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Welcome to Follow him favorites. This is where John and I are sharing a single story to go with each week's Come follow me lesson. John, it's Easter here at Follow Him. I thought I would share with you a story that I think will speak to what we all hope. We hope and expect that our loved ones who we have lost are interested in us. We will have those reunions one day. This story was told by our friend Robert Millet, who has been on our podcast many times. He starts his story this way. He says answers to prayer usually come in quiet ways to mortals through the mediation of the Holy Spirit and through the intervention of other mortals. There are times, however, when God chooses to do the unusual. He says this is an intensely personal experience. He was talking about he and his wife. They were praying for one of their children because this child, this son, had completely separated himself, not just from the church, but from his family entirely. He became addicted to drugs and buried himself in a hellish world that held out little hope for him. John. Not just like religion, but life.
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To live.
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Yeah, to have a happy life. He said they tried to reach out to him. Where is he? Is he in prison? Is he lost? He said we didn't hear from him for months. Can you imagine John as a father and mother? The worry and the pain? Here's what Bob says. One night, as Shauna and I knelt in prayer, broken and torn emotionally from worry, we wept through our prayers and pleaded long and hard once again for the good shepherd to lead his wandering sheep home. He says we went to bed and slept in sorrow. Sometime that night, I found myself dreaming my father, who had passed away several years before, came to me in my dream, embraced me. Both you and I know Bob well. He is a careful teacher. He is not prone to hyperbole. When Bob told this story, I thought, wow. He said, my father came to me in the dream, embraced me, looked me in the eye and said quite forcefully, son, pull yourself together. I am going to help you with those children of yours. Be patient. I awoke immediately and sat up in my bed. My movement awakened my wife, Shauna. What's wrong? What happened? I explained that I had seen dad in a dream and he had told me he would help with our son. Days later, the phone rang in the middle of the night. Our son's voice, I can't live like this anymore. Can I come home? We were thrilled to hear from him and grateful that he was alive. We felt no need to set terms or specify conditions. We simply welcomed him home with tenderness. One evening, A few weeks later, he and I were sitting on the sofa in the living room and he turned to me and said hesitantly, dad, I need to share something with you. I encouraged him to tell me. He continued, this is going to sound strange, but one night sometime back, I was on the verge of doing something that would have cost me my life. Dad, I think he thinks it's a little weird. John, he says, dad, I heard Grandpa Millet. I heard his voice say, don't you do that. You have been taught better. Now get up and go home. This is back to the son. Dad, I know that sounds weird. Could that possibly be true? With some emotion, I answered it was not weird and added, I have a story to tell you. I then told him of my dream. We both felt the spirit resting upon us and sensed that the entire experience was true. And from God. Is that beautiful? John when we think of Easter, we think of our loved ones who have passed on. And Bob's story is yet another testament that they're interested in us.
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They're gone physically, but they're not gone. It reminds me of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's statement, do not underestimate your family on the other side of the veil.
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Wow.
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They're interested.
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They're interested and working on our behalf. Well, we hope everyone listening will have a happy, wonderful Easter. We have a treat this week. If you'll come over to our full podcast. We're with the director of the Chosen. His name is Dallas Jenkins. Not a member of our church, but a faithful believer in Christ.
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You are going to love what he has to say, not only about his show, but about the Easter season. Then come back here next week. We'll do another follow him favorites.
Hosts: Hank Smith & John Bytheway
Date: March 27, 2026
In this Easter-themed "followHIM Favorites" episode, hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway share a deeply personal and faith-affirming story originally told by their friend and recurring guest, Robert Millet. The narrative centers on hope beyond the grave and the reassuring belief that loved ones who have passed on remain engaged in our lives. The story is shared to inspire listeners, particularly in the context of Easter, to strengthen faith in Christ’s resurrection and the reality of ongoing familial bonds.
Robert Millet and his wife Shauna found themselves spiritually and emotionally shattered as their son distanced himself completely—from the Church, the family, and almost from life itself, lost in addiction.
“He became addicted to drugs and buried himself in a hellish world that held out little hope for him.”
—Hank Smith relaying Robert Millet’s words (01:00)
The family endured months without contact, living in painful uncertainty about the son's whereabouts and safety.
One night, after pleading in prayer, Robert Millet dreamt of his deceased father:
“My father, who had passed away several years before, came to me in my dream, embraced me... looked me in the eye and said quite forcefully, ‘Son, pull yourself together. I am going to help you with those children of yours. Be patient.’”
—Hank Smith quoting Robert Millet (02:33)
Upon waking, Robert shared the dream with his wife, feeling a sense of reassurance and hope he described as spiritual.
Days later, the son called in the middle of the night, expressing a desperate desire to return home.
In a heartfelt moment weeks later, the son confided that during his darkest time, he, too, had a supernatural experience:
“Dad, I heard Grandpa Millet. I heard his voice say, ‘Don’t you do that. You have been taught better. Now get up and go home.’”
—Robert Millet’s son, as recounted by Robert Millet (03:48)
The father and son shared their visions/dreams, feeling the Spirit confirm their truth and comfort.
John Bytheway cites Elder Jeffrey R. Holland:
“Do not underestimate your family on the other side of the veil.”
—Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, quoted by John Bytheway (04:36)
Both hosts affirm that our departed loved ones remain interested and are actively assisting us.
Hank Smith encourages listeners to draw hope from this testimony as they celebrate Easter and reflect on resurrection and eternal families.
Robert Millet’s Dream:
“Son, pull yourself together. I am going to help you with those children of yours. Be patient.”
(02:33)
His son’s spiritual encounter:
“Don’t you do that. You have been taught better. Now get up and go home.”
(03:48)
Elder Holland’s reassurance:
“Do not underestimate your family on the other side of the veil.”
—John Bytheway quoting Elder Holland (04:36)
| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------| | 00:03 | Introduction to Easter episode and context | | 01:18 | Millet family’s struggle and despair | | 02:33 | Robert Millet’s dream visitation from his father | | 03:29 | Son’s miraculous phone call and return | | 03:48 | Son recounts his own spiritual experience | | 04:27 | Parallel stories—Hosts reflect on meaning and hope | | 04:36 | John quotes Elder Holland | | 04:59 | Preview of main episode with Dallas Jenkins |
This summary provides a clear and moving overview of the shared story, emphasizing the spiritual power of familial bonds and divine intervention, while also connecting to broader themes relevant for Christians during the Easter season.