There are ways of reading scripture that feel familiar.
Maybe you read from story to story, and it’s comforting. It is for me. We’re wired to process stories. It’s how we make sense of things. A story lets us follow cause and effect, see choices and consequences, and recognize patterns. We remember people, moments, and turning points. A story gives shape to what we’re trying to understand, and it lets meaning unfold over time instead of all at once.
Stories are also a way to encode information. They allow meaning to deepen over time as our understanding grows. As an author, I often deconstruct stories to see what’s under the surface and how the author put it all together. Yep, I peek behind the curtain.
Hidden Holy Days looks at the relationship between scripture and the sacred calendar of ancient Israel, and how Nephi may have used that calendar as an outline for the First Book of Nephi.
What I love about seeing this outline is that it allows us to read First Nephi the way Nephi understood it. It has been meaningful to spend time with this calendar and Nephi and watch them come together.
I would love to share that experience with you.
You’re invited to the release event for Hidden Holy Days:
March 28th
St. George, Utah
There are special guests invited and it should be a lot of fun!
The book is currently available for preorder.
If you’ve ever found yourself slowing down in a passage because it felt like something was there—something just beneath the surface—this book offers a way to explore that experience more fully.
I hope you’ll join me in St. George! I’ll see you there.
Feasting with Nephi 
Have you ever thought about this scripture this way? Share your thoughts!