“I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy”

This week, the “Come, Follow Me” program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes us to Jeremiah and Lamentations. Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar James Goldberg and special guest David Whitchurch on the following topics: How Can Lamentations Help Me with My Own Grief? and The Lord Will Bring Israel out of Captivity and Gather Them. Prepare for your own great discussions with the resources below. All content included is free to download and share in any non-commercial setting.

Videos

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Context and History: James Goldberg and David Whitchurch contextualize the Book of Lamentations (01:31)

Footnotes: James Goldberg and Dr. David Whitchurch discuss the feelings that warn us of changes we need to make (01:42)

Proper: James Goldberg and host Ben Lomu talk about the significance of the gathering of Israel (01:17)

Quotes

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Scriptures

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Illustrations

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Meet our Guest: David Whitchurch

Dr. David Whitchurch discusses the habits of scripture study and prayer that have blessed his life (00:28)

Watch Come Follow Up

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