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Doctrine & Covenants 60-63 Part 1 • Dr. Scott Esplin • June 9-15 • Come Follow Me

June 04, 2025 • Hank Smith & John Bytheway • Season 5 • Episode 24

How can we travel “speedily” without being “in haste?” Dr. Scott Esplin explores what it means to act in faith while addressing the myths surrounding the “destroyer on the water.”

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TIMECODE

00:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Scott Esplin
02:04 What to look forward to in this episode
05:45 Scott Esplin bio
08:32 Dr. Esplin’s Come, See the Place
10:32 Hank on Scott’s doorstep
11:13 Come, Follow Me Manual
14:58 Anxiously Engaged waiting for the Second Coming
16:42 Preach along the way
20:27 Courage to move forward without haste
24:37 Lessons from Jairus
28:50 I’ll be happy when I am resurrected
30:36 Deadlines on happiness and making time
35:54 Should we buy or make a boat?
39:19 “It mattereth not”
42:28 Practicing Zion
44:43 When you don’t receive an answer, show gratitude
46:33 Canoe woes and LDS mythology
49:23 Last Days Apocalyptic
54:04 Church leader test
57:55 Sometimes you need a boat
59:56 Insignificant questions used to teach valuable principles
1:00:39 Sharing the Gospel in Gospel Library
1:04:36 Elder Stevenson and ways to share the gospel
1:07:06 President Nelson and helping others on the Covenant Path
1:10:02 - End of Part I - Dr. Scott Esplin

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