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The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast
Welcome to The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast! Each weekday, we share a short (generally less than 10 minutes) episode to help you "feast upon the words ONE BITE AT A TIME" as you study Come Follow Me as an individual or as a family. If you’d like to see the video that corresponds with each video, check us out on YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram by searching “BOMSocks” or @bomsocks. And while you’re at it, please go check out our amazingly comfortable gospel-themed socks at www.BOMSocks.com…
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BOM-BITES Episode #471 - Moses 6:5
In the midst of all of these hundreds of years of living among the early Patriarchs, it’s important to note that someone took the time to write all this stuff…
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BOM-BITES Episode #470 - Moses 6:50-52
Satan has done a great job pulling plain and precious truths out of the Old Testament. Another reason that I am so grateful for modern scripture and continuing…
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BOM-BITES Episode #469 - Moses 6:11-38
Enoch’s call to be prophet had to be such a crazy experience as he learned to see the way a seer sees! So grateful that seers walk the earth today! If you’d…
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BOM-BITES Episode #468 - Genesis 5, Moses 6
Enoch is one of my scripture heroes! Imagine if all we knew about him just came from the Bible. So grateful for modern revelation and scripture! If you’d like…
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BOM-BITES Episode #467 - Moses 5:9-55
Parenting is tough work! It’s always frustrating to see a child go astray, but it’s important to always remember agency and the atonement through the whole…
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BOM-BITES Episode #466 - Moses 5:1-8
With all the fears that Adam and Eve had leaving the Garden, having and raising a family was probably one of their greatest. That hasn’t changed much over the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #465 - Moses 4
The Fall, at the time it happened was probably a pretty stressful experience for Adam and Eve, but what an absolute blessing it has been to us! If you’d like…
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BOM-BITES Episode #464 - Moses 4, Genesis 3
I love these early chapters because they not only teach foundational truths about God, but they also expose Satan for the fraud that he is. Yes, he has power…
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BOM-BITES Episode #463 - Moses 4:1-4
Today we’ll talk about one of the most misunderstood characters in scripture - Satan. Not that he is a misunderstood being, but that I think we often…
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BOM-BITES Episode #462 - The Creation
Not artistic, musical, mechanically inclined? That’s ok. You and I are offspring of the most creative being in the universe and we all have the innate desires…
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BOM-BITES Episode #461 - Moses 3:2-3
Rest is a part of God’s Plan and I am grateful for that example! How blessed we are to have a day to come up for air from the routines of life. If you’d like…
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BOM-BITES Episode #460 - The Creation (Genesis, Moses, Abraham)
We can learn a lot about how to create our own good life by observing the pattern that the great “Creator” showed us in these chapters. If you’d like to view…
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BOM-BITES Episode #459 - The Creation
To quote Nacho Libre’s sidekick, Esqueleto…”I don’t believe in God, I believe in science”. 😀. Ok, so what if you can actually believe in both? If you’d like to…
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BOM-BITES Episode #458 - The Creation
Just a brief overview today to illustrate that as we study this week about The Creation, we’ll also learn a lot about “The Creator” in the process and how he…
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BOM-BITES Episode #457 - Abraham 3 (part two)
With all of this awesome Astronomy in Abraham 3, there is a very important principle to remember as God sends us here to earth…for a couple hours! 😂 If you’d…
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BOM-BITES Episode #456 - Abraham 3 (part one)
Ok, friends - time for an Astronomy lesson! Similar to Moses 1, Abraham 3 shows man in relationship to God…but in more of a cosmic way - and it’s SO amazing!…
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BOM-BITES Episode #455 - Moses 1 (part two) “I am a son of God”
Whenever you are about to do something spiritually significant or have just had a spiritual experience, you’ve got to expect opposition. Moses 1 is such a good…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1463 - Moses 1 (part one) “For mine own purpose have I made these things.”
