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Liken the Scriptures: Daniel and the Lions

“Liken the Scriptures” introduces a new series starring Devin, a six-year-old boy who is learning about the scriptures in this DVD entitled “Daniel and the Lions.” Devin and his sisters have been left in the care of their grandfather while their parents go on a week-long cruise, and he misses his parents too much to want to say his prayers. This concerns his grandfather, who tells him that prayer is the perfect way to stop feeling sad. He then tells Devin the story of Daniel, and Devin of course imagines everything he sees. Renowned singer George Dyer stars as King … Continue reading →

Liken the Scriptures: Esther and the King

With this third installment in the Amelia series, “Liken the Scriptures” tells us the story of Esther, one of my all-time favorite stories from the Bible. Amelia wants to invite her butler to church, but can’t work up the courage to do it. Every time she walks up to talk to him, she chickens out. She turns to her mother, wondering what she can do to feel stronger. Her mother tells her the story of Esther, to show Amelia what the power of fasting can do. Esther, as told to us in the book by the same name, was a … Continue reading →

Liken the Scriptures: The First Christmas

In this installment of the “Liken the Scriptures” series, we learn about Christmas. As a newly baptized Mormon, Amelia is new to Christianity and is still learning much about the religion. Christmas time is coming and she has her heart set on a new baby doll, one that is just like a real baby. As her parents prepare for the holiday, they tell her about a family in the neighborhood that is struggling financially, and they ask for her cooperation in giving this family a Christmas. Amelia doesn’t know if she really wants to give up some of her gifts … Continue reading →

Liken the Scriptures: Alma and King Noah’s Court

For the first three installments in the “Liken the Scriptures” series, we see the stories through the eyes of Spencer, a young boy who has trouble with reading the scriptures until he learns to use his imagination to bring them to life. His older brother McKay helped him out with the story of Ammon in the Book of Mormon, and now in this movie, McKay is serving a mission. He sends letters home to Spencer regularly, and tells Spencer of a special family he is teaching. This family has chosen to be baptized, and they have a daughter named Amelia … Continue reading →

Liken the Scriptures: David and Goliath

On today, Veteran’s Day, we pay tribute to those men and women who have given of themselves to fight for our freedom. I’d like to also pay tribute to those who fight for our religious freedom. David of the Bible did both. In the first Bible-based movie in the Liken the Scriptures lineup, Spencer has finished reading the Book of Mormon from cover to cover, and he feels pretty good about it. But then he gets a phone call from the stake president, asking if he’ll give a talk in stake conference about his experiences reading the Book of Mormon. … Continue reading →

Liken the Scriptures: Nephi and Laban

The first movie in the Liken the Scriptures Gold Series, and in fact the first movie they made, tells us about Spencer, a little boy who’s having a really hard time sitting still in church. Instead of listening to the Sharing Time presentation about Nephi and his family, Spencer would rather play with his toy car. His Primary teacher takes him out into the hall and challenges him to use his imagination to make the story come to life in his mind, and Spencer takes her up on it. Before he knows it, he’s seeing the story in living color, … Continue reading →