Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religious educator Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken. ___________ Hello my friends, I’m Jared Halverson and this is Unshaken. I’ve spent my life studying the scriptures, my professional career teaching them, and my education at a Bible-belt divinity school exploring ways they have been used and abused, attacked and defended. And I’d like to share with you some of the things I’ve learned. In March of 2020 I created a YouTube channel called Unshaken, and six months later we hit our one millionth view, as people around the world are eagerly pursuing an unshaken faith in God by immersing themselves in His word. More and more viewers have been asking for an audio-only version of the lessons on Unshaken, and this podcast is my attempt to meet those needs. What it lacks in the visuals shown on YouTube, or the polished sound of a podcast-only production, it hopefully makes up for in its accessibility to the drivers, joggers, and multi-taskers out there who want to study their scriptures “on the go.” To you, welcome to our verse-by-verse, Come Follow Me study of the scriptures. I pray that it helps your faith in Christ become unshaken. __________ Disclaimer: The content of these podcasts is the sole responsibility of their creator and does not reflect the official position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Church Educational System.

  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    D&C 2; JS-Hist. 1:27-65 - Turning Hearts

    An in-depth study of the visitation of the angel Moroni to the young Joseph Smith, as found in Joseph Smith-History 1:1-26.

    0:00 Introduction

    3:09 Teenagers

    24:34 The Three Shelves

    31:32 Joseph Smith's Reputation

    38:13 Planting Priesthood Promises

    54:30 Prophecies Fulfilled

    1:02:06 Responding to Revelation

    1:15:34 Protecting the Plates

    1:24:45 One-Liners

    Transcript of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/164OqgnzL_ysMWDgTRTkWn3sp8lYx-rIT/view?usp=sharing

    "Unshaken Saints" TikTok channel: https://www.tiktok.com/@unshakensaints

    "Unshaken Saints" Instagram channel (video clips, visuals, quotes, and print-outs): https://www.instagram.com/unshakensaints/

    16 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 48 minutes
    Joseph Smith-History 1:1-26 - Seeking Truth

    An in-depth study of the 1838 account of the First Vision, as found in Joseph Smith-History 1:1-26.

    0:00 Introduction

    1:11 TikTok Announcement

    2:16 Topic Previews

    3:11 Millennial Choirs and Orchestras: The Vision

    6:03 Abusing the Mind

    14:38 The Three S's

    19:51 Design and Disposition

    22:11 Presenting, Promiting, or Proving?

    37:40 Mixed-Faith Family

    50:57 Let Him Ask

    1:05:13 Darkness and Light

    1:16:29 Opposition and Persecution

    1:35:49 Independent Witness

    1:45:29 One Liners

    Transcript of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VJJ6jYyeyBdmNhmKQA5exYvs5b08vRM7/view?usp=sharing

    "Unshaken Saints" TikTok channel: https://www.tiktok.com/@unshakensaints

    "Unshaken Saints" Instagram channel (video clips, visuals, quotes, and print-outs): https://www.instagram.com/unshakensaints/

    "Unshaken Saints" podcast links:

    Podcast Website: https://unshaken.podbean.com/

    On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken-saints/id1535358465

    9 January 2025, 2:20 am
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    D&C 1: Hearken!

    An in-depth study of Doctrine & Covenants section 1, the Lord's preface to His "Book of Commandments."

    0:00 Introduction

    11:17 Hearken to the Voice of Warning

    33:58 Delegated Authority

    37:18 The Lord Is Nigh

    44:24 The Great Apostasy

    53:57 The Promised Restoration

    1:02:46 Olive Osmond and Queen Elizabeth II

    1:05:36 Divine Truth in Mortal Language

    1:10:16 The Only True and Living Church

    1:19:50 Polarization in the Last Days

    1:28:32 One Liners

    1:30:22 Conclusion

    Transcript of Episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dSCjHM8AC99QO_E0F9VRsxd5NONkRGGd/view?usp=sharing

    "Unshaken Saints" TikTok channel: https://www.tiktok.com/@unshakensaints

    "Unshaken Saints" Instagram channel (video clips, visuals, quotes, and print-outs): https://www.instagram.com/unshakensaints/

    "Unshaken Saints" podcast links: Podcast Website: https://unshaken.podbean.com/

    On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshaken-saints/id1535358465

    6 January 2025, 12:48 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Bicentennial Proclamation: The Restoration

    An in-depth study of the proclamation to the world read by President Russell M. Nelson during the April 2020 General Conference, marking the bicentennial of the First Vision. Entitled "The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ," it proclaims the reality of the restoration and invites the world to receive its glorious message. This lesson focuses on proclamations, the First Vision, the Father and the Son, the Prophet Joseph Smith, Apostasy and Restoration, the Book of Mormon, continual revelation, and more.

