As you know, Paul's letters, or the Pauline epistles, are arranged in the New Testament

in descending order of their length, with the exception of the Book of Hebrews.

These 14 letters comprise 173 pages, just about 43% of the entire New Testament.

This week, we will be looking at the small epistle of Paul to the Philippians, and another

even smaller epistle to the Colossians.

And we will be looking at one particular very wonderful thing Paul taught.

I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.

Hello, we're Scott Maureen Proctor, and this is Meridian Magazine's Come Follow Me podcast.

This week's lesson title, I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me, is

especially significant to me so much so, that I have this right on my desk, and I see

it multiple times each day.

I look at it because it really does give me strength, it gives me courage to try hard things.

As we start this lesson, Maureen, I just have to interject one thing that really relates

to the Book of Ephesians from last week.

You know how we try everything possible to raise our children in the ways of the Lord.

We have family home evenings, we take them to church, we have family prayers, we read

our scriptures together, and make the temple a center of our worship.

You know all these things, but I remember a very effective scripture memorization we did

with the children when they were still all home, and most of them very small.

One of the very first scriptures we had them all memorized was from Ephesians, and I bet

all eleven children could still recite this passage to this day.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

...