My newest post on CFM

https://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2019/12/come-follow-me-1-3-john-jude.html

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I have really been enjoying the Scripture Plus app, which adds videos, graphs and all kinds of explanatory background to the Book of Mormon.

This app is brought to you by the same people who do the Book of Mormon Central videos, which I have been enjoying for several years. The videos are tied into the app, so you can read the scriptures and then do further study.

One of the things I have found in the Come Follow Me program is that my children who are still at home (ages nine to 14) really enjoy understanding the context of the scriptures. Believe it or not, my kids will discuss the scriptures for more than an hour if we can talk about the history involved and other details, other than just reading the scriptures. And the Scripture Plus app helps you do that.

So check it out here.

My blog post on CFM 1 & 2 Peter

https://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2019/11/come-follow-me-1-2-peter.html

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My newest blog post for CFM

http://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2019/11/come-follow-me-james.html

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A few weeks ago an individual e-mailed me, excited to share new survey results regarding what people say they would do if faced with $100K in debts. The survey suggested people were inclined to be self-reliant, with women more likely than men to shoulder the burden responsibly. I looked at the link my correspondent had shared, as well as M* post that had inspired them to seek me out. But there was a problem.

Only 4% admitting they would tap parental help. But census results suggest ~23% of individuals aged 24-36 live with their mother, nearly double the percentage of adult children in this age range who lived with their mother in 2005. While surveys can be useful:

What people say they would do in a hypothetical situation is not the same as what they actually do in real situations When facts do not agree with assertion, facts should be preferred.