Christ calls us by his name. The significance of Alma returning home at the end and beginning of the next year. The episode also explores themes of faith, repentance, and taking upon oneself the name of Christ. Jason and Nate discuss the symbolic significance of being born again, the process of becoming like Christ, and the powerful message of redemption. They also touch on the historical and cultural contexts within the Book of Mormon, including the implications of the land of kings and the names of places like Melech, Ammonihah, and Aaron.
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 discussions and try to add a little insight and unique perspective. I am your host, Jason Lloyd, here in my studio with our friend and this show’s producer in his studio, Nate Pyfer.
[00:00:33] Speaker B: What’s up, baby boy?
[00:00:35] Speaker A: Dude, it’s good to see you again, Nate.
[00:00:37] Speaker B: It’s good to see you every week, my friend.
[00:00:40] Speaker A: Yeah, I know we say that a lot, but. But, you know, when you’re living on the other side of the world, it really is nice to see you again.
[00:00:48] Speaker B: A friendly connection.
[00:00:50] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:00:51] Speaker B: I’m. I’m totally with you, man. How are things going over there?
[00:00:55] Speaker A: Amazing. They’re going really good.
[00:00:57] Speaker B: Good.
[00:00:58] Speaker A: How are things going over there and the world I left behind?
[00:01:02] Speaker B: Holding it down, dude. Holding it down here in Zion.
[00:01:06] Speaker A: Nice.
[00:01:07] Speaker B: In the promised land.
[00:01:10] Speaker A: It was a good ward.
I’m sad I lost it.
[00:01:15] Speaker B: Well, yeah, it’s been fun, man.
[00:01:18] Speaker A: So anyways, the word out here has been incredible, man. I mean, I guess that’s the church. That’s the wonderful thing. You get plugged in to pull you in like family. It’s just. It’s been amazing.
[00:01:26] Speaker B: So good.
[00:01:27] Speaker A: No, nothing bad to say there.
[00:01:29] Speaker B: Good. Sounds awesome.
Let’s get it. Let’s get into it.
[00:01:34] Speaker A: Let’s do. This is Alma, and we’re going to be going through chapters eight through twelve. And really, this is going to be after he’s taught in Sarahamlet, after he’s taught in the land of Gideon, he’s going to go into the land of Melech and he’s going to go into the land of Ammoniah and run into some pretty severe opposition, and things kind of get nasty and take a turn for the worse. But he meets Amulek in the process. And these are stellar chapters. And I. And I feel like there’s a lot here that we can pick up and learn from this. Before I get too far down the road, though, there is one thing I wanted to bring up. I mean, last week we covered alpha five, and, I mean, I say we covered it. We kind of put it in with. With two different lessons. Right. And we. We did as good as we could, considering what we were doing. I feel like maybe we can just make a quick mention of one thing there. I wish we had touched a tad bit more on. And Alma, chapter five. It’s interesting when it talks about the Lord calling his people.
And this is verse 38. Behold, I say unto you that the good shepherd doth call you. Yea, and in his own name, he doth call you, which is the name of Christ.
[00:02:40] Speaker B: I’m glad you brought that up. We talked about it today in our Sunday school class.
[00:02:45] Speaker A: Yeah.
He says, and if you will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd, to the name by which you are called, then you are not the sheep of the good shepherd. So if you refuse to take upon yourself the name of Christ, and I mean, just t...
