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Exodus 7-13 Part 1 • Brother Dave Hadlock • April 6-12 • Come, Follow Me Apr 01, 2026

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What if the plagues weren’t a punishment but a dismantling? Brother David Hadlock joins us to explore Exodus 7-13 as a deliberate reversal of the Genesis creation account, unpacking the types of Christ and the ten plagues as a direct takedown of Egypt’s gods.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/kcXAuN_Zqgs

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TIMECODE:

00:00 Part 1 - Brother David Hadlock
01:32 Teaser
02:54 Bio
05:14 A Jonah parallel
09:54 Pablo the scriptorian
13:50 Keys of Moses: Gathering to a place
16:45 Gathering to a knowledge or a person
20:50 Temple imagery
23:03 Coming to a knowledge of God
26:14 Mayan ball ritual
28:49 Exodus as reenactment of Genesis
30:46 Egypt as symbol
35:02 Bondage and true messengers
38:57 Deliverance and the rod
41:19 The serpent symbology
43:59 A seed that grows
47:05 Why a serpent?
52:20 The Plagues and the Creation
55:14 Lice, flies, cattle, and hail
58:36 Locusts, darkness, and firstborn
1:01:46 Plagues and Egyptian deities
1:06:20 Deliverance begins
1:08:26 End of Part 1 - Brother Dave Hadlock

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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
Heather Barlow: Communications Director
Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
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Grandpa? But You're Dead! • followHIM Favorites • Mar. 30-Apr. 5 • Come Follow Me Mar 27, 2026

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Easter • Director Dallas Jenkins • Mar. 30-April 5 • Come, Follow Me Mar 25, 2026

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What if the greatest story ever told felt deeply personal again? In this Easter-focused conversation, Dallas Jenkins shares how he is bringing the resurrection of Jesus Christ to life in upcoming seasons of The Chosen. With intimacy and emotional depth, Jenkins reveals his own faith journey that reshaped his career, his creative and spiritual approach to the Savior’s final days, and what it truly means to celebrate Easter with joy that is both real and transformative.

00:00 Easter - Dallas Jenkins
1:00 Welcome and Lisa gushes
2:10 Easter in the Jenkins family
5:04 Come, Follow Me Manual
6:35 Portraying the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
09:15 A gateway to testimony
11:34 Why does it have to be so brutal?
14:33 Getting to show what comes next
16:26 The biggest struggle in Season 5
20:53 How to portray the Road to Emmaus?
23:45 Who is the Jesus of popular expectation?
27:22 Dallas @ BYU
33:43 Measuring success
34:37 How to focus on Easter?
38:33 Dallas on LDS turf
42:42 Understanding through building a scene
44:58 Pool of Siloam
46:13 Jesus in his hometown and a joyous scene
48:03 Evangelical mascot for the LDS
50:31 The Chosen points to reading the scriptures
53:02 Watch Season 6 for the joy in Season 7
56:01 Personal challenges and teamwork with Amanda
59:41 Spouses supporting our ministry
1:01:12 Matthew and Peter
1:06:48 Ways to support Brother Jenkins
1:10:20 Which character surprised Dallas?
1:14:09 Jonathan isn’t Jesus and a Green Burrito
1:16:53 Actors being prepared by God
1:19:40 Red Sea Moments
1:21:30 Feeling chosen and its “not all rainbows and unicorns”
1:25:58 Ezekiel and Easter
1:28:05 Gratitude for Dallas’s testimony of Jesus Christ
1:30:47 End of Easter - Dallas Jenkins

Miracles in Enemy Territory • followHIM Favorites • March 23-29 • Come Follow Me Mar 19, 2026

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Exodus 1-6 Part 2 • Dr. Krystal Pierce • Mar. 23-29 • Come, Follow Me Mar 18, 2026

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Dr. Krystal Pierce continues examining Exodus 1-6, revealing how God meets Moses in his self-doubt and demonstrates divine power over both Pharoah and fear.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HI8v2xRYxf4

00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Krystal Pierce
02:18 B.H. Roberts’s future
05:12 A perfect description of God
07:31 Meaning of “pharoah”
09:01 Pharoah is going to refuse
11:26 God reassures Moses
13:13 Moses’s staff and the symbolism of a snake
17:14 Skin diseases
20:35 Aaron as spokesperson
23:29 Anger or rapid breathing?
26:14 A miraculous story and a strange visitor
31:52 God sends help in the form of other people
34:00 Israel is God’s “firstborn”
36:23 Covenantal bonds and cutting
40:46 Zipporah and “cutting” a covenant
43:58 Zipporah helps save her family
46:02 Moses and Aaron reunite
48:01 Who is Jehovah?
50:30 Bricks without straw
54:00 Things get worse for Israel
56:39 Remember, remember, remember
59:29 It is about redemption
1:02:59 Crushed, dust, and the Potter
1:06:59 Only Jesus can save
1:09:17 Four themes and testimony of Jesus Christ
1:12:55 End of Part 2 - Dr. Krystal Pierce

Exodus 1-6 Part 1 • Dr. Krystal Pierce • Mar. 23-29 • Come, Follow Me Mar 18, 2026

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Who are the unexpected heroes who helped save Israel’s future deliverer, and what does their courage reveal about God’s plan? Dr. Krystal Pierce explores Exodus 1-3, highlighting Jehovah’s covenant power, Moses’s struggle for identity, and the faithful women who preserved the prophet who would lead Israel to freedom.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/u41LHmJSXAQ