     

    0:00 Introduction

    1:24 The Plan for What Lies Ahead

    9:50 Studying the Doctrine & Covenants

    14:49 Bicentennial Proclamation on the Restoration

    22:49 Celebrating the First Vision

    35:49 God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son

    41:55 Joseph Smith

    46:05 The Apostasy

    54:11 The Restoration

    59:39 The Book of Mormon

    1:03:47 Continuing Revelation

    1:09:57 Conclusion

    30 December 2024, 6:20 am
  • 50 minutes 22 seconds
    Christmas Special: Handel's Messiah

    Among the beloved musical masterpieces of Christmas, Handel's Messiah stands out for the majesty of its melodies and the power of its lyrics, all of which come directly from Scripture. In this special Christmas episode, we ponder the many names and titles given to Jesus throughout the scriptural lyrics of Handel's Messiah. Like the facets of a diamond, each name and title reflects an aspect of Christ's divine character and mission. Honor Him as mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace, as we study the many names by which He is known. Merry Christmas!

    19 December 2024, 5:34 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Moroni 10: Moroni's Promise

    An in-depth study of Moroni 10, covering Moroni's final exhortations and farewell. This lesson focuses on endings and exhortations, a merciful God, the purpose of the Book of Mormon, Moroni's promise, a God of miracles, a God of gifts, come unto Christ, perfection in Christ, and more.

    12 December 2024, 2:10 am
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Moroni 7-9: Faith, Hope, & Charity

    An in-depth study of Moroni 7-9, covering Mormon's sermon on faith, hope, and charity, and Mormon's letters to Moroni on infant baptism and the depravity of the Nephites and Lamanites. This lesson focuses on the collapse of civilization, obedience to the unenforceable, faithfulness in the face of wickedness, raising children in a wicked world, rhetorical situations, dead works, ultimate hope, sufficient faith in sufficient grace, the gift of charity, and more.

    5 December 2024, 12:52 am
  • 59 minutes 9 seconds
    Moroni 1-6: Why Church?

    An in-depth study of Moroni 1-6, covering Moroni's instructions regarding the Church. This lesson focuses on why church matters, the Holy Spirit, the priesthood, the Sacrament, Church meetings, remembering and nourishing every member, and more.

    29 November 2024, 5:09 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Ether 12-15: Faith's Hall of Fame

    An in-depth study of Ether 12-15, covering Moroni's discussion of faith and the ultimate demise of the Jaredite civilization. This lesson focuses on beginnings and endings, faith unto repentance, ultimate hope, trials of faith, the hall of fame, inadequacy, sufficient grace, weakness and strength, charity, cautionary tales, and more.

    20 November 2024, 2:02 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Ether 6-11: To Shine in Darkness

    An in-depth study of Ether 6-11, covering the arrival of the Jaredites in the Promised Land, and the succession of kings over the people. This lesson focuses on shining stones, redemptive turbulence, praise despite of darkness, honoring agency, secret combinations, eliminating evil, ambition and greed, rejecting prophets, and more. 

     

    Article on the Jaredite Migration: William Harold DeVaney, "Buoyed by Faith: The Jared Migration," Cumorah - The Journal of Book of Mormon Geography (Salt Lake City: FACT Press, 2018), 192-245. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1puu8pFKEwZBR13neqvIPcnvuXv0oLSVB/view?usp=sharing

    14 November 2024, 12:37 am
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    Ether 1-5: Rend the Veil of Unbelief

    An in-depth study of Ether 1-5, covering the journey of the Jaredites from the Tower of Babel to the Promised Land, including the brother of Jared's vision of the Lord. This lesson focuses on a message to the Gentiles, persistence in prayer, rest stops and camping grounds, tight like unto a dish, perilous journeys, the Lord's light, faith and knowledge, pragmatic epistemology, and more.

    7 November 2024, 2:09 am
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