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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
The followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.

Copyright: © 2026 followHIM

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Jeremiah 31–39; Lamentations 1; 3 • Sister Alyssa Edwards • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 21, 2026

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Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Director Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

I Made It. I Can Fix It. • followHIM Favorites • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 17, 2026

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David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Director

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 • Dr. Jeff Thompson • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 14, 2026

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How do you lead people who have the agency not to follow you? Dr. Jeff Thompson, inaugural director of BYU’s Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, joins Hank and John to explore Jeremiah’s 40 years of faithful service without success and what his story teaches us about letting go of control, trusting the Lord, and leading through our own unique gifts.

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Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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TIMECODES

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:41 Meet Dr. Jeff Thompson

00:03:51 Jeff's background and bio

00:05:35 Jeff's lead role in a musical

00:09:24 Why Jeremiah is relatable

00:13:56 The Sorensen family's quiet influence

00:16:15 Jeremiah's tough times and tough assignment

00:20:05 Divine identity and unique gifts

00:23:27 Being yourself in the Church

00:28:00 Harmony is being different together

00:31:25 A student's hidden leadership gift

00:34:11 Being gentle with youth who don't fit in

00:38:04 Finding your calling: zookeepers

00:41:54 The Christ-Centered Leader Model

00:44:09 Love, agency, and accountability

00:47:29 Seeing the three principles in Jeremiah

00:49:42 Letting people learn from mistakes

00:52:04 Jeff's mohawk story

00:55:06 Learning through consequences

00:58:09 Leadership that keeps the door open

01:02:04 Love and accountability together

01:06:20 Leading with questions

01:09:17 Why we reach for control

01:13:18 Compliance versus conversion

01:15:38 Grace for parents

01:18:39 The potter and the clay

01:21:37 Growth mindset

01:23:04 A man who changed on death row

01:26:43 Jeremiah's raw honesty

01:29:09 Jeff's dramatic reading

01:33:29 Faith and pain together

01:35:46 Leadership measured by faithfulness

01:37:40 Jeff's story about his children

01:41:12 Giving the burden to the Savior

01:43:22 Hope for families in the middle of it

01:45:53 "Church is still in them"

01:48:54 Control is the opposite of faith

01:51:04 Jeremiah will be okay

01:52:29 Why Jeff returns to scripture

01:54:48 Where real power comes from

01:57:33 Closing thanks

01:59:22 End of Episode - Dr. Jeff Thompson

The One-Armed Judo Champion • followHIM Favorites • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 08, 2026

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NOW AVAILABLE IN

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Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook

Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Director

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Isaiah 58–66 • Sister Sharon Eubank • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 07, 2026

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Jesus opened his ministry by reading Isaiah, and the congregation tried to throw him off a cliff. Sharon Eubank, author of Doing Small Things with Great Love and a 29-year veteran of Church humanitarian work, joins Hank and John to explore Isaiah 61 and what it means to build a Zion heart by serving the people right in front of us, and by humbly letting others serve us.

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NOW AVAILABLE IN

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New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook

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Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

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TIMECODES

00:00 Welcome

04:51 Sharon Eubank’s bio

07:42 Dad, the weatherman

16:11 Beauty for ashes

19:11 Still being fulfilled

23:56 "I'm a minister now"

27:02 Loss and making heaven out of hell

31:50 Isaiah pleads for the poor

35:03 Can money heal society?

38:26 The Tadesse family in Ethiopia

41:48 Hope changes communities

44:33 Small things with great love

47:34 Fast offerings and Katrina

51:12 Self-reliance and Pathway

54:48 Where the money goes

57:25 What can I do right now?

60:44 C.S. Lewis and the people in front of us

63:11 "I'm going to fast for you"

68:11 The dark temple

71:04 “Arise and shine forth”

75:32 Airplanes and temple lights

78:51 Zion and the Nebraska hay

82:42 A gospel for everybody

86:43 What's working for you?

89:35 The humility to receive

93:04 For those in pain

97:12 Full circle to Nazareth

101:28 Closing

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Director

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Setbacks that Feel Like a Blessing • followHIM Favorites • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Oct 01, 2026

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followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS

New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook

Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook

Book 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/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Director

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Isaiah 50–57 • Dr. Ezra Gwilliam • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Sep 30, 2026

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If you feel farther from the Lord today than you did yesterday, guess who moved? Dr. Ezra Gwilliam explores Isaiah 50-57, from the suffering servant who was “attacked” by the sins of humankind to the Lord’s tender promise to gather every outcast.

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German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241DE

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followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS

New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook

Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook

Book 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/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Director

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Get Up Anyway • followHIM Favorites • Sept. 28-Oct. 4 • Come Follow Me 2026 Sep 24, 2026

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Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT240ES

French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT240FR

Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT240PT

German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT240DE

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followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS

New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook

Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook

Book 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/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Producer

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Isaiah 40–49 • Dr. S. Michael Wilcox • Sept 28–Oct 4 • Come, Follow Me 2026 Sep 23, 2026

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What if God, who holds oceans in His hand, is more concerned with your fear than your failures? Dr. S. Michael Wilcox joins Hank and John to explore Isaiah 40-49, weaving personal loss, a vivid vision of divine judgment, and the promise that God never grows discouraged with those who are honestly trying.

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TIMECODES

00:00 Beginning of Episode - Dr. S. Michael Wilcox

2:31 Shut the left brain, turn on the right

6:52 Liken the words of Isaiah

9:02 Introducing Dr. S. Michael Wilcox

11:25 “Comfort ye, my people”

13:58 “A voice crying in the wilderness”

17:05 “Behold your God”

19:11 Michael wasn’t a great runner

22:04 Who hath measured the waters

25:15 It’s the invitation to intimacy

28:33 When God feels far away

32:29 Kind, not just powerful

33:38 I have a B+ personality

38:15 Holding your hand through it

41:41 He won’t break what’s already bruised

45:21 Justice, not condemnation

48:03 Trusting the one leading you

50:02 The Waiting Room

53:13 I’ll go in with you

57:13 I won’t remember your sins

59:39 Someone pleading on your behalf

1:00:04 A judgment meant to be pleasant

1:04:01 The greatest discovery of life

1:07:10 God loves me

1:10:26 A blessing poured on your children

1:13:01 You will not be forgotten

1:16:40 The god you carry vs. the God who carries you

1:20:15 Babylon falls, Zion rises

1:25:15 Babylon’s false confidence

1:29:31 Make room, you’re going to need it

1:33:42 Peace that never stops moving

1:38:29 Send THIS to your teen

1: 40:03 Fed in the highest places

1:43:03 A love that won’t forget you

1:45:21 Look at how many are coming

1:49:18 Carried by others

1:55:00 It’s not a race, we’re going gently

1:57:35 End of Episode - Dr. S. Michael Wilcox

Thanks to the followHIM team:

Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor

David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors

Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host

John Bytheway: Co-host

David Perry: Producer

Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor

Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes

Will Stoughton: Video Editor

Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website

Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts

Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts

Heather Barlow: Communications Director

Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald

https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

Sounding In Every Ear • followHIM Favorites • Sept. 21-27 • Come Follow Me 2026 Sep 17, 2026

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SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT239EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT239FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT239DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT239PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT239ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/jY8hdBS0zFQ ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book 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/followhimpodcast Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

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