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The Family: A Proclamation to the World Part 2 • Sis. Carol Costley • Dec. 15-21 • Come Follow Me - Dec 10, 2025

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Sister Carol Costley continues to show how the Family Proclamation isn’t a blueprint for the perfect family but a lifeline for real ones, where God works through rebellious children, humbled parents, and a covenant community that refuses to give up on each other.
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2021 Episode The Family: A Proclamation to the World
https://youtu.be/f5sbMDT96jc

00:00 Part 2 - Sister Carol Costley
02:54 Family is the source of healing
04:36 Gospel Library – Supporting Others
06:12 Adoption, raising daughters, and a new calling
10:34 Our stories are not totally written yet
14:26 How family changes the world
16:35 Elder Eyring’s story about a difficult grandchild
18:25 Alma the Younger was listening to family scripture study
21:37 God asks for a willing heart
22:57 Parental obligation
27:16 Prayers and ward families
30:12 Don’t overlook repentance
34:14 Peacemakers needed
36:20 The value of work
41:00 The plan is that we wouldn’t be in ideal situations
46:55 President Oak’s story about his father’s death
48:14 Could President Oaks be the “dumbest boy in the room?”
50:24 The Y Religion Podcast on the Proclamation
51:01 Sister Carol Costley bears her testimony of Jesus Christ
55:39 Testimony of tithing and the Restoration
1:01:53 End of Part 2 - Sister Carol Costley

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The Family: A Proclamation to the World Part 1 • Sis. Carol Costley • Dec. 15-21 • Come Follow Me - Dec 10, 2025

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Can the Family Proclamation become a lifeline in seasons of loneliness, trauma, or family struggle? Sister Carol Costley shares how its doctrines shaped her journey from Jamaican-London immigrant roots to addiction-recovery therapist, showing how divine identity and Christ’s healing can transform any family story.
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Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251PT
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2021 Episode The Family: A Proclamation to the World
https://youtu.be/f5sbMDT96jc

00:00 Part 1 - Sister Carol Costley
01:43 Episode teaser
04:38 Carol Costley bio
06:51 Come, Follow Me Manual
08:01 Power in the Proclamation
12:35 The Comeback Podcast with Ashly Stone
14:15 Prayers for a temple marriage
18:11 Scriptural examples of imperfect families
19:47 A Jamaican-British family story
22:55 A difficult move to the United States
24:51 A ward embraces young Sister Costely
27:30 Ward and mission blessings
31:58 Becoming an addiction-recovery specialist and losing a sister
35:26 Why the Proclamation matters
38:17 Apostles address the Proclamation
41:42 What are children entitled to?
43:52 Protecting children from substance abuse
47:40 Inspired themes for the YW and YM
51:49 The Art of War by Sun Tzu
55:34 The importance of addressing the enemies tactics
58:53 Gender and the Plan of Happiness
1:03:16 Perfection isn’t meant for this life
1:06:01 End of Part 1 - Sister Carol Costley

Theology from a Third Grader • followHIM Favorites • Dec. 8-15 • Come Follow Me Dec 04, 2025

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The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 • Part 2 • Bro. Thom Reed • Dec. 8-14 • Come Follow Me Dec 03, 2025

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Brother Thom Reed continues to explore how Official Declaration 2 transforms pain into possibility, healing into forward momentum, and the global church into a more unified body of Christ.

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00:00 Part 2 - Brother Thom Reed
00:15 Genesis Group hat
01:30 A tragedy and a conversion story
05:26 Pushback and perspective
09:00 Love for Joseph and President Kimball
10:04 Revelation on a plane
11:54 One man’s experience with revelation
16:27 Redemption and revelation
18:38 Family Search with Africans and African Americans
22:03 The evil of racism
23:56 Going forward
25:33 Juneteenth in the United States
27:44 Continuous Restoration and revelation
30:53 God is good, all the time
34:01 End of Part 2 - Brother Thom Reed

The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 • Part 1 • Bro. Thom Reed • Dec. 8-14 • Come Follow Me Dec 03, 2025

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What if two of the most “revolutionary revelations” in Church History are two that we often overlook? Brother Thom Reed unpacks the Articles of Faith and Official Declaration 1 as bold, future-shaping revelations, from Joseph Smith’s visionary inclusiveness (with a surprise rap) to Wilford Woodruff’s courageous end to plural marriage to preserve temples and covenants.

