In last week's episode, we discussed how Jeremiah introduces ideas about seemingly disparate events,

including the apocalyptic here and now and the hope of a better future for all humankind.

As we continue into our second episode on Jeremiah, we take a turn to more earthy practicalities.

How do we commit ourselves to God's work? How do we recognize prophetic teachings?

And what's important about the fact

that Lehi and Jeremiah lived at the same time? We discussed that, and much more, on today's

episode of Abide, a Maxwell Institute podcast. My name is Joseph Stewart. I'm the public

communication specialist of the Neely Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young

University. Christian Heels are 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, or rather to hit on a few key themes from the scripture block,

so as to help fulfill the Maxwell Institute's mission to inspire and fortify Latter-day Saints in their testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and engage the world of religious ideas.

Today we are joined by Abby Ellis, our research assistant here at the Maxwell Institute.

Abby is a junior at BYU from Caysville, Utah, studying, editing, and publishing.

Her interests generally revolve around stories, watching them, reading them, and telling them.

And after she graduates,

she hopes to help others tell their stories too. Welcome to the podcast, Abby. Thank you.

Thank you for being here. Now, Christian, we went over a little bit of the background of Jeremiah

in our last episode, but what should we know as we go into our second episode on Jeremiah?

So last time we looked at Jeremiah 1 through 25 and noted that chapters 26 through 45

offer stories about Jeremiah, including warnings and prophecies to Israel and experiences from

the siege of Jerusalem. And chapters 46 through 52 give Jeremiah's oracles to the other

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