Weekly Deep Dive

What was the first nation to be destroyed – men, women, and children – for Israel to be established as a nation? Israel not established because they were righteous. God chose Israel not because they were the greatest. How do we remember God in the good times? Heaven of heavens and God of gods. Circumcision of hearts. God established His covenant with His people. Speaker 1 00:00:15 WelcomeSpeaker 2 00:00:16 To the weekly deep dive podcast on the add on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussions, and try to add …

A quick tribute to moms everywhere using Isaiah. When Isaiah tries to acquaint us with the atonement and God’s love for us, the closest image he can use is that of a mother. Speaker 0 00:00:01 Welcome to the weekly deep dive bonus episode. Okay. Yeah. This is a, a happy mother’s day, uh, tribute to all of you mothers out there. I am here in the studio with Nate the Awesome Pyfer up baby. We both have awesome mothers and amazing wives that are also amazing mothers. And also many of our listeners are incredible mothers out there. So …

A few things we missed last week such as temple as a means to get back to the Garden of Eden. Aaron’s sons killed for offering strange fire. Why it was important to have the people numbered. The two spies verses the 10 spies. Rebellion in Israel on the fringes. The bronze snake. Balaam and Phinehas. Speaker 1 00:00:15 WelcomeSpeaker 2 00:00:16 To the weekly deep dive podcast on the yet on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussions, and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am …

Was the Old Testament God different than the New Testament God? When the Levites slew 3,000. The importance of detail in the building of the tabernacle. Different degrees of holiness. The importance of Levites. Another reference to divine parents in the Old Testament. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add-on education network, the podcast we’re we explore the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this shows producer, NateSpeaker 2 00:00:31 Pyfer. …

Examining a few Mosaic Laws. Blood sacrifice. The golden calf in context. Speaker 1 00:00:14 Welcome to the weekly dive podcast on the addon education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try that little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this show’s producer, Nate Pyfer. What’s up. Hey Nate, how are you doing buddy? Oh, fantastic. How are you doing? I’m living the dream every day. Ah, that’s a good dream to be living. Yeah, it really is …

Redeeming the firstborn through sacrifice. The east wind. Wisdom of God appears to be foolishness to man. The miracle being able to listen to God to be at the right place at the right time. Israel’s murmuring. Miracles today. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this show’s producer, Nate Pyfer.Speaker 2 00:00:31 …

Historical context of the showdown between Moses, Aaron and Pharaoh. Passover, one of the greatest prophecies of all time. Speaker 1 00:00:14 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add on education network podcast, where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and the show is producer Nate. The great Pyfer. What’s a, Hey Nate. Hey buddy. Dude. I’m excited for today’s lesson. Today’s dive. Today’s dive. Yeah. What are we doing? …

Running away verses running towards. Midwives and the potter’s wheel. Moses saved in the ark. The name of Moses. The name of God. The burning bush. Running from snakes. The darkest moment before the light. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add-on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussions, and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and the show’s producer, Nate Pyfer. Nate. It’s good to see you, buddy. …

Standing around, rending garments, behold me, the magic goblet, finding a way to be a light in a world of darkness. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Well, good week, the deep dive podcast on the add on education network podcast, where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and the show’s producer, Nate Pyfer. Who, what is up Nate? It’s great to be back in the studio again. It’s great. Is it great to be …

Jason and Nate team up to bring you this Easter special. The message centers around the Old Testament and how it lays the foundation for faith in the resurrection and salvation from death and hell. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add-on education network.Speaker 2 00:00:20 Yes,Speaker 1 00:00:21 The podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. Try, try. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this shows producer, Nate MC …

Speaker 1 00:00:16 Welcome to the weekly dive podcast on the add on education network, the podcast where we take the weekly, come follow me discussion. And we try to add a little bit of insight and unique perspective. I am not the host of this show, but the producer of this show, Nate Pifer, but your, uh, your familiar host, Jason Lloyd is on a secret mission. I don’t know how much, I don’t know how much of it I’m allowed to talk about, but needless to say, I am filling in for Jason this week, but he will …

Dinah and Shechem. Did God love Jacob and hate Esau? Joseph and his brothers. The symbolism of Joseph. Judah and Tamar. Joseph in Egypt. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the ad-on education network podcast, where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this show’s producer, Nate Pifer. What’s up. Hey, Nate,Speaker 2 00:00:34 How are youSpeaker 1 00:00:35 Doing buddy? Oh, fantastic. You’re a little tired. …

