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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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Number 1: 2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 3; 6-9; 11 Part 1 • Dr. Shon Hopkin • June 22-28 • Come, Follow Me
How does a man “after God’s own heart” end up on the wrong roof? Dr. Shon Hopkin examines the devastating fall of David and the architectural glory of Solomon’s temple, tracing the razor’s edge between power and corruption and the merciful God who meets us in our worst moments. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/aPLWrFTcJ_A 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 TIMECODE0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin1:31 Introduction3:29 Setting the stage: David, Solomon, and the danger of great starts7:07 Reading character weaknesses magnified by power11:35 Shields up-David as cautionary tale12:49 David’s exaltation (is this the point?)16:52 Judge not18:49 Teaching the balance of warning without shame20:07 Stealing school supplies: Another cautionary tale23:48 Restoration scripture framing David and Solomon25:37 Elder Kearon on Bathsheba29:38 Nathan’s parable34:41 The cover-up: Secrecy as lifeblood to sin36:27 Elder Maxwell on replaying temptation39:22 Wrong place, wrong time43:18 Elder Holland on lust vs. love47:25 David as type of Jesus Christ51:09 President Hinckley: “I don’t entirely trust myself”55:09 The Lord sent Nathan56:27 Solomon’s prayer for an understanding heart58:36 Hebrew insights1:01:34 God blesses us beyond our abilities1:03:09 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom1:05:06 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom1:07:54 End of Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin 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
June 17, 20261h 8min
Number 2: Esther Part 2 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner continues exploring pride versus humility, divine timing in the king’s sleepless night, and Esther’s courage, drawing modern parallels to covenant identity. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/epA6XqZ9EsU ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co NOW AVAILABLE IN Spanish: ⁨ @followHIMespañol French: ⁨ @followHIMFrançais Portuguese: ⁨ @followHIMPortuguês 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 0:00 Part 2 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 2:52 Haman’s promotion and Mordecai’s refusal to bow 5:59 The decree to destroy the Jews 9:26 Mordecai’s sackcloth and public mourning 13:14 Esther learns the full weight of the decree 17:43 President Nelson: A modern-day Mordecai 19:55 Lorenzo Snow: deliverance prepared beforehand 22:29 Sacrifice and faith 24:57 Esther calls for 3-day fast 28:24 Esther’s spiritual gifts 31:22 President Benson warns against pride 34:46 The king’s restless night 38:40 Haman’s public humiliation 42:34 The king believes Esther 46:40 Esther as type of Jesus Christ 49:12 Esther crowns Mordecai 51:39 Joy replaces mourning 55:25 Be Esthers 57:49 Covenant Keeper, not marital status 58:42 End of Part 2 – Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 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
July 29, 20261h 1min
Number 3: Esther Part 1 • Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner • August 3-9 • Come, Follow Me
What was