The Scriptures Are Real

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2021/12/15
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2026/02/01
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61 min.
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The Scriptures Are Real (TSAR) with Kerry Muhlestein is a podcast where we look at elements of the scriptures that have become real to us. We interview both experts (people with language, archaeological, historical backgrounds, etc.), and lay folks, and explore times when the scriptures became real to them. This is done from the viewpoint of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe that there is real power in the scriptures and that as they become more real we can better apply them to our lives and draw more power from them. If you listen to this podcast you will learn all kinds of interesting background information that will help you understand and learn more from the scriptures. We believe it will allow you to add real power to your life. My gratitude to my co-host Lamar Newmeyer. Also to my friend Rich Nicholls, who composed the introductory music.

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S5 E10 Becoming Zion: why not you right now? (Moses 7)
2026/02/01
We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this week’s episode Kerry discusses Enoch’s preaching, anlife in the time of Enoch, the giants in the land, and other things about Enoch’s sermon. He and others discuss why the Book of Moses has so much more about Christ in it than the Old Testament, and how we should benefit from that. Kerry helps define Zion and what those definitions have to do with us. Then he and Phillip Allred explore Enoch’s experience in building Zion and what that means for us and how we should be becoming a Zion person, people and Church today. Kerry then delves into what we can learn about the nature of God and His Son through Enoch’s experience with Jehovah, and how that helps us understand what God is doing for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E9 Enoch, Adam, Christ and Becoming Children of God ( week 4; Moses 6)
2026/01/25
Speaking of Covenants (as we do this week), to get really in depth learning about the covenant, join Steven Harper and myself on a cruise where we discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant in a series of ten lectures/discussions/workshops. This will be fantastic! Plus we dock at Cozumel, Roatan, Costa Maya, and more! Learn more at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/. In this episode Mike Goodman and Kerry discuss Enoch's fears about accepting his calling, and how God worked with those fears, and how Enoch became a mighty servant as a result. Then Kerry discusses one of his favorite portions of scripture as he delves into God's teachings to Adam about the Fall, death, rebirth, Christ and how we can truly become His children in a different way than how we are all His children. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E8 The Fall, God's Garments, Learning from Eve about Teaching Families (Gen 3-4 Episode 2)
2026/01/18
Doctrinal Class on the Fall with Kerry Muhlestein is at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU. Join us there! You will support the podcast and will get so much amazing content! Don't miss out on this chance to get great classes! In this episode Kerry and Mark Matthews discuss doctrinal elements of the Fall. Then Kerry and Karen Hepworth talk about God covering Eve and Adam with skins and what that has to do with us and the holy garments. Then Kerry and Phil Allred talk about Eve and Adam's family and what we can learn about that for our family. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E7 The Fall with Brad Wilcox, Symbolism, Preachers of Righteousness, Your Family and You (Gen 3-4)
2026/01/18
Doctrinal Class on the Fall with Kerry Muhlestein is at https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU. Join us there! You will support the podcast and will get so much amazing content! Don't miss out on this chance to get great classes! In this episode Kerry and Brad discuss the doctrine of the Fall and what it means to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then Kerry teaches about Eve, Adam and how they taught their family, and Satan's interactions with Cain and the beginning of Secret Combinations and what that means in our day. He also talks about the Preachers of Righteousness and the Patriarchal Order and what that means for marriages and families in our day and the notion of full and equal partnership in marriages. Then you can be part of a roundtable discussion on symbols and how we can better understand them to get more out of our Old Testament study. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E6 God, Light, Darkness, Chaos, Forms, and Voidness Explained (week 3 part 2)
2026/01/11
We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this weeks episode Kerry examines in detail the first part of the text of Genesis 1. He particularly explores the symbolism behind the words used for creation and shows how the order of creation makes sense, fixes the problems on non-creation and chaos, and accomplishes God's purposes. He will help you make sense of terms and symbols that may have eluded you before. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E5 The Great God of Creation, with Brad Wilcox and others (week 3 part 1)
2026/01/11
