What does it really mean when scripture says that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever?

In this throwback solo episode, Megan Farner explores one of the most misunderstood phrases in scripture and challenges the common assumption that "the same" means "unchanging." Drawing from the King Follett Discourse, Lectures on Faith, the Book of Mormon, and broader spiritual principles, she examines how God's consistency may be rooted in perfect obedience to eternal law rather than the absence of growth or progression.

Topics include:

The true nature and character of God
Joseph Smith's teachings on eternal progression
The King Follett Discourse
Faith as a principle of power
The doctrine of Christ and spiritual transformation
Eternal laws, agency, miracles, and divine potential
What it means to become more like God
If you've ever wrestled with questions about God's nature, eternal progression, or the relationship between faith and spiritual growth, this episode offers a thought-provoking perspective.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:15 What Does "God Is the Same" Mean?
02:04 Why Understanding God's Nature Matters
06:00 The Problem with "Unchanging" Interpretations
07:05 Joseph Smith on God's Progression
10:47 God and Eternal Law
13:53 The Law of Gender & Divine Partnership
15:31 Polarity, Opposition, and Creation
19:25 Symbolism and the Law of Correspondence
21:59 Thoughts, Agency, and the Law of Attraction
24:40 Faith as a Principle of Power
27:27 Cause and Effect: The Law of the Harvest
29:01 Rhythm, Cycles, and the Doctrine of Christ
29:59 Consecration and the Law of Abundance
31:36 Oneness, Zion, and Atonement
33:03 Scriptural Evidence for God's Consistency
38:25 God as a God of Miracles
43:00 Faith, Repentance, and Spiritual Alignment
44:47 No Variableness, Neither Shadow of Changing
47:42 The Counterfeits of Eternal Law
55:51 Learning to Become Like God
58:16 Divine Potential and Co-Equality with God
01:00:28 Temple Covenants and Eternal Laws
01:01:24 Final Thoughts

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Was Joseph Smith restoring more than early Christianity? In this episode, Maxine Hanks explores Mormonism as a wisdom tradition—one rooted in revelation, spiritual vision, Sophia wisdom, apocryphal texts, and direct connection with the divine.

Together, Meghan and Maxine discuss Gnostic Christianity, the role of women in early Christianity and early Mormonism, Joseph Smith’s engagement with wisdom literature, the First Vision as a wisdom-seeking event, and why many of the truths people search for outside Mormonism may already exist within the Restoration.

If you're interested in Mormon mysticism, esoteric Christianity, Sophia, Mary Magdalene, continuing revelation, and the deeper dimensions of the Restoration, this conversation offers a compelling framework for reexamining LDS origins.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro & Pentecost Themes
02:40 Why Maxine Calls Mormonism a Wisdom Tradition
08:30 Early Christianity & LDS Restoration Parallels
18:00 Women, Priesthood & the Elect Lady
27:00 What Is a Wisdom Tradition?
37:00 Vision Traditions, Mysticism & Revelation
48:00 Esoteric vs. Exoteric Religion
58:00 Apocrypha, Wisdom Literature & Sacred Texts
1:08:00 Joseph Smith, Wisdom of Solomon & the First Vision
1:16:00 Nested Levels of Spiritual Truth
1:20:00 Gnostic Themes in Mormon Theology
1:28:00 Hugh Nibley & Rediscovering Ancient Wisdom

Maxine Hanks is a Mormon theologian, historian, author, and researcher known for her work on women in Mormonism, early Christianity, mysticism, Gnostic traditions, and Mormon theology. Her scholarship frequently explores the intersections of restoration theology, spiritual experience, the divine feminine, and religious history.

Links Mentioned

• Hidden Wisdom App
• Wayfair Festival (Faith Matters) - July 11th, Heber UT
• The Way of Healing: Restoring Wholeness to the Soul

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What if a faith crisis isn’t the end of belief — but the beginning of spiritual transformation?

