Come Follow Me (Insights into Ether 1-5, November 9-15) 

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That's gotta be one of the absolute best lessons you've ever done. Man, the spirit was so strong.

I love this lesson. It gave me a different perspective on this part of the story of the Brother of Jared. One of the things that I took away from it is that when we are building our lives (the ships), the Lord gives us instructions. We have a blueprint. When we get to parts that we don't understand, he will guide us. He is the literal giver of life (the holes for air). We like to think that we are steering, but He is truly in control. This requires great faith and humility. Finally, we *could* cross the deep sea of life doing the things he has instructed us--the letter of the law. However, we cannot truly see and have joy until we ask the Lord to touch us and our life. Not only does he give us life, but He is the source of light in our lives--light that dispels fear and brings joy and wisdom to us on our journey. I want to kneel in prayer every day and ask the Lord to stretch forth his hand and touch my life. Touch my heart. Give me light so that I do not travel this journey in darkness. The brother of Jared had great faith. His request was so specific. Touch these rocks. This implies that he understood his nature in relation to God. He must have known that we are created in God's image because he knew God had a physical hand that could reach out and touch the stones. His gospel is build upon a rock. And through that rock we receive light in our lives. This is truly one of my favorite stories in the Book of Mormon that gives me comfort in the trials of life. I just imaging that I'm on that ship with the Jaredites being tossed in the sea, not knowing where we are headed, but knowing that I am in the Lord's hands.

Hello Tyler and Taylor, we want to express our thanks and gratitude for your amazing efforts to teach us the gospel in our homes! You were born to teach! My husband and I are seniors and since COVID-19 we have been so blessed to find you on RU-vid! We’re well taught each Sunday and sometimes during the week! This is no coincidence! The Lord knew we would need you! God bless you in your efforts! Hal and Edna Farrer.

In 2006 my life came to a FULL stop of how my life was and I had to leap onto my NEW life with no safety net. Then came General Conference October 2006 and as I Iistened and read the talks I got the clear impression that Heavenly Father said: little daughter of mine, this is your life now. Do your best going ahead. I HAVE YOUR BACK from now on. So in reallity he said, I take of this part, so you take care of yours. And he has - I had to meet certain people and my life is VERY different from what it was - but it's good in it's own way. Now I have a calling - I know there is more to it, but I see things that will be of benefit to the brothers and sisters around me, so I prepare things to be helpfull to them. What my calling at the end of this period will be I do NOT know. But I prepare the things I feel will be of benefit to others and then He will show me the rest as time goes by.