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TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Krystal Pierce
02:41 Episode teaser
05:20 Bio
07:17 Come, Follow Me Manual and Exodus begins
10:59 The Hyksos and then a new king
14:40 The Hebrews build storage cities and miraculously multiply
18:59 Crushing the Hebrew’s spirits and mud bricks
21:40 Has the Lord abandoned us?
25:42 Righteous leadership suffers also
26:31 Midwives save the Hebrews
31:20 Female Heroes
35:18 Moses’s family
38:19 Moses’s ark
40:17 A fourth woman saving Moses and the Israelites
42:28 Jehovah is merciful
43:46 Miriam and women as symbols of Jesus Christ
46:60 Moses’s first forty years
49:22 Moses is taught his identity
53:21 Midianites and liminal spaces
57:12 Moses and a sixth woman who saves
58:58 the Lord hears their suffering and remembers covenants
1:01:09 Melted mud brick bottom and Jethro
1:04:23 A burning bush
1:07:38 Holy vs profane spaces
1:08:54 Moses is His son and will deliver Israel
1:12:36 Land of milk and date syrup
1:14:03 End of Part 1 - Dr. Krystal Pierce
Thanks to the followHIM team:
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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
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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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Power of the Pivot • followHIM Favorites • Mar. 16-22 • Come Follow Me Mar 13, 2026

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Genesis 42-50 Part 2 • Dr. Stephen Smoot • Mar. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me Mar 12, 2026

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Professor Stephen Smoot continues exploring Genesis 46-50, highlighting Joseph’s wise leadership during the famine, the surprising adoption of Ephraim into the house of Israel, and powerful prophecies preserved in the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible (the Inspired Version).

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/hoNTK0LKNwI

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TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 2 - Professor Stephen Smoot
04:05 Canaanite incursion into Egypt
05:00 A famine in Egypt
11:29 Is Manasseh older than Ephraim?
15:24 When does an older son receive the birthright blessing?
19:00 Abrahamic Covenant review
21:26 Roles of Ephraim and Manasseh
24:55 A different tribe
29:09 The Lord has never forgot the Abrahamic Covenant
32:10 Archaic Hebrew poetry
36:48 Joseph as a fruitful bough
38:48 Genesis 50 - Jacob’s death
42:02 An extended prophecy about Joseph’s descendents
45:52 Plates of brass included genealogy
48:47 Chosen family?
51:48 Joseph and William Smith example of imperfect family
53:10 Did Joseph witness Jacob and Esau’s reunion?
56:17 God is an alchemist and a tough family story
1:01:48 Jesus on every page of the Old Testament
1:05:45 End of Part 2 - Professor Stephen Smoot
Thanks to the followHIM team:
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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
Heather Barlow: Communications Director
Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design
"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald
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Genesis 42-50 Part 1 • Dr. Stephen Smoot • Mar. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me Mar 12, 2026

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What if Joseph’s reunion with his brothers was a carefully designed repentance audit? Professor Stephen Smoot explores the literary brilliance, Egyptian context, and Christ-centered symbolism in Genesis 42-45, showing God can transform betrayal into redemption.

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/iisYV2s8Wm0

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TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 1 - Professor Stephen Smoot
02:25 Episode teaser
05:35 Bio
07:14 Informed Saints
08:38 Why study Ancient Egypt?
11:28 Come, Follow Me Manual
12:46 Literary shape of these chapters
17:02 Joseph has become “Egyptianized”
19:33 Using the NRSV
22:32 Test 1
25:01 Scripture as art
27:45 Reuben has been thinking about Joseph
30:22 Motif of younger brother favored
33:50 Joseph tests his brothers
36:45 Benjamin receives favoritism from Joseph
39:57 Silver divining cup
41:40 Physical items for revelation
46:04 Judah steps in to save Benjamin
49:01 Joseph weeps again
54:04 Value of stories about conflict
59:01 What is forgiveness?
1:01:20 End of Part 1 - Professor Stephen Smoot
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor
David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors
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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
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Joseph in Egypt • Bro. Donny Osmond • Special Episode • Come, Follow Me Mar 10, 2026

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Donny Osmond joins the followHIM Podcast to discuss the biblical figure Joseph of Egypt, a character he famously portrayed for over 2,000 shows in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Osmond shares the spiritual promptings that led him to audition for and win the role, and he details the profound personal and spiritual connection he developed with the character. He discusses the powerful lessons he learned from Joseph's life about maintaining faith through extreme adversity, the importance of staying true to one's covenants, and the process of forgiveness and reconciliation. Osmond relates Joseph's trials and triumphs to his own experiences in his life and career, emphasizing the need to trust in God's plan and timing.

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Timecode:
0:00 Introduction and Welcome
1:29 Donny's history with Joseph - 2,000 shows over 6 years
14:16 Who is Donny Osmond? - Background and bio
16:40 How Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was created
21:09 Donny's audition story - "You're my Joseph"
23:57 The famous high note story with Andrew Lloyd Webber
27:09 Meeting his wife Debbie - stealing her from his brother Jay
29:41 Is Joseph one of the greatest stories ever told?
32:12 Joseph's integrity with Potiphar's wife
35:00 Donny's dark times and criticism in his career
39:44 The coat, armor, and cup.
45:10 Elvis Presley calling the Osmond home
45:43 Family betrayal and forgiveness themes
53:52 Living the character every night - "Close Every Door"
59:09 Meeting prophets - President Kimball and President Hinckley
1:00:26 Representing the church around the world
1:02:30 Music's power to convey scripture and emotion
1:05:10 Andrew Lloyd Webber's inspiration
1:11:11 Personal stories and friendship
1:13:19 The Masked Singer as the Peacock
1:17:08 Joseph's complete forgiveness of his brothers
1:22:31 Never compromising standards - performing for General Authorities
1:23:44 Family activity suggestion - watch and discuss principles
1:27:49 Final message - faith in turbulent times
1:29:47 Closing thoughts on forgiveness and the Atonement
Thanks to the follow HIM team:
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David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors
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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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