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S2 E3 (Jan 13-19) "Come Partake of the Fruit"

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Listen to S2 E3 (Jan 13-19) "Come Partake of the Fruit" here: Podbean: https://thesaviorsaid.podbean.com/ Spotify: http://ow.ly/Zpg650uuNjg iTunes: http://ow.ly/RGeQ50uuNjb Stitcher: http://ow.ly/H4Lu50uuNja Close your eyes. Take a moment to visualize what you think Lehi's Dream looks like. Did you know that picture is completely personalized to you? We talk about how the language in Lehi's Dream allows each of us to picture different things as we think about Lehi's Dream. Also the interesting appearance of similar dreams in history! So come, partake of the fruit and let's chat about Lehi's Dream!

Bonus content: Christmas talk about Jesus Christ

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This is the talk I gave to the Byrd Springs Ward on Dec. 20, 2019. Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy! However, in the Book of Mormon, Lehi tells us that there is opposition in all things. Basically, we have to know sorrow to know joy. I want to take a moment and ask: What would life be like without Jesus Christ? It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? I’ve believed in Jesus Christ for so long, I feel like sometimes I start to take His beautiful sacrifice for granted. Without Christ, It is a world of sorrow. A world of pain. A world of hopelessness. A world of darkness. Yet, into that dark world shines a light. As the apostle John says, “the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” The same Isaiah who gave such a dark and mournful picture of a world without a Savior also gives us beautiful phrasing of joy, promising the entry of our Savior into such a world of sorrow. He says, “For unto us a Child is born. Unto us, a Son is given.” This phrase perfectly ...

S2 Ep1 (Dec 30–Jan 5) "Another Testament of Jesus Christ"

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It's here! It's new! It's The Savior Said, Season 2!!!! We've made it to Come Follow Me 2020!!!  Listen here: Podbean: https://thesaviorsaid.podbean.com/   Spotify: http://ow.ly/Zpg650uuNjg   iTunes: http://ow.ly/RGeQ50uuNjb   Stitcher: http://ow.ly/H4Lu50uuNja In our first episode, we discuss how the Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ and I share how some historical/cultural background helps strengthen my testimony of the Restoration and translation of the Book of Mormon. Picture featured in the episode art is "Savage State" from The Course of Empire by Thomas Cole, a painter of the American Romanticism movement.

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

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THE GIVEAWAY IS HERE! Win an 8 x 10 print of this beautiful work of art to remind you of your 2019 study of Come Follow Me! All you have to do is go to https://tinyurl.com/TSS19Giveaway and answer a few questions. Have you liked The Savior Said on Facebook and Instagram? Have you liked about ArtByGeekGirl on Facebook/Instagram? Have you left a review for The Savior Said on your listening platform? Do all of those things and you have FIVE entries, FIVE potential chances to win this gorgeous piece of art! Drawing will take place on Dec. 20 at 5pm CST.  Remember, just go to  https://tinyurl.com/TSS19Givea way  and fill out a super easy form to enter!

Episode 50 (Dec. 23-29): The 2019 Remix of The Savior Said

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Episode 50 (Dec. 23-29): The 2019 Remix of The Savior Said: Listen here: Podbean:  https://thesaviorsaid.podbean.com/ Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/433X9B4giGFPvfi6Octo6G?si=qz4wXvoZRkSn2r5l2r60FQ iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/savior-said-weekly-musing-observations-on-new-testament/id1447685351?mt=2 Stitcher:  https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lexie-austin/the-savior-said-weekly-musings-and-observations-on-the-new-testament I felt like we covered most of the material in the CFM assignment for Dec. 23-29 in the Bonus Content: Revelation Roundtable (if you haven't listened to it, go do that now!!!). And I can't just leave our last episode of 2019 like that! So I picked out some of my favorite moments from this past year's episodes to share with you. I hope you have grown through the CFM curriculum- I know I have!!!

Episode 49 (Dec 16-22): "Good Tidings of Great Joy" or, A Christmas Mixtape

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It's a mixtape! Listen here: Podbean: https://thesaviorsaid.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/433X9B4giGFPvfi6Octo6G?si=qz4wXvoZRkSn2r5l2r60FQ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/savior-said-weekly-musing-observations-on-new-testament/id1447685351?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lexie-austin/the-savior-said-weekly-musings-and-observations-on-the-new-testament IT'S A MIXTAPE EPISODE!!!! Y'all know how much I love my mixtape episodes, so I couldn't NOT do one for Christmas! I've got some great songs to share, some great books to read, great scriptures, and great words from the April Conference of this year. Track Listing: Song: Noel (Live) by Lauren Daigle and Chris Tomlin Book: The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazwell Song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman / Angels We Have Heard on High / Hark the Herald Angels Sing By Leann Rimes Talk: Christ: The Light That Shines in the Darkness by Sharon Eubank Song: Light Of The Worl...