Rodcast 148: Quizzotic

No reason!

0:00 -- Awkward intro
1:37 -- Minutes
4:09 -- Pete and Rhett's card (4/6)
9:20 -- Welfare update
24:42 -- Covid Sunday meetings
41:25 -- Spirits and intelligences
50:48 -- Trumpism astrayness
86:41 -- 147 follow-up

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Rodcast 147: Covid Whining Edition!

Hey it's Covid season and we're all gonna die so how about another Rodcast!

0:00 -- Awkward intro
1:12 -- Minutes
2:56 -- Pete and Rhett's card (2/6)
11:06 -- List of topics
12:46 -- Thee, thine thing
22:47 -- Logo
28:09 -- Church name
37:21 -- Brother sister thing
43:05 -- The new Sunday thing
1.04:35 -- Virtual meetings
1.14:47 -- Handshakes
1.21:07 -- Sacrament handling
1.28:00 -- Goin' back predictions, org complaints
1.37:17 -- Trek canceled, EFY canceled
1.43:13 -- Mission PTSD
1.48:50 -- Wrappin' up

We mentioned this book.

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Rodcast 146: 188 Semi-accurate Predictions

It's been another two years, so it's time to come back. Time for General Conference predictions!

0:00 -- Awkward intro
3:07 -- Minutes
6:27 -- Pete and Rhett's card (5/6)
12:23 -- General Conference predictions
112:06 -- Rhett's Twitter announcement and new environs

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Rodcast 145: Emeritus

Heeeeeeeey.

Sometimes faithful latter-day saints spend two years away from the world.

Anyway, we adjourned over Google Hangouts to yack on like old times. It's been a long lonely lonely time so expect more meandering than usual.

0:00 -- Intro and apologies and aloha awkwardness
6:50 -- Pete and Rhett's card (3/6)
11:45 -- Sunday school (Alexis teaching and some random stuff from the beginning of Alma)
33:50 -- Rhett's Twitter announcement
47:45 -- Off-topic transcribing topic
58:24 -- Pete's topic (ward weirdness)
1.26:46 -- Rhett speed round of topics
1.41:42 -- Jon's quick ward experience

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Rodcast 144: Laaaaaate

The below times may be off just a bit because of the into that says what I'm about to say anyway. We actually recorded this a month and a bit ago. It's been stuck on my broken computer, but I took the file off and am now posting it from my old, but not broken, computer. The stuff we talk about is old news, but maybe it'll be a fun listen.

0:00 -- Yakking about doing Rodcast longer than we thought we would
3:30 -- Minutes
5:32 -- Jon's card (2/6)
13:04 -- Sunday school (more King David and psalms and stuff
46:00 -- Listener comments
50:43 -- Jon still likes white shirts
53:34 -- Ghosts

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Next Rodcast: Something!

Rodcast 143: Exes, Definitions, Adultery, Pride, Twitter and Kisses

(or in other words, everything but patriotism)

Happy ID4.

Click here for the Malcolm Gladwell David and Goliath Ted Talk

Click here for "What Do Kisses Mean?"

0:00 -- Skype talk and sacrament drones
3:00 -- Minutes
4:30 -- Rhett's card (2/6)
16:30 -- Church news (excommunication happenings)
40:33 -- Defining the commandments
54:40 -- OT culture question along with Lesson 22: "The Lord Looketh on the Heart," Lesson 21: God will Honor Those who Honor Him, Lesson 24: "Create in Me a Clean Heart," but NOT Lesson 23: "The Lord Be Between Thee and Me For Ever"
88:57 -- Rhett's last question (pride in self overshadowing spiritual story)
97:12 -- Who's on Twitter?
101:21 -- "What do kisses mean?" autocorrect
103:03 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Ghosts!

Rodcast 142: Prophetess

0:00 -- Minutes
3:34 -- Pete's card (0/6)
10:48 -- Ward news
21:06 -- 48HFP report
31:29 -- Lesson 16: "I Cannot Go Beyond the Word of the Lord"
37:09 -- Lesson 17: "Beware Lest Thou Forget"
41:10 -- Lesson 18: "Be Strong and of a Good Courage"
44:45 -- Lesson 19: The Reign of the Judges
60:06 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Ghosts or something else that I can't remember

Rodcast 141: Esau the Light

0:00 -- Minutes
1:23 -- Jon's card (4/6)
8:09 -- Shawn joins, engagement announcement
9:58 -- Pete's Monument Park Ward announcement
14:55 -- Lesson 10: Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant
36:54 -- Lesson 11: "How Can I Do This Great Wickedness?," Lesson 12: Fruitful in the Land of My Affliction"
46:39 -- Lesson 13: Bondage, Passover, and Exodus, Lesson 14: "Ye Shall Be a Peculiar Treasure unto Me," Lesson 15: "Look to God and Live"
59:46 -- Joseph Fielding Smith Chapter 8: The Church and Kingdom of God
69:10 -- Listener comments
79:48 -- Next topic conversation

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Next Rodcast: G-g-g-ghosts!

