The Scriptures Are Real

Kerry Muhlestein
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Dec 7, 2025 • 1h 5min

S4 E60 Blacks and the Priesthood: an interview with the first missionary of African descenty

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-muhlesteinZelle using the email TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.comChecks can be made personally, or through a DAF toEnlighten Educational Experience or to Edifying Educational Experience 1935 N. 600 E Orem, UT 84097The EIN is 99-3778038 If another method would work better for you, please email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.comYour 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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Nov 30, 2025 • 1h

S4 E59 Saving Lives in this World and the Next: new ways to help the other side of the veil (D&C 137-138)

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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Nov 23, 2025 • 1h 8min

S4 E58 Martyrdom and Mantle (D&C 135-136)

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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Nov 16, 2025 • 1h 13min

S4 E57 Judgement at the End of Times with Dr. Andrew Skinner (D&C 133-134)

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 Andrew Skinner and Kerry analyze what we know and what we don't know about the Last Days. They look into prophetic teachings and the revelation from Joseph Smith. They help us realize how we need to prepare. They also talk about sanctification and justification. They explore how all of this ties into being able to come into the presence of God. 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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Nov 9, 2025 • 53min

S4 E56 The Power that Seals: Husband and Wife in the Order of the Priesthood (D&C 131)

Don't miss your most helpful resource for the Old Testament year! Buy Kerry's new book designed to help you with your Come Follow Me Old Testament study. You can get it at https://www.deseretbook.com/product/P6086915.html orhttps://www.amazon.com/Inspirations-Insights-Testament-Kerry-Muhlestein/dp/1524428604/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P9AYRN34ERDT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6q_kfS1s54oNl4Z4W-DFCDibTEcFK9CXDo8hYXe1iO4DAA7m7jYvtE4gSzjSghvuBlQV903fbaQrS9qj3ZUHRCgCp0EzpRiufwS_JBdm7yDb2H3cso3K7rfPcOeKm5VCvTCuIDWkUpE-9Xx72eWHdsQdewaEV35Q8ell1afD6vG-gzi36ZbF0fDLgEnz5kotb1hUNSlU4VNUk1nA7FA-oYtr7G57Jz7QZeYVRS-dffU.1f5U8x5h4zsVNlP9bLOIQEEhT9Vo-ga-mdEIw0F4doA&dib_tag=se&keywords=kerry+muhlestein&qid=1762621758&sprefix=kerry+muhlestein%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1In this episode Kerry and Phil Allred talk about the order of marriage that all must enter into to receive full exaltation. They talk about how both men and women enter into what is called an order of the priesthood. They talk about what this means in the lives of families and marriages everywhere.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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Nov 2, 2025 • 1h 15min

S4 E55 Saving Humankind: Steven Harper and God's Surprising Plan (D&C 125-128)

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 Steve Harper and Kerry discuss how God kept revealing to Joseph Smith and the Saints more and more about doing work for the dead. They trace that development and what it meant for people personally at the time, and for us today. They delve into the problem most religions have about God's seeming inability to save everyone, and how the revelations of the Restoration solve that problem and present us with a just and all loving God. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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Oct 26, 2025 • 46min

S4 E54 When God's Answers Aren't What You Think: Nauvoo Temple (D&C 124)

Join us for the classroom of a lifetime as Steven Harper and Kerry Muhlestein teach about the New and Everlasting Covenant while on a beautiful cruise. We will visit beautiful places and learn profound truths. https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/In this episode Spencer McBride and Kerry discuss how the saints thought prayers would be answered, and how it was different, and how it became something more beautiful and amazing than they had hoped for. In the bonus material at TSAR.website Kerry goes through the history of the Relief Society and the Nauvoo temple, and some beautiful experiences in the Nauvoo Temple. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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Oct 19, 2025 • 1h 15min

S4 E53 God Where Art Thou? Andrew Skinner on Liberty Jail and Joseph Smith's Powerful Revelation (D&C 121-123)

Join us for an amazing experience as we cruise with Steven Harper to discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant. Steve and Kerry will each lecture, and will lecture together, to teach everyone about the covenant. Sign up at RestorationTravels.com. In this episode Kerry and Dr. Andrew Skinner discuss the background behind the Prophet going to Liberty Jail, and the experiences that drew forth the revelation. They then discuss some of the amazing doctrines that flow from the letter Joseph wrote there. They talk about trials, They explore God's care for us during trials and how God helps us grow. They talk about the sections being a manual of discipleship and leadership.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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Oct 12, 2025 • 53min

S4 E52 Undercover Apostles: Defying Mobs and Fulfilling Prophecies Under the Cover of Night (D&C 115-120)

Watch All In on Blue for your BYU Sports fix! Also, Join us on our Patreon Website (TSAR.website) for tons of extra material. You will love the insights you gain.In this episode Kerry and Kristy Taylor explore the amazing night when the Apostles joined each other in Far West, knowing that many wanted to kill them. Using the point of view of Wilford Woodruff, they look at what happened that night and how it still affects us today.We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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Oct 5, 2025 • 1h 7min

S4 E51 Joseph Smith and Ancient Prophets, Isaiah and the Book of Abraham

Use Beehive Broadcast for all your marketing and social media needs. Email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com to learn about how they can help you.In this episode Kerry talks about how a revelation to Joseph Smith changes the way we understand a crucial Isaiah prophecy. In the next part of the episode Kerry and Stephen Smoot look at the facsimiles and start going through Joseph Smith's explanations and compare it to an Egyptological point of view. They show an amazing amount of congruity. We are grateful for our executive producers, J. Parke, D. Watson, 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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