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Do you ever feel that preparing for your weekly Come, Follow Me lesson falls short? Join hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway as they interview experts to make your study for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcast
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Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-7 Part 2 • Sister Lori Newbold • June 1-7 • Come, Follow Me
Yesterday01:11:19Summary readyProfessor Lori Newbold draws on her background in theology and mental health to illuminate Hannah’s extraordinary faith, her meekness under provocation, her wordless prayers of grief, and the surprising truth that being a mother, like being a disciple, is not a destination we wait for but an identity we live now.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Oc09qEPPBcsFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE0:00 - Part 2 - Professor Lori Newbold1:51 Feeling misunderstood2:51 Personal testimonies on being misunderstood3:54 How to respond when people say the wrong thing4:57 Hannah’s prayer6:41 Only God truly knows us8:23 Hannah as type of Jesus Christ9:38 Hannah's vow and prayer12:57 Eli’s response and Eli’s faith14:10 The Lord remembered Hannah17:01 President Oaks on motherhood and identity19:28 Jacob 1:1124:20 Hannah keeps her promise28:14 Eli’s parenting failure30:35 Hannah and Mary–Mary’s Magnificat35:40 Motherhood identity and the Adversary39:40 Recording the hand of the Lord42:25 Remember the Lord in reply49:50 I still love you52:39 Don’t be afraid to apologize57:12 Samuel hears the Lord1:03:18 Sister Beck and living in revelation1:06:19 Samuel and the monarchy1:07:51 Closing testimony of Jesus Christ1:11:30 End of Part 2 - Professor Lori NewboldThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-7 Part 1 • Sister Lori Newbold • June 1-7 • Come, Follow Me
Yesterday01:12:13Summary readyWhat do you do when God’s plan looks nothing like the one you had for yourself? Professor Lori Newbold explores the timeless stories of Ruth, Naomi, and Hannah, uncovering what loyalty, grief, and a relational faith in Christ can teach us about trusting God through life’s most unexpected detours.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/7fOsRSVrkn4FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE0:00 - Part 1 - Professor Lori Newbold2:09 Thematic set up6:43 Come, Follow Me Manual7:24 Gratitude for unanswered prayers and Naomi9:30 The healthiness of grief11:45 Sitting with sadness14:10 Emotional pain has no painkiller16:16 Naomi’s love for her daughters-in-law and hesed19:25 Ruth’s declaration and Mosiah 1820:46 What kind of mother-in-law was Naomi24:51 Ruth replaced her gods with Jehovah27:52 Part-member families and “I will go”28:25 Writing dreams in pencil30:19 Ruth gleaning in the fields and Boaz33:55 Kanap–wings and the skirt35:25 The Goel–Redeemer and kinsman41:47 Leaving Jerusalem–faith and relational not outcome based43:48 “But if not” faith46:06 Ruth’s request at the threshing floor51:12 Boaz keeping the Law and seeking answers to others’ prayers53:56 President Christofferson on God’s PLan1:01:28 Bitter and sweet–Boaz as type of Jesus Christ1:02:26 Meekness as a defining attribute1:05:36 Developing meekness1:08:12 What would Hannah want us to know?1:12: 22 End of Part 1 - Professor Lori NewboldThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Elder Bednar’s Divine Soundtrack • followHIM Favorites • May 25-31 • Come, Follow Me
1w ago00:04:42Summary readySHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT222ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT222FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT222DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT222PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT222ESYouTube: https://youtu.be/CqQy078cikoALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Judges 2-4; 6-8; 13-16 Part 2 • Dr. Lori Denning • May 25 - 31 • Come, Follow Me
1w ago00:57:04Summary readyDr. Lori Denning turns to two of Israel’s most complicated judges, Gideon and Samson, and shows how gifted, Spirit-empowered men and women can unravel under the weight of pride and broken covenants, and why their stories are less a museum exhibit than a mirror.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dOm_VzXsybcFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning02:29 Gideon tears down his father’s idol at night03:31 Joash steps into the gap to defend his son and a twin story06:36 The significance of Joash and Jael as additional helpers07:11 Signs that confirm faith vs. create it–The Fleece10:44 Applying the fleece12:09 Gideon’s downfall–pride, the ephod, and the parallels15:32 Absolute power corrupts absolutely17:02 Sampson’s introduction and the repeating cycle18:42 Monoah’s unnamed wife–the elements of birth type scene22:28 The Nazarite vow and Samson as symbol of covenant Israel25:23 Samson’s mother lives the Nazarite vow and Minoah’s slowness27:38 Parataxis–Minoah’s reaction vs his wife’s recognition of the angel33:28 Anonymity in scripture as universality35:09 Sampson as cautionary tale and failure to repent36:41 Samson’s first words, “I saw, I took.”40:32 The Philistine wife story: The riddle, the betrayal, and the burning42:57 Transition to Delilah, Samson is already corrupt44:02 “Fell in love” as covenant language and Delilah as anti-mother45:48 The 4 rounds with Delilah and secret of his hair48:10 Samson chained, blinded, only prayer for personal vengeance50:12 “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes”51:00 Closing reflection: Hope, warning signs, Jesus as true king53:42 Women in Judges as covenant markers, and final testimony of Jesus Christ58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori DenningThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Judges 2-4; 6-8; 13-16 Part 1 • Dr. Lori Denning • May 25 - 31 • Come, Follow Me
