As we progress through First Kings, we find ourselves in the midst of divided kingdoms.

There we also find the wild man Elijah the prophet, the wise widow of Zarapath, and other figures

from whom we can learn. What does it mean to expect miracles? What does it mean to have faith that

God will deliver us and that he will live up to his promises? We explore that and much more in today's episode of Abide,

a Maxwell Institute podcast.

My name is Joseph Stewart.

I'm the public communication specialist at the Neely Maxwell Institute

for Religious Scholarship at Reagan Young University.

Christian Hill is a research fellow at the Institute.

In each week, we discuss the week's block of reading

from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Come follow Me curriculum.

We aren't here to present a lesson, but rather to hit on a few key themes from the

scripture block, it goes to help fulfill the Maxwell Institute's mission to inspire

and fortify Latter-day Saints, and their testimonies are the restored gospel of Jesus Christ

and engage the world of religious ideas.

Today we are once again joined by Julia Evans, one of our research assistants, who is pursuing

a degree in linguistics and preparing to attend law school.

Before joining our research team at the Maxwell Institute, Julia worked to the MTC for a year

as a Norwegian teacher and then as a training supervisor.

She is currently involved in undergraduate research in several areas of

linguistics and has strong interest in religion and philosophy. Welcome back, Julia.

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