The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast
Welcome to The BOM-BITES Come Follow Me Podcast! Each weekday, we share a short (generally less than 10 minutes) episode to help you "feast upon the words ONE BITE AT A TIME" as you study Come Follow Me as an individual or as a family. If you’d like to see the video that corresponds with each video, check us out on YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram by searching “BOMSocks” or @bomsocks. And while you’re at it, please go check out our amazingly comfortable gospel-themed socks at www.BOMSocks.com. BOM-BITES is a service from BOMSocks and is not an official program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Episodes
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BOM-BITES Episode #1431 - D&C 127 “...deep water is what I am wont to swim in…and I feel, like Paul”
While Joseph is in hiding for a few months, he teaches us some amazing things from D&C 127…the first of which is how to stay positive in the midst of difficult trials. 🙏🏻If you’d like to view the video...
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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8:22
BOM-BITES Episode #1430 - D&C 126 “...take especial care of your family...”
As we are striving to serve faithfully in our church service, we often need to be reminded that our greatest opportunities for service are right in front of us in our own homes.If you’d like to view the video...
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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5:52
BOM-BITES Episode #1429 - D&C 125 “...that they may be prepared for that which is in store for a time to come.”
On the surface, D&C 125 doesn’t appear to be all that impressive, but there is a great little principle found in this short section that can apply to us all in a big way!If you’d like to view the video that goes ...
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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6:27
BOM-BITES Episode #1428 - D&C 124:49 “...but to accept of their offerings.”
D&C 124:49 is for anyone whose missions have been cut short for whatever myriad of reasons that are out there. The Lord loves you and is very mindful of your situation.If you’d like to view the video that goes...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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7:46
BOM-BITES Episode #1427 - D&C 124:12-99 “Behold, verily I say unto my servant (insert your name here)”
One of the coolest scripture study skills is to place your name in the scriptures in place of another individual and see how it sounds. Well, there are 60 people mentioned by name in D&C 124 as Nauvoo is being organized. Did all of...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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8:22
BOM-BITES Episode #1426 - D&C 124:1-4, 7,9 “...make a solemn proclamation of my gospel”
How do you drain the stagnant swamp of social media? You send out a “loud proclamation” and flood the internet with messages of hope and goodness to get those waters moving again! 😀If you’d like to view...
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Season 5
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Episode 208
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7:17
BOM-BITES Episode #1425 - D&C 124:1-2 “...polished with the refinement which is after the similitude of a palace.”
The Lord has the amazing ability to take weak things and build them up to be strong - whether it is a malaria filled swamp or a young inexperienced missionary. 💪🏻If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, c...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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9:25
BOM-BITES Episode #1424 - D&C 123:16-17; D&C 124 (intro) “...let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still.”
What worries and concerns do you think the Saints had in 1839-1840? How do we “cheerfully” get them out of Missouri and into a place of “rest”? 😌If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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0:59
BOM-BITES Episode #1423 - D&C 121:34-46 The Constitution of the Priesthood
D&C 121:34-46 are probably my most marked sections in the D&C. Only 12 verses but man, are they packed! LET me share them with you… 😀If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast,...
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Season 5
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Episode 205
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7:54
BOM-BITES Episode #1422 - D&C 123 “There is much which lieth in futurity…”
D&C 121-122 are so inspiring! The language in D&C 123 is different from any other section of scripture you will read in the D&C, but it can be as inspiring - particularly when you apply them to our situations today....
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Season 5
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Episode 204
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9:06
BOM-BITES Episode #1421 - D&C 121-122 Compensatory Helps for Times of Adversity and Trial
We may not always know why bad things happen to us, but the Lord always provides “compensatory” help to us - in the form of D&C 121-122.Use the link below for a great activity for yourself and your family to apply selected ...
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Season 5
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Episode 203
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6:51
BOM-BITES Episode #1420 - D&C 121-123 (Intro part two) Liberty Jail Intro (part two)
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a masterful talk called “Lessons from Liberty Jail” in 2008. I love his application to all of us and it is a great preparation for your study of D&C 121-122. 😇If you’d like ...
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Season 5
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Episode 202
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11:15
BOM-BITES Episode #1419 - D&C 121-123 (intro part one) Experiences Prior to Liberty Jail
The Liberty Jail sections (D&C 121-123) are sacred territory in my opinion. So much goodness and instruction. It’s also important to understand what got these men here in the extremely tough year of 1838 in an obscure Missour...
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Season 5
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Episode 201
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12:07
BOM-BITES Episode #1418 - D&C 119-120 Tithing: “a standing law unto them forever“
The principle of tithing is such a cool principle. Just another way the Lord is looking for opportunities to bless us. 🙏🏻If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click
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Season 5
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Episode 200
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6:12
BOM-BITES Episode #1417 - D&C 118 “An effectual door shall be opened for them”
What do you do when you’ve been given a commandment and it seems nearly impossible, and even dangerous to fulfill it? You read D&C 118 and watch today’s BOM-BITES episode! 😀If you’d like to view the video that goe...
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Season 5
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Episode 199
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10:30
BOM-BITES Episode #1416 - D&C 117 “His sacrifice shall be more sacred than his increase”
Leaving Kirtland due to persecution would have been so hard to do, particularly if you had a thriving business. The Lord puts all of that into perspective for 3 good men in that situation. If you’d like to v...
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Season 5
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Episode 198
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8:11
BOM-BITES Episode #1415 - D&C 116 “Adam-Ondi-Ahman”
Even though D&C 116 has only ONE verse, Adam-ondi-Ahman is a holy place or worship and the blessings that will come from it will be numerous! 😇If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click
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Season 5
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Episode 197
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6:35
BOM-BITES Episode #1414 - D&C 115 “Arise and Shine forth”
January 16, 2018, NBC News wrote - “Noted heart surgeon Russell Nelson unlikely to transform Mormon church as new president.” Haha, nice work guys! 😂 How blessed we were to have a prophet who was unafraid to “arise and shine forth” ...
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Season 5
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Episode 196
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11:09
BOM-BITES Episode #1413 - D&C 113-114 “My servant David W. Patten“
This week has been an interesting character study on some of the original 12 apostles in this dispensation and how the Lord loved and worked with them. And the story of David W. Patten is a pretty cool one!If you’...
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Season 5
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Episode 195
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8:15
BOM-BITES Episode #1411 - D&C 112 (part two) “If they harden not their hearts…I will heal them”
If soft hearts and “unstiff” necks can bring conversion (D&C 112:13), then hard hearts and stiff necks can bring apostasy. Sadly, some of these early members of the church fell right into that pattern. A good lesson for us to...
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Season 5
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Episode 194
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10:24
BOM-BITES Episode #1410 - D&C 112 (part one) “Be thou humble”
In 1836, it was a great time to be a Saint. The temple had just been built, and things were going really well…which may have been one of the big problems for them.If you’d like to view the video that goes with pod...
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Season 5
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Episode 193
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10:24
BOM-BITES Episode #1409 - D&C 111 “I will order all things for your good”
Can the Lord take our stupid mistakes and turn them around to actually bless our lives? A HUGE message from a short section.If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click
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Season 5
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Episode 192
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8:25
BOM-BITES Episode #1406 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple: “this is not your temple, it is mine”
There is a beautiful, recent example that shows that regardless of who has been the owner, the Kirtland Temple is still a reverent, holy, and sacred place. 🙏🏻If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click...
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Season 5
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Episode 191
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5:57
BOM-BITES Episode #1405 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple: Temples are built “so THAT”
You can learn a lot from a dedicatory prayer. They are given so THAT we can see the purposes of God in why we build these sacred buildings.If you’d like to view the video that goes with podcast, click
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Season 5
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Episode 190
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7:34
BOM-BITES Episode #1404 - D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple Dedication Experiences
If you’ve ever been to a temple dedication, then you know that a unique and special spirit accompanies that experience. The first one in this dispensation was certainly sacred on so many levels from so many that day in 1836. 😇<...
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Season 5
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Episode 189
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6:21