Captain Moroni!
In this episode of the Weekly Deep Dive podcast, hosts Jason Lloyd and Nate Pyfer delve into Alma 42-55, exploring the intense narrative surrounding Captain Moroni, the Nephite wars, and the profound spiritual and political lessons found within these chapters. They discuss the youthful fervor of Captain Moroni, his proactive military strategies, and the importance of maintaining spiritual and moral high ground in both ancient and modern contexts. The episode also highlights the diplomatic exchange between Moroni and Pahoran, showcasing the balance between righteous indignation and patient leadership. Additionally, Jason and Nate reflect on how these ancient stories resonate with the challenges faced by individuals today, emphasizing the need for personal accountability, resilience, and the value of enduring life’s struggles.
Transcript:
[00:00:15] Speaker A: Welcome to the weekly Deep Dive podcast on the add on Education network, a podcast where we take a look at the weekly come follow me discussion and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd, here in the studio with our friend and this show’s producer, Nate the tired Pyfer.
[00:00:32] Speaker B: Hello.
[00:00:33] Speaker A: You had quite the drive home last night, dude.
[00:00:36] Speaker B: We were driving safely home. We get up in the Sierra Nevadas, get right past truckee on I 80, and the craziest thing happens. We see cars, maybe only, like, ten cars ahead of us just stop, and both lanes of traffic just stop, and we’re like, oh, that’s weird. I wonder if, like, something fell off somebody’s car or whatever. But then we’re, like, waiting, and then the next thing we see is just, like, dark, black smoke coming up. We’re like, uh oh. A car is on fire.
[00:01:05] Speaker A: Not a good sign.
[00:01:05] Speaker B: Next thing we see is trees and everything, like, on the side of the road right next to us on fire. And then fire is just spreading up the side of a mountain, like, around this house. Police cars are trying to get in. Whatever. A car got in a wreck, started on fire, lit the entire side of a mountain on fire. And I don’t know. I hope they saved the house. But we sat there for about 2 hours, hour and a half, 2 hours, just waiting for them to get it far enough away from the road that cars could at least pass.
So that was my day yesterday. So we got home at 530 this morning. So, anyways, if I sound a little tired today, we had an adventure yesterday, and happy anniversary. Thanks, buddy. 19 years.
[00:01:46] Speaker A: 19 years.
[00:01:48] Speaker B: 19 blissful years. 19 blissful years. Man. Marriage is the easiest thing in the entire world, dude. Not a day of it is ever hard.
[00:01:55] Speaker A: It’s like walking on clouds every day, basically.
[00:01:58] Speaker B: 19 years of only walking on clouds and never having any disagreements on anything ever. In sunshine. That’s it.
[00:02:05] Speaker A: How can there not be sun sign? You’re walking on the clouds.
[00:02:07] Speaker B: I know. All day, every day. Turn your mic up just a little bit.
There you go. There you go. Yeah, now. There we go. What are we talking about today, man?
[00:02:18] Speaker A: So we. We’ve got Alma 42, I think, through 55.
[00:02:24] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:02:24] Speaker A: It’s hard when. When they. When they look at it and you’re. You’re breaking this down. Like, you got three chapters this week and four chapters this week, and. And then you all suddenly have, like, the rest of the book of Alma. It just feels like a lot got thrown at us, and it’s not a lot.
It’s not just that it’s a lot, it’s that it’s Captain Moroni a lot.
[00:02:45] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:02:45] Speaker A: And you can’t help but feel it, you know, when you start reading and man, where is it? Alma 42.
It’s whe...