Rodcast 140: 184th Annual

Alrighty, this is not timely. We recorded a couple of days after conference, but technical and user issues prevented the posting until now. You can see by the minutes that the vast majority is just chatting about the recent General Conference. Rhett joined by Skype along with a live version of Pete's traveling nephew, Kirk.

0:00 -- Kirk's intro
2:27 -- Minutes
4:33 -- Kirk's card (3/6)
14:53 -- Conference talk
91:28 -- Pete's sustaining story, Monson's security/health guy
97:38 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Food storage!

Rodcast 139: Outta Sight

0:00 -- Minutes and announcements
5:51 -- Pete's card (3.25/6)
12:12 -- Shawn joins
15:00 -- Jon's good report of Son of God
31:38 -- Lent report
38:03 -- Sunday school (Lesson 8: Living Righteously in a Wicked World, Pete's Word of Wisdom/chastity general/direct tangent, Lesson 9: "God Will Provide Himself a Lamb")
62:36 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Food storage!

Rodcast 138: The M-word

So it took a couple of weeks to post this one. Relax! What is it, the end of the world or something?

0:00 -- Additional audio explanation
1:46 -- Minutes
4:38 -- Jon's card (2.5/6)
12:43 -- Sunday school (Lesson 5: "If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted," Lesson 6: "Noah... Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House" (with a huge tangent about sacrament meeting), Lesson 7: The Abrahamic Covenant) also Rhett's weird deacon's quorum story
70:33 -- Listener comments
86:55 -- The M-word (it's not what you think)

Link to Rhett's ill-advised lesson video.

Link to the "M-word" video (and yeah, I would say it's more about "P" than "M," but it's hardly a stretch to add the "M" into the mix).

Link to the Happy Birthday Jon puzzle thingie.

Link to the Frozen gay grandmother thing.

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Next week: Food storage!

Maybe!

Rodcast 137: Falling Slowly

Just in time for the Super Bowl.

Apologies in advance if you hate long things, but I think this one had even funner conversations than usual. The miracle of Skype allowed a better connection with Rhett and the bulk of discussion centered around some of the really far out Sunday school stuff from the Pre-mortal life, Creation and Fall. The result is a merry Mexican standoff of circular logic, disagreements and switched loyalties.

Quick note from Jon: While we were talking about lesson 2, I mentioned that we'd speak more of foreordination "two lessons from now." I meant to ask if Adam and Eve were foreordained to transgress, but I think I neglected to. Does this idea lend credence to what Rhett joked about in Judas being foreordained to betray Christ?

Here is that link from By Common Consent going of the Sunday school lesson on The Fall.

Here is the link about tithing that Rhett was talking about.

Click this link to find out what kind of Mormon you are (I got "Idaho Mormon" so it's probably not the most accurate quiz).

Minutes:

0:00 -- Audio explanation
1:17 -- Minutes
2:25 -- Rhett's take on legal marriage stuff
5:22 -- Rhett's card (2/6)
12:43 -- Sunday school (Lesson 1: "This Is My Work and My Glory," Lesson 2: "Thou Wast Chosen Before Thou Wast Born," Lesson 3: The Creation, Lesson 4: "Because of My Transgression My Eyes Are Opened")
64:27 -- Tools and annotations
70:17 -- New new temple videos, etc.
73:31 -- Rhett's good report on his and the wife's talk
77:13 -- Rhett's controversial stance on tithing
84:38 -- Polls
92:43 -- The decision to not do second topic this time around
92:50 -- Rhett's 49ers story
100:10 -- Listener comments

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Next Rodcast: Food storage (maybe)!

Rodcast 136: Resolution Solution

Sorry about the lengthiness of this one. Not only did we have a new guy, but the exhaustion from the holidays seems to have had a blathering effect rather than a shut-uppy one.

