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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.

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Matthew 19-20; Mark 10; Luke 18 Part 2 • Dr. Matt Townsend • May 8 - May 14 May 03, 2023

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Dr. Matt Townsend continues to discuss faith, the Laborers in the Vineyard, and trusting in God’s mercy.

00:00 Part II– Dr. Matt Townsend
00:52 Parable of the Laborer’s in the Vineyard
07:07 Paradox of comparisons
12:53 Alma’s joy is more full because of the success of his brethren.
16:10 John Bytheway reminds us to always appreciate, and to avoid entitlement.
21:32 Elder Oaks teaches the importance of what we become.
26:46 Dr. Townsend shares what true conversion means.
28:58 A certain rich young man asks the Savior how he can inherit eternal life.
36:15 Jesus loves us, and asks us to do the one hard thing to help us change.
42:42 The love of anything over God destroys us.
44:26 Dr. Townsend shares the impact of a young men’s leader in his own life.
48:14 Elder Uchtdorf teaches salvation is a gift from God.
49:13 What is our dominant love?
51:27 Marion G. Romney teaches we must be willing to sacrifice everything.
52:32 The prayer of the Pharisee and the Publican
59:26 Dr. Townsend encourages a daily connection to God.
1:02:47 End of Part II–Dr. Matt Townsend

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Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Shannon Sorensen: 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
Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design
Will Stoughton: Video Editor
Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website
Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano

Matthew 19-20; Mark 10; Luke 18 Part 1 • Dr. Matt Townsend • May 8 - May 14 May 03, 2023

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What question would you ask the Savior? Dr. Matt Townsend explores discipleship, self-reflection, and the doctrine of eternal marriage.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Matt Townsend
00:56 Introduction of Dr. Matt Townsend
03:37 Using paradox as the theme this week
07:35 Atonement or alonement and the attachment theory
17:39 The family model
20:24 Peace amidst the paradox
25:14 Pharisees question of marriage, Christ uses doctrine to answer.
29:31 Eternal ideal, circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation.
32:56 Looking for answers through the light.
35:18 President Faust and just cause for divorce.
40:14 The atonement of Jesus Christ will compensate for all.
45:32 President Kimball says we don’t find our soulmate, we create it.
47:30 Dr. Townsend shares how divorce led him to find light from others.
49:23 Turn to the Savior for your specific answers.
1:18:10 End of Part 1–Dr. Matt Townsend

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What are the two shortest scriptures? • follow HIM Favorites • May 1 - May 7 Apr 27, 2023

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Hank Smith and John Bytheway discuss the two shortest verses in scripture, "Jesus wept" (John 11:35) and "Remember Lot's wife" (Luke 17:32), and explore their meanings and significance.
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Thanks to the followHIM team:
Shannon Sorensen: 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
Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design
Will Stoughton: Video Editor
Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website
Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano

Luke 12-17; John 11 Part 2 • Dr. S. Michael Wilcox • May 1 - May 7 Apr 26, 2023

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Dr. S. Michael Wilcox continues to explore the power and promise of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as he examines love and loss.

00:00 Part II– Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
00:10 Parable of the lost coin
01:27 Parable of the Prodigal Son
01:54 There are many far countries
04:56 What is the real self?
06:05 Parables are meant to elicit emotions
08:45 There are no hired servants in heaven. Only sons & daughters.
15:50 Elder Holland “The Other Prodigal”
18:31 God’s kind of forgiveness
20:03 John Bytheway shares an experience about serving at the prison
22:35 The 10 lepers
24:12 Expectations, entitlement vs. gratitude for unexpected blessings
24:54 Dr. Wilcox shares experiences on deciding to be grateful
37:19 Looking at prayers to see through Jesus’ eyes in the New Testament
38:48 Jesus lifted people
40:25 Raising Lazarus from the dead, if thou hadst been here
51:47 Renascence by Edna St. Vincent Mallay
1:02:47 End of Part II–Dr. S. Michael Wilcox

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Luke 12-17; John 11 Part 1 • Dr. S. Michael Wilcox • May 1 - May 7 Apr 26, 2023

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Who are the lost among us? Dr. S. Michael Wilcox explores the themes of wealth and giving, the Sabbath and spirituality, and gratitude and distractions.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
01:29 Introduction of Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
02:35 Jesus teaches about wealth
07:36 A parable about building more barns
11:37 Why does God call this man a fool?
15:09 There are more important things than bigger barns
17:02 When death comes, we want to be giving
19:55 We have knowledge but are we spiritually wise
34:54 The danger of several types of pride
35:47 Jesus and velvet truths
43:07 The unjust steward
47:09 Lazarus and the rich man
54:55 What gulfs exist in our neighborhoods?
58:43 Seeing those in need
58:52 Theme of Luke 15
1:03:35 The lost sheep
1:06:45 End of Part 1–Dr. S. Michael Wilcox

