Come, Follow Me Today

Welcome back to Come, Follow Me Today!

We're starting a new year of study in the Old Testament, loosely following the study curriculum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each week there will be a new episode, published on Monday mornings.

In today's episode, we'll be discussing the purpose of the Old Testament, and how it can lead us to more deeply accept our Savior Jesus Christ's invitation to Come, Follow Me.

John 5:39

John 17:3

Galatians 3:26-29

Deuteronomy 6:5-7

President M. Russell Ballard: "The miracle of the Holy Bible" Liahona, May 2007

Well, after 12 months and 100 episodes, we've made it to the end of the Book of Mormon.  In today's final episode we discuss the purposes of the Book of Mormon, to teach us about Christ, to help us receive spiritual confirmation about the things we believe, and to inspire us to live up to our potential as children of God.

Moroni 10

John 17

2nd Nephi 31

Mosiah 18

3rd Nephi 27

"I Will Go and Do" - (2020 Youth Theme Song) feat. David Archuleta - www.churchofjesuschrist.org

Are you as kind as you would like to be? Patient? Compassionate? In today's episode, we discuss Mormon's teachings on charity, or the pure love of Christ, and discuss how we can experience this more in our lives.

Moroni 7

Each week when we participate in the Sacrament, we commit to God to keep his commandments and take the name of Christ upon us. What happens when we don't live up to our end of the bargain? In today's episode we study Moroni's Sacrament prayer, and discuss what it means to always remember Christ.

Moroni 4

How do we make our world a better place for our children?  In today's episode, we'll explore Ether's teachings on hope, and how God can help us overcome our own weaknesses so that we can bring peace to those around us.

Ether 12

Following Christ and accepting God's call to serve his children can at times feel overwhelming.  In today's episode, we'll talk about the challenges the Jaredites faced as they followed the Lord to the promised land, and how they survived the journey.

Ether 6 

How do we make life decisions when the path forward isn't clear? In today's episode we'll read about the decision that Jared and his family made to get on the boat and sail to the promised land, and discuss how their decision-making process can help us in our own journey across the sea.

Ether 2-6

Do we call on the Lord when we face challenges? What about when things are going well? In today's episode we discuss how the people of Jared stopped calling on the Lord when life was good, and how it almost cost them the chance of reaching the promised land.

What does it mean to believe in Christ? Is it different than "knowing"? Today we'll discuss the topic of faith as we start the book of Ether and learn about the people of Jared.

Ether 1-5

Genesis 11

Societies have the capacity to either prosper or decay, depending on the choices of each individual.  We've seen this with the Nephites in the Book of Mormon, and we also see this in our world today.  In today's episode, we'll discuss how the Nephites were able to create peace and happiness in their world, and then what changed that led to their downfall.  We'll relate their history to the situation we all find ourselves in today.

Mormon 6-9

4 Nephi 1

Ecclesiastes 3