Loved how you pointed out the 3 ways the Lord answered his prayers-agency, don’t worry, and step by step instructions. I can’t help but think that when we are doing any of these three things, that we are “letting God prevail!” Some of them can be very difficult at times! In my experiences the one that says “don’t worry” because God is going to take care of it, has been the hardest one to allow at times, because we see the problem or pains we are facing head on in the moments we are in them, and even though God says “don’t worry” we have no idea at all what he is going to do and how it will all work out when all we can see in those moments is chaos or pain or fear! But earlier this year when I read an article in the church news about Kelly Laing who spent months at a time on a submarine said this about the brother of Jared: The lord answered “what will ye that I should do that ye may have light in your vessels?” The lord put it back on the brother of Jared!! Laing said. The lord wants us to do that. He’s going to ask us “what would you have me do so you can have light in your life and in your circumstances?” After reading that I immediately remembered the experience that I had last year on Thanksgiving morning, when I was praying with gratitude for everything that I was grateful for. Suddenly in that prayer, something shifted and one thing after another after another started shooting through my mind! I couldn’t pray quick enough to really go in depth with the Lord how grateful I was for each thing, because each thing I felt so much gratitude for, but before I could express it, more and more things just kept flowing through my heart and mind! I was sobbing with so much gratitude! I finally after 45 minutes or so, had to get up and get some tissue to blow my nose and as I layed back down, I realized wow!! Look at how much you have blessed me with!! Basically Everything that I have been praying for throughout my life, has been given to me!! Not to say that it was easy, or happened in the way I would have hoped. I had to take a lot of hard steps! Some that were harder than I hoped for, and some that helped me find the next step i needed to take! But you gave it all to me!! But as I recognized how much He had done for me, I felt this shift of confidence come over me, where I felt like I don’t even have to have faith or ask anymore and wonder! I NOW KNOW that You will bless me with everything I truly desire and want! That somehow, someway, someday You will make it work out! I know that you will give it to me!! I literally felt that I didn’t even have to ask Him anymore for the things I was still hoping for! I knew that He was going to bless me with it!! But there was this shift of recognizing that we really don’t always have to ask the lord for things, that instead all He expects or wants us to do is to just tell Him what we want Him to do, and He will do it!! I have been recognizing lately also that this is very similar to how Christ would pray to Him as well. After blowing my nose, I knew that there were deep desires and things that I was truly hoping for, and wanted to ask for, but since I was only praying with gratitude, and not asking for anything, all the things that I was deeply desiring in my heart I started praying for with gratitude! And instead of asking for this blessing, that I so wanted, instead I was able to say, I know that you will bless me with this desire and this desire and this desire and my prayer went on and on again just sobbing all over because I KNEW!! There was no doubt in my mind!! I knew that the lord was going to give me EVERYTHING that I wanted!! I knew that everything that my heart was truly desiring at that time, was with no doubt what the Lord would want as well! I honestly felt like I no longer had to ask!! Just like the brother of Jared, all I had to do was to tell him what I/MYSELF wanted Him to do , and I knew in those moments of prayer that everything I was asking Him (or actually thanking/trusting/telling Him) for, that He would give to me!! I knew it!! He had helped me realize how much He had already given me, and I knew that He would not stop now!! But instead of asking him, I just had to tell Him what I wanted, and thank him again that I knew He would bless me with it! I wasn’t asking for anything anymore! I had confidence and I knew as confidently as I knew my name and that it was thanksgiving day, I knew that He would bless me with all of those desires that I had in my heart!! Just like the brother of Jared saw the lords hand. Why did he? Because he knew how much the lord had guided and helped him from past experiences, that the lord would touch the rocks! And he literally could see his hand!! Now I didn’t literally see the lords hand, but yet I have “seen” his hand play over and over in my life, so much, that I experienced this shift of no longer feeling like the Lord would not grant unto me the righteous desires of my heart. All I needed to do was tell Him what I want! He is so merciful! So many times miracles have come that now I know the lord is going to bless me! It’s almost like seeing his finger right before me every day!!

The brother of Jared was closer to God and probably a prophet because God would speak to him. I don't think that was any different than today. Everyone knows we have a Prophet today and there has been many times in my life I wished I could go to the prophet and ask him to talk to God concerning me and my life. How awesome it would be if we could get that close to Heavenly Father and be told as little children what we should do or be. Loving this lesson! Thank you!😀❤

Why wasn't I taught this years and years ago? I grew up in the church and had NO idea!!! Thank you, thank you for teaching me about these first 5 chapters! DO NOT EVER STOP THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!!!! I FEEL like I'm learning the gospel for the first time!!!!!!!!!

The steering reminded me of letting God prevail.

Every lesson so far has been a spiritual feast and caused a "new awakening." This one was so meaty and applicable to this very day and moment that it confirmed many spiritual experiences and taught me how to look at present challenges--threw light on how to meet them. Thank you! And thank you to your other followers and their inspiring comments.

thank you so very much for your lessons. I feel like these lessons are one of the compensatory blessings given to us as a tender mercy reserved for us during tedious times. Please don't stop, these lessons make a difference!

Thank you! I just felt missing my Heavenly parents!

