Hello my friends, my friends, welcome to another episode of follow him. My name's

Hank Smith. I'm your host. I'm here with my full of Joy co-host. John by the way,'re also here with our incredible guest Dr. Matt

Townsend. John these chapters of the Book of Mormon 3rd Neify 17 1819 if you were going to ask someone hey what's your favorite chapter in the book of Mormon this frequently comes up

What's on your mind as we enter these chapters starting in 17 we get the feeling that must have been there we get a sense of what an

amazingly emotional beautiful experience this must have been a joyful you might even say full of joy

experiences might have been it's fun to see it it wasn't just okay here's some

doctrines it was all of, but it was a beautiful emotional experience as well.

In these chapters, I love to see how the Savior is focusing on them and reading them, really wanting to emotionally connect with them.

This is a feeling few chapters.

John, like I said, we have our friend back, Dr. Matt Townsend.

He's been with us before.

Matt, I know these chapters are special to you.

Tell me what we're going to do today.

These are my very favorite and part of it is because I'm not a

scriptorian I'm not a scholar or not an academic of religion I'm a relationship guy. I'm a human development guy. This to me is the

master class of communing with Jehovah. This is the master class of ministering. This is truly what I think

Celestial life and living is like. Can you imagine how excited the Savior was to get here?

To get to this space with these people that he loves so much

and get them baptized in teaching in the order of prayer

and being with him and touching them and holding their kids.

This is the quintessential true religion.

Religion in action.

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