In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with Tucker Boyle, founder of Harmony Road Retreats and former LDS Seminary teacher, to explore faith deconstruction, nervous system regulation, meditation, spiritual awakening, and the deeper path of inner harmony. Tucker shares his deeply personal story of questioning long-held beliefs while pursuing a PhD focused on Joseph Smith, and how that painful process ultimately opened the door to spiritual rebirth, embodied faith, and direct experiences with God.

00:00 – Introduction
02:23 – Tucker's Faith Journey
09:49 – Mystical experiences, divine love & inner peace
12:00 – Meditation, harmony & healing
13:10 – Why faith crises can become spiritual rebirths
15:04 – Fear, doubt, and inherited religious conditioning
17:38 – Stages of faith
20:10 – Suffering, transformation & the gift inside discomfort
22:50 – “Christ at the edge of the map”
25:47 – Triggers, repentance & emotional healing
28:06 – How to navigate a faith crisis in a healthy way
32:00 – The Nervous System's Role in Faith Expansion
41:11 – Panic attacks, conditioning & Internal Family Systems (IFS)
44:17 – “You are not your thoughts” and witnessing consciousness
46:31 – Meditation & grounding practices for nervous system regulation
51:05 – Guided embodiment exercise for processing emotional triggers
55:53 – Healing through awareness, curiosity & surrender
58:05 – Descending before ascending: spiritual death and rebirth
01:00:34 – Final reflections

Tucker Boyle is a former LDS Seminary and Institute teacher with more than two decades of experience teaching Christian scripture and supporting spiritual development. He is the founder of Harmony Road Retreats, a nonprofit organization that creates compassionate spaces for individuals navigating faith shifts, spiritual awakening, and personal transformation. Through meditation, retreat experiences, nervous system regulation practices, and community dialogue, Tucker helps people move through faith crisis toward greater inner harmony, spiritual maturity, and embodied connection with God. He lives in Utah with his wife Katie and their five children.

• Harmony Road Retreats: https://harmonyroadretreats.com

Resources & References

• Thomas McConkie — Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis
• David Ostler — Bridges
• Eckhart Tolle — The Power of Now
• Richard Schwartz — No Bad Parts
• Richard Schwartz — You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For
• All Together You (Christian IFS resource mentioned in discussion)

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What if early Christianity was far more mystical, diverse, and spiritually empowering than we’ve been taught?

In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with historian, theologian, and mystic Maxine Hanks to explore the hidden streams of early Christianity, Gnosticism, Sophia wisdom traditions, Mary Magdalene, the divine feminine, and the teachings of the resurrected Christ. Together they discuss the Nag Hammadi texts, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, Valentinian Christianity, and the idea of gnosis as direct experiential knowledge of God.

00:00 – Community updates & retreat
02:20 – Introducing Maxine Hanks
05:52 – Maxine’s spiritual journey
10:09 – Mysticism vs. institutional religion
12:04 – What is Gnosticism?
14:09 – Early Christianity after Jesus
16:10 – The teachings of the resurrected Christ
19:27 – The Gospel of Thomas
23:02 – Jesus, women & the disciples
26:13 – Different early Christian movements
27:40 – The Council of Nicaea
29:44 – The Nag Hammadi discovery
33:00 – Mary Magdalene’s role
36:25 – Core Gnostic beliefs
40:29 – Megan’s rediscovery of Gnosticism
44:00 – Reading scripture mystically
48:51 – The Pleroma & divine fullness
50:15 – The inner church vs. outer church
53:00 – Recommended books & texts
55:21 – The Hymn of the Pearl
58:43 – Reconciling Christian traditions
01:00:18 – Why Gnostic teachings were suppressed
01:02:43 – Direct connection to God
01:05:37 – Ritual, sacraments & transformation
01:09:11 – Archons, archetypes & discernment
01:13:26 – Sophia & divine wisdom
01:18:24 – The Gnostic resurrection
01:20:39 – Symbols, rituals & spiritual maturity

Maxine Hanks is a historian and theologian specializing in gender in religion, Mormon studies, Christian liturgy, mysticism, and feminist theology. She is the editor of Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism and has spent decades studying early Christianity, Gnostic traditions, sacramental theology, and the divine feminine.

