Christ through music, and how that might look different for someone with no musical abilities, like Kerry. They talk about the richness of worshipping Christ on Easter. Finally Kerry bears his testimony of Christ. Happy Easter!We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E22 Knowing what I AM means: the Exodus with Brad Wilcox, Andrew Skinner, and Paul Hoskisson (Exodus 1-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 72:21


    Join us at our Palm Sunday walk. For details go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1567692857885760/ We would also love for you to experience The Redeemer with Jenny Oaks Baker. Go to jennyoaksbaker.com to learn more. Also, you can learn more about the cruise where we discuss the covenant at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ In this episode Kerry and Brad Wilcox explore the beginning of the Exodus story. They especially look at the amazing story of the midwives and Moses' mother and sister and how these stories teach about women and God's deliverance and creation imagery and the name of Moses. They also look at the meaning of God remembering His covenant with Israel. Afterwards Kerry introduces us to Moses the way the text introduces us to Moses, and helps us think through some of the surprising stories about Moses at the beginning of the story. Then Kerry and Andrew Skinner explore many elements of the beginning of the Exodus story. They especially investigate the meaning of the name I AM that I AM, and what it teaches us about Christ. They discuss some of the symbols in the story. They especially look into what we can learn about Christ by learning about Moses. After this Paul Hoskisson joins Kerry to look into the meaning of the verse that speaks about whether or not Jehovah was known by His name Jehovah before Moses. This includes a discussion of the meaning of names in the Hebrew Bible. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E21 Deliverance, Christ, and Redemption in the Joseph Story with Andrew Skinner (Genesis 42-50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2026 90:55


    You can get some free handouts about Joseph, Abraham, Adam, and Melchizedek as symbols of Christ at our Patreon website. You can also gain access to a huge amount of fantastic and meaningful content by joining there. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and join today!We would also love for you to experience The Redeemer with Jenny Oaks Baker. Go to jennyoaksbaker.com to learn more.In this episode Kerry and Andrew Skinner explore many elements of the Joseph story. They investigate Joseph's character and what we can learn from that, and they look at what it teaches us about the nature of Jehovah and how we can all work with Him. Kerry also spends time helping us learn about Jehovah/Christ by looking at both Joseph as a symbol of Christ and Judah as symbol, and how God can change us all and how we need to let God change us. Finally, Kerry and Rabbi Jarod Grover discuss the blessings pronounced on the tribes, and they come to a surprising conclusion about Ephraim. In our Patreon content Kerry and Joshua Matson discuss each of the blessings of the tribes and what it means for a Latter-day Saint.We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E20 God in Egypt: The Joseph Story told from Egypt (Genesis 37-41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 72:17


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will use footage and maps and pictures to help the story become real as we learn lessons from the text. Join us for our Palm Sunday walk. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1567692857885760/ . Also check out the performance of The Redeemer by Jenny Oaks Baker at https://www.jennyoaksbaker.com/. In this episode Kerry records in Egypt at the site of the canal that tradition says Joseph built as part of the seven years of plenty. He shows and explains some Egyptian elements from the Joseph Story. Then Kerry and his wife Julianne walk along the Nile as they explore some of the elements of the Joseph story that are applicable to all of us. Then Kerry dives into the Judah and Tamar story to help us see why it is there, to understand it in its original ancient context, and how it will help us understand Christ and many other things we will encounter later in our Old Testament reading. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E 19 Righteousness and Consecration: The Women of Genesis with Camille Fronk Olsen (Gen. 24-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 58:54


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son.In this week's episode Kerry discusses Enoch's preaching, anlife in the time of Enoch, the giants in the land, and other things about Enoch's sermon. He and others discuss why the Book of Moses has so much more about Christ in it than the Old Testament, and how we should benefit from that. Kerry helps define Zion and what those definitions have to do with us. Then he and Phillip Allred explore Enoch's experience in building Zion and what that means for us and how we should be becoming a Zion person, people and Church today. Kerry then delves into what we can learn about the nature of God and His Son through Enoch's experience with Jehovah, and how that helps us understand what God is doing for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast. #Zion #Enoch #Jehovah #JesusChrist #Christ #Giants #Messiah #Jerusalem # loveofGod

