Bite-Sized Book of Mormon
Join me as I cozily enjoy the Book of Mormon one chapter at a time, every Monday and Wednesday!
I make jokes, add insight, context, and (hopefully) further understanding.
Come for the goofy jokes and the casual atmosphere... stay for the neat gospel truths in every chapter.
Episodes
230 episodes
Ether 15: The Last Jaredite
This episode, we read the climactic end to the proud Jaredite people. Perhaps they were a tad too proud. In fact, it wasnt quite that climactic. Cinematic? yes. Climactic? idk, they were kind of limping after each other in the end there...
Ether 14: Scorched Earth
This episode, we read as Coriantumr outlives another 2 opposing generals and is faced with his greatest opponent: Shiz. Yes that is really his name. Shiz is genuinely terrifying though—like killing of innocents and torching cities kind of terri...
Ether 13: The Cavity of a Rock
This episode, we read as Ether teaches about the New and Old Jerusalems... and also how he is forced to live in a cave. He's become a recluse by no choice of his own....
Ether 12: Hope for a Better World
This episode, we get to sink our teeth into the beauty that is this chapter—the prophet Ether speaks about faith and hope, and Moroni takes that and runs with it. He speaks at length about how faith is related to hope, and how charity is one of...
Ether 11: Point of No Return
This episode, we get the joy of hearing how the Jaredites continue to (very quickly, now) destroy themselves. But there's a king named Moron so there's that teehee
Ether 10: A Broken People
This episode, we get another chapter of whirlwind Jaredite history - we get some good kings, some ok kings, some no kings, and some REALLY bad kings. Welcome to the Riplakish haters club
Ether 9: Low-Trust Society
This chapter, we watch as more wanton familial violence unfolds—all as a direct result of the secret combinations mentioned last chapter. Akish kinda destroys his entire life in this chapter. Wild to watch it all happen tbh
Ether 8: Rotting From the Inside
This episode, we read some more drama, and murder plots begin to be hatched. Moroni then pauses the narrative to give his lecture on why secret combinations are so bad and stuff. It's almost like he watched everyone he ever knew or loved get ki...
Ether 7: The Reign of King(s)
This episode, we begin the breakneck-paced historical chapters of Ether - which feel like gossip sessions with Mormon. What fun it is to listen to ancient Jaredite tea. They're not doing great, btw.
Ether 6: Crossing the Ocean
This episode, we read as the Jaredites cross the ocean to get to the Promised Land—and things are chaotic, but go surprisingly well. Honestly, for people who just got thrown around on the ocean for nearly a full year, they do pretty well once t...
Ether 5: The Three Witnesses
This episode, we get some more of Moroni's words—this time, describing how, when the BoM will come forth, there will be three witnesses who's testimony will stand against the world. Very neat to see an ancient writer talking about more recent h...
Ether 4: Veil of Unbelief
This episode, we hear from Moroni about the commandments he's received from God—both regarding this specific record, and also in general. It's pretty sick, God gives some dang good advice. Good news, even. I'd go so far to even call it a gospel...
Ether 3: (Im)perfect Faith
This episode, we read as the brother of Jared approaches God with an answer to His question that we ended last chapter with. What follows is one of the coolest chains of events ever. Like genuinely it is difficult to top. Like spiritually. You'...
Ether 2: Tight Like Unto a Dish
This episode, we read as God chastises the brother of Jared for not praying to him for four fricken years—then He put the Jaredites to work building boats. Those boats were—say it with me now—tight like unto a dish.
Ether 1: A New World
This episode, we begin an entirely new book—this time, with new people and a new timeline to boot. We open at the Tower of Babel, and we meet two characters: Jared and his (unnamed lol) brother.
Mormon 9: A God of Miracles
This episode, we continue to read the words of Moroni—and this time, he sets his sights on people who reject modern miracles. Boy, does he go OFF on those people, its wild actually
Mormon 8: I, Moroni
This episode, we get a bit of whiplash as we're introduced to Mormon's son, Moroni—who was forced to take the record after his father had an untimely death. And now, Moroni is alone. Completely alone. And he knows us.
Mormon 7: Spiritual Heritage
This episode, we read Mormon's words to the posterity of the people that killed his family. And despite what you might think—he is quite kind to them. He teaches them important principles of the gospel of Christ. Despite whatever anger he might...
Mormon 6: The One Where They All Die
This episode is exactly what it sounds like. Mormon leads his Nephite people into battle one final time, and he watches as hundreds of thousands of people die around him. What fun.
Mormon 5: Calm Before the Storm
This episode, we watch what looks like a bit of a recovery from the Nephites, as Mormon returns to the Nephites as their general—but in reality, nothing has changed. And the Lamanites are as unstoppable as ever. YAY
Mormon 4: Senseless Violence
As I'm sure you noticed from the title, this is a real ~fun~ episode... yeah the Nephites aren't doing so hot. In fact, the text says that the Nephites reach a point where they will never win against the Lamanites again. So uh... fun times.
Mormon 3: Letting Go
This episode, we read as Mormon, a Nephite general, abandons his post on moral grounds. The army he leads is wicked enough that Mormon can no longer stand to be associated with them. Their fate is their own. Also fun fact lol my voi...
Mormon 2: The Great Calamity
This episode, we read as the Nephites and Lamanites continue to shoot themselves in the foot. Idk how they managed that before guns were invented. Oh, also Mormon becomes a NEPHITE GENERAL at age SIXTEEN so that's cool for him.
Mormon 1: Diamond in the Rough
This episode serves as a bit of an epilogue to last book, about how the Nephites fared after Christ came—so, essentially, they continued to get worse. Oh, and little 10 year old Mormon was assigned to carry on the records. Then he was visited b...
4 Nephi: History Repeating Itself
This episode we are treated to a succulent 50 verses of what not to do. We watch as the people of God go from their united, utopian, consecrated state after Christ leaves them, and fracture into divided, inequitable, wicked tribes that...