S2 E30 (Aug 3-9) “Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ”

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This week we dive into the "War Chapters" of the Book of Mormon. I wanted to do a scholarly reading and go into the different characters, the battles, the tactics, the strategies...but life had other plans. 

This has been a difficult week anxiety-wise as I start to look at going back to school in the middle of a pandemic hotspot. It has made focusing and really "studying" my scriptures difficult. However I found that "feasting on the words of Christ" sometimes means not studying the culture, the word usage, and all the other scholarly information on the text we're reading, but instead it means taking the scriptures that mean something to you and etching them on your heart. Clinging to them in the middle of the war you're fighting. Using them as your umbrella in the storm. So that's what I did this week. I learned several lessons from Captain Moroni, but I distilled the concepts I'm focusing on into 3 P's. I will be: Prayerful, Peaceful, and Prepared just like Captain Moroni.

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  1. TheKeilShpeelAugust 9, 2020 at 9:33 AM

    Honestly I thought your podcast was perfect this week. I could relate to you in so many ways with anxiety over school and all of the unknowns with trying to work from home and deal with 4 kids doing online school since that’s what is happening where I live. I loved this weeks podcast. Thank you.

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    1. LexieAugust 30, 2020 at 5:55 AM

      While I'm so sorry you're having to deal with the anxiety of all of this too, I'm so grateful for your kind words (and honestly the feeling of not being alone in this!) Thank you and I hope everything is going well for your family :)

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