    S5 E 18 Jacob's Ladder, Endowment, and the House of the Lord (Genesis 24-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 22:32


    Speaking of Covenants (as we do this week), to get really in depth learning about the covenant, join Steven Harper and myself on a cruise where we discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant in a series of ten lectures/discussions/workshops. This will be fantastic! Plus we dock at Cozumel, Roatan, Costa Maya, and more! Learn more at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/In this short episode from four years ago, Kerry delves into Jacob's experience at Bethel, and how it was a temple experience. He also talks about the temple setting of the wrestle with an angel at Peniel. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E17 Jacob Prevailing with and in God, the amazing stories that create Israel (Gen. 24-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 65:28


    Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to / enlightenedgeedu and take advantage of our amazing content! In this packed episode, Kerry and Robbie Taggart explore Jacob's actions as he obtains blessings and covenants with God. They examine different ways of viewing Jacob when he deceives Isaac, and of looking at his life as he is married and has children. Kerry and his roundtable colleagues also look at the issues involved with slavery in the Old Testament. Kerry also looks at the wrestle Jacob has with an angel in terms of idolatry, covenant, and the abrahamic sacrifice. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E16 Sacrifices, Sisters, Seen of God, and You. The dramatic stories of Abraham's family (Genesis 18-23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 92:28


    Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and take advantage of our amazing content! In this packed episode, Kerry and Robbie Taggart discuss the trials of Hagar and how she is seen by the Lord, and how that relations to our lives. Then Kerry and George Pierce discuss what archaeology teaches us about how life was different for Sarah, Hagar and Abraham than we typically think. Then Kerry and his roundtable friends explore the story of speaking of Sarah as Abraham's sister, or of saying that Rebekah was Isaac's. Then Josh Matson and Kerry delve into the amazing and powerful story of the command given to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. They explore what this means for us in our lives. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E15 An Introduction to Facsimile Two (Abraham 1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 61:38


    In this episode Kerry from four years ago Kerry and his co-host Lamar Newmeyer discuss Facsimile Two from the Book of Abraham. They talk about Egyptological elements of the facsimile and how it can teach us about the temple and our journey to be with God. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E14 The Book of Abraham Introduced and Understood (Abraham 1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 59:27


    Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and take advantage of our amazing content! In this episode from four years ago Kerry and his co-host Lamar Newmeyer explore the story of the Book of Abraham. They tell the story of how Egyptian papyri got from Egypt to Joseph Smith. They explore what we do and don't know about the translation process of the Book of Abraham. They talk about what we know about the priest who owned some of the papyri Joseph Smith acquired and how surprisingly his interests match the Book of Abraham. Kerry explains some important elements of Facsimile One. They provide a lot of other information about the Book of Abraham. They mention some websites that may be helpful for you: https://bookofabraham.org/ https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/introduction-book-of-abraham-61-4 https://pearlofgreatpricecentral.org/ We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E 13 Abraham, Adam, and You Seeking for the Covenant and the Symbolism of Covenantal Sacrifice (Genesis 12-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 59:55


    Speaking of Covenants (as we do this week), to get really in depth learning about the covenant, join Steven Harper and myself on a cruise where we discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant in a series of ten lectures/discussions/workshops. This will be fantastic! Plus we dock at Cozumel, Roatan, Costa Maya, and more! Learn more at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ In this episode Kerry and Mike Goodman explore some elements of the Abrahamic Covenant. Then Kerry delves into the wonderful but mysterious symbolism of the sacrifice Abraham made when he covenanted with God, and the dividing of the animals in half, and what that has to do with your covenant and with the renewal of your covenant at the sacrament every week. Then Kerry and Phillip Allred explore why Abraham wanted to covenant with God, and why God chose to covenant with Abraham, and how that covenant relates to other scriptural stories of covenants. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E12 The Abrahamic Covenant and You (thoughts on the Covenant)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 56:45


    Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and take advantage of our amazing content! In this episode Kerry explores the Abrahamic Covenant. He teaches us what the core element of the covenant is, and how that affects who you are, your relationship with God, how you can access God's power and Christ's atoning grace, and so much more. Learn about the covenant in a way that helps you really understand your life. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E11 Mercy in Wrath: God, Noah, and the Chance to Start Over (Genesis 6-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 45:07


    In this episode Kerry helps us understand the background of the Flood by helping us understand more about who Noah is. He also explains some crucial phrases that open up understanding the text, such as what it means for Noah to be perfect in his generation. Then Kerry guides a roundtable discussion through the idea of violence in the Old Testament and how it helps us understand elements of the Flood story. They also use the Book of Moses to understand it better. Then Kerry explores biblical phrases and how knowing what they mean opens windows into the text. Then he explains more about what is happening during Noah's day and why the flood was necessary and how understanding it correctly helps us understand the nature of God. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E10 Becoming Zion: why not you right now? (Moses 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 77:24


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this week's episode Kerry discusses Enoch's preaching, anlife in the time of Enoch, the giants in the land, and other things about Enoch's sermon. He and others discuss why the Book of Moses has so much more about Christ in it than the Old Testament, and how we should benefit from that. Kerry helps define Zion and what those definitions have to do with us. Then he and Phillip Allred explore Enoch's experience in building Zion and what that means for us and how we should be becoming a Zion person, people and Church today. Kerry then delves into what we can learn about the nature of God and His Son through Enoch's experience with Jehovah, and how that helps us understand what God is doing for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E9 Enoch, Adam, Christ and Becoming Children of God ( week 4; Moses 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 53:30


    Speaking of Covenants (as we do this week), to get really in depth learning about the covenant, join Steven Harper and myself on a cruise where we discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant in a series of ten lectures/discussions/workshops. This will be fantastic! Plus we dock at Cozumel, Roatan, Costa Maya, and more! Learn more at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/. In this episode Mike Goodman and Kerry discuss Enoch's fears about accepting his calling, and how God worked with those fears, and how Enoch became a mighty servant as a result. Then Kerry discusses one of his favorite portions of scripture as he delves into God's teachings to Adam about the Fall, death, rebirth, Christ and how we can truly become His children in a different way than how we are all His children. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E8 The Fall, God's Garments, Learning from Eve about Teaching Families (Gen 3-4 Episode 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 64:21


    Doctrinal Class on the Fall with Kerry Muhlestein is at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU. Join us there! You will support the podcast and will get so much amazing content! Don't miss out on this chance to get great classes! In this episode Kerry and Mark Matthews discuss doctrinal elements of the Fall. Then Kerry and Karen Hepworth talk about God covering Eve and Adam with skins and what that has to do with us and the holy garments. Then Kerry and Phil Allred talk about Eve and Adam's family and what we can learn about that for our family. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E7 The Fall with Brad Wilcox, Symbolism, Preachers of Righteousness, Your Family and You (Gen 3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 71:30


    Doctrinal Class on the Fall with Kerry Muhlestein is at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU. Join us there! You will support the podcast and will get so much amazing content! Don't miss out on this chance to get great classes!In this episode Kerry and Brad discuss the doctrine of the Fall and what it means to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then Kerry teaches about Eve, Adam and how they taught their family, and Satan's interactions with Cain and the beginning of Secret Combinations and what that means in our day. He also talks about the Preachers of Righteousness and the Patriarchal Order and what that means for marriages and families in our day and the notion of full and equal partnership in marriages. Then you can be part of a roundtable discussion on symbols and how we can better understand them to get more out of our Old Testament study. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E6 God, Light, Darkness, Chaos, Forms, and Voidness Explained (week 3 part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 42:36


