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ðŸŒŋ COME AND SEE ---- For Members of the Church --- Songs • Stories • Ancient History • Jesus Christ • Zion

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  ðŸŒŋ COME AND SEE   A Companion Study to the Book of Mormon for Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                        Songs • Stories • Ancient History • Jesus Christ • Zion  Listen here to: THE BOOK of MORMON CONTINUES And   YouTube:    The Book of Mormon Continues    New Videos Every W-F- Sunday 🌄 PROLOGUE The Story Continues Many readers know the story of the Book of Mormon. We know Lehi, Nephi, Alma, Samuel the Lamanite, Mormon, Moroni, and Hagoth. But what happened beyond the familiar record? The Nemenhah Sacred Records preserve another history—one that follows families who traveled northward, built communities, worshiped in sacred temples, remembered the visits of Jesus Christ, and attempted to live the way of the Peacemaker. This opening presentation introduces the people, the records, and the journey ahead. 🎧 Listen to the narr...

Life Is Not a Test to Pass — It Is a Life of Becoming

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  Life Is Not a Test to Pass — It Is a Life of Becoming Listen to the NEW Narration:   This Is Not a Test What the Potter, the Clay, and the Nemenhah Records Teach Us About the Gospel of Jesus Christ Something Happened in Sunday School Yesterday, during Sunday School, I made a comment that I've been thinking about for quite some time. I said something like this: “I don't believe this life is simply a test to pass. I believe it is a life of becoming.” The teacher responded, “Yes, I love that!” Then he mentioned that he had heard a similar thought from a Church authority, who had used the example of the potter and the clay. That caught my attention. Because the more I thought about it, the more I realized how beautifully that example fits something I've been learning from the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Nemenhah Records. Maybe we've been looking at the purpose of this life a little too narrowly. Are We Here to Pass a Test? Most of my life, I was taught that we came...

🗚️ The Lay of the Land... and the Bigger Picture --- The Nemenhah Geography

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  🗚️ The Lay of the Land... and the Bigger Picture   Have you ever noticed that some of the most interesting chapters in scripture aren't about miracles at all? They're about maps. At first glance, Chapter 9 of The Book of Tsihohnayah Ahkehkthihm almost feels like reading an old atlas. Rivers. Mountains. Coastlines. Plains. Lakes. Islands. It's easy to wonder, "Why is all this here?" The more I read it, the more I think the geography isn't the real message. The people are. 🏔️ A People Spread Across a Continent The chapter describes four great Nemenhah nations: 🏔️ The Mountains ðŸŒū The Plains ðŸŒē The Lakes 🏝️ The Islands Many readers see these places as fitting remarkably well with North America. The Pacific Coast, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, the Great Lakes, and even the Mississippi River all seem to match the descriptions. Whether every location has been identified correctly is something we can continue to study. But that's not what impresse...

🏔️ Two Temple Journeys

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  🏔️   Two Temple Journeys A Personal Comparison Between the Modern LDS Temple and the Nemenhah Temple Writings ☕ Pull up a chair on the porch for a minute. This isn't written to criticize anyone. I still worship with my wife each Sunday in an LDS congregation. Some of the finest Christians I've ever known are faithful members of the Church. This isn't about judging people. It's simply about asking a question that has been on my mind for years: What is the primary purpose of the temple? After studying both the scriptures of the Restoration and the Nemenhah temple writings, I've come to believe they emphasize two different journeys. ⛪ The Modern LDS Temple Today, faithful Latter-day Saints generally understand the temple to be a place where we: Make sacred covenants. Receive ordinances through priesthood authority. Are sealed as families. Perform proxy ordinances for deceased ancestors. Return often to continue that sacred work. There is much devotion and sacrifice ...

Lesson 10 One Generation of Peace What Happened After Hahgohtl?

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ðŸŒŋ Journey Through the Nemenhah Sacred Records Lesson 10 One Generation of Peace What Happened After Hahgohtl? Listen to the NEW Narration:      Lesson 10 ---- Choose the Better Way 📖 Let's Read the Record Together This week, read the opening of The Book of Hahgmehni . As you read, don't worry about understanding every name or every place. Instead, ask yourself one simple question: "What is Hahgmehni trying to teach me?" I think that's the key to understanding this entire book. ðŸŒŋ What Happened? When Hahgohtl finished his record, he left us with hope. The people had finally found the land the Lord had prepared for them. After years of hardship... they finally had peace. Now Hahgmehni picks up the story. The first thing that impressed me was his humility. He doesn't begin by telling us about himself. Instead, he tells us his father told the truth. He was there. He saw what happened. Then Hahgmehni does something interesting. Instead of describing one nat...

The Two Religions --- One Preserves the Form. The Other Seeks the Living Christ.

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  The Two Religions One Preserves the Form. The Other Seeks the Living Christ. There is a pattern that has repeated throughout scripture. It happened to Israel. It happened among the Nephites. It happened after the early Christian Church. And if we're honest... it can happen to any of us. The danger was never simply false religion. The greater danger was true religion that slowly became centered on itself instead of on God. ðŸŒŋ God Has Always Desired a Relationship When Adam and Eve left the garden, God didn't establish a bureaucracy. He sought His children. Throughout scripture, His invitation has always been personal. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." (John 10:27) Not... "My sheep only know about Me." They hear Him. ⛰️ Sinai: The Great Turning Point When Israel came to Mount Sinai, the Lord invited the whole nation to come near. Instead, they said to Moses, "You speak to God for us." From...

🛞 The Medicine Wheel: Learning to Think Like the Peacemaker

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  🛞 The Medicine Wheel: Learning to Think Like the Peacemaker "We are all relations." Those four simple words have been echoing in my mind since our recent Way Walking class. For years I thought the Medicine Wheel was simply a Native American symbol. Now I'm beginning to understand that it is much more than a symbol—it is a way of thinking , a way of making decisions, and a way of walking with the Peacemaker. Listen to the NEW Dialog Song:    Walk It Around The Wheel ðŸŒŋ Don't React... Walk the Wheel One of the most important things I learned was this: When we receive an impression, an idea, a revelation, or face a difficult decision, our first responsibility is not to react. Instead... Place it in the center of the Medicine Wheel. Think about it. Gather information. Ask questions. Challenge your assumptions. Consider who may be affected. Then seek confirmation from the Haymenhay . That was a new thought for me. Many of us have been taught to ask immediately, "Is...

ðŸŠķ The Story Behind the Nemenhah Sacred Records

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  ðŸŠķ The Story Behind the Nemenhah Sacred Records Listen to the NEW Intro Dialog here:    The Nemenhah Sacred Records How Were These Ancient Records Brought Forth? "Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above..." — James 1:17 🌄 The Question Everyone Asks Whenever someone first hears about the Nemenhah Sacred Records , one question almost always follows: "Where did these records come from?" It's a fair question. I asked it too. The story is unlike anything I had ever heard. ðŸŒŋ It Didn't Begin With a Publishing Company According to Chief Cloudpiler , the work did not begin with scholars, historians, or archaeologists. It began with prayer. Years before artificial intelligence... before online publishing... before social media... Cloudpiler describes being prepared through difficult experiences and deep spiritual seeking. He believed the Creator was preparing him for something he never expected. ðŸŠķ The Ancestors Began to Speak ...