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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…
Episodes
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BOM-BITES Episode #1420 - D&C 121-123 (Intro part two) Liberty Jail Intro (part two)
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a masterful talk called “Lessons from Liberty Jail” in 2008. I love his application to all of us and it is a great preparation…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1419 - D&C 121-123 (intro part one) Experiences Prior to Liberty Jail
The Liberty Jail sections (D&C 121-123) are sacred territory in my opinion. So much goodness and instruction. It’s also important to understand what got these…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1418 - D&C 119-120 Tithing: “a standing law unto them forever“
The principle of tithing is such a cool principle. Just another way the Lord is looking for opportunities to bless us. 🙏🏻 If you’d like to view the video that…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1417 - D&C 118 “An effectual door shall be opened for them”
What do you do when you’ve been given a commandment and it seems nearly impossible, and even dangerous to fulfill it? You read D&C 118 and watch today’s…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1416 - D&C 117 “His sacrifice shall be more sacred than his increase”
Leaving Kirtland due to persecution would have been so hard to do, particularly if you had a thriving business. The Lord puts all of that into perspective for…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1415 - D&C 116 “Adam-Ondi-Ahman”
Even though D&C 116 has only ONE verse, Adam-ondi-Ahman is a holy place or worship and the blessings that will come from it will be numerous! 😇 If you’d like…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1414 - D&C 115 “Arise and Shine forth”
January 16, 2018, NBC News wrote - “Noted heart surgeon Russell Nelson unlikely to transform Mormon church as new president.” Haha, nice work guys! 😂 How…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1413 - D&C 113-114 “My servant David W. Patten“
This week has been an interesting character study on some of the original 12 apostles in this dispensation and how the Lord loved and worked with them. And the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1411 - D&C 112 (part two) “If they harden not their hearts…I will heal them”
If soft hearts and “unstiff” necks can bring conversion (D&C 112:13), then hard hearts and stiff necks can bring apostasy. Sadly, some of these early members…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1410 - D&C 112 (part one) “Be thou humble”
In 1836, it was a great time to be a Saint. The temple had just been built, and things were going really well…which may have been one of the big problems for…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1409 - D&C 111 “I will order all things for your good”
Can the Lord take our stupid mistakes and turn them around to actually bless our lives? A HUGE message from a short section. If you’d like to view the video…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1406 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple: “this is not your temple, it is mine”
There is a beautiful, recent example that shows that regardless of who has been the owner, the Kirtland Temple is still a reverent, holy, and sacred place. 🙏🏻…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1405 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple: Temples are built “so THAT”
You can learn a lot from a dedicatory prayer. They are given so THAT we can see the purposes of God in why we build these sacred buildings. If you’d like to…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1404 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple Dedication Experiences
If you’ve ever been to a temple dedication, then you know that a unique and special spirit accompanies that experience. The first one in this dispensation was…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1404 - D&C 109 (intro) The Kirtland Temple: An Introduction”
I don’t think we appreciate how much time, love, and labor that those early Saints put into the building of the Kirtland Temple. We’re going to spend a few…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1402 - D&C 108 “Strengthen your brethren”
If you knew that someone only had 4 years left to live…but you couldn’t tell them, what would you teach them so that they would get the most out of their…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1401 - D&C 107:99-100 ”Let every man learn his duty and to act…”
When it comes to the priesthood, it is one thing to simply learn your duty but it is another thing to act in diligence while you are doing it. If you’d like to…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1400 - D&C 107:22-25 “Special Witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world”
There’s a new quorum in town…well, not really NEW, but new to this dispensation in 1834 and they are called do some pretty amazing things…and they still do! If…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1399 - D&C 107:1-4 “Because Melchizedek was such a great High Priest”
