HeyJaredThe Storming Journey
Inspired by other sacred reading podcasts and Casper ter Kuile’s The Power of Ritual, The Storming Journey treats the books of The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson as sacred texts. Additionally, we are interested in examining this series through a Mormon lens.
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S1E43 - Failure: The Stone Was Kaladin’s Tien (WOK, Ch. 47) (opens the original)
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Kaladin looked in control when Cenn saw him as the leader of a small squad, but it turns out he was battling the inner demons of failure and self-doubt. His greatest failure, we decide, becomes representative of all of the little failures along the way. Covers Chapter 47 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Way of Kings annotations from the Cenn chapter ( https://wob.coppermind.net/events/255-the-way-of-kings-annotations/#e7122 ) “I Asked a Mormon Scholar About B
S1E42 - Power: Remember the Ladies (WOK, Ch. 46) (opens the original)
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Sigzil's Worldsinging gives us food for thought for a discussion of power, especially in regards to the power that women hold in the Stormlight Archive. Covers Chapter 46 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Reddit post on naming conventions for mission leaders ( https://www.reddit.com/r/latterdaysaints/comments/1rzcjp1/how_we_refer_to_mission_leaders_has_changedi_think/ ) Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D . Cover art is by Shayndlart - https://www.instagram.com/
S1E41 - Transformation: Goblet to Blood (WOK, Ch. 45) (opens the original)
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How aware are the characters when it comes to the transformations that they go through? What about the transformations they impose on those around them? Covers Chapter 45 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. 2 Nephi 2:11 — Book of Mormon verse discussing "opposition in all things" (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng&id=p11#p11) Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D .Cover art is by Petar P. Penev . This is an unofficial, fan-mad
S1E40 - Duty: The Plateau of Complacency (WOK, Ch. 44) (opens the original)
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Everyone has a duty! Mine, for example, is to write summaries for episodes about the complex relationships between our duties and personal desires. Covers Chapter 44 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Elantris annotations ( https://wob.coppermind.net/events/133-elantris-annotations/ ) “ Marriage and Divorce ” by Spencer W. Kimball ( https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball/marriage-divorce/ ) (Kimball makes similar comments about “any two people” making
S1E39 - Endurance: There Are Definitely Caveats (WOK, Ch. 43) (opens the original)
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Kaladin is having a very hard day, and everyone keeps trying to make him feel better. How do we get through the hard times when the hard times just keep going? Covers Chapter 43 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Exclude Not Thyself by Skyler Sorensen ( https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9781462144488 ) Tender Leaves of Hope by Meghan Decker ( https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9781462143283 ) Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren F. Winner ( https://bookshop.org/
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