Stand or Fall

Episodes

1. 23

   Stand or Fall - 023 - Fulness of the Priesthood

   Overview of D&C 124 and the related “Come Follow Me” student manual lessons.

   Oct 25, 2021

   1h 04m
2. 22

   Stand or Fall - 022 - The First Vision...which one?

   This episode gives a quick, slightly unorganized history of the four accounts of the first vision that Joseph Smith had a part in writing or dictating.

   Jan 8, 2021

   40m
3. 21

   Stand or Fall - 021 - D&C 1, “Search these commandments...”

   Quick history lesson of the Book of Commandments, Doctrine and Covenants, and my thoughts on Section 1. Lecture on Faith lesson notes with historical sources listed: https://www.icloud.com/notes/05WFiMTSw8JMIYH9i5_YPElqA#Lectures_on_Faith_Lessons

   Jan 5, 2021

   36m
4. 20

   Stand or Fall - 020 - My Grandpa

   This episode is a different from others I have done. It’s a tribute to my Grandpa Dean Nelson who recently passed away. I talk about some of the things he taught me about making sense of religion and Mormon Church History when it isn’t black and white.

   Oct 20, 2020

   31m
5. 19

   Stand or Fall - 019 - The Word of Wisdom

   A little history lesson on the Word of Wisdom. Link to the Masters Thesis I use as a reference: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6038&context=etd Article with SLC Temple pictures: https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V29N03_9.pdf

   Oct 4, 2020

   55m
6. 18

   Stand or Fall - 018 - God himself shall come down?

   The Godhead and how to make sense of Mosiah 15...

   May 5, 2020

   46m
7. 17

   Stand or Fall - 017 - The Parable of the Ten Virgins

   Reading of a paper I wrote in Jan 2019, that was sparked from a discussion in Elders Quorum during ward conference.

   May 5, 2020

   20m
8. 16

   Stand or Fall - 015 - The Nature of God

   Reading of a paper that discusses the current belief in the nature of God of the LDS Church as compared to what I believe the scriptures really teach.

   Apr 18, 2020

   2h 51m
9. 15

   Stand or Fall - 016 - The Church and the Kingdom

   Reading of a paper showing the LDS Church and the kingdom of God are separate and distinct and how the Kingdom could've been set up "without hands" prior to the formal organization of the Church of Christ in 1830.

   Apr 17, 2020

   12m
10. 14

    Stand or Fall - 014 - Baptism IS The Oath and Covenant of the Father

    Link to the paper coming soon.

    Apr 11, 2020

    33m
11. 13

    Stand or Fall - 013 - "New Truths" Timeline

    Reading of a paper that sets forth the chronology of an alternative interpretation of LDS church history and where we are today.

    Apr 7, 2020

    2h 25m
12. 12

    Stand or Fall - 012 - Vision in the temple

    Reading of a paper I wrote about an experience I had the last time I went through the LDS endowment in the temple. Vision - 28 February 2018 Paper

    Apr 3, 2020

    29m
13. 11

    Stand or Fall - 011 - “Truth is truth”

    Read through of a critique of a devotional by President Nelson titled, “The Love and Laws of God”.

    Apr 3, 2020

    1h 23m
14. 10

    Stand or Fall - 010 - Gathering of Israel Paper

    Reading of a paper I gave in a class discussing the need for a physical gathering of Israel and where it will happen. References: Paper Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VjxAQcbw4fgaY0fFpeeIhm-WfkfUhCAg Letter to Hyde and Page (dispersed of Judah/outcasts of Israel in Britain):...

    Mar 19, 2020

    38m
15. 9

    Stand or Fall - 009 - "The Most Glorious of All Subjects..."

    My thoughts on the scriptural definition of what sealing really is and thoughts on what Joseph Smith described as, "...the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel...".

    Mar 13, 2020

    1h 18m
16. 8

    Stand or Fall - 008 - The Law of Adoption

    This is a rough listen and I apologize! I through this together without really organizing my thoughts on the paper I gloss over. This episode deals with the beginnings of the practice of familial sealings in the church as practiced from 1844 to 1894. Paper Discussed: The Law of Adoption: One…

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    Mar 13, 2020

    41m
17. 7

    Stand or Fall - 007 - Recognizing the Spirit

    A reading of a talk I gave in a sacrament meeting during November 2017 titled, "Recognizing the Spirit".

    Mar 11, 2020

    39m
18. 6

    Stand or Fall - 006 - The Three Orders of Priesthood

    A reading of a paper I put together that shows how Joseph Smith originally taught there are three different priesthoods. See a link to the paper for references. Three Orders of Priesthood Paper

    Mar 9, 2020

    1h 33m
19. 5

    Stand or Fall - 004 - Looking beyond the mark...

    Today we dig into the Jews looking beyond the mark in Jacob 4 and how that correlates to what happened in Nauvoo in the 1840s.

    Mar 9, 2020

    34m
20. 4

    Stand or Fall - 005 - Ordinances and Covenants 3/08/20 Sacrament Talk

    Read through of a talk on Ordinances and Covenants that I will give on 03/08/2020

    Mar 8, 2020

    20m
21. 3

    Stand or Fall - 003 - My Testimony Paper

    The reading of a paper I sent to family and friends about my testimony. References: Plural Marriage Gospel Topics Essay https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=eng Link to original paper...

    Mar 6, 2020

    14m
22. 2

    Stand or Fall - 002 - Jacob lays it down

    We will cover Jacob 1-4 in a couple of weeks and I just wanted to share my belief in what Jacob is talking about in Jacob 2 in regard to polygamy... References: D&C 132: 1 Jacob 2: 23 1 Kings 3: 14 and JST of same scripture http://www.centerplace.org/hs/iv/iv-1ki.htm#v3.14 1 Kings 11: 4,6 and JST...

    Mar 6, 2020

    33m
23. 1

    Stand or Fall - 001 - It starts...

    An introduction as to why I am starting this podcast. Episode References: JST Mark 9:44 2 Ne 4: 34 2 Ne 28: 31 D&C 1: 19 Doctrines of Salvation, 3:203-4

    Mar 3, 2020

    14m