0:00 -- New guy
12:40 -- Minutes
17:44 -- Pete's card (2/6)
26:06 -- Sunday school (Lesson 45: "The Family Is Ordained of God," Lesson 46: "Zion -- The Pure in Heart")
61:13 -- Listener comments
82:34 -- Christmas (losing its religion)
91:49 -- Resolutions

One more thing about Christmas. Isn't it weird that the Church uses Christmas as a reason to NOT go to church? Don't feel pressure to be all religious at Christmastime when your own religion doesn't seem to.

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Next Rodcast: Food storage maybe!

Rodcast 135: Cards

0:00 -- Miley minutes

5:04 -- Jon's card (1/6) 

11:41 -- Sunday school (Lesson 42: Continuing Revlelation to Latter-day Prophets, Lesson 43: "Take upon You My Whole Armor," Lesson 44: Being Good Citizens)

30:00 -- Polls 

31:15 -- Listener comments

43:12 -- Cards

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Next Rodcast: Food storage or maybe Christmas or something!

Rodcast 134: Jahr

For an unknown reason, a few seconds of the trivia section didn't record. This is weird because usually the recording stops completely instead of just not recording a little. Hopefully such a thing doesn't happen again.

0:00 -- Minutes
2:12 -- Pete's card (2/6)
9:03 -- Sunday school (Lesson 41: "Every Member a Missionary"), Priesthood (Chapter 22: Doing Good to Others (karma question))
26:00 -- Comments
36:26 -- Temple waiting period after civil marriage
52:37 -- Pete's terrible shame

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Next Rodcast: Face cards!

Hey, here is a link to that blog regarding that BYU girl who was called out for alleged immodesty.

Hey, also I mentioned a while back that I helped crew Scott Hanna's school assignment where he made a documentary about General Conference protesters. His video can be found here.

"Wrecking Ball" lyrics:

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jumped never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell.
A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

Rodcast 133: Lustrous

Here's a link to that article we referenced for second topic.

0:00 -- Opening B.S.
6:35 -- Minutes
7:50 -- Jon's card (1-1/2/6),
16:37 -- Pete's lesson, Sunday school (Lesson 37: "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet," Lesson 38: "In Mine Own Way," Lesson 39: "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers")
40:49 -- Listener comments
44:19 -- Lust PDF
57:30 -- Plans for next time and goodbyes

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Next Rodcast: One-year civil marriage waiting periods!

Rodcast 132: 183rd Semiannual

I'll be honest. We've done better conference Rodcasts. Next year I swear I'll pay better attention. Also, we said we'd hit the Priesthood Session, but I never found my notes. Alas. Anyway, Rhett phoned it in again.

0:00 -- New baby
8:07 -- Pete's card (1/6)
15:04 -- Minutes
16:34 -- Listener comments
24:49 -- Conference report
81:47 -- Side topics (City Weekly story, temple video)

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Next Rodcast: Not sure!

Rodcast 131: Heresitical

Rhett came in for a cameo again. As a result of general chattiness, some poorly-timed questions and Rhett's need to rant, we didn't even get to second topic. Surely the mail will be flooding in though.

0:00 -- Minutes
3:55 -- Breaking Bad discussion
7:25 -- Rhett's card (1/6)
14:05 -- Sunday school (Lesson 32: "To Seal the Testimony," Lesson 33: President Brigham Young Leads the Saints), Rhett's rants
61:29 -- Listener comments

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Next week: Dangerous women! Maybe! Or maybe face cards!

Rodcast 130: One Tree Hill

Listen if you dare! What is the sound of one man talking? Music. To my ears anyway. I'm a big fan of myself though. Remember to send in lots and lots of corrections.

0:00 -- Minutes
2:53 -- Pete's card (Jon's card (3/6 (really 5/6)))
6:18 -- Sunday school (Lesson 29: Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois; Lesson 30: "The Prisoners Shall Go Free")
22:52 -- Polls
24:15 -- Listener comments
41:23 -- Environmentalism

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Next Rodcast: Face cards!

Rodcast 129: Why

0:00 -- Hellos, B.S. and minutes
9:15 -- Rhett's card (1/6)
14:10 -- Sunday school (Lesson 26: "Go Ye into All the world, and Preach My Gospel, Lesson 27: "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried, Even as Abraham"), priesthood lesson (4th Sunday conference talk)
34:40 -- Polls
38:45 -- Listener comments
51:34 -- Should BYU still be subsidized?
94:50 -- Brethren Facebook rankings

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Next week: Environmentalism!