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this weeks episode Kerry examines in detail the first part of the text of Genesis 1. He particularly explores the symbolism behind the words used for creation and shows how the order of creation makes sense, fixes the problems on non-creation and chaos, and accomplishes God's purposes. He will help you make sense of terms and symbols that may have eluded you before. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E5 The Great God of Creation, with Brad Wilcox and others (week 3 part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 53:04


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this weeks episode Kerry visits with Brad Wilcox and Mike Goodman and Mark Matthews about elements of the creation story that edify us when properly understood. He also talks about the term Help Meet and what it really means. You will be amazed at the power in the term when you understand it correctly. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E4 The Power of the Book of Abraham (Moses 1, Abraham 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 57:59


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will help you understand Abraham Three, a chapter that is so rich and powerful and so seldom understood. In this special episode, in a joint podcast broadcast with the Be Faithful Podcast, Kerry is interviewed by Lauren Rose about the Book of Abraham. Because we cover part of the Book of Abraham this week, we are including this episode for you. We discuss what some people worry about regarding the Book of Abraham, but also they cover the evidences for and the pure power of the Book of Abraham.We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E3 You as God's Work and Glory (Moses 1 and Abraham 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 50:53


    We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will help you understand Abraham Three, a chapter that is so rich and powerful and so seldom understood.In this weeks episode Kerry visits with Mike Goodman about the power that is in Moses 1. He also spends time teaching on his own about how this is Moses' endowment, and what we can learn from his encounter with Satan and about what God teaches about their relationship. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E2 The Old Testament and Relationships with God and Family (week 1, episode 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2025 49:20


    To learn more about the covenant, consider joining us on a cruise where Steven Harper and Kerry Muhlestein will lecture and have discussions about the Abrahamic, or New and Everlasting Covenant. Also see fantastic Mayan ruins and other amazing things at beautiful ports. Go to https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ to join us.In this joint broadcast Kerry lectures for the a podcast that focuses on relationships (Thriving LDS Singles). He and his hosts, Dr. Kim Cobler and Kay Bayley teach us about how the Old Testament focuses on relationships. They discuss what it can teach us about our relationships with God and how that shapes our lives and brings joy. They also discuss the strong Old Testament focus on family relationships and how they can be messy and that mess can be edifying. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S5 E1 How to Study the Old Testament with Kerry Muhlestein

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2025 64:03


    To get extra materials and content, join us at our Patreon website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). It supports the podcast and gives you a lot more help in your Come Follow Me Old Testament study!In this joint broadcast Kerry lectures for the FAIR foundation about how to get more out of your Old Testament study. He talks about mental lenses we should put on when studying, and some we should take off. He especially emphasizes looking at the whole story, looking at symbols, and looking at the covenant. He prepares his audience to get more out of everything they do this year.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E62 Knowing Christ When He Comes (Christmas Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 76:46


    For Christmas, let us help you give! Give a subscription to the content on our Patreon Channel (TSAR.website). Or give my book, Inspirations and Insights from the Old Testament, to help with weekly Come Follow Me Reading. Or give a cruise with me and Steve Harper talking about the New and Everlasting Covenant. Or give all three! Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlestein Zelle using the email TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com Checks can be made personally, or through a DAF to Enlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097 The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com Your donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you! In this episode Kerry discusses what it means to find Christ in the Old Testament, and how our unique knowledge of Christ as Jehovah allows us to learn more. Then he and Andrew Skinner and Joshua Matson engage in a roundtable talking about how they learn more about Christ in the Old Testament. Finally Kerry talks about prophecies of Christ that were fulfilled in His birth and ministry, and especially how understanding about the term Messiah, or anointed one, help us understand who Christ is and what He did and will do for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    s4 E61 Family is Forever: the divine power behind the doctrine of the family with Jenet Erickson (Family Proclamation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 48:14


    Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlestein Zelle using the email TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com Checks can be made personally, or through a DAF to Enlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097 The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com Your donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you! In this episode Kerry and Jenet Erickson discuss the powerful doctrine of the family and look at how scholarship both backs up that doctrine and how it can help us figure out how to apply it in our lives. Jenet helps us see the power of parental, marital, and sibling relationships. Together they help us see the hope for strong families and for how Christ makes up the difference in struggling families. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E60 Blacks and the Priesthood: an interview with the first missionary of African descenty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 65:20


    Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlesteinZelle using the email TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.comChecks can be made personally, or through a DAF toEnlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.comYour donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you!In this episode Kerry interviews Marcus Martins, who was the first missionary for the Church of African descent and whose father was the first General Authority of African descent. Marcus outlines how they came into the gospel and why they stayed when they could not participate in all ordinances and when people said hurtful things. His testimony and explanation are real, and are powerful Don't miss this!We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E59 Saving Lives in this World and the Next: new ways to help the other side of the veil (D&C 137-138)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 60:19


    Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. Go to OutoftheDust.org to see how to donate. We do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much!In this episode Kerry and Dr. Joseph Price discuss the background of Sections 137 and 138. They talk about the amazing power of God's supernal plan for saving all His children. The unique love of God that is recognizable only in LDS thought is put on full display. Dr. Joseph Price shares his incredible efforts to help as many people as possible do as much as is possible for those on the other side. He reveals his absolutely mind boggling goal for how many people he wants to help on the other side. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E58 Martyrdom and Mantle (D&C 135-136)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 68:02


    Join Steve Harper and Kerry for the cruise of a lifetime! They will lecture on the covenant in all dispensations and what it has to do with you. Together we will go to Mayan ruins and fantastic snorkeling and beaches, sailing out of Miami. Go to RestorationTravels.com and look for the cruise on the covenant.In this episode Kerry and Brett Dowdle talk about the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and the beautiful section that describes his miraculous ministry. They then talk about the succession to Brigham Young. They discuss Brigham Young and his preparation and the keys and the Quorum of the Twelve. They discuss what Arthur Haycock, Brett's grandfather, can tell us about succession from his journals. This carries over into understanding the succession we have just witnessed and the blessings that we have in a modern prophet. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E57 Judgement at the End of Times with Dr. Andrew Skinner (D&C 133-134)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 72:33


    Join Steve Harper and Kerry for the cruise of a lifetime! They will lecture on the covenant in all dispensations and what it has to do with you. Together we will go to Mayan ruins and fantastic snorkeling and beaches, sailing out of Miami. Go to RestorationTravels.com and look for the cruise on the covenant. In this episode Andrew Skinner and Kerry analyze what we know and what we don't know about the Last Days. They look into prophetic teachings and the revelation from Joseph Smith. They help us realize how we need to prepare. They also talk about sanctification and justification. They explore how all of this ties into being able to come into the presence of God. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E56 The Power that Seals: Husband and Wife in the Order of the Priesthood (D&C 131)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 53:21


    Don't miss your most helpful resource for the Old Testament year! Buy Kerry's new book designed to help you with your Come Follow Me Old Testament study. You can get it at https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P6086915.html orhttps://www.amazon.com/Inspirations-Insights-Testament-Kerry-Muhlestein/dp/1524428604/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P9AYRN34ERDT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6q_kfS1s54oNl4Z4W-DFCDibTEcFK9CXDo8hYXe1iO4DAA7m7jYvtE4gSzjSghvuBlQV903fbaQrS9qj3ZUHRCgCp0EzpRiufwS_JBdm7yDb2H3cso3K7rfPcOeKm5VCvTCuIDWkUpE-9Xx72eWHdsQdewaEV35Q8ell1afD6vG-gzi36ZbF0fDLgEnz5kotb1hUNSlU4VNUk1nA7FA-oYtr7G57Jz7QZeYVRS-dffU.1f5U8x5h4zsVNlP9bLOIQEEhT9Vo-ga-mdEIw0F4doA&dib_tag=se&keywords=kerry+muhlestein&qid=1762621758&sprefix=kerry+muhlestein%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1In this episode Kerry and Phil Allred talk about the order of marriage that all must enter into to receive full exaltation. They talk about how both men and women enter into what is called an order of the priesthood. They talk about what this means in the lives of families and marriages everywhere.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E55 Saving Humankind: Steven Harper and God's Surprising Plan (D&C 125-128)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 74:58


