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How does understanding God's nature help us understand missionary work and priesthood authority? Dr. Michael Goodman explores the expanding Church, Peter's growth, and God's prophetic pattern for teaching His children. 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Michael Goodman 01:11 Introduction of Dr. Michael Goodman 03:12 Background and context 04:49 God’s plan involves everyone 07:56 Teaching Jews and then Gentiles 08:55 Understanding the nature of God 10:17 Cornelius’s vision and conversion 13:25 Peter’s vision of clean animals and missionary work 17:03 Policy, programs, and progress 19:03 Edmund from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 20:11 Is it salvific? 22:30 The Cornelius story continues 25:20 God is no respecter of persons 30:04 God is biased toward His children 31:58 Elder Bednar teaches how God teaches 34:08 The prophetic pattern 36:13 Acts 10 and Article of Faith 9 37:41 Converting to Christianity questions 40:30 The Holy Ghost and the power to remember 42:05 The persecution of Stephen 46:48 Learning to accept Saints 50:29 Herod Agrippa, James, and Peter imprisoned 55:20 Trusting God and His timing 59:42 Emily Watts’ story of a pioneer girl 1:02:18 Elder Foster shares a story about a girl that drowned 1:05:25 John Mark is introduced 1:08:04 Paul and Barnabas and a sorcerer 1:13:15 The History of Israel in Acts 1:15:50 Paul is successful 1:19:49 End of Part 1–Dr. Michael Goodman Please rate and review the podcast. Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Thanks to the followHIM team: Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano