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Mathew 18; Luke 10 Part 1 • Dr. Krystal Pierce • Apr. 17 - Apr. 23 Apr 12, 2023

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Who is our neighbor? Dr. Krystal V. L. Pierce examines the Lord’s command to forgive, to take care of every one of our brothers and sisters, and how to prepare the world for the Lord’s Second Coming.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Krystal Pierce
01:01 Introduction of Dr. Krystal Pierce
03:19 Background to Matthew 18-The Discourse on the Church
07:51 Becoming like little children
11:48 President Nelson story of a child praying before surgery
13:01 Definition of conversion
17:02 Reprove with sharpness or clarity
19:00 Disciples ask about rank in heaven
20:53 Cutting off hands?
22:12 Jesus talks about those who are lost
26:22 President Monson story of a boy in a grease pit
29:54 Jesus instructs about reconciliation
33:13 Elder Sorensen talk about forgiveness
35:44 Is there a limit on forgiveness?
39:11 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
44:41 Elder Holland references the parable
51:43 Jesus’s conclusions about forgiveness
52:35 John shares a story about forgiveness and a car accident
57:23 Hank shares a story about forgiveness and a turkey
1:02:42 End of Part I–Dr. Krystal Pierce

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Thanks to the followHIM team:
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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
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How do I gain a testimony? • follow HIM Favorites • Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 Apr 06, 2023

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Hank Smith and John Bytheway answer a question from this week's Come, Follow Me study.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
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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
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Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9 Part 2 • Dr. Kerry Muhlestein • Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 Apr 05, 2023

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Dr. Kerry Muhlestein continues to explore how Jesus asks us to testify of Him and how He accelerates His disciples' preparation for His death and resurrection.

00:00 Part II– Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
00:08 The Passion Narrative begins
00:51 Caesarea Philippi
05:43 Stages of recognizing Jesus
09:37 “Blessed are thou”
13:14 Dr Muhelstein share a story about a friend who is colorblind
16:47 Learning through revelation
22:02 Caves near Caesarea Philippi
26:44 Jesus gives keys
30:44 Peter’s love of Jesus
34:57 Many are called, but few show up
39:00 A Man for All Seasons
42:15 Be not ashamed
43:52 The Mount of Transfiguration
50:29 Seeing things as they really are
53:07 The Kirtland Temple
58:01 Symmetry between the Mount of Transfiguration and the Kirtland Temple
1:02:23 The Godhead bears witness of one another
1:06:24 Jesus heals and helps our unbelief
1:16:20 Elder Holland addresses faith and doubt
1:17:36 Dr. Muhlestein shares his thoughts about God’s love
1:21:10 End of Part II–Dr. Kerry Muhlestein

Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9 Part 1 • Dr. Kerry Muhlestein • Apr. 10 - Apr. 16 Apr 05, 2023

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Who do you say Jesus is? Dr. Kerry Muhlestein explores how God’s covenant path creates a kingdom of priests and priestesses, how humility helps avoid hypocrisy, and how formal covenants change our natures.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
00:56 Introduction of Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
02:14 Background about Pharisees, Saduccees, and how they vary by region
09:17 Ritual cleanliness and Jewish law and customs regarding parents
16:15 Rationalization and loopholes
17:46 What defiles a person
21:53 Finding fault
23:28 Jesus casts out an unclean spirit north of the Sea of Galilee
28:39 Jesus teaching Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles
32:19 Jesus returns to Capernaum and Decapolis and performs miracles
35:40 Jesus heals with touch, spit, clay, etc. and the symbolism connected
37:30 Some Pharisees and Saducees asked Jesus for a sign
41:43 When asking for a sign is a mistake
42:28 Bread, yeast, and metaphors of corruption
47:47 The challenge of the world’s influence
51:02 Jesus heals a blind man in stages
56:20 End of Part 1–Dr. Kerry Muhlestein

Easter • follow HIM Favorites • Apr. 3 - Apr. 9 Mar 30, 2023

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Easter Part 2 • Dr. Anthony Sweat • Apr. 3 - Apr. 9 Mar 29, 2023