    Join Steve Harper and Kerry for the cruise of a lifetime! They will lecture on the covenant in all dispensations and what it has to do with you. Together we will go to Mayan ruins and fantastic snorkeling and beaches, sailing out of Miami. Go to RestorationTravels.com and look for the cruise on the covenant. In this episode Steve Harper and Kerry discuss how God kept revealing to Joseph Smith and the Saints more and more about doing work for the dead. They trace that development and what it meant for people personally at the time, and for us today. They delve into the problem most religions have about God's seeming inability to save everyone, and how the revelations of the Restoration solve that problem and present us with a just and all loving God. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E54 When God's Answers Aren't What You Think: Nauvoo Temple (D&C 124)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 46:08


    Join us for the classroom of a lifetime as Steven Harper and Kerry Muhlestein teach about the New and Everlasting Covenant while on a beautiful cruise. We will visit beautiful places and learn profound truths. https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/In this episode Spencer McBride and Kerry discuss how the saints thought prayers would be answered, and how it was different, and how it became something more beautiful and amazing than they had hoped for. In the bonus material at TSAR.website Kerry goes through the history of the Relief Society and the Nauvoo temple, and some beautiful experiences in the Nauvoo Temple. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E53 God Where Art Thou? Andrew Skinner on Liberty Jail and Joseph Smith's Powerful Revelation (D&C 121-123)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 74:46


    Join us for an amazing experience as we cruise with Steven Harper to discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant. Steve and Kerry will each lecture, and will lecture together, to teach everyone about the covenant. Sign up at RestorationTravels.com. In this episode Kerry and Dr. Andrew Skinner discuss the background behind the Prophet going to Liberty Jail, and the experiences that drew forth the revelation. They then discuss some of the amazing doctrines that flow from the letter Joseph wrote there. They talk about trials, They explore God's care for us during trials and how God helps us grow. They talk about the sections being a manual of discipleship and leadership.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E52 Undercover Apostles: Defying Mobs and Fulfilling Prophecies Under the Cover of Night (D&C 115-120)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 52:50


    Watch All In on Blue for your BYU Sports fix! Also, Join us on our Patreon Website (TSAR.website) for tons of extra material. You will love the insights you gain.In this episode Kerry and Kristy Taylor explore the amazing night when the Apostles joined each other in Far West, knowing that many wanted to kill them. Using the point of view of Wilford Woodruff, they look at what happened that night and how it still affects us today.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E51 Joseph Smith and Ancient Prophets, Isaiah and the Book of Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 67:18


    Use Beehive Broadcast for all your marketing and social media needs. Email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com to learn about how they can help you.In this episode Kerry talks about how a revelation to Joseph Smith changes the way we understand a crucial Isaiah prophecy. In the next part of the episode Kerry and Stephen Smoot look at the facsimiles and start going through Joseph Smith's explanations and compare it to an Egyptological point of view. They show an amazing amount of congruity. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E50: Love and Witness for Presidents Nelson and Oaks, a personal message

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 9:08


    In this episode Kerry shares a personal story about the great person President Nelson has been and testifies of the prophetic ministry and keys of both President Nelson and President Oaks.

