followHIM

By Hank Smith & John Bytheway

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 Chri

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February 09, 2026 Thoughts to Keep in Mind #2 • The Covenant • Dr. Ross Baron • Feb. 9-15
“Thoughts to Keep in Mind” are simple themes in Come, Follow Me that help make the scriptures clearer, more Christ-centered, and easier to apply to daily life. This year, Dr. Ross Baron is the guest on all eight episodes.
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/e4sxSX6rUVY
SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS
English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM2EN
French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM2FR
German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM2DE
Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM2PT
Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM2ES

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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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1h 16min
February 05, 2026 Faith at Full Throttle • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 9-15 • Come Follow Me
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/1aI9pISm2tA
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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6min
February 04, 2026Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 Part 2 • Dr. Michael Cottle • Feb. 9-15 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Michael Cottle continues the discussion of Noah’s Ark as a temple-centered symbol of the salvation in Jesus Christ, contrasting the ark with the Tower of Babel and testifying that true safety, peace, and healing, amid profound loss, are found only in and through Jesus Christ.
YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/XowhUf5g82o
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
TIMECODE
00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Michael Cottle
2:52 Not about a boat
5:50 Ascension parallels
7:45 Hidden in plain sight
10:40 40 days and nights
12:59 Extreme losses in this life
18:07 Temple reunions with Jacob
21:13 Book of Mormon parallels
22:58 President Oaks on our “family-centered” church
25:17 The ark and the temple save families
27:57 Invitation to come to the Lord’s temple
34:22 How the temple changes us
36:00 Stones, windows, and light
39:44 Healing and consecrating suffering
41:08 Deliverance and coming home
45:31 Pleading for relief
49:00 Seeking the blessings of the fathers
52:11 Needing the same lessons
54:00 Learning about the nature of God
58:32 The temple can be our own ark
1:05:23 End of Part 2 - Dr. Michael Cottle

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
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1h 5min
February 04, 2026Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 Part 1 • Dr. Michael Cottle • Feb. 9-15 • Come, Follow Me
Was the Flood about destruction or mercy? Dr. Michael Cottle reframes Noah’s story from Moses 8 and Genesis 6 as a powerful microcosm of the plan of salvation, highlighting God’s repeated calls to repentance and the ark as a powerful symbol of Christ’s atoning protection.
YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/Y0VAUeQMn94
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
TIMECODE
00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Michael Cottle
1:26 Episode teaser
3:12 Bio
6:58 Come, Follow Me Manual
8:20 The Lord’s plan to connect
10:29 Everyone but Methuselah
13:28 The merciful Lord of the OT
15:19 The sons of God vs sons of men
18:32 Enoch weeps and giants
21:39 Electronic scriptures
23:48 What is an order?
26:08 Not hearkening
29:11 Outright rebellion
34:41 Parents teaching wickedness
37:55 Repentance, repentance, everyone gets repentance
40:12 The value of repetition
44:43 “It repented Noah”
48:00 Perfection’s meaning
49:49 An unpopular sentiment
52:40 Parental responsibility to teach and prepare for eternity
56:37 What has President Oaks recently said?
58:40 Jesus in the Old Testament
1:01:52 Object lessons
1:05:40 God gives us a name
1:09:09 Public vs private spirituality
1:13:04 End of Part 1 - Dr. Michael Cottle
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
1h 14min
January 29, 2026 Step One to Be One • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/oi8Cx14F424
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
4min
January 28, 2026 Moses 7 Part 2 • Bro. Danny Ricks • Feb. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me
Professor Danny Ricks continues to examine Moses 7, showing how Enoch’s sorrow turns to peace and hope through Jesus Christ and covenant faith.
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/W9iEsGXcmmw
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 2 - Brother Danny Ricks
2:31 Youth Theme: Walk with Me
5:04 Meridian of time?
7:34 Losing a mother
10:40 Covenantal power
13:15 Veil of darkness
16:01 Lame Duck President Satan
17:41 What did President Oaks teach recently?
19:21 Joy and sadness
23:06 Like a movie
24:20 Becoming like Jesus and Danny
29:02 Joseph Smith preaches compassion
32:35 Righteousness from heaven
36:30 Best kept secret
38:52 Savior’s mercy
42:28 Can’t save them, love them
45:11 Weakness vs rebellion
47:21 Testimony of the power of Jesus Christ to heal
52:02 End of Part 2 - Brother Danny Ricks

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
52min
January 28, 2026Moses 7 Part 1 • Bro. Danny Ricks • Feb. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me
If we were truly a Zion people, what would that look like? Professor Danny Ricks explores Moses 7, Enoch’s encounter with a weeping God, the doctrine of the Fall, and how Zion is built through covenants, agency, and heartfelt prayer.
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6zMQ47HgLUk
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 1 - Brother Danny Ricks
1:37 Episode teaser
3:40 Bio
6:45 Come, Follow Me Manual
9:05 Context of the Book of Moses
10:09 Identities
13:13 This dispensation’s unique responsibility
18:00 Covenants
21:32 Different view of the Fall
23:30 No secret gospel of Jesus Christ
25:19 Escaping the monster
27:54 No third choice
31:47 Covenantal progression
33:29 “Rough Start, Great Finish”
37:41 President Oaks’ admonitions
41:34 Finding Zion vs. Building Zion
43:54 A priesthood blessing to remember
48:08 Relationship with the Lord
53:28 Natural and instinctive prayer
55:50 A lot of tears
57:55 Refusing to be comforted
1:02:50 End of Part 1 - Brother Danny Ricks

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
1h 2min
January 22, 2026 A Dad, a Daughter & a 200-Foot Cliff • followHIM Favorites • Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 • Come Follow Me
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qSEAFsCaGcE
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
8min
January 21, 2026Genesis 5; Moses 6 Part 2 • Dr. Kerry Muhlestein • Jan. 26-Feb. 1 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Kerry Muhlestein continues unpacking Genesis 5 and Moses 6 from death, sin, and the joyful turn of repentance to being “born again,” defending the Book of Abraham, and finding real parenting strength in Jesus Christ.
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/lpwyFHMraw0
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast

TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
2:44 Book of Mormon parallels and woe
4:36 Turning to the Lord
7:40 Airplane analogies are awesome
11:05 A broccoli Slurpee
13:49 Baptism of Enoch
15:53 Guttural reaction to infant baptism
19:14 “Agents unto themselves”
22:33 Sanctification
25:38 Godly desires
28:07 Confirmation of the Holy Spirit
32:45 Children of God
36:38 Mothers as symbols
41:06 Temple story
43:53 Follow and remember the Savior
45:42 All things bear witness of Him
47:21 Egyptologist’s view of the Book of Abraham
51:12 Soaring doctrine
53:17 Let’s Talk about the Book of Abraham
54:12 Life-defining moment as a scholar and Saint
58:30 Teaching children
1:03:35 Jesus is the Strength of Parents
1:05:38 Praying for miracles and testimony of Jesus Christ
1:10:45 End of Part 2 - Dr. Kerry Muhlestein

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
1h 11min
January 21, 2026Genesis 5; Moses 6 Part 1 • Dr. Kerry Muhlestein • Jan. 26-Feb. 1 • Come, Follow Me
Have you ever wondered why Moses 6 says so much about Enoch more than Genesis does and what that reveals about the gospel from the very beginning? Dr. Kerry Muhlestein takes a powerful deep dive into Moses 6 exploring how the restored doctrine unlocks record-keeping, priesthood, and covenant family partnership.
YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/aYdQvbMX1KU
ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast
TIMECODE:
00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
1:57 Episode teaser
5:29 Bio
6:59 Come, Follow Me Manual
8:22 Tips for studying the Old Testament
10:15 The Scriptures are Real & The Essential Old Testament Companion
14:09 Additional tools
15:41 Background to the Book of Moses
19:25 Adam and Eve and their children
23:37 Cain and Abel
26:02 Record keeping
30:04 Bible translations
33:02 Priesthood power
36:39 Symbolic or literal?
40:05 Patriarchal order
46:31 Preachers of righteousness
48:20 Bifurcation of the human race
51:23 Enoch and seership
54:34 The Holy Ghost and seership
57:41 The anger of God
1:01:22 I’m young and everyone hates me
1:04:47 Partnering with Christ
1:09:17 High places
1:12:25 People listen to Enoch
1:17:22 End of Part 1 - Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, 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
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
https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
...more
1h 17min

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