I love Moses 1! It is a foundational chapter to the Old Testament that answers the questions of what God’s purpose is with his children. If you’d like to view…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1462 - The Old Testament “...its antiquity is filled with relevancy…”
Hey friends - BOM-BITES are back after a couple weeks of relaxing with the family. And we’re so excited to study the Old Testament with you this year. Don’t…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1461 - The Living Christ “God be thanked for the matchless gift of His Divine Son”
Hey friends! We are back with one episode this week in celebration of Christmas. “The Living Christ“ is a wonderful document to study when you want to focus on…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1460 - The Family: (part two) “a declaration and reaffirmation of standards, doctrines, and practices”
Spoiler Alert…there are NO perfect families out there. 😀. All families struggle with something. But just because your family is not the “ideal”, it doesn’t…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1459 - The Family (part one) “Central to the Creator’s Plan…”
Satan is bent on the destruction of the family largely because it represents everything that he can never have. Thank goodness we are blessed with wonderful…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1458 - OD1 and OD2 “…spending many hours in the…temple supplicating the Lord for divine guidance”
There is a great pattern for us to follow as we watch men like Wilford Woodruff and Spencer W. Kimball struggle through getting answers to their prayers. The…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1457 - Official Declaration 2 (part two) The Testimony of Helvécio and Rudá Martins
There are SO many stories of amazing African and African-American Saints who navigated their way through some difficult times by acting in faith, having an…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1456 - Official Declaration 2 (part one) “The long-promised day has come…”
I love the words “He has heard our prayers, and by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come.” God is good! 🙏🏻 If you’d like to view the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1455 - Official Declaration 1 The Manifesto
There’s some great lessons to learn about God’s timing and his goodness from Wilford Woodruff’s experience with seeking revelation with regards to the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1454 - The Articles of Faith “We Believe…”
Even though it may seem like there hasn’t been as much of a focus on The Articles of Faith as there used to be, they are a great foundation to what “we…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1453 - D&C 138 “...vicarious baptism for the remission of sins”
There are a bunch of stories that testify that those on the other side of the veil are being taught and ministered to and seeking repentance. It’s our…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1452 - D&C 138 “...the eyes of my understanding were opened…”
With all of the experience that Joseph F. Smith had in his life with loss, I would definitely feel comfortable asking for his advice and wisdom about the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1451 - D&C 138 (intro) The Family of Joseph F. Smith
Joseph F. Smith understood tragedy and loss on a deep level. It is important to know this as we are getting ready to study the most important section about the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1450 - D&C 138 (intro to Joseph F. Smith) Joseph F. Smith - “true blue, through and through”
Today’s short episode introduces you a little bit to the amazing man who received D&C 138 - Joseph F. Smith. Faithful, tough, and true blue, through and…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1449 - D&C 137 “I saw…my brother Alvin, that has long since slept;”
Of all the doctrines revealed to Joseph Smith, this one had to be one of the sweetest because of the many losses his family had experienced. God is so good! 🙏🏻…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1448 - D&C 136 How to have a successful “trek”
Ok, folks - time to get the Saints out of Nauvoo and headed west…where none shall come to hurt or make afraid, there the Saints will be blessed. Especially if…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1447 - D&C 135-136 What happened to Emma Smith after the Martyrdom?
We don’t talk very much about how Joseph’s family, particularly his beloved wife Emma, was affected by the events of the martyrdom. Hopefully, you will…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1446 - D&C 135-136 A Succession Crisis: Who should lead the Church?
The aftermath of the martyrdom had to be such a rough, unprecedented time for the Saints. Who should lead the Church? Thank goodness, as always, God is in…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1445 - D&C 135 “Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph…”
How are “millions” going to know ‘Brother Joseph’? That requires us to share about him. Today, I’ve included some great friends who are doing exactly that! 😀…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1444 - D&C 135 “The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force”
“Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1443 - D&C 134 “We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man”
The early Saints’ relationship with government was very complex. That said, they believed in the concept of it and its abilities to be a benefit to all…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1442 - D&C 133:10,19.45 “...the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him…”
In this third part of D&C 133 where the Lord asks us to GO out of Babylon in preparation for his coming, he wants is to go TO the principle figure in Zion. 😇…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1441 - D&C 133:5,7,14 “Go ye out from Babylon”
In preparing for the Second Coming, the Lord many times asks for us to “GO”, but where does he want us to go from? If you’d like to view the video that goes…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1440 - D&C 133:1-20 “...go ye, go ye…”
Sometimes we over complicate the things to do to prepare for the Lord’s Second Coming, when in reality - it could come down to just two letters. 🚦 If you’d…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1439 - D&C 133-134 (intro) The Appendix to The Doctrine and Covenants
As Joseph’s days were coming to an end, he felt the need to throw in some last minute instructions to the Saints - including something that had been written…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1438 - D&C 131; 132:3-7,15-25 “The New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage.”