Thank you Tyler and Taylor for the brilliant lesson you guys taught so well, about the brother of Jared now I got it, and also Moroni the last one to sealed the plates he got nobody to witness wow! what a beautiful testimony of him his three witnesses the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost so true shall stand as a testimony against the world at the last day so powerful and true. thank you, Tyler for your testimony, well done! love it

Best lesson ever! The symbolism in Ether jumps off the pages, even the ones you didn't write on the board. Thanks for helping me see through the cloud. :)

Thank you for breaking down prayer from the example of the Bro of Jared. I learned so much. It's one of the best lessons on prayer I have ever heard.

Tyler .. such a lesson! Such insights for me into my own life. Thank you ! THANK YOU !! You have no idea how your and Taylor's teachings impact ...

These gospel lessons make everything else in life seem trivial.

About step-by-step instructions and agency, I learned a valuable lesson several years ago. I was in a difficult situation. I was pleading for help. I wasn't getting any answers. I visited my daughter who lived in a different state. I went to Relief Society. The teacher said: "If you are not getting answers to your prayers, change your prayer." I felt like I was hit with a sledge hammer. I went home and I prayed about the situation. I asked Heavenly Father what I should do to get out of the situation. Before the words were completely out of my mouth, I was given exactly what I should do. I could have chosen to ignore the council of the Lord. I chose to follow His advice. I did exactly what I was told to do, which was to quit my job. I did and I was surprised at how quickly the Lord then answered my prayers. I love your lessons every week. They make me think and ponder. I have gained great insights from the two of you! Love to you!

Wow! I have no other words. I just found this video channel, after watching our stake conference last week, via RU-vid Channel. I'm not on any kind of social media, nor do I have the time to sit and watch videos on my laptop, after working on it most days. I'm rather archaic, you either call, text or stop by if you want to talk to me. My kids just recently got me an iPhone so they can FaceTime me (which I love! (FaceTime) Not so much the phone which is smarter than me). I've been a member all my life and never in all my years have I had teachers like y'all. I have learned so much in these last 3 videos I've watched, than in my whole life. You make the words come alive, so I can understand them better! My husband is not a member, and I'm the only active member in my extended family, so it's hard to study on my own. My Sunday's are reading the scriptures and lessons and watching the new 'Come Follow Up' on the BYU Channel and Web Indexing. My Monday FHE has been to do Web Indexing. I now have made your lesson videos my first to watch, (with great anticipation, I will add). I see you talking and looking at me (actually the camera) and you draw me in. Your mannerism and enthusiasm in your teaching is so spellbinding, it reaches down into my soul and fells my spirit that my cup runneth over. Please Don't Stop! May this 'Calling' of yours be long, that I may continue to learn and grow my testimony stronger, as you teach ALL the scriptures in the years to come. God Bless you both for your time and service!

It is delighfull to listen this classes... I dont know how to express how much I enjoy them! Every Monday Im waiting for them! I love the way you both teach! “Step by step”! Thank you!!🙂

The finger of the Lord's surely does touch your humble lessons Tyler and Taylor. Thank you for sharing your gift of teaching. I am going to try to bring the influence of the Lord more deeply into my own work and have faith that he can do for me what he has done for you and so many others. Thank you for your example.

I just loved this session. Jared's brothers faith was awesome and nudged me how's your faith Jan... Thankfully with you guys my studying and my prayers my faith grows daily. Awesome guys ty soo much for doing this for us all.

Ooh...How I love this lesson!!Your explanation about the way God's answers work (and how I recognize myself in it)....Awesome!! Thanks so much!!🌞💖✨🌷

I love you guys & your crew! Thank you so much for continuing to expand our understanding with the Light of Christ & the Spirit of Truth while America, & the world, become darker & the suffering of the saints has begun. Thank you! God be with you & the saints & prophets of the our Savior Jesus Christ.

