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
195 episodes
3 Nephi 20: Fulfilling Isaiah
This episode, we read as Jesus describes specifically what prophecies from Isaiah that His life fulfills, and that will be fulfilled in the future. He speaks of His life, teaching among the Gentiles, and the eventual Gathering of Israel! It all...
3 Nephi 19: Unorthodox
This episode is the prayer episode. And the Nephites.... pray to Jesus. Not Heavenly Father, in the name of Christ as they were commanded. How does Christ deal with this?
3 Nephi 18: The Sacrament
This episode we see Christ giving three (and a half) commandments to His people. First, to partake of the sacrament. Second, to pray always. Third, to always welcome everyone into our communities. And the half one is Christ telling His disciple...
3 Nephi 17: Behold Your Little Ones
This episode, we read as Jesus Christ moves to leave, but is swayed by the Nephites to stay. He then goes on to heal the multitude, call all of the little children unto Him, and pray an incomprehensibly beautiful prayer for the people. Oh, then...
3 Nephi 16: God's People(?)
This episode, we read as Jesus Christ prophesies to his Nephite people—about the Gentiles, the House of Israel, and their wickedness and righteousness.
3 Nephi 15: Other Sheep I Have
This episode, we read as Jesus Christ tells the Nephites all about how they, in fact, are those "other sheep" He alluded to when he spoke to His disciples in Jerusalem. And in fact, further than that, there are even MORE of His people, spread o...
3 Nephi 14: Judge Not
This episode, we read more of Christ's words in the Americas! This time around, He focuses on judgment, asking and receiving, and how God can give perfect gifts to those who ask.
3 Nephi 13: The Lord's Prayer
This episode, we read through more of Jesus' American Sermon on the Mount—we read about why we should pray, how we should pray, and all in all we're taught to bring an intentional, sacred dimension to all of our worship.
3 Nephi 12: Be Perfect
This episode, we read as Jesus Christ gives basically the Sermon on the Mount. He ends it by saying that He would that we be perfect. What does that mean? How do we consider that in context? How do we practically apply it?
3 Nephi 11: This is Not My Doctrine
This episode, we read as Jesus Christ Himself comes down among the Nephites and lays down His doctrine. It doesn't get more sacred, or more simple than this.
3 Nephi 10: Piercing the Fog
This episode, we read as Christ continues to teach to the Nephites from up above—and, miraculously, the earth cleaves back together. At this, the Nephites turn from their mourning and lamentations into a bright joy and gratitude to God. Wow the...
3 Nephi 9: Be Saved
This episode, we begin the words of Jesus Christ Himself among the Nephites. He isn't hanging out among them yet, but He's already talking about how to be saved through His merits and grace. Pretty sick if you ask me tbh
3 Nephi 8: Destruction & Darkness
This episode, we see the Nephites at the very cusp of Jesus Christ's coming: the signs of His death and crucifixion are given. And it's sheer and utter chaos.
3 Nephi 7: Tribalism
This episode, we watch as the Nephites tear themselves apart in wickedness, by assigning themselves to their own tribes, and no longer having a central Nephite government at all. The chapter ends, though, with Nephi being an absolute baller and...
3 Nephi 6: Back With a Vengeance
This episode, we watch the beautiful peace that the Nephites have created crumble before their eyes—not because of something outside of their control, but because of their own strugglings with sin and pride. They themselves fall down the deep d...
3 Nephi 5: A Bird's Eye View
This chapter is split into two halves—first, the continuation of the story of the Nephites versus the Gadianton Robbers, finishing up from last chapter. Secondly, though, we get a Mormon cameo! He pops his head in to say hi, to explain himself,...
3 Nephi 4: Food Storage
This episode, we read as the Gadianton Robbers try TWICE to break the Nephites' stronghold. But unfortunately, these Nephites listened to General Conference and had seven entire years of food stored within the city. No matter what the robbers d...
3 Nephi 3: Good Leaders
This episode is a bit more optimistic than last chapter! The Nephites are still being (very boldly, now) threatened by the Gadianton Robbers, so Lachoneus and his chief captain, Gidgiddoni, work together to lead the Nephites well in the face of...
3 Nephi 2: Maintain Wonder
This episode, we watch as the Nephites, the Lamanites, and even the Gadianton Robbers..... just get wickeder. Yay!!!! Such fun.
3 Nephi 1: Christ is Born
This episode, we read as every believing Nephite is nearly killed—but the day before that happens, the sign of Christ's birth is given. A day, a night, and a day without any darkness. Nephite culture was completely changed.
Helaman 16: Signs Don't Work
This episode, we read about the aftermath of Samuel's words—some believe, but most don't. When miracles, signs and wonders start happening, do the unbelievers convert? No. They dig in their heels. Signs from God really don't work the way we thi...
Helaman 15: He Loved Them
This episode, we finish off the words of Samuel, with a resounding warning to the Lamanites. God misses them, and they need to get it out of their head that they are still His people. Because they aren't.
Helaman 14: Signs of The Times
This episode, we get the joy of hearing Samuel continue speaking. This time, he talks at length about the signs of the coming of Christ—His birth, His death, and His mission. What a feast!
Helaman 13: Godly Discomfort
This episode, we start Samuel the Lamanite's words! He's a touchstone prophet in the Book of Mormon (spoiler: Jesus Christ Himself chastises the Nephites when He visits because they didn't write his words down)—so we should definitely sit up an...
Helaman 12: The Real Love of God
This chapter really emphasizes the vast difference between us and God—our nothingness versus His Holiness, power, and perfection. This chapter isn't about alienating us from God, though. It's about emphasizing the miracle that is His perfect lo...