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Talking Scripture
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.
Episodes
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Ep 396 | Ezekiel, Come Follow Me 2026 (November 2-8)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) A brief overview and the historical background of Ezekiel. (05:41) Ezekiel’s vision of the…
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Ep 395 | Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 26-Nov 1)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) A brief overview of the historical background of these chapters. (08:32) Qualities Jeremiah…
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Ep 394 | Jeremiah 1-20, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 19-25)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) The historical context of Jeremiah. (07:31) Jeremiah’s words are both haunting and hopeful…
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Ep 393 | Isaiah 58-66, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 12-18)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) These chapters reflect tension between two different groups of Jews returning from the…
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Ep 392 | Isaiah 50-57, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 5-11)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) Contrasting the symbols of the faithful woman and the unfaithful woman in John’s Revelation…
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Ep 391 | Isaiah 40-49, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 28-Oct 4)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) In these chapters the Lord comforts and gives hope to Israel. He promises that he will never…
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Ep 390 | Isaiah 13-35, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 21-27)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Nephi’s keys to understanding Isaiah. (02:23) The destruction of Babylon is prophesied. Woes are proclaimed to…
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Ep 389 | Isaiah 1-12, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 14-20)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Isaiah lived in the 8th century, a time that began in relative peace but later led to great destruction under…
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Ep 388 | Proverbs; Ecclesiastes, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 7-13)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are sometimes referred to as “Wisdom Literature.” These texts may have developed…
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Ep 387 | Psalms 102-150, Come Follow Me 2026 (Aug 31-Sept 6)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these psalms. (01:32) Psalm 89 portrays God’s power of creation and his justice…
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Ep 386 | Psalms 49-86, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 24-30)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief summary of the psalms.(02:51) Psalm 49 can be read as a resurrection text. “God will redeem my soul…
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Ep 385 | Psalms 1-46, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 17-23)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) The historical background and purpose of the Psalms.(02:14) Many scholars assert that several of the Psalms…
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Ep 384 | Job, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 10-16)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of the two parts of Job: the frame and the poem.(07:31) In the frame, Job is described as a just…
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Ep 383 | Esther, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 3-9)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(07:23) King Ahasuerus seeks a new queen and Esther is put forth by her…
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Ep 382 | Ezra; Nehemiah, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 27-August 2)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) King Cyrus of Persia overtakes Babylon. He believes the Jewish people Babylon conquered should be able to go…
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Ep 381 | 1-2 Chronicles, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 20-26)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Although 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles cover the same time period, they are very different histories.(17:25)…
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Ep 380 | 2 Kings 16-25, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 13-19)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Israel is scattered because they rejected God’s statutes and covenants.(09:05) Israel caused their sons and…
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Ep 379 | 2 Kings 2-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 6-12)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(05:08) Elijah calls down fire from heaven to consume King Ahaziah’s…
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Ep 378 | 1 Kings 12-22, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 29-July 5)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of these chapters. The kingdom of Israel divides when Solomon’s son Rehoboam refuses to reduce the…
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Ep 377 | 2 Samuel 8-24; 1 Kings 1-11, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 22-28)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of these chapters.(04:11) David stays in Jerusalem instead of going to war with his troops. He…
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Ep 376 | 1 Samuel 17-31, 2 Samuel 1-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 15-21)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) The story of David and Goliath. The Hebrew and Greek versions of 1 Samuel 17 render different accounts of…
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Ep 375 | 1 Samuel 8-16, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 8-14)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Israel wants to have a king like everyone else. Saul is chosen.(07:41) Forms of unrighteous dominion.(11:14)…
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Ep 374 | Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 1-7)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Ruth, a Moabite, becomes a central character in Israel’s history as the great-grandmother of…
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Ep 373 | Judges, Come Follow Me 2026 (May 25-31)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(06:25) The pride cycle explained.(11:29) The pride cycle…
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Ep 372 | Joshua, Come Follow Me 2026 (May 18-24)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(02:47) Balancing the violence in Joshua with modern…
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Ep 371 | Deuteronomy, Come Follow Me 2026 (May 11-17)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) There is evidence that the Five Books of Moses and specifically the Book of Deuteronomy were…
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Ep 370 | Numbers, Come Follow Me 2026 (May 4-10)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(02:35) The Israelites murmur and complain in the wilderness…
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Ep 369 | Exodus 35-40; Leviticus, Come Follow Me 2026 (April 27-May 3)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(04:02) The Nephites saw the Savior Jesus Christ in the Law…
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Ep 368 | Exodus 19-20; 24; 31-34, Come Follow Me 2026 (April 20-26)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(06:04) The Lord covenants to make Israel a peculiar…