    S4 E49 What Really Happened at the Kirtland Endowment (D&C 109-110)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 74:30


    For help with marketing, brand creation, producing audio or video, for family or professional work, contact Beehive Broadcast by emailing TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com.In this episode Karl Anderson helps us understand what happened at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. He and Kerry explain some of the historical background, and then delve into the significance of the supernal events that took place at that dedication. They go through the miraculous events and help us understand what it means to be endowed with power at Kirtland. They explore the significance of the keys that were bestowed there, and how that impacts all other temples. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E48 By What Other Authority: Robert Millet on Priesthood Authority in Section 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 71:20


    Use Castle Park in Lindon for any and all of your event and wedding needs! Visit https://castleparkevents.com/. Workshops, marriage and family events, and anything you can think of, Castle Park will support you!In this episode Robert Millet and Kerry explore why section comes when it does, and who Melchizedek is. They further discuss what the priesthood is. They talk about what it means that everything else is an appendage to the priesthood. The delve into the relationship of priesthood and power and presidency, and keys. They revisit the Church of the Firstborn. They spend time talking about the role of Apostles. That leads to a discussion on what it means to be a special witness of the name of Christ. They then share stories about the succession of the presidency. They help us understand how the Restored Gospel is truly the Gospel given from the beginning of the earth. They talk about how gifts are governed by the priesthood, and about how we need to let people learn their duty.Dr. Millet references an article that can be found at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1977/10/a-special-moment-in-church-history?lang=eng. We are grateful for our executive producers, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E 47 The Truth about Zion's Camp (D&C 102-105)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 57:24


    There are only a few spots left for our amazing Kirtland Workshop. We have never done something so on-site intensive and intimate in Kirtland and probably never will again. If you want to truly understand and wrap up understanding the crucial Kirtland era, as we finish it in Come Follow Me, visit outofthedust.org to learn more and register. Only a very few rooms left!In this episode Matt Godfrey and Kerry discuss how the terrible persecutions in Missouri and how it lead to Zion's Camp. They talk about what the intent really was, how difficult it was to put it together, and how difficult the whole thing was. They explore the shortcomings in putting it together and the shortcomings throughout, and also the inspiring things and the things that changed them and sanctified them. They help us understand what is really going on in this misunderstood episode in church history. We are grateful for our executive producers, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcasting for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E46 Heartbreaking Pains and Comfort in Christ: Understanding the Missouri Era and You (D&C 98-101)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 70:41


    Join us for an incredible Church History experience by spending four days with us in Kirtland as we do an intensive workshop on site and in an amazing period mansion. Lectures and discussions will happen everywhere we go. Check out the itinerary and cost at outofthedust.org. We would love to have you with us!In this episode Kerry and Sherilyn Farnes dive into the history of what was happening in Missouri. They help you understand how what was happening in Kirtland corresponds with what was happening in Missouri, and the things that led to the persecution in Missouri. They then explain how this helps us understand the revelations, and what it has to do with us and our lives. They look at the lives of people like Edward, Lydia, and Emily Partridge, or John Murdock, to help us understand how we can sacrifice, be consecrated, deal with difficulties, and draw nearer to Christ. They go into the tarring and feathering of Edward Partridge and Charles Allen, and also the destruction of the printing press. We are grateful for our executive producers, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcasting for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

    S4 E45 Where God Walks Among Us: Temple Foundation with Andrew Skinner (D&C 84-97)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 84:53


    Join us for the most comprehensive workshop on the Book of Abraham ever done! It is on Sept. 11-13 and you can join us via Zoom or in person. Go to outofthedust.org to learn details.Also, consider joining us for the Kirtland Workshop that you can learn about in the same place.In this episode Kerry and Dr. Andrew Skinner explore why God wants them to build a temple, what the temple is about, They look into the history behind the revelations about building the temple, and about the blessings that come from consecrating to temple worship, and how that brings us to Christ. We are grateful for our executive producers, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Launchpad Consulting Studios for producing the content and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

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