President Nelson spent his career mending hearts. President Oaks spent his career upholding the law. Mercy and Justice. Mercy was called first.

I love that she promised to give her life to God and has followed through to do just that.

Great thoughts. King Benjamin taught us that we cannot be "profitable servants." However, Jesus taught us that we CAN be "good and faithful servants." I've found it so helpful to just focus on being good and faithful to the Lord. I'm not a rockstar, but I can be good and faithful.

Listening to this podcast has truly been a blessing. Thank you to all of you for sharing your personal experiences and testimonies. This particular lesson hit home for me. I am a YW leader as well as a mother with children who have left the faith. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father and for His infinite love and caring for all of His children - mine, included.

My sister had a party and someone had the audacity to bring and drink alcohol. Me and my sister were so shocked that we dropped the ball and let her keep it. We were very relieved when our parents came in and made her dump it.

Such great messages, my heart is touched and filed with hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Thank you to all three of you!

Always a joy to listen to your insightful podcasts

I don’t see how you two (or three) have time for normal lives with all you do for us on Follow Him. Thank you! And Justin Top is great. His insights have given us much to contemplate and discuss.

such insight on the war chapters. It's finally come around to help me understand why they're included in the Bok of Mormon. Just another way to add my testimony of the Book of Mormon!

This is truth!!! Love everyone

Can you imagine how hard this was for the father's of these Stripling Warriors? They had been through many battles. They knew how awful it was. They had been fierce Warriors who had fought for what they thought was right. And now they were truly tested. They had to meekly let their precious sons go to battle. What an example of of covenant keeping Priesthood holders.

Pahoran's letter was carefully crafted and not his first response.

Thank you for sharing this story. You had me in tears my husband as well. We need to more often remember those who have made such sacrifices in and out of the church so that we can enjoy the blessings of freedom. Freedom to worship and freedom from tyranny ❤.

These ideas around children having their own access to God and to manage their own religiosity correct and true. The hardest thing is to know this is true, but to see them make their own choices that are diametrically opposed to truth. Not all of them recover from those poor choices--at least in this life.

I just got to know Justin Top a bit by attending his classes at Education Week. It is so fun to see him here - loved this episode!

Thank you for having Dr Jenae Nelson - Her story and insights touched my soul.

Thank you so much for another awesome lesson!❤❤

I think it's interesting how in Alma 54:21-22 that Ammoron seems to think of the reality of God for a moment then quickly reverts back when he says, "But behold these things matter not." The switch was so abrupt that it seemed like he was afraid to go further on the subject or he might end up believing.

This has been my most favorite session of the year. I love the insights on raising youth and reaching out to those who have left us. Amazing! Each week is amazing but this one was special. Thank you Jenae for being vulnerable and being willing to share your personal story. That story packs a spiritual punch. Thank you!

Love the experience with President Kimball.

This is my favorite episode! I’ve listened to it twice! Thank you so much for doing this podcast. So amazing and uplifting. Cindy from Yorktown, VA

Amazing!!!

Gentleman, another amazing lesson--Thank you! Jason, my grandson just finished boot camp and is now at Camp Pendleton MCT. I am anxiously awaiting his address so that I can write to him. He does not go to church, but God spoke to me through you, and I will be including some of your message, as a Marine chaplain, in my letter to him. Many humble thanks. 🙏

natural man whack-a-mole hahahaha

Thank you for this podcast. I’m deployed to the Middle East right now with the Army and it’s such a blessing to listen to each week. In Church culture the Sons of Helaman are often called “Stripling Warriors.” However, the Book of Mormon never refers to them as warriors, just as soldiers, sons, or Ammonites. Soldiers fight not for themselves but for their country or a greater cause. Why do you think we call them warriors if that is non-scriptural?

18 months ago in Liberia, Africa, one week into our mission in the bush, as a senior couple, I had a meltdown. Everyone we knew like our mission president and his wife were now gone. we were left to figure out what to do in Liberia, we were the only white couple in a town of 86K. I had a dark feeling like my life was caving in on me, then I felt like my dad started talking to me. He died 30 years ago. He said, "you haven't even given this place a chance. You know how to get outside and say Hi to people." That's all it took. I instantly got up, told my husband we're going for a walk around the neighborhood! Everyone was so friendly and the rest is history. Our parents and ancestors are definitely there for us when we need them the very most!

Question: Which Doctrine and Covenants scriptures are being referred to in Part 1 at time stamp 50:02? Thank you for another amazing episode with Adam Miller. My learning and understanding are exponential during the sessions.

Jenae, it might have taken your Heavenly Father a couple of years to answer the fast and prayer, He knew he always had a plan for you to finally meet your dad, your stepmother and your new family. Heavenly Father knew that your dad would always LOVE you and help you through that really difficult time. Now look how amazing you are, you have an amazing testimony, and an Education that has helped soooo many people. Please keep up the amazing work and thank you soooo much for sharing your difficult childhood...with Love from another who also had a very challenging life.♥️😇

I have learned, from having my son die in his 30’s, that death isn’t has terrible as we might think. Many people that die are able to do more on the other side than they can here. We have seen so many miracles and blessings since he died. We are sure he has a lot to do with that.i guess what I’m trying to say is living is not always what needs to happen to help your family progress eternally. So even though many Nephites died during the war and the stripling warriors lived, the ones who died may have had a big influence on why they lived.