1w ago01:12:54Summary readyWhat happens to a covenant people when they repeatedly abandon God, fall into oppression, cry out for deliverance, and then do it all over again? Dr. Lori Denning explores the Book of Judges as a cautionary tale of broken covenants, unexpected heroes, and the Lord’s unfailing faithfulness to a stumbling people.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xPRKT-epsDAFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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TTKIM 5 - The Historical Books in the Old Testament
1w ago01:16:22Summary readyThis episode of followHIM features John Bytheway, Hank Smith, and Dr. Ross Baron exploring the “historical books” of the Old Testament—Joshua through Esther—and how they reveal God’s hand in Israel’s history over roughly 800 years, from the entry into the promised land to the Persian period. They explain that these narratives show the blessings and consequences tied to the Abrahamic Covenant and emphasize that God is patient, merciful, and consistently works with His people at their level while inviting them higher.YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/f7JYw1YHgNgFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBookWEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletterSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika : Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Last days, lasting focus • followHIM Favorites • May 18-24 • Come, Follow Me
2w ago00:03:03Summary readySHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qaF8yQZaRPEALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Joshua 1-8; 23-24 Part 2 • Dr. Camille Fronk Olson • May 18-24 • Come, Follow Me
2w ago00:56:08Summary readyFrom a man with a sword outside Jericho to five daughters who stood before Moses and changed the law of inheritance, Dr. Camille Fronk Olson continues to examine covenant renewal, Achan’s costly disobedience, Caleb asking for his mountain, and Joshua’s thundering challenge to a nation.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/NAhBTkvpsDIFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Camille Fronk Olson1:24 The captain of the host of the Lord5:53 The conquest of Jericho11:42 The scarlet thread as Passover imagery14:37 Achan’s disobedience and its consequences20:32 The conquest of Ai21:02 Caleb at 85: “Give me this mountain”24:24 President Kimball’s talk and Dr. Olson’s story28:57 The daughters of Zelophehad have names36:13 Joshua’s farewell address41:44 The Lord’s history lesson to Israel44:44 The people covenant and after Joshua died49:39 Joshua’s legacy compared to moses51:45 Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s sarcastic talk54:19 Testimony 58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Camille Fronk OlsonThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Joshua 1-8; 23-24 Part 1 • Dr. Camille Fronk Olson • May 18-24 • Come, Follow Me
2w ago01:10:35Summary readyWhat do a former harlot, a river that parted on faith, and a pile of rocks have in common–and what does God want you to remember about all three? Dr. Camille Fronk Olson unpacks the first four chapters of Joshua from Rahab’s unlikely covenant to the twelve stones pulled from the Jordan riverbed as a reminder that the Lord’s power is worth remembering.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT221ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/z7y3dJlV5N4FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Camille Fronk Olson00:23 Hank receives Robert J. Matthew Teaching Award3:12 Guest intro5:05 Overview of the Book of Joshua8:49 Joshua as Moses’s successor15:35 Joshua’s background and qualifications20:23 The Lord’s charge to Joshua28:18 The people sustain Joshua31:59 Introduction of Rahab38:02 Rahab’s testimony45:11 Rahab the Harlot–why the title matters49:19 Covenant with Rahab54:10 Crossing the Jordan River58:52 The priests step into the water1:03:26 The twelve stones1:07:53 Modern memorials1:08:45 End of Part 1 - Dr. Camille Fronk OlsonThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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Love, No Pressure • followHIM Favorites • May 11-17 • Come, Follow Me
3w ago00:03:00Summary readySHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT220ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT220FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT220DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT220PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT220ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/13OfnMWFHdIALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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