Even though the Lord has NOT asked us to practice plural marriage today, he has asked us to have another kind of marriage - one I am ETERNALLY grateful for! 🥰…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1437 - D&C 132:1-3; 30-56 Plural Marriage - “I have seen your sacrifices”
Plural Marriage is so tough to understand - so many unknowns which makes it a pretty messy topic. But, by putting ourselves in those faithful Saints’ shoes for…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1436 - D&C 130:18-21 “Knowledge and intelligence…diligence and obedience”
The principles of knowledge, intelligence, diligence, and obedience as found in D&C 130:18-21 go so nicely together in helping us become more like our Heavenly…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1435 - D&C 130:1-2, 22-23 “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s…”
D&C 130 is jam packed with all kinds of doctrine designed to help us understand the true nature of God and help us love him even more. If you’d like to view…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1434 - D&C 129 “If he be an angel...”
D&C 129 may seem like a pretty obscure section - and it kind of is, but you have to take into account that Joseph spoke with a lot of credibility on this…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1433 - D&C 128:22 “...shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward..”
I love Joseph Smith’s excitement in D&C 128 about the work on both sides of the veil and it has carried over to our leaders today who share that same…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1432 - D&C 128:1,11, 15-18 “this most glorious of all subjects…namely, the baptism for the dead;”
According to Joseph Smith, what subject is “the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel”? You’ll see in D&C 128… 😇 If you’d like to…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1431 - D&C 127 “...deep water is what I am wont to swim in…and I feel, like Paul”
While Joseph is in hiding for a few months, he teaches us some amazing things from D&C 127…the first of which is how to stay positive in the midst of difficult…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1430 - D&C 126 “...take especial care of your family...”
As we are striving to serve faithfully in our church service, we often need to be reminded that our greatest opportunities for service are right in front of us…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1429 - D&C 125 “...that they may be prepared for that which is in store for a time to come.”
On the surface, D&C 125 doesn’t appear to be all that impressive, but there is a great little principle found in this short section that can apply to us all in…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1428 - D&C 124:49 “...but to accept of their offerings.”
D&C 124:49 is for anyone whose missions have been cut short for whatever myriad of reasons that are out there. The Lord loves you and is very mindful of your…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1427 - D&C 124:12-99 “Behold, verily I say unto my servant (insert your name here)”
One of the coolest scripture study skills is to place your name in the scriptures in place of another individual and see how it sounds. Well, there are 60…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1426 - D&C 124:1-4, 7,9 “...make a solemn proclamation of my gospel”
How do you drain the stagnant swamp of social media? You send out a “loud proclamation” and flood the internet with messages of hope and goodness to get those…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1425 - D&C 124:1-2 “...polished with the refinement which is after the similitude of a palace.”
The Lord has the amazing ability to take weak things and build them up to be strong - whether it is a malaria filled swamp or a young inexperienced missionary…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1424 - D&C 123:16-17; D&C 124 (intro) “...let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still.”
What worries and concerns do you think the Saints had in 1839-1840? How do we “cheerfully” get them out of Missouri and into a place of “rest”? 😌 If you’d like…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1423 - D&C 121:34-46 The Constitution of the Priesthood
D&C 121:34-46 are probably my most marked sections in the D&C. Only 12 verses but man, are they packed! LET me share them with you… 😀 If you’d like to view the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1422 - D&C 123 “There is much which lieth in futurity…”
D&C 121-122 are so inspiring! The language in D&C 123 is different from any other section of scripture you will read in the D&C, but it can be as inspiring -…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1421 - D&C 121-122 Compensatory Helps for Times of Adversity and Trial
We may not always know why bad things happen to us, but the Lord always provides “compensatory” help to us - in the form of D&C 121-122. Use the link below for…