Placing the hand under the thigh revisited. Esau takes a wife. Jacob’s ladder. A dreadful place. Jacob get’s bamboozled. Breeding with sticks? Jacob’s redemption arc and return to the presence of God. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend and this show’s producer, NateSpeaker 2 00:00:32 Pifer. What’s up,Speaker 1 00:00:34 Nate. It is …

Abraham’s servant to find Rebekah. Rebekah, a woman like Abraham. Isaac and Rebekah just like Abraham and Sarah. Jacob and Esau. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Welcome to the weekly deep dive podcast on the add-on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the week, we’ve come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my friend. And this show is producer Nate Pyfer. What’s up, Nate? It’s good to be back in the studio. I love being back in the studio. Let’s …

What does it mean to walk before the Lord? The significance of laughing in the story of Isaac. Symbolism in the story of Abraham. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

What it means to cut a covenant. Yada – to know, also covenant language. Abraham as a kid. Abraham’s life as a type of Israel. The significance of Sarah. Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah. Lot and Abraham. Abraham goes to war. Marriage contract in the ancient world. Speaker 1 00:00:15 Well, do the weekly deep dive podcast on the add on education network, the podcast where we take a look at the weekly, come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd here in the studio with my …

The raven and the dove shows Noah’s use of science as well as spiritual progression. Noah deified in Assyrian texts. Another example of the ark as a temple. The ark is like a lamp – the parable of the virgins – waiting on the Lord.

Genesis 6 – 11 takes Jason and Nate on a journey through the Noah and the Flood and the Tower of Babel. First, Jason discusses the state of the world at the time of the flood. Next, Jason and Nate explore the ark and it’s symbolic relationship with the atonement and creation. Then Jason explores why Noah cursed Canaan instead of Ham. Finally, they explore the Biblical story of the tower of Babel. This is also our first episode with transcription! If you want a transcription of what was said, head over to https://addoneducation.com. Thanks for listening! Show Transcript Nate    …

Jason and Nate dive into Moses 7 covering the city of Enoch and what it takes to build Zion. Sit back and enjoy the show!

Let the begatting begin! Nate begins this dive into Genesis 5 and Moses 6 by reading through the chapter in a way only Nate can do. Jason than takes over the deep dive to explore Enoch. Jason examines his youth, speech impediment and what Enoch became. Jason and Nate discuss the giants in the land. Thanks for listening!

Jason and Nate dive into Genesis 3 – 4. They discuss the fall of Satan preceding the fall of Adam and Eve. No shortcuts to success. Naked and clothed. Context of the atonement. Purpose of the temple. Cain and Abel. Stories about Lamech.

Jason and Nate talk about the creation as outlined in Genesis 1-2. First, Jason introduces the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. He talks perspective and the importance of the Old Testament. Then Jason examines different perspectives of the creation narrative. Finally, Jason and Nate talk about the creation of Eve from Adam and the significance of those symbols from a literary and later scientific standpoint.

Jason and Nate bring in in the new year with the first episode into a study of the Old Testament. This episode dives into Moses 1 and Abraham 3. It will cover the extremely high mountain. God’s introduction to Moses. The importance of questions. Who shall I send? The stars and planets. Kolob.

Jason is back in this week’s deep dive into the Family: A Proclamation to the World. This episode talks about the proclamation as a test for this time. Also, in going over the proclamation, this episode covers the importance of the family and the criticality of family ideals.

D&C 137 – 138. In this week’s deep dive, Jason remembers a few more connections between Joseph Smith and the Savior from last weeks episode. Jason examines Joseph Smith’s vision of the Celestial Kingdom. In this vision, Jason finds particular significance in the imagery of the gates and the road. Next, Jason takes a minute to introduce us to Joseph F. Smith. Finally, Jason explores the importance of searching for questions, not just answers.

D&C 135 – 136. In this week’s dive, Jason and Nate explore the similarities between Joseph Smith and Jesus Christ. They look at the life of the prophet Joseph Smith and the details surrounding his death in Carthage Jail.

Jason and Nate dive into D&C 133 – 134. Section 133 was supposed to be the concluding section to Doctrine and Covenants and is a revelation received in 1831. Exploring this section leads to a discussion on the significance of meeting together often. Next, they examine the dichotomy of Zion and Babylon and how it illustrates the atonement. Jason discusses what it means to bear the vessels of the Lord. Jason shares different perspective of carrying the vessels of the Lord. Following that is a discussion on the end times prophecies. Wrapping up this episode is a mention of Thanksgiving …

Jason and Nate dive into D&C 129 – 132. The first three sections differ from other sections in that they are notes from casual conversations between the prophet and his friends. In these sections, Joseph shares wisdom from his experience with angels. He offers some scientifically advanced perspective not normally associated with religious views. In the last section, Jason focuses on the new and everlasting covenant and God’s affinity to order.