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What can we learn from the man born blind? • follow HIM Favorites • Apr. 24 - Apr. 30 Apr 20, 2023

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Hank Smith and John Bytheway discuss the story of the man born blind in John 7-10, emphasizing the importance of personal testimony and the idea that it's okay not to know everything, but to focus on what we do know and have experienced.
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Thanks to the followHIM team:
Shannon Sorensen: 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
Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design
Will Stoughton: Video Editor
Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website
Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano

John 7-10 Part 2 • Dr. Jenet Erickson • Apr. 24 - Apr. 30 Apr 19, 2023

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Dr. Jenet Erickson continues to explore themes of mercy, redemption, and the symbolic names that Jesus calls himself in the Gospel of John.

00:00 Part II– Dr. Jenet Erickson
00:07 The man born blind
04:05 Jesus has the power over trauma and inherited difficulties
05:11 Why the Pool of Siloam
09:21 Spiritual questions and uncertainty
13:54 Jesus questions who is blind to spiritual things
16:21 Jesus teaches about the Good Shepherd
18:42 He knows and loves each of his sheep
22:19 Jesus teaches who should lead
24:45 The difference between leading and herding
25:11 Sheep go astray and the “Summer of the Lambs”
27:22 President Nelson and the Covenant Path
28:27 Hirelings abandon the sheep
31:54 Jesus and the sanctification of the temple
33:34 The Gospel of John is a gospel about discipleship
35:26 John asks who will receive Jesus
38:22 Dr. Jenet Erickson shares her takeaways
45:02 End of Part II–Dr. Jenet Erickson

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Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Shannon Sorensen: 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
Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design
Will Stoughton: Video Editor
Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website
Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano

John 7-10 Part 1 • Dr. Jenet Erickson • Apr. 24 - Apr. 30 Apr 19, 2023

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How do we receive hard sayings? Dr. Jenet Erickson explores the doctrine that Jesus teaches at the Feast of Tabernacles and shows mercy to the woman taken in adultery.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Jenet Erickson
00:56 Introduction of Dr. Jenet Erickson
04:46 Framing these chapters
07:35 Who God is
09:39 Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles
14:46 The importance of remembering what God has done
18:05 People question Jesus’s authority
20:15 Revelation comes when people are acting
23:01 Jesus shares his Father’s message
25:48 Healing on the Sabbath
27:40 Judge not
31:09 Our relationship with God is essential
33:01 Jesus foreshadows his death
37:09 Feast of Tabernacles and water
41:20 Why covenants?
42:24 The people won’t arrest Jesus
44:24 Jesus and the woman taken in adultery
47:40 Jesus reveals hypocrisy
50:08 Judgment and law
52:20 Jesus doesn’t correct or condemn her publicly
56:55 Jesus is the light
1:02:20 Jesus gains additional followers and is the Truth and the Way
1:06:37 Jesus as liberator of all
1:13:14 Jesus speaks boldly and the people look to stone him
1:18:10 End of Part 1–Dr. Jenet Erickson

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How do I forgive someone that has hurt me? • follow HIM Favorites • Apr. 17 - Apr. 23 Apr 13, 2023

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Hank Smith and John Bytheway answer a question from this week's Come, Follow Me study.
Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co
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Thanks to the followHIM team:
Shannon Sorensen: 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
Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design
Will Stoughton: Video Editor
Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website
Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano

Mathew 18; Luke 10 Part 2 • Dr. Krystal Pierce • Apr. 17 - Apr. 23 Apr 12, 2023

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Dr. Krystal Pierce reflects upon the parable of the Good Samaritan and its many meanings and applications.

00:00 Part II– Dr. Krystal Pierce
00:08 Luke 10 and Church leadership/Seventy
04:59 President Nelson and the Gathering of Israel
07:05 Symbolism of Jesus as a lamb
08:05 Jesus gives instructions for going forth to teach
13:40 Cities that reject the message and messengers
17:35 God’s authority and trust
21:53 Engraven in the census of the Kingdom of Heaven
23:22 These Seventy are considered babes in the world
25:42 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s “Terror, Triumph, and the Wedding Feast”
28:15 Jesus answers “Who is our neighbor” and the Parable of the Good Samaritan
36:52 Samaritans
42:01 Two questions that Jesus answers
45:41 The Aaronic Priesthood Theme
46:14 President Monson’s “Your Jericho Road”
49:32 Jack Welch’s interpretation of the parable (like Martin Luther, etc)
53:32 Mary and Martha (and Lazarus)
59:18 The power of listening
01:00:17 President Oaks’s “Good, Better, Best”
1:02:12 Lonnie Severenson’s poem about Mary and Martha
1:03:15 Sister Carol F. McConkie discusses holiness
1:07:28 End of Part II–Dr. Krystal Pierce

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