Bonus: Casey Griffiths: “In the Middle of the Story”

All In

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 15 January 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A study of the Doctrine and Covenants may feel a little bit daunting. There is no doubt that it reads a bit differently than other books of scripture. But could it be that this is because the Doctrine and Covenants tells an international story that is far from finished? And could the reason it feels a bit messy be because it is a story that is still being written? Could it be that we are all a part of its ending?

“We read the Book of Mormon in black and white…we watch the Doctrine and Covenants in technicolor.”

Show Notes

2:09- A Little Messy
4:42- Church History as a Missionary Tool
7:55- Context is Critical
11:44- Beauty in Complexity
16:38- “The Past is a Foreign Country”
19:47- Helpful Resources
22:44- People You Should Meet
28:12- Power of Knowing Church History
32:53- It’s Not Knowing Too Much, It’s Knowing Too Little
34:54- What Does It Mean To You To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	As I prepared to study the Doctrine and Covenants this year, I found myself wishing that someone
0:06.0	would just give me a little refresher. What should I know going into my study? How can I best get the
0:12.0	most out of this year's Come Follow Me? What was going on in the world as these revelations were
0:17.9	being received? Who are people that I should be excited to meet in the Doctrine and Covenants?
0:23.6	Now, I'm well aware that all in is not a Come Follow Me podcast and you didn't come here for this.
0:29.8	So I wanted to make listening to it totally up to you. If you like me, wish you had someone to
0:36.7	just get you a little hyped for this year's study. Stick around for this special bonus episode.
0:43.1	Casey Pog Griffiths is a professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University.
0:48.9	He teaches and researches Latter-day History dealing with controversial and lesser-known
0:54.4	stories among the saints. He holds a master's degree in PhD in education from BYU,
1:00.9	where he is a popular teacher and presenter. He has taught at Education Week, especially for youth
1:06.8	and the Mormon History Association. This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
1:16.8	what does it really mean to be All-In, the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Jones and I am so
1:23.0	excited to have Casey Griffiths with me today. Casey, welcome. Thank you, Morgan. Great to be here.
1:29.6	Well, this is a treat and I have been excited about it, not only because I'm excited to talk to
1:36.0	you, Casey, but I think also because I've been reading and listening to podcasts and watching
1:43.2	videos about the doctrine and covenants and it just kind of got me excited. I think up to that point
1:50.5	before I started, you know, kind of digging in this year, leading up to it, it's kind of,
1:55.5	there's kind of like a, oh, we're done with the Book of Mormon. This is kind of a bummer because
2:00.0	we all love the Book of Mormon so much. And then I think a lot of us, the doctrine and covenants
2:05.4	can fill a little bit daunting, studying the doctrine and covenant. So why do you think that people
2:12.5	might feel a little bit daunted by the task that lies before us this year and come follow me?
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