The Scriptures Are Real

Access Kerry's book on Isaiah at https://amzn.to/3Ukya4z.Access the new deep dive website Kerry has been talking about by going to TASAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeeduWe talk about Natalie's work, etc., which can be found at comhttps://nataliehunsaker.com/In this episode, Kerry and Natalie discuss Isaiah in the Book of Mormon in general, and the specific context of Nephi's quotation of Isaiah 48 and 49 in particular. They also discuss how Natalie's Isaiah art project has led her to consider some of the imagery in those chapters and how that plays out in the lives of people in general, and in her life in particular. Kerry and Natalie draw lessons from that that are real for all of us.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Access Kerry's book on Isaiah at https://amzn.to/3Ukya4z. Access the new deep dive website Kerry has been talking about by going to TASAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu Access SPARC (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Cultures) by going to www.sparcproject.org In this joint SPARC /TSAR (The Scriptures Are Real) broadcast, Dr. Kent Brown goes through some of the things he has learned about the trail Lehi and family must have taken to get to the Land of Bountiful. He addresses the necessities of the journey, such as ways to pay for things, the need to travel at night, ancient trade routes, etc. He uses this to talk to us about the growth we see in Lehi's family, and the sometimes lack of growth, and lessons we can learn from that. We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Kerry has been speaking about the new deep dive website: https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU or TSAR.websiteWe spoke of the following books and articles:Learning to Love Isaiah: https://amzn.to/3Ukya4zAndy’s article: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=6&article=1042&context=mi&type=additionalIn this episode we talked about the journey of Lehi’s family, and lessons we can learn from that. For example, we discuss how we see a difference between Nephi taking charge of his testimony as opposed to Laman and Lemuel, and draw lessons from that. We illustrate some scripture study skills, and discuss Nephi’s powerful testimony and how he draws on the Exodus story to help us learn those lessons. We talk about how covenant is reflected in the story and what it teaches us about God’s love for us, and the special kind of love and relationship available within the covenant and how that relates to our lives now. We speak of likening the scriptures to ourselves and what that really means in Nephi’s context and how that all helps us understand the Isaiah passages in this part of the Book of Mormon, and what those passages teach us of Christ and Joseph Smith as well as ourselves.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

For Kerry's "Daily Bread" thoughts and other great content, go to TSAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu. For Anita's children's book "Nephi, Nephi, the Scriptures Are True," go to https://amzn.to/3SruAUP. In this episode Anita points out the powerful symbolism that Nephi uses when he repeatedly uses the phrase "the Lamb of God" to describe Christ. She points out the surprising amount of times that the phrase is used and the way understanding what it can mean helps us further understand Nephi's vision. They also explore ways that this is used elsewhere in the Book of Mormon. The discuss Passover symbolism in Lehi's life. They also discuss how this is another evidence of the Hebrew nature of the Book of Mormon. They also explore the way Lehi's family continues to grow in their understanding of Christ and the way Nephi's vision affects it.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

For the "Daily Bread" thoughts and other amazing material, go to TSAR.website or https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts. You can learn more about an article discussed in this episode by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-insights/staying-tree-life, or buying the book at https://amzn.to/3HLYywJ. In this episode Byran and Kerry discuss Byran's article, which explores the impact that Lehi's Dream/Nephi's Vision can have on families. In particular they discuss the difficulty Lehi has as he sees some of his children choose not to join him at the tree. Yet Lehi stays at the tree. Kerry and Byran discuss the ramifications of this for families, and what it may look like in real life. They talk about how this is an important and tender issue for so many. They also discuss the need to experience joy at the tree, even when not everyone is there. This is important both for the people at the tree, but also for those who are not. We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

For help with your gut-brain connection, email yourmentalwellnesscoach@gmail.com.For access to the extra video content Kerry Mentioned go to TSAR.website or Patreon.com/enlightenedgeedu In this episode Lamar and Kerry go over some key concepts of Nephi's vision. They especially explore the different things the angel teaches Nephi about the condescension of Christ and what that has to do with us. They then discuss some of the crucial things the vision teaches about the covenant, its loss, and its restoration, and our role in that.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our producer, BJ Muhelstein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

We mention an article by Noel that can be found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol20/iss2/2/We also mention an article by Daniel Belnap that can be found at https://rsc.byu.edu/things-which-my-father-saw/even-our-father-lehi-saw-lehis-dream-nephite-cultural-narrativeThey also talk about a book by Jack Welch on charting the Book of Mormon found here https://rsc.byu.edu/things-which-my-father-saw/even-our-father-lehi-saw-lehis-dream-nephite-cultural-narrativeKerry and Noel discuss how the things found in Lehi's dream serve as a foundation for so many things that will be found elsewhere in Nephi's writing and also in the entire Book of Mormon. They especially discuss the theme of all of Nephi's writings, as explained in 1 Nephi 10:17-19, and emphasize how Nephi keeps illustrating the point of how one can seek to learn God's will or not, and how that affects everything else. They show how understanding this theme helps us understand everything else in the Book of Mormon.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

To get more lectures and other great material, subscribe to Patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEdu can access an article Phil mentioned at https://rsc.byu.edu/literature-belief/dark-way-tree Kerry and Phil explore Lehi’s teachings about the fall that stem from his dream. We tie it into Nephi’s experiences as he learns from God, and the need we all have to come into conversation with God. We also discuss what our dark and dreary waste may look like, and how we can be guided through that, and what it has to do with having a fallen and divine nature, and what Christ and covenant have to do with that, and with overcoming our lost and fallen state, and the various ways that people think that through which tend to discount and negate the atoning sacrifice of Christ. We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Kerry discusses a new website with great content. Join it at https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/postsKerry and Lamar discuss the layout of the Book of Mormon, some of the most important principles that guided Lehi and Nephi, and then explore the establishment of the covenant with Nephi, and compare that to the covenant made with Israel.Kerry references an article that is found at https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/prospering-in-the-land-a-comparison-of-covenant-promises-in-leviticus-and-first-nephi-2/The book mentioned called “Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem” is now out of print.Lamar mentions a Book of Mormon timeline that can be found at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2011/10/book-of-mormon-time-line?lang=eng He also mentions a Chronology chart that is at (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/09/book-of-mormon-chronology-chart?lang=eng )and also President Nelson's talk that can be found at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/45nelson?lang=engWe are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

To go to the new website with the Muhlestein Masterclass and other great content, go to https://www.patreon.com/EnlightenEdgeEDU/posts.In this episode Noel Reynolds and Kerry explore the background of Lehi's family, and the evidence that they were very trained in languages and very literate. They discuss the possibility that being from Manasseh created an opportunity to be trained in Egyptian. They talk about the influence of that literacy and training in Egyptian on the Book of Mormon.An article that touches on much of this was written by Kerry and is available at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=facpub.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and our producer, BJ Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.