How do you become such an amazing priesthood holder that they decide to name the priesthood after you? 😇 If you’d like to view the video that goes with…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1398 - D&C 106 Warren A. Cowdery - “Grace, assurance, and a crown”
We don’t know a ton about Warren Cowdery (Oliver’s older bro) but we know enough that when we replace his name with ours in this section, there are some pretty…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1397 - D&C 104 “A multiplicity of blessings”
Truth be told, I’ve never been a fan of math - but I could totally get on board the way God uses it in D&C 104! 😀 If you’d like to view the video that goes…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1396 - D&C 102 The High Council - “settling important difficulties”
In the midst of all of the Zion’s Camp craziness, the church in Kirtland still needs to grow and stay organized. Hence, D&C 102. When difficulties arise, it’s…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1395 - D&C 105:9-14 “that my people may be taught more perfectly, and have experience”
Was Zion’s Camp a failure because it didn’t achieve the perceived result? Not if you’re looking at the bigger picture through the eyes of Lord. 🙏🏻 If you’d…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1394 - D&C 103:15-35 “The redemption of Zion”
As the Lord is gathering together Zion’s Camp, there are a few important and timeless principles that he wants them to know before they go. If you’d like to…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1393 - D&C 101, 103, 105 (Zion’s Camp intro) “The Parable of the WHY”
In preparation for this week of CFM study, I want to jump back to one of the Savior’s little known parables in D&C 101 that I call “The parable of the empty…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1392 - D&C 101:1-9 “…in the day of wrath I will remember mercy”
D&C 101 is a wonderful section with a lot going on (hence the almost 15 minute episode today), but trials and adversity are such universal topics, that when…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1391 - D&C 100 “For in me there is all power”
D&C 100 is great for anyone who struggles with the balance of raising a family and well, pretty much everything else… 😂 If you’d like to view the video that…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1390 - D&C 98:23-48; 99 “Waiting patiently…bear it patiently”
When you see a phrase like “waiting patiently” in the scriptures - those can often be two very frustrating words and yet they may be two of the most…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1389 - D&C 98:1-3, 11-14 “All things wherewith you have been afflicted shall be for your good”
When persecution comes as a member of the church (and it will), keep in mind that you are in fantastic company and the Lord will help you even as he helped…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1388 - D&C 98 (Intro) “In consequence of the persecution”
This week we start to see some of the most intense persecution of the Saints. Why did the Missourians hate the “Mormons” so much? With a little bit of context…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1387 - D&C 95, 97 “As my people build a house unto me…”
We already know that the temple is full of symbolism, but D&C 95 & 97 not only teach about how to build the temple but also can be very symbolic of building…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1386 - D&C 97:18-28 “Zion—very glorious, very great, and very terrible”
The early Saints were fascinated with the concept of Zion. There are lots of words and adjectives to describe Zion…including one word in D&C 97 that appears on…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1385 - D&C 96:5 “for the purpose of subduing the hearts of the children of men for your good”
With all the great stuff in D&C 94-95 and 97, I really have never really done anything special with D&C 96….until today. There is a very relevant principle for…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1384 - D&C 94:1-3 “…whom I love I also chasten”
God loves us SO much! More than we can comprehend. In D&C 95, we see the love of God in a major way…and sadly, most of us don’t always see this as a…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1383 - D&C 94:1-10 “…according to the pattern which I have given”
The Lord uses a really good pattern to not only show the early Saints how to build a city, but the there is a lesson in D&C 94 for us on how to build our…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1382 - D&C 93:41-50 “more diligent and concerned at home…”
Right after beautiful lessons on Christ, grace, light, and truth - the Lord gives us some extremely relevant council on what we do with those lessons with our…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1381 - D&C 93:23-40 “Light and Truth forsake that evil one”
Any time you study about light and truth in the scriptures, it’s going to be a great day! 💡 If you’d like to view the video for this week, click here!