Books, texts, and Scholars Referenced:

• Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism — Maxine Hanks
• The Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault
• The Meaning of Mary Magdalene — Cynthia Bourgeault
• The Jesus Dynasty — James Tabor
• Gospels of Thomas, Philip, Mary, Judas, the Savior
• Pistis Sophia
• Apocryphons of James and John
• Acts of Thomas
• The Hymn of the Pearl
• Thunder Perfect Mind
• Karen King
• Elaine Pagels
• Carl Jung
• Philo of Alexandria
• Valentinus

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Want to make prayer more meaningful, powerful, and spiritually alive? In this episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner explores a deeper approach to prayer centered on divine alignment, receptivity, healing, and co-creation with God. If prayer has felt repetitive, dry, or unanswered, this conversation offers a transformative new lens.

Learn how posture, gratitude, visualization, asking better questions, spiritual gifts, and meditative stillness can help you receive clearer answers and a stronger connection to the divine. Megan also explores symbolism in the prayer circle, faith as creation, repentance as healing, and how to move beyond checklist prayers into a living spiritual practice.

Whether you’re seeking answers, peace, healing, or a closer relationship with God, this episode offers practical tools to deepen your prayer life.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Hidden Wisdom
00:58 Why this episode on prayer matters
01:59 How to make prayer more meaningful
06:31 Entering divine presence through prayer
07:21 Traditional prayer vs spiritually mature prayer
08:19 Prayer as alignment with God
09:29 Faith, creation, masculine & feminine energy
11:25 Repentance as healing false beliefs
13:07 Prayer as a womb space for transformation
14:16 Does prayer require a certain posture?
18:11 Why closing your eyes can deepen prayer
22:54 “Enter into thy closet” symbolism explained
25:21 Rethinking how we address God
27:22 Correct understanding of God & faith
29:48 A powerful alternative Lord’s Prayer
33:30 Activities you can do during prayer
35:51 Gratitude as spiritual frequency
40:40 Asking better questions in prayer
44:12 Self-forgiveness and healing
47:52 Ask, seek, knock explained
49:38 How answers to prayer actually come
51:35 Spiritual gifts and receiving revelation
54:06 Should we pray for others?
58:07 Symbolism of the prayer circle
01:02:14 Building a meditative prayer practice
01:04:25 Prayer transforms your inner world
01:07:28 Final encouragement

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In this final episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen conclude the course by sharing three essential keys for becoming a living temple of God and applying the principles of spiritual transformation in everyday life.

Building on the example of the Brother of Jared and the temple pattern explored throughout the series, this lesson focuses on how seekers can actively engage revelation, discern truth from deception, and patiently walk the lifelong path of spiritual growth with Jesus Christ.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why seeking personal revelation is essential for spiritual transformation
✨ How God teaches individuals uniquely and personally
✨ How to discern Satan’s half-truths and avoid spiritual deception
✨ Why scripture patterns protect against confusion and false guidance
✨ How spiritual growth unfolds through seasons, patience, and trust
✨ Why becoming a temple is a lifelong process, not a one-time event
✨ How relationship with Christ anchors all spiritual development
✨ Why grace and effort work together in real discipleship
✨ How to remain faithful, hopeful, and grounded during spiritual maturation

This episode also offers personal testimony, practical counsel, and encouragement for seekers who desire deeper intimacy with God, greater discernment, and authentic spiritual embodiment.

If you’ve ever wondered how to move beyond spiritual theory into lived transformation, how to walk daily with Christ, or how to become a dwelling place for God’s presence, this closing lesson offers clarity, reassurance, and inspiration.

🌿 This episode concludes a 17-week course exploring the symbolic and transformational meaning of the temple.
🌿 For guided reflection, journaling tools, deeper study resources, and community conversation, explore the Hidden Wisdom app (link below).

⚠️ This content reflects personal spiritual study and interpretation. Viewers are encouraged to seek personal revelation, honor sacred covenants, and engage with discernment.

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How do you break free from scarcity mindset, self-sabotage, and limiting beliefs? In this powerful episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner sits down with Greg Denning to explore abundance, agency, alignment, family leadership, spiritual maturity, and what it truly means to live an extraordinary life.

