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What is the impact of historical research on our faith? Dr. Christopher Jones examines Brother James Covel's life and choices and how his life inspires belief in grace and a message of hope. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC217EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC217FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC217DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC217PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC217ES YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/u0c7Uo67rjY ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.com FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 00:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Christopher Jones 01:45 Dr. Jones previews this episode 03:10 Dr. Jones’s bio 05:01 Becoming a Historian 10:06 Four missionaries and an important conversion 16:10 Three branches transplanted to Ohio 18:43 D&C 38:32 The Lord alleviates fear 21:15 Insights from the Apostles 22:07 James Covill/Covel 26:17 Changing our opinion of James Covel 27:18 Backgrounds of D&C 37 and D&C 38 28:18 D&C 37:1-4 - Gather to the Ohio 29:45 D&C 38:1-3, 32 God reassures and promises an endowment 35:25 A conference at Fayette 37:21 What we had wrong about James Covel 46:35 What is Antebellum? And more Covel discoveries 51:45 Why Methodist vs. Baptist matters for James Covel 53:23 D&C 38:26 - A parable and baptism debates 57:19 Methodism experiences changes 1:00:37 Final words to James Covel 1:04:51 Comfort for those that have left the fold 1:06:56 The end of James Covel’s earthly story 1:09:04 Application of James Covel’s story 01:12:23 - End of Part I - Dr. Christopher Jones Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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 Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com