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Ep 367 | Exodus 14-18, Come Follow Me 2026 (April 13-19)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(02:16) The children of Israel murmur and complain in the…
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Ep 366 | Exodus 7-13, Come Follow Me 2026 (April 6-12)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Multiplying signs and the law of increasing witnesses. God increases in severity as an act of…
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Ep 365 | Easter – The Magnificent Messiah, Come Follow Me 2026 (March 30-April 5)
→ Watch on YouTube to see Images → Timestamps: (00:00) Stories of Jesus.(01:19) Jesus teaches a woman of Samaria at the well.(06:04) The woman with an issue of…
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Ep 364 | Exodus 1-6, Come Follow Me 2026 (March 23-29)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The children of Israel are placed in bondage by the Egyptians. Moses is born and saved through…
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Ep 363 | Genesis 42-50, Come Follow Me 2026 (March 16-22)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(08:03) Joseph acknowledges to his brothers that God was…
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Ep 362 | Genesis 37-41, Come Follow Me 2026 (March 9-15)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Joseph of Egypt: An example of living the covenant with steady discipleship.(06:51) Shechem…
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Ep 361 | Genesis 24-33, Come Follow Me 2026 (March 2-8)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Those searching for an eternal companion can learn valuable lessons from the story of Isaac and…
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Ep 360 | Genesis 18-23, Come Follow Me 2026 (February 23-March 1)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) An overview of these chapters.(02:05) Abraham’s prophetic call and the symbolism of the mighty…
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Ep 359 | Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2, Come Follow Me 2026 (February 16-22)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant include preservation, protection, priesthood, power, a…
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Ep 358 | Genesis 6-11; Moses 8, Come Follow Me 2026 (February 9-15)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Different approaches to reading the flood account.(03:47) The flood can symbolize a second…
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Ep 357 | Moses 7, Come Follow Me 2026 (February 2-8)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Moses 7 reveals the true character of God. He is an eternal being who weeps for His…
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Ep 356 | Genesis 5; Moses 6, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 26-February 1)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The book of the generations of Adam. Another way to view the long lives of the early Patriarchs…
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Ep 355 | Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 19-25)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps:(00:00) Heavenly Father’s plan in the premortal council and Jesus’ role as Savior. The Savior sought only…
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Ep 354 | Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 12-18)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) An overview of the The Old Testament.(04:27) Bryce breaks down the Old Testament into nine time…
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Ep 353 | Moses 1; Abraham 3, Come Follow Me 2026 (January 5-11)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The book of Moses is the JST of Genesis. The word translation has multiple meanings. Moses 1 is…
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Ep 352 | Introduction to the Old Testament, Come Follow Me 2026 (December 29-January 4)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Watch on YouTube: Mike’s related video with Stick of Joseph, Ep 230 BONUS VIDEO | Was Jesus DELETED from the Old…
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Ep 351 | The Family: A Proclamation to the World, Come Follow Me 2025 (December 15-21)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Proclamations are major declarations from prophets, seers, and revelators. This proclamation…
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Ep 350 | Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2, Come Follow Me 2025 (December 8-14)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The 9th Article of Faith explains that the restoration is ongoing.(04:05) President Woodruff…
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Ep 349 | D&C 137-138, Come Follow Me 2025 (December 1-7)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The doctrine of salvation for the dead is revealed in Section 137.(01:43) Divine curiosity is a…
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Ep 348 | D&C 135-136, Come Follow Me 2025 (November 24-30)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) D&C 136 details the will of the Lord as the Saints move west. Winter Quarters was a place to…
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Ep 347 | D&C 133-134, Come Follow Me 2025 (November 17-23)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Section 133 was intended to be an appendix to the Doctrine and Covenants.(00:55) The role of…
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Ep 346 | D&C 129-132, Come Follow Me 2025 (November 10-16)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Three grand keys on the nature of ministering angels and spirits.(02:04) Joseph Smith teaches…
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Ep 345 | D&C 125-128, Come Follow Me 2025 (November 3-9)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) During the Nauvoo period, Joseph Smith receives substantial revelation pertaining to the…
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Ep 344 | D&C 124, Come Follow Me 2025 (October 27-November 2)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Joseph Smith and his companions escape from Missouri custody in April 1839.(08:34) The Saints…
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Ep 343 | D&C 121-123, Come Follow Me 2025 (October 20-26)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Historical background.(02:17) Joseph Smith demonstrated majesty in chains while in custody in…
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Ep 342 | D&C 115-120, Come Follow Me 2025 (October 13-19)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) The Saints leave Kirtland. The pattern of prosperity and pain in church history.(05:06) In…
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Ep 341 | D&C 111-114, Come Follow Me 2025 (October 6-12)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Accepting the representations of William Burgess, Joseph Smith and others church leaders visit…
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Ep 340 | D&C 109-110, Come Follow Me 2025 (September 29-October 5)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) A brief history of many noteworthy events leading up to the dedication of the Kirtland…
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Ep 339 | D&C 106-108, Come Follow Me 2025 (September 22-28)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) God has realistic expectations of us. We don’t have to be perfect to be saved.(07:17) An…
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Ep 338 | D&C 102-105, Come Follow Me 2025 (September 15-21)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) Section 102 contains governing principles for councils.(10:24) An example of a council in Acts…
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Ep 337 | D&C 98-101, Come Follow Me 2025 (September 8-14)
→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Timestamps: (00:00) In July 1833, Missourians mob the Saints. The Lord defines when fighting back is…