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Talking Scripture

Talking Scripture

By: Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
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Tips to help you understand and find relevance in scripture. Mike Day and Bryce Dunford are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who love to teach the scriptures. They explain and illustrate relevance in the text and discuss ideas for understanding and applying Come Follow Me and beyond. Spirituality
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  • Ep 357 | Moses 7, Come Follow Me 2026 (February 2-8)
    Jan 29 2026

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    (00:00) Moses 7 reveals the true character of God. He is an eternal being who weeps for His children.
    (09:06) The law must be administered. Moses 7.38 – “a prison have I prepared for them.” There is an exit from hell as explained in D&C 19.
    (14:51) Terryl and Fiona Givens share their view on “The God Who Weeps.”
    (22:19) The teaching that “The Son of Man” will come down to earth, be lifted upon the cross, resurrected, and take up the saints to be crowned (Moses 7.53-56) is rejected by those that edited the Old Testament. Enoch, Lehi, and Nephi teach the message of the Messiah.
    (27:40) Enoch literature is apocalyptic and was not included in the Christian canon.
    (30:49) Many ideas in the Bible are influenced by the writings of Enoch.
    (48:30) There is great wickedness upon the earth. Boyd K. Packer discussed how the youth of our day face greater challenges than those of his generation.
    (57:24) Defining what Zion means. Enoch and his people established Zion and were taken up to God.
    (1:06:04) In the last days, we are to gather again into a holy city called Zion and the city of Enoch will return.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Ep 356 | Genesis 5; Moses 6, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 26-February 1)
    Jan 22 2026

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    (00:00) The book of the generations of Adam. Another way to view the long lives of the early Patriarchs. The Sumerian King List may help give context to their ages.
    (11:38) A brief overview of Enoch literature. The name Mahijah in Moses 6.40 was also found on second century fragments discovered at Qumran in 1948.
    (19:13) Scriptures are a book of remembrance.
    (21:15) Seers see things we cannot see.
    (31:54) The call narrative. Enoch’s prophetic call is consistent with elements of the narrative call pattern.
    (34:44) The Plan of Salvation as taught by Adam and Enoch is the same message the Savior taught. The Atoning Messiah is central to the plan, but was removed from the Old Testament.
    (49:26) Another way of understanding “children conceived in sin” in Moses 6.55. This text can be connected to the Fallen Angels or the Watchers in 1 Enoch.
    (54:50) Children of Christ versus Children of Satan as portrayed in Alma 5 and its connection to Moses 6.55.
    (56:19) “Man of Holiness” in Moses 6.57 can be describing God as a man of the temple or the husband of the divine woman.
    (58:55) An invitation to find Jesus everywhere.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep 355 | Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 19-25)
    Jan 15 2026

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    (00:00) Heavenly Father’s plan in the premortal council and Jesus’ role as Savior. The Savior sought only the glory of the Father.
    (06:15) The Serpent (Satan) comes to Eve. The serpent was subtle, a word with many meanings. 2 Nephi 2 explains how agency works its requirements.
    (13:40) Adam and Eve were commanded to not eat the fruit and to also multiply and replenish the earth. A discussion on these potentially conflicting commands.
    (20:23) Another view on the divine commandments given to Adam and Eve.
    (26:01) Eve’s temptation and the Fall. Understanding Lehi’s discourse on the Fall helps us see how it was a blessing to all mankind.
    (31:07) Reading Genesis 3 through the lens of the temple and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount will help us see layers of meaning.
    (45:16) The curse given to the serpent as an allusion to the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
    (47:39) The curse given to Eve relates to sorrow in conception. Other ways to interpret “He shall rule over thee.” The curse given to Adam.
    (58:54) Moses 4 introduces the two first laws of heaven: obedience and sacrifice.
    (1:03:52) Moses 5 shows how Cain’s choices led him down a dark path.
    (1:10:07) The Mahan principle is converting life into property.
    (1:15:50) The Lord invited Cain to think about his choices. One lesson from this story for parents is “Don’t freak out!”
    (1:19:54) Hidden meaning in the names of Cain and Abel. Their story can be read as a rivalry between two priesthoods.
    (1:24:23) The Book of Mormon helps us see that the curse and mark put on Cain was an absence of the Light of Christ or a dark countenance.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
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