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Dr. Anthony Sweat continues to examine the power, love, and triumphs of Jesus Christ’s last week and the knowledge that the day we will be reunited with our loved ones will come due to the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
00:00 Part II– Dr. Anthony Sweat
00:10 Who is Jesus (Jesus’s arrest)?
03:28 Jesus willingly goes before Pilate
06:46 Jesus faces pain, humiliation, and death
07:41 Holy envy and the suffering Christ
10:20 First person account in Doctrine and Covenants 19
13:02 “None Were with Him” by Elder Jeffrey Holland
16:11 Sit in our Fridays and Saturdays but Sunday will come
17:53 Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Salome go to the tomb
19:57 A physical resurrection
22:04 Mary Magdalene is a first witness to the resurrected Jesus
24:26 Jesus’s greatest miracle
27:26 Bodily resurrection is glorious for all
28:54 Witnesses of the Resurrection
31:23 The temple as a symbol of the Resurrection
34:38 Jesus Christ gives us joy
39:10 Jesus heals the effects of the Fall
42:07 Transforming Power
45:16 How Jesus gives us hope during this season
56 36 End of Part II–Dr. Anthony Sweat
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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
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Easter Part 1 • Dr. Anthony Sweat • Apr. 3 - Apr. 9 Mar 29, 2023

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How does understanding Holy Week help us to understand the Savior’s love? Dr. Anthony Sweat examines the last week of Jesus’s life and the efficacy and power of the Atonement can have in our lives.
00:00 Part 1–Dr. Anthony Sweat
02:13 Introduction of Dr. Anthony Sweat
06:01 Celebrating Holy Week
08:52 Passover and deliverance
10:58 Dr. Anthony Sweat and painters as prophets
11:36 the Triumphal Entry
12:37 Who is Jesus?
20:53 Faith in Jesus, not outcomes
23:06 The women seemed to understand Jesus would die
23:44 Hank and John both share personal stories of difficulties and faith
27:17 Triumphal Entry moments in our lives
30:39 Learning the character and mission of Jesus
34:58 Last Supper, the Sacrament, and covenants
37:14 Joseph Smith’s revelation Doctrine and Covenants 27
39:38 Jesus in Gethsemane
43:35 “It is finished”
46:37 Dr. Anthony Sweat shares personal experience serving as a Bishop
48:27 Story of a difficult decision
52:47 End of Part I- Dr. Anthony Sweat
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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

What if I don't feel like I'm good enough? • follow HIM Favorites • Mar. 27 - Apr. 2 Mar 23, 2023

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Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5-6 Part 2 • Dr. Jason Combs • Mar. 27 - Apr. 2 Mar 22, 2023

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Dr. Combs continues to examine the miracle of Jesus and Peter walking on the water and how Jesus’s call to “Be not afraid.” How do we cast aside our doubts and fears?

00:00 Part II– Dr. Jason Combs
00:14 John 5 and 6 and the nature of the Gospel of John
02:31 Three miracles (or signs) in John 5 and 6
04:10 Who added the angel stirring the water?
09:20 President Packer “Who Stirred the Water?”
12:23 First miracle in Jerusalem and on the Sabbath
16:36 Jesus reminds that sin isn’t the cause of this infirmity
22:20 Jesus calls witnesses
28:21 One final witness to Jesus
33:34 Often skipped over signs, including manna and Bread from Heaven
42:18 Sirach or Wisdom of Ben Sira
46:52 Sacrament lessons in John
49:23 Hard sayings and the Sacrament
55:00 President Ardeth Kapp story about a boy shaking the Prophet’s hand
58:12 “Will ye also go away?” and Dr. Combs shares a personal missionary story
1:06:47 End of Part II–Dr. Jason Combs

Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5-6 Part 1 • Dr. Jason Combs • Mar. 27 - Apr. 2 Mar 22, 2023

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Just how many Herods threatened the life of Jesus? Dr. Jason Combs explores the many Herods, their effect on Jesus and especially on the life, and death of John the Baptist and the call to sacrifice for the Savior.

00:00 Part 1–Dr. Jason Combs
00:56 Introduction of Dr. Jason Combs
04:19 How the Gospels relate to one another as testimonies
07:18 Mark 6 and Jesus is the carpenter’s son
09:46 John the Baptist was killed
15:34 Josephus’s account of John the Baptist’s death
17:44 Mark and intercalation–Markan sandwich
21:47 President Faust story about Rafael Monroy and Vincente Morales
24:12 Jesus departed by ship after hearing of John’s death
26:47 Feeding of the 5000, Moses and Jesus’s name in Hebrew
32:43 Additional details remind us of Exodus and Jesus as a New Moses
36:58 Messianic Banquet and the Essenes
42:00 Gentile vs. servant leadership
43:16 Jesus walks on the water
47:41 Commandment to be of “good cheer”
49:57 Matthew emphasizes they know who Jesus is
52:50 Mark shows Jesus’s divinity in subtle epiphanies
55:17 Beliefs about ghosts in the First Century
58:20 Matthew teaches us how Jesus is tutoring Peter
1:00:26 Jesus and Peter walk on the water
1:08:15 End of Part 1–Dr. Jason Combs

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