Taylor and Tyler I can not say enough good about your lessons. You two are awesome teachers. I feel the spirit when you are teaching. After the lesson each week I say out loud WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I understand what you are explaining and it goes right to my heart. I am understanding the Book of Mormon more now than I ever have. You explain so well the LOVE Christ has for us individually. I have felt this now more listening to the two of you each week. I have often told other people they need to watch these lessons you teach. You both through your teaching are literally saving lifes. You both are so down to earth and personal in your teaching. It makes me believe and know that I am capable and just need to keep going and try to do my very best. Thank you so much for all you have done and are doing. Love you both!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come Follow Me was a GodSend from the very beginning. I was teaching in Mexico, did not have a good amount of their language, therefore at church I had no idea of anything said. I loved loved loved seeing the lesson book for Come Follow Me and felt such gratitude. Now I understand.. I also see God prepared us in advance of COVID for home studies. I cry with deep gratitude for a loving Father who sets the stage for us!. Now you two are super wonderful! I love your enthusiasm. It is delightful and thank you for utilizing the blessings God has poured upon you to help me and thousands of others with our studies! May God bless you further as you continue to pour love and understanding into all of us!

Thank you again for helping me see the words and stories of the Book of Mormon in a way I have never before seen! These videos have helped me so much with understanding and direction in these difficult time of pandemic confinement! I just can’t thank you enough for your generous service in teaching these lessons! Thank you!

Brilliant, your ending about the witnesses, the scoll and seal was incredibly helpful. I've never really understood that until you provided the context. Very well done.

This is my favorite part of the Book of Mormon. Thank you so much for your thoughts,lesson and comments about the Brother of Jared. Oh that I could have his faith. Your explanations enlighten my understanding as to why the Lord is silent at times and what I can do to grow. Thank you, I appreciate your your time and efforts

Brother Tyler and Bro Taylor you’re both wonderful teachers! Thank you once again for this lesson you shared with us. God speed!

These lessons are amazing they have enhanced my gospel learning experience significantly especially during the uk lockdown, It brings me great joy learning and listening to you guys and I look forward to every lesson, you are both an inspiration and a blessing Many thanks 🙏

Wow! What a great lesson. So much was said I need to go back and re-listen and reread the chapters. Thank you SO much.

... and isn't it wonderful that the record of the brother of Jared didn't end in Ether 2:14, were the Lord chastened him "because he remembered not to call upon the name of the Lord"? He repents and prays again and is forgiven and only then do we have this miraculous event that happens regarding the stones and seeing not only the finger of the Lord, but the Lord Himself. Such a wonderful lesson of grace and love, that when we repent the Lord is always willing to forgive and to strengthen us. And greater miracles will always follow.

It was as if you knew what I have been going through and described it perfectly without knowing me or any of the details of my life. And yet I still don't know how God wants me to exercise my agency. No on earth seems to have the answers I'm looking for. God has been silent. I trust in Him. I know he loves me. I know He knows the answers. I just don't know how to find the answers. Every path I take, no matter how promising it looked at one point, has led to a dead end. And I've taken every path I know of.

Indeed the hardest answers for me are to not worry about it. I am going through one of those now and it is truly testing my faith and giving me the opportunity to increase that faith. Excellent presentation Tyler, thank you.

You have no idea how much I needed this explanation. Life is hard and even harder when I have to figure it out on my own. But in reality I'm not completely on my own, I have you guys. Thanks

excellent lesson. I'm not good with words and find it hard to find the right words to describe how your lessons affect me and help me to grow in spirit. I can only say - feel my love and gratitude for the work you put into preparing your brilliant lessons. You are an inspiration for me to learn more and do better.

I now look forward to every new upload to study my scriptures with you guys and then teach my family. You 2 are a huge blessing!!

Every week your lessons are better and better and learn so much more of how to apply what I am reading and studying into my own life. I see so clearly how I have been blessed with the lesson your taught me regarding the three issues the Jaredites had in crossing the ocean...light, steering and air to breathe. I have had experience with each...step by step; immediate answers and free agency. Each have been life changing for me and increased my faith in and knowledge of a Loving Heavenly Father and Savior that loves, knows and blesses me and my loved one. Thank you again for your testimonies and amazing teaching abilities.