Jason tackles this deep dive into D&C 125 – 128. In the first section, we read about the Lord’s message to those essaying to be saints. This takes us into the impact of large population influxes on surrounding communities. In the next section, Brigham Young is granted a rest from his missionary journeys. In this section, Jason highlights the impact of the British mission and early British saints that literally saved the church. Next Jason talks about why Joseph Smith is in hiding when he writes the two letters that become the next two sections. This part deals with the …

Nate is back to dive into D&C 124 with Jason this week! This episode begins with Jason describing the summer of 1839 in Nauvoo. The saints soon drained the swamp and turned Nauvoo into a beautiful city. This episode talks about the revelation to make a proclamation to all of the rulers in the world that the Kingdom of God has been restored and to invite them to participate in the gathering of Israel. This section also introduces us to John C. Bennet, who could have been a great tool but could not follow counsel and mend his ways. Instead, …

Jason takes us on a deep and heavy dive of D&C 121 – 123. This episode is not for the faint of heart. D&C 123 focuses on the importance of recording details of what went down in Missouri during this time period. Many affidavits from this time period provide great detail of what happened. To honor the memory of what happened, and to better provide context for these revelations, Jason enumerates on a lot of these details. Regardless of what injustice, inequality and personal hell we go through, God promise salvation through focus on Jesus Christ.

Jason and Nate Dive into D&C 115 – 120. First Jason revisits some of the significance of Joseph Smith’s visit to Salem, Massachusetts from last weeks dive. Next, Nate takes us through what it means to be a light to the world. Jason examines what it means to have God’s wrath poured out without mixture. Jason and Nate talk about Far West, the Holy City. They look at how the Far West temple differed from the other temples at the time. This episode finishes with a discussion on filling vacant apostle spots, the collection and deposition of tithing funds.

In this week’s Deep Dive, Jason and Nate look at D&C 111 – 114. In D&C 111, Joseph Smith and company receive a revelation regarding their trip to Salem, Massachusetts. The reason for their journey was to find treasure in order to help the church pay off it’s debts. Jason and Nate explore the context of this event in respect to early American History. This is shortly after the golden age of pirates and there was a treasure seeking mania along the east coast that followed suite. People still seek buried treasure today in the sense of always been on …

In this week’s deep dive of D&C 109 – 110 Jason and Nate talk about the Kirtland Temple. D&C 109 is the dedicatory prayer while D&C 110 talks about heavenly visits. Jason and Nate talk about what House of the LORD, Holiness to the LORD means. They discuss divine follow through and the importance of doing what you say you will do. This covers the infamous Order Number 11 and what happened in Missouri after the Saints were chased out of their homes.

In this week, Jason and Nate dive into D&C 106 – 108. First, Jason discusses what it means to be called to warn people. Afterwards, Jason discusses the significance of coming as a thief in the night. In the end, Jason and Nate spend most of the time discussing who is Melchizedek and how Adam blessed his children before he died.

In this week’s dive of D&C 102 – 105 we first answer a question, “What does it mean by God’s strange act?” Next we examine a different interpretation of the hearts of the children turned to the fathers. Then, we look at the first high council and the importance of chance to remove partiality. After that, we dive into Zion’s camp.

This week’s dive into D&C 98 – 101 explores God’s sage advice for when things get really bad. Rejoice and give thanks in all things. Maybe not the advice we thought we wanted, but there is hidden wisdom in this salty balm. Jason and Nate also take a look at the constitution and our responsibilities to government. Finally, this dive into D&C 98 – 101 concludes with a parable dealing with the restoration of Zion.

D&C 94 – 97 starts off with specific dimensions for the temple. Jason and Nate explore these specific dimensions in context of God giving us specific directions and asking for exact obedience. What does God give us more latitude on some commandments but require strict obedience in others? After that, Jason and Nate discuss holiness through separation. Temples are a prominent feature throughout the discussion. Next, Jason points out some cool connections between Israelites and LDS as Israelites. Following that, Jason and Nate look at why the Lord requires hard things from His people. Finally, this podcast concludes looking at …

D&C 93 opens with a recipe to see God. Jason and Nate take on a more serious, slightly heavier tone as they discuss what it means to see God and the importance of being a good father today. This episode all covers Christ as both the Father and the Son. We hope you enjoy, thanks for listening!