We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son. In this weeks episode Kerry visits with Brad Wilcox and Mike Goodman and Mark Matthews about elements of the creation story that edify us when properly understood. He also talks about the term Help Meet and what it really means. You will be amazed at the power in the term when you understand it correctly. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E4 The Power of the Book of Abraham (Moses 1, Abraham 3)
2026/01/04
We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will help you understand Abraham Three, a chapter that is so rich and powerful and so seldom understood. In this special episode, in a joint podcast broadcast with the Be Faithful Podcast, Kerry is interviewed by Lauren Rose about the Book of Abraham. Because we cover part of the Book of Abraham this week, we are including this episode for you. We discuss what some people worry about regarding the Book of Abraham, but also they cover the evidences for and the pure power of the Book of Abraham. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E3 You as God's Work and Glory (Moses 1 and Abraham 3)
2026/01/04
We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will help you understand Abraham Three, a chapter that is so rich and powerful and so seldom understood. In this weeks episode Kerry visits with Mike Goodman about the power that is in Moses 1. He also spends time teaching on his own about how this is Moses' endowment, and what we can learn from his encounter with Satan and about what God teaches about their relationship. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E2 The Old Testament and Relationships with God and Family (week 1, episode 2)
2025/12/28
To learn more about the covenant, consider joining us on a cruise where Steven Harper and Kerry Muhlestein will lecture and have discussions about the Abrahamic, or New and Everlasting Covenant. Also see fantastic Mayan ruins and other amazing things at beautiful ports. Go to https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ to join us. In this joint broadcast Kerry lectures for the a podcast that focuses on relationships (Thriving LDS Singles). He and his hosts, Dr. Kim Cobler and Kay Bayley teach us about how the Old Testament focuses on relationships. They discuss what it can teach us about our relationships with God and how that shapes our lives and brings joy. They also discuss the strong Old Testament focus on family relationships and how they can be messy and that mess can be edifying. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S5 E1 How to Study the Old Testament with Kerry Muhlestein
2025/12/28
To get extra materials and content, join us at our Patreon website (https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU). It supports the podcast and gives you a lot more help in your Come Follow Me Old Testament study! In this joint broadcast Kerry lectures for the FAIR foundation about how to get more out of your Old Testament study. He talks about mental lenses we should put on when studying, and some we should take off. He especially emphasizes looking at the whole story, looking at symbols, and looking at the covenant. He prepares his audience to get more out of everything they do this year. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S4 E62 Knowing Christ When He Comes (Christmas Episode)
2025/12/21
For Christmas, let us help you give! Give a subscription to the content on our Patreon Channel (TSAR.website). Or give my book, Inspirations and Insights from the Old Testament, to help with weekly Come Follow Me Reading. Or give a cruise with me and Steve Harper talking about the New and Everlasting Covenant. Or give all three! Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlestein Zelle using the email [email protected] Checks can be made personally, or through a DAF to Enlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097 The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at [email protected] Your donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you! In this episode Kerry discusses what it means to find Christ in the Old Testament, and how our unique knowledge of Christ as Jehovah allows us to learn more. Then he and Andrew Skinner and Joshua Matson engage in a roundtable talking about how they learn more about Christ in the Old Testament. Finally Kerry talks about prophecies of Christ that were fulfilled in His birth and ministry, and especially how understanding about the term Messiah, or anointed one, help us understand who Christ is and what He did and will do for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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s4 E61 Family is Forever: the divine power behind the doctrine of the family with Jenet Erickson (Family Proclamation)
2025/12/14
Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlestein Zelle using the email [email protected] Checks can be made personally, or through a DAF to Enlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097 T he EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at [email protected] Your donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you! In this episode Kerry and Jenet Erickson discuss the powerful doctrine of the family and look at how scholarship both backs up that doctrine and how it can help us figure out how to apply it in our lives. Jenet helps us see the power of parental, marital, and sibling relationships. Together they help us see the hope for strong families and for how Christ makes up the difference in struggling families. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S4 E60 Blacks and the Priesthood: an interview with the first missionary of African descent