We absolutely love Tyler and Taylor! You're now part of our weekly "Come follow me" weekly ritual. We read/study the chapters during the week then we watch you guys on Sundays to summarize and overview what we read/studied during the week. You really teach with the spirit and we're grateful to learn from your insights every week. Our 14, 13 and 8 year old kids love you guys. You make BOM studying fun for us all. Keep up the great work guys :)

Beyond words !! So thankful for this !

Thank you so much for another wonderful lesson! I am so grateful to you for challenging my mind and helping me to increase my spirituality as I study the Book of Mormon!

I love the idea that the Jaredite record is a second witness of departure stories like Lehi's family. I never thought of it before; y'all make me think.

Wow! Things that I had never thought of you have opened them for me! Thank you again!

This lesson is fabulous. I love how you made the scriptures alive and the Book of Mormon is the word of God. I am looking forward to climb up my own mountain and experience things using 3 possible answers. God is so loving. Thank you for your hard work in giving a wonderful lesson. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 👌

By far one of my favorite lessons you have prepared and taught!!!!! I learned SO much! I have pondered on new insights that you have introduced to me. Thank you thank you for this golden nugget of knowledge!

I love this soooo much. Thank you both for making the Book of Mormon come alive for me as well as teaching and clarifying things I have never understood before! You are wonderful teachers!❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful artwork with an inspiring and insight filled lesson. Thank you!

You guys are the best, thank you.

Thank you for your answer to my question about hearing Him.

Best scripture study video available! Thank you for this! May God bless you.💙🙏

I really appreciate those perspectives and possible explanations. I can actually better visualize and have a more clear understanding of these chapters now. Thank you both for the weekly lessons!

Thank you, Spiritual teacher thank you

Beautiful lesson Tyler and Taylor! Keep up the good work and hope to hear more from both of you.

Thank you! I love learning from your lessons. Thank you as you teach and make it easier to understand the teachings of the Book of Mormon. I’m grateful you explain it where I understand and I can apply it in my life. I know the Book of Mormon is true and I love your explanations and the videos

Thank you Both We Luv and appreciate you!

I learn so much from your videos. Thank you for the great insight you provide. Please keep making these!

Regarding the commentary in minute 43, about God wanting us to use our free agency and to "work it out in our minds": I absolutely agree. I also know from experience that sometimes I only think God isn't responding when in fact, in hindsight, I see that He was actually "talking" to me but I didn't recognize it. I often don't recognize when I am being spoken to either because I'm too wrapped up in my panic to be able to see or hear anything else, or because I didn't like the answer and therefore believe it was divine inspiration. For me, what I have found to be the case more often than not is that God does talk to me far more often than I realize in the moment. But I'm working on it!

Thank you for providing these lessons. Thank you so much.

The part starting at 41:13 to 44:10 is so great and I feel that I was especially inspired by the spirit. Thank you

Wow!! That was beautiful! Thank you again to both of you 🙏🙏🙏❤️

Thank you! I have shared & listened with others 4 times! I love this lesson!

Thank you Tyler! I appreciate You and Taylor so much!! I absolutely loved this lesson... May our God continue to bless you. Love and blessings from South Africa.

Thank you for pointing out the chiastic structure in Ether...I didn't know that befor listening to your presentation.

I like very much the way you explained our agency. Thank you!

One of the best lessons

Another wonderful lesson. Blessings to you, Tyler & Taylor.

Thank you for teaching this lessons. I have learned soo much. God Bless you both

As always...awesome! Thank you.

Your channel is so uplifting. I appreciate the time you take to share with us your insights. Thank you for adding to my Come Follow Me study.

I love the three categories of every question or request made to the Lord and how you compared it with a baby. That is so very true, sometimes we act like babies crying for something and we want it now, we forget that we are not babies anymore. Other thing I loved is that God knows where we are and how capable we are to become what HE wants us to become, and He stretches us to the next level when we are ready, because He knows all the things, He knows what He is doing He is aware of us all individually. In general awesome insights thank you both!!