Greg shares his journey from poverty and hardship at age 16 to building a thriving family, business, and life of freedom. Together they unpack how false identities keep people stuck, why results don’t lie, how words shape reality, and what God may truly want for us beyond blind obedience.

If you’ve ever felt trapped, limited, spiritually frustrated, or ready for more—this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Greg Denning
01:30 Greg’s difficult childhood and leaving home at 16
03:15 A life-changing encounter with God
04:42 Mission experience and discovering purpose through teaching
05:43 God, abundance, and breaking scarcity beliefs
07:30 How victim mentality keeps people poor and stuck
10:16 Why money isn’t evil—and why abundance matters
11:30 How scarcity mindset gets programmed into us
15:27 Identity, ego, and false beliefs
17:37 Nothing changes until you change
20:06 Alignment: the secret to getting what you want
23:50 Why hypocrisy blocks spiritual growth
27:02 Start here: do what you say you’ll do
30:22 The power of words to shape reality
33:29 Why conformity kills courage
35:26 God exists outside the boxes
40:27 Facing the abyss and spiritual maturity
43:03 Does God really want obedience?
46:28 Becoming who you truly are
48:08 Results don’t lie: the fruit of alignment
52:08 Practical steps to build an abundant life
55:06 Where to connect with Greg
57:53 The “upper fringe” idea and spiritual special forces
01:00:19 Closing thoughts

Greg Denning is a family lifestyle and business consultant, speaker, coach, and author focused on helping parents and entrepreneurs build extraordinary family lives. He and his wife Rachel have been married for 25 years, raised seven children, traveled to over 60 countries, and built a location-independent business. Greg is the founder of Formidable Family Man and co-creator of Extraordinary Family Life.

Formidable Family Men: FormidableFamilyMen.com
Extraordinary Family Life: ExtraordinaryFamilyLife.com
Greg’s Podcast: Formidable Family Man
Greg & Rachel’s Podcast: Extraordinary Family Life

Resources & References
Books Mentioned:
Outwitting the Devil — Napoleon Hill
The Science of Getting Rich — Wallace D. Wattles
Religionless Christianity — Eric Metaxas
Letter to the American Church — Eric Metaxas
My Descent Into Death
The Genius of Jesus

Thinkers Mentioned:
Carl Jung
Wayne Dyer
Francis Bacon
Henry David Thoreau
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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In this episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen explore the Brother of Jared as a powerful scriptural archetype for what it truly means to become a living temple of God.

Drawing from the Book of Ether, this lesson reveals how the Brother of Jared’s life mirrors the temple pattern of spiritual progression, covenant relationship, revelation, repentance, sacrifice, faith, and ultimately piercing the veil to encounter Jesus Christ.

Viewers are invited to see scripture not merely as history, but as a living map for spiritual transformation and divine intimacy.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why becoming the temple goes far beyond outward religious behavior
✨ How the Brother of Jared’s journey mirrors the temple endowment pattern
✨ How discernment, intercession, repentance, and obedience shape spiritual maturity
✨ Why revelation requires initiative, asking, seeking, and knocking
✨ How faith grows through real spiritual wrestling and trust
✨ What it means to pierce the veil of unbelief
✨ How divine light transforms the soul from within
✨ Why Christ reveals Himself to those who pursue Him
✨ How your own life story reflects sacred spiritual archetypes

This episode also explores how the Book of Mormon functions as a temple text and why the stories preserved in scripture invite every seeker into personal encounter, transformation, and embodied discipleship.

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If you’ve ever wondered how scripture connects to your spiritual journey, what it means to become a temple, or how to experience deeper personal revelation and intimacy with Christ, this lesson offers profound insight and encouragement.

🌿 This episode is part of a 17-week course releasing weekly on YouTube.
🌿 For guided reflection, journaling tools, deeper study resources, and community conversation, explore the Hidden Wisdom app (link below).

⚠️ This content reflects personal spiritual study and interpretation. Viewers are encouraged to seek personal revelation, honor sacred covenants, and engage with discernment.

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