Episode 42 Sewing nightgowns Stars and galaxies Hunting and fishing Jeremiah 1-3; 7; 16-18; 20 | October 10-16 Lesson 42 “Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee” #OldTestament2022 #comefollowme #comefollowme2022 #realtalkcomefollowme Join hosts Ganel-Lyn Condie and John Fossum as they discuss impactful topics from this week’s Come, Follow Me lesson covering these chapters in the book of Jeremiah. Explore these important themes, topics, and questions: The parable of the talents Cosmic orbits and our divine human + individual placement Quietly waiting and missionary work/ministering How the Come, Follow Me curriculum makes a difference and why we study “Backsliding Israel” – God’s healing vs. forgiving —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invitation: Send a text to someone that has shown up in your DIVINE orbit. —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quotes & Links: Link to Come, Follow Me Through the Old Testament Book: www.seagullbook.com/real-talk-real-life-scripture-journal-old-testament.html Link to Ganel-Lyn’s sweater from Sweet Salt Clothing: www.sweetsaltclothing.com/drop_shoulder_cable_sweater_top_dark-gray.html “Any man or woman who enjoys the Master’s touch is like potter’s clay in his hands. More important than acquiring fame or fortune is being what God wants us to be. Before we came to this earth, we may have been fashioned to do some small good in this life that no one else can do. The Lord said to Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations” If God has a work for those with many talents, I believe he also has an important work for those of us who have few.” [1994–A:4, James E. Faust, Five Loaves and Two Fishes] “A veil covers our memories of our premortal life, but our Father in Heaven knows who we are and what we did before we came here. He has chosen the time and place for each of us to be born so we can learn the lessons we personally need and do the most good with our individual talents and personalities.” (Gospel Principles, Chapter 2 Our Heavenly Father, para. 5) “[Remember] the new star that announced the birth at Bethlehem? It was in its precise orbit long before it so shone. We are likewise placed in human orbits to illuminate. Divine correlation functions not only in the cosmos but on this planet, too. After all, the Book of Mormon plates were not buried in Belgium, only to have Joseph Smith born centuries later in distant Bombay. … God, who oversees the interlacings of galaxies, stars, and worlds, asks us to confess His hand in our personal lives, too!” (2002 October, Neal A. Maxwell, “Encircled in the Arms of His Love”) “No one else is placed exactly as we are in our opportune human orbits.” (2002, April, Neal A. Maxwell, “Consecrate Thy Performance”) —-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Talk is presented by Seagull Book and hosted by Ganel-Lyn Condie and John Fossum.

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