It doesn't surprise me that our entrance to the Lord's temples has been limited while we get sorted out. We are definitely separating. It feels challenging & painful, but I'm finding a greater connection to God. My heart is full of joy.

One of your best lessons !

The best Come Follow Me videos out there!!! We watch a couple different ones. Yours is the best. Thank you for not advertising on your program, and for acknowledging God's had in what you are doing. You have great depth of information. Just awesome!

Wonderful! Thank you for this great and enlightening lesson.

Thank you for another excellent lesson. I'm going to re-watch the explanation of answers to prayer, there was so much in it to take in, Again, many thanks.

You gave away the store...but so carefully and appropriately. The mount, the work preparing the holy vessels of the Lord as symbolized by the stones. Reaching the point where, through covenant keeping, they are clothed upon with light from the finger of the Lord. The medieval sealing rings... Thank you. Studying the sacred ogdoad, circle of 8 ties in to the eight barges. Each have the contrite head and the broken heart (male/female aspects) making 16 stones. In the ships of Zion they head to the promised land, arriving in one cycle for the renewal... The New Year Right celebrating a new first day. There, they re-establish their King and are gathered to Christ, the great high priest who is the center of all, making the sacred ennead of 9. You filled in some holes for me today. Again, thank you.

Wow, this is so simple, so sweet, so beautiful

Thank you very much. God gives us agency, faith, and trust in Him, we come up with solution and he can work with us to solve our problem. Get to know and understand Him, Love Him😍👏.

Thank you!!! Again...

Thank you.

Once again a wonderful lesson! Thank you for all you do.

This lesson was so so good. Thank you 🌸🌸

Wow! That was amazing!!

These are awesome videos! The struggle has been real for me with come follow me! I’m a BYU grad and I feel taken back in time to some of my best religion professors. These are so great, I love the short videos too! Please keep up!

Great lesson! Thank you!

An amazing lesson as always. Thank you very much.

Fantastic again. Thanks you for the enlightenment. I´ve learned a lot.

Thank you so much. I learned a lot 💙😇

Thanks 🙏 for wonderful class ❤️❤️😘😘

great teacher.

Thanks for such a great lesson. I learned a lot. 👍🏾

I always have to have a box of tissues at the ready when watching a CFM presentation. Thank you again for the beautiful lesson ❤️

What a powerful message! Here again we are learned amazing witness story about our savior Jesus Christ. These things can not comprehend unless through spirit of the lord. How could I not engrave in my heart such precious message. Jesus Christ want to reveal to for those faithful ones- the marvelous and wonder and his plan..... After this lesson, need go back and read book of Ether again...Oh, my gush. Thanks millions.....

Wonderful

Thank you T&T Brothers for tremendous insights on this Scripture Block Ether 1-5. Having grown up in Utah we learned how Brigham Young called the State of Utah Desert and the significance of the Honey Bee. "When Brigham Young and the Latter-day Saints arrived in Salt Lake Valley in July of 1847, Brigham Young chose the name “Deseret” for their new home, and the beehive as its emblem, symbolizing the kind of cooperative work that would be required to make the desert bloom." Now living here in the Arizona desert, the honey bee is VITAL to our crop growth and so that the desert blossoms as the rose !! Taylor, I loved your amazing explanation of the Egyptian word "Deshret or Desert and the significance of the symbol on the Pharaoh's crown with the squiggly symbol. It NOW has come full circle for me. My wife and I had the opportunity of visiting Egypt and the Cairo area marveling at photos and statuary of the Pharoh's crown. I wondered back then what the significance of the squiggly tail on his crown meant? NOW I KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY to quote Paul Harvey. Thank you my friend, fascinating !!

Great! ☀️

Thanks.

Such a great lesson - thank you for insights I could never have grasped on my own 😊

Xlnt presentation. Thank you ...