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00:00 Part 1 - Brother Thom Reed
01:13 Episode teaser
04:51 Bio of Brother Thom Reed
12:50 The Genesis Group
17:03 Come, Follow Me Manual
20:22 Truth for the entire world
23:00 Power comes from understanding principles
24:35 DJ Brother T raps the Articles of Faith
28:45 Living in revelation
30:06 Revelation in the craft store
31:37 Revelation may be subtle
34:17 The miraculous nature of the Articles of Faith
36:07 Being patient for answers
39:18 A future, growing thing not a creed
42:22 Family History uniform change
44:59 Context to manifestos
47:35 Preparation for the Second Coming
50:07 Faith to move forward
53:11 Full uniform
56:17 Focus on families and covenants
59:44 Be inspired, not offended
1:01:42 A recent sealing
1:03:40 End of Part 1 - Brother Thom Reed

Just Beet It! • followHIM Favorites • Dec. 1-7 • Come Follow Me Nov 27, 2025

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Doctrine & Covenants 137-138 Part 2 • Dr. Lori Wilkinson • Dec. 1-7 • Come Follow Me Nov 26, 2025

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Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson unites the grief-born power of Doctrine and Covenants 138 with the forgotten writings of early Relief Society voices, showing how Joseph F. Smith’s vision overturned the “curse of Eve,” affirms women as among the “great and noble ones,” and issues a hope-filled call to temple and family history work.

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00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson
00:09 Background to Joseph F. Smith’s vision
02:36 A tumultuous time
08:35 Joseph F. Smith’s experiences with death
09:46 Joseph F. Smith’s run-in with school master
12:50 The Shower Principle
14:11 Peter writing to the Saints
15:53 Seeking revelation
18:59 Day of deliverance
20:33 Jesus not amongst the troubled?
24:32 What will happen to our children?
27:50 Who is part of the “Great and Mighty Ones?”
30:28 Brother Wilkinson’s conversion
36:26 Teaching with fear
38:26 Zenos’s Allegory
40:05 A chain of enlightened women
43:45 LDS Women of the Past
45:33 “The Influence of Women.”
48:29 President Oaks about Eve
49:42 Helen Mar Kimball Whitney about Joseph Smith
56:13 Susa Young Gates and her relationship with Joseph F. Smith
58:24 Who threw Eve under the bus?
1:02:55 Serve in the temple, change the world
1:04:25 Can the dead repent?
1:03:50 Dr. Wilkinson bears her testimony of Jesus Christ
1:08:17 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson
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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
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Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
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Doctrine & Covenants 137-138 Part 1 • Dr. Lori Wilkinson • Dec. 1-7 • Come Follow Me Nov 26, 2025

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What if our departed loved ones are more involved–and closer than we think? Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson explores D&C 137-138 as a “salve for broken hearts,” revealing how these revelations restored a lively hope in God’s mercy, the desires of the heart, and the nearness of those who have passed on.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qTvLf1Pq2L4

00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson
01:26 Sections almost 80 years apart
02:32 Episode teaser
03:58 Dr. Wilkinson’s bio
05:05 Come, Follow Me Manual
06:30 Grief and separation
09:30 1 Peter and Joseph F. Smith
10:40 Mourning without hope
12:35 Background to Section 137
17:17 A market revolution and Alexis de Tocqueville
19:29 Death rates in the 1800s
22:07 Early LDS family losses
23:15 The Smith Family loses Alvin
28:16 D&C 137 and Alvin Smith
33:12 Incorruptible inheritance
37:10 Death became the deadline
40:02 Teachings on suicide
43:06 The Savior knows our hearts
45:10 Advice from a Relief Society President
48:18 Susa Young Gates’ Women of the Mormon Church
51:01 Joseph waits 21 years and sunsets
54:32 John Taylor quote
57:32 Joyful reunions
59:20 The strength of Mary Fielding Smith
1:05:35 Covid and guardian angels
1:09:23 End of Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson

Faith. It's what's for dinner. • followHIM Favorites • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me Nov 20, 2025

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We accidentally mixed up two different Dan Joneses!
The Devil’s Gate winter story belongs to Daniel Webster Jones, not the Dan Jones in Carthage. Thanks to a kind family member for the heads-up!
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Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 2 • Dr. Keith Erekson • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me Nov 19, 2025

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Dr. Keith Erekson shows how Doctrine and Covenants 136 rose from the turmoil to guide the Saints west, clarifying the succession crisis, correcting pioneer myths, and showing prophets not as superheroes but God-led stewards in the ongoing Restoration.
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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 136 Part 3
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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 136 Part 4
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00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Keith Erekson
01:10 Brigham Young’s background
04:42 Brigham’s preparation for leadership
08:39 Brigham as peacemaker
12:49 The burden of struggling Saints
14:25 Brigham commits to no one being left behind
15:56 The Vanguard Company
18:17 Crossing the plains as act of praise
20:15 Overland Pioneer Travel Database
22:25 400 pioneer companies
25:25 Pranks, dances, and fun as pioneers
26:04 How to teach Section 136
27:27 God calls His people to journey
29:25 President Hinckley thoughts about pioneers
31:20 Questions of succession
34:49 James Strang
36:22 The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
41:03 Does Brigham have a majority?
42:25 Antagonism to friendship
44:38 The expectations of prophets
48:20 Elevator shafts in the Salt Lake Temple myth
52:58 Prophets are a great benefit to the world
56:46 Dr. Erekson’s thoughts on “ongoing Restoration”
1:01:59 End of Part 2 - Dr. Keith Erekson

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