Jason and Nate deliver a bonus episode dealing with writings from the Pseudepigrapha. First, a few more points from D&C 89 – 92. Then, Jason opens up into the pseudepigrapha with a discussion on the influence and power of music. Next, the fall of the early children of God and how it ties into Greek mythology. Afterwards, a look at how King David left the ninety and nine and how that contrasts with the Savior. Finally, Jason offers some perspective into how the little things add up, including imagining a physical impact on a less tangible, spiritual realm.

Looking at D&C 89 – 92, Jason and Nate start off diving into the Word of Wisdom. The Word of Wisdom has changed over time in how the church has interpreted it. Jason and Nate try to understand what the Word of Wisdom really means and two big take-aways from this section. First, not to be so critical in matters regarding the Word of Wisdom. Second, it is great to have modern prophets who can help us navigate this to today’s needs and situations. Jason then highlights a few key verses from D&C 90. Finally, to wrap up this weeks …

In this week’s dive into D&C 88, Jason and Nate examine the title, Lord of Sabaoth. Not Sabbath, Sabaoth. Next, they examine the phrase, alms of your prayers as a critical part of receiving the Second Comforter. Jason takes another look at light. This time, examining it’s life giving properties. Jason then looks at God as the Crown of Glory for the Celestial Kingdom. Around this point, Nate sets Jason off on a tangent exploring Kolob and Greek Astronomy. When Nate asks why Sirius was such a bright star, Jason meant to say part of the reason was its proximity …

Before diving into D&C 85 – 87, Jason hits ministering of angels from D&C 84. Diving into this section, D&C 85 is the main focus. First, we see another example of the impact studying the scriptures had on Joseph Smith receiving revelation. We look at Ezra 2 and the impact record keeping had on a much earlier restoration. Then we see how Joseph Smith learns and applies these lessons to the restoration in his dispensation. Also, as part of this revelation, Joseph Smith describes a being with a scepter and clothed with light. Jason and Nate examine the significance of …

This dive through D&C 84 starts off asking the question, “how can God call a man who killed someone to be his prophet and law giver?” In addition, Moses and Nephi seem to follow parallel paths. Next, Jason and Nate examine the lineage of the priesthood. Unlike the line of Christ, the priesthood line breaks and jumps across different families. Jason and Nate then explore the purposes of the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood. With this they answer the question, what is the Aaronic Priesthood preparatory for? They also explore the significance of temple ordinances in connection with the purposes of …

Before diving into D&C 81 – 83, Jason revisits the Testament of Adam. This is in reference to D&C 76 where God states that he will make men Gods. After that walk-through, Jason and Nate take us to section 81. Here we see an example of a talent taken from one person and gifted to another. This section also gives us some perspective to names removed from the Book of Life. Moving into section 82, God speaks about forgiveness laying out specific conditions. Jason and Nate explore what it means to be forgiven and what it means to have your …

In this dive in to D&C 77 – 80, Jason and Nate answer the all important question, are there dinosaurs in Heaven? The discussion starts off breaking down the significance of Joseph Smith’s questions and answers he had while translating the book of Revelation in the Bible. First, they look at what it means to see into different time. This results in a discussion pre-destiny and how seeing the future works. Next, Jason and Nate examine the concept of the sea of glass. As a result, they examine how Urim and Thummims work in heaven and earth. Next, Jason and …

In D&C 76, Jason and Nate explore the meaning of the word Telestial. They talk about the doings of the Lord. They explore the meaning behind multiple eternities. Jason walks us through a mathematical approach to God and man with the symbolism of an asymptote. Next, they examine the fall of Satan and what it means to be perdition. Afterwards, Jason looks at what it means to inherit the Celestial Kingdom as lined out in D&C 76. Finally, Jason and Nate examine the question, is there progression after reaching one of these kingdoms?

In this weeks deep dive of D&C 71 – 75, Jason and ‘Titanium’ Nate take us on a tour of late 1831 and early 1832. From a church history perspective, D&C 71 – 75 is based around the translation of the Bible. First, Ezra Booth writes a series of letters that culminates in one of the darkest moments for the prophet in church history. Because of these letters, the early church struggles to find traction in wake of the opposition. Also, God commands Joseph and Sidney to set aside the translation and work to contain the damage. There are a …

Nate returns for this week’s journey through D&C 67 – 70. In D&C 67, the Lord offers an interesting challenge for those still not convinced that the revelations given were Gods words. Write your own revelation and see if you can do better. As we explore these events, we take a closer look into the life of William E. McLellin. Next, we dive into a privilege and a promise given to those called into God’s work. We explore what it means to speak while moved upon by the spirit. And finally, we finish this episode with a dive into the …