You lost me until you clarified that Moroni was actually right. For a while there your discussion was becoming a "Moroni is a bad guy", like so many of the "Nephi was a bad guy" discussions we hear at Church. Moroni was not influenced by the devil at all according to my reading of these chapters. If he was he would be acting like Amalikiah. I think we need to be careful in our comments about those who say what the Lord would say if He was in their situation. The Lord expressed justified anger many times, I bet we could deconstruct some of His comments as being insensitive if we wanted to, but of course He was never insensitive.

Thank you ❤😊

Thank you for these podcasts. I learn so much. I'm a little behind in listening to these, but I wanted David Boren to know that Elder Bednar when he dedicated the Layton Temple earlier this year admonished us to memorize that scripture you quoted at the end of this podcast, 1 Nephi 14:14.

Listening from American Fork, Utah! I thought I had gleaned so much from the War chapters (much of it from John’s book) that I would just be enjoying the discussion but I have learned lots more. Thank you. There is some chatter on here about Moroni and Pahoran. I loved the insights that were shared about the human tendencies we all have. It helped me apply those chapters to my own life in a new way. I would refer the person who thinks Pahoran is weak, to Elder Bednar’s April 2018 conference address about meekness. He uses Pahoran as an example of Christ-like meekness and meekness is not weakness. We don’t have to pick sides in these chapters. Mormon gives us both sides of the story and I bet he hopes we learn from both men, especially in a world of war -the war of words and information barraging us all the time.

I love this truth, For this is life eternal to know Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent. Also - how knowth the man he master who he has not served. What part do our experiences play in our relationship with The Lord? I love how studying Come Follow Me, The Scriptures, and the wonderful podcasts have helped me along with the other things the Church has taught over the years. Iwas blessed to have been born in the Church and it has taken me a a long time to get were I am in my progress - I'm not bragging 🙏. My environment etc has left me with questions. And I discovered that praying alot was the best way to deal with this life. I have been enjoyed inspiration and protection and feelings of peace and loveing kindness. I believe I was given the environment I have experienced so that I could come to know our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. I love The Lord and I love His Gospel in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

Very emotional

Despite Moroni’s harsh words, I find it instructive that Mormon still says of him that he “was a man of a perfect understanding”, and that he “was firm in the faith of Christ”. Also, Mormon says that the very powers of hell would be shaken forever if all men were like him. Pahoran was also a great man to have taken such a lashing with such humility. I think that, rather than saying he had grace (which Christ gives), he had charity (which we’re commanded to have).

My husband and I served as military relations missionaries assigned to the Coast Guard Academy but we also worked at a sub and a naval base. Loved hearing Dr. Top’s perspective with his military experience and as a psychologist. Great choice for these chapters. Listen every week. Thank you!

Loved the vulnerability of Dr Nelson sharing her conversion. Brought tears to my eyes. Bytheway, my son was so excited to find your podcast. He told me in his mission ~18 years ago, they traded John Bytheway CDs like currency!!

Congrats Brother Top and wife for those 11 kids, what an example.

You two +Nelson have enlivened my sense of gratitude and inspired me to seek to draw closer to our Savior thru-more loving ministering and more sincere gratitude. Thank you! Thank you!

Great podcast. You mentioned that Moroni’s letter states that the Lord told him to take his armies and go against the leaders of the government if they didn’t repent. I don’t believe this was a mistake on Moroni’s part. While Pahoran was innocent, those who usurped power did indeed need Moroni to bring his armies against them. The Lord didn’t give him all the details, but did inspire him in what he needed to do next.

Thank you so much for this. I really learned a lot.

Oh how we could use Abraham Lincoln in today’s politics. He is my favorite president of the United States. Thank you for a great podcast again. It is helping me with my RS lesson … elder Rasbands talk Words Matter!

1:09:09 speaking about preaching Christ at a time of war, a world war 2 veteran said to me once, “there are no atheists in the trenches”.

My uncle Ralph Halterman, was part of the 213th at Kap Yong. A wonderful uncle.

What kind of pack animals were used during the war years?

Thanks so much. Great video. Loved the part about protecting private times.

Hank and John, your show is my favorite one to listen to. I look forward to each episode with great anticipation, and the insights from each guest are amazing! I love that Mormon decided to include these letters between Moroni and Pahoran, in connection with the comment that Mormon made about Moroni in Alma 48:17. In spite of Moroni giving in to the natural man and getting angry in this letter, Mormon still chose to write about him that, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be like unto Moroni, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever. That gives me hope that, in spite of my imperfections, I can still overcome the natural man and “be like unto Moroni”, I can shake the very powers of hell. Thank you for all that you do to share your insights and, especially, your testimonies with me each week!

So good! Thank you. This also ties into Matthew 12:43-45. I do need to say that a weed is only a plant growing in a place it isn't wanted. I love dandelions. I would rather fill my yard with dandelions than thistles.

Thank thank you I needed this so much…I got married at 47 and became a step parent to 3 kids who don’t believe they are religious their dad and I are trying so hard to not give up on them…your story has given me hope and peace thank you! ❤