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BOM-BITES Episode #1379 - D&C 93:1-10 “…Shall see my face and know that I am”
Imagine what it would be like to try and teach the gospel to someone…who doesn’t have a knowledge of who Jesus Christ is. D&C 93:1-10 can us help see why he…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1378 - D&C 93 (intro) “that you may understand and know how to worship”
I learned a very valuable principle the first time I seriously studied D&C 93…and I’ll share it with you in today’s BOM-BITES episode! 😃 If you’d like to view…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1377 - D&C 92 “You shall be a lively member…”
I love D&C 92! Only TWO massive verses but in them is one of my favorite gospel principles to share to a world that needs a bit more “life” to it! 😀 If you’d…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1376 - D&C 91 “The Apocrypha”
D&C 91 is kind of an obscure section with an underlying principle that is very relevant for our day. Thanks to @keithaerekson and his book “Real vs. Rumor” for…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1375 - D&C 90:28-31 “My handmaid Vienna Jaques”
Two women are mentioned by name in the D&C - both are amazing, but one of them is not as well known! Let’s change that today! Let’s make Vienna Jaques famous!…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1374 - D&C 90:4-5 “The Oracles of God…”
What a time to live in, right? So grateful to have “oracles” on the earth to guide us in these crazy latter days! 🙏🏻 If you’d like to view the video that goes…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1373 - D&C 89 The Word of Wisdom: A Principle with Promise
How many Word of Wisdom lessons do you think you’ve had in your life? And how many of those were about behavior rather than focusing on principles and…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1372 - D&C 88:117-126 “Establish…A house of God”
D&C 88:117-126 might be some of my most marked verses in my scriptures because they are so applicable and relevant to establishing our homes as places of…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1371 - D&C 88:77-98 “teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom”
I really believe that one of the big responsibilities of a member of the church, regardless of how comfortable you are in doing it….is to “teach one another…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1368 - D&C 88:1-2 “The Lord of Sabaoth”
In times of war (global, local, or personal) it’s so nice to know that someone pretty powerful has your back. 🙏🏻 If you’d like to view the video that goes with…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1369 - D&C 88:1-50 “…the light of truth; which truth shineth.”
When it comes to finding verses that teach you using words like “God”, “light”, “truth”, “glory”, D&C 88:1-50 is fantastic! 🙏🏻 If you’d like to view the video…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1370 - D&C 88:62-68 “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you”
D&C 88:62-68 can be so helpful to someone who feels like they have drifted far from God and needs help finding their way back. If you’d like to view the video…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1365 - D&C 86 “Let the wheat and the tares together until the harvest”
Jesus’ parable of the wheat and tares is a tough one understand at times. Hopefully our take on it today from D&C 86 helps a bit. 🌾 If you’d like to view the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1366 - D&C 87 “Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved”
How do you stand in holy places when there aren’t any holy places around you? D&C 87 provides some wonderful counsel. 😇 If you’d like to view the video that…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1365 - D&C 85:8 “…to steady the ark of God”
The Old Testament story of Uzzah “steadying the ark of God” has always been a crazy one. Hopefully D&C 85:8 sheds some light on it. If you’d like to view the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1362 - D&C 84:63-91 “And my angels round about you, to bear you up”
Whether it is serving faithfully in callings or as you step out of your comfort zones in faith, the Lord prepares angels to bear you up and help you. 😇 If…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1363 - D&C 85:1-2 “Appointed, to keep a history”
I decided to take a little different approach to D&C 85:1-2 with a familiar topic for members of the church. 😀 If you’d like to view the video that goes with…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1364 - D&C 85:6 “It maketh my bones to quake…”
Just a simple message today from D&C 85:6 reminding us of the importance of learning how to #hearhim. 😇 If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1361 - D&C 84:49-62 “The new covenant, even the Book of Mormon”
In the midst of a revelation about the temple and priesthood, the Lord lovingly calls out the Saints for something they are omitting from their lives. There’s…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1360 - D&C 84:33-41 The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood
The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood (D&C 84:33-41) is such a great reminder to all of us that God keeps his promises to all those who are faithful and…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1359 - D&C 84:6-16 “And the sons of Moses…”
Every priesthood holder has something pretty amazing in common with Moses and it’s found in D&C 84:6-16. 😇 If you’d like to view the video that goes with…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1358 - D&C 84:1-5, 17-29 Priesthood: “The Power of Godliness”
The priesthood, as explained in D&C 84 is pretty amazing and I believe it gives us a little taste of what it is like to be like God. If you’d like to view the…
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BOM-BITES Episode #1357 - D&C 82:18-19; 83 “Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor”
The whole idea of the United Order and the law of consecration is really found in D&C 82:18-19. When this is our aim, I think we really start to get an idea…