2025/12/07
Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. We make no money from this, we just do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much. How to pay: Venmo @julianne-muhlestein Zelle using the email [email protected] Checks can be made personally, or through a DAF to Enlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097 The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at [email protected] Your donation is tax deductible and will make a huge difference in allowing us to continue and spread our work. Thank you! In this episode Kerry interviews Marcus Martins, who was the first missionary for the Church of African descent and whose father was the first General Authority of African descent. Marcus outlines how they came into the gospel and why they stayed when they could not participate in all ordinances and when people said hurtful things. His testimony and explanation are real, and are powerful Don't miss this! We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S4 E59 Saving Lives in this World and the Next: new ways to help the other side of the veil (D&C 137-138)
2025/11/30
Please help us! For Giving Tuesday and the giving season, please consider helping us keep the podcast going. Any amount helps! Give just a little to keep us going. Go to OutoftheDust.org to see how to donate. We do this for you as we do it with you! Thank you so much! In this episode Kerry and Dr. Joseph Price discuss the background of Sections 137 and 138. They talk about the amazing power of God's supernal plan for saving all His children. The unique love of God that is recognizable only in LDS thought is put on full display. Dr. Joseph Price shares his incredible efforts to help as many people as possible do as much as is possible for those on the other side. He reveals his absolutely mind boggling goal for how many people he wants to help on the other side. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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S4 E58 Martyrdom and Mantle (D&C 135-136)
2025/11/23
Join Steve Harper and Kerry for the cruise of a lifetime! They will lecture on the covenant in all dispensations and what it has to do with you. Together we will go to Mayan ruins and fantastic snorkeling and beaches, sailing out of Miami. Go to RestorationTravels.com and look for the cruise on the covenant. In this episode Kerry and Brett Dowdle talk about the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and the beautiful section that describes his miraculous ministry. They then talk about the succession to Brigham Young. They discuss Brigham Young and his preparation and the keys and the Quorum of the Twelve. They discuss what Arthur Haycock, Brett's grandfather, can tell us about succession from his journals. This carries over into understanding the succession we have just witnessed and the blessings that we have in a modern prophet. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, D. Van Blerkom, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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4.8 out of 5
504 reviews
The True Stella 2026/01/27
Really Helpful!
This podcast has helped me better understand the Old Testament, improving my Come Follow Me study. I love learning more of the historic and linguistic...
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Jogging Jan 2025/04/22
Easter
Thank you so much for your great Easter week podcast! They were absolutely beautiful!
SEEKINtheBEST 2025/03/18
Insightful and Centered
Thanks for the great podcast. I do have one feedback comment. I do not understand the beetle picture. This picture kept me from listening to this po...
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OShawnessy 2025/03/08
Awesome insight
I am not an expert in the scriptures at all. Kerry and his guests do an amazing job of making the scriptures and history come alive. They at once go d...
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nikoraariki 2024/12/10
Thankful for the extra learning.
Truly am gratful for the knowledge gained throughout these sessions. Helped me understand more about the history of the church and scripture understan...
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Nate G M 2024/11/01
Favorite Gospel Podcast?
Obviously, everyone is unique and they are all good but I really appreciate the gospel insights from this one.
themom1982 2024/09/27
Excellent!
How fortunate I feel for the plethora of wonderful, faithful scholars sharing insight and knowledge on these podcasts. Dr. Kerry is definitely one of ...
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Relief society pres. 2024/09/17
Love this podcast
I love listening to Kerry and his guests discuss the scriptures and they really are becoming more real for me! Thank you Kerry!!
MahotaRose 2024/06/06
You do make the Scriptures come alive
Thank you for this podcast. It starts my week of study off. Monday morning walk preps me for what I’m going to read and study for the rest of the week...
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argsocks 2024/04/17
Excellent
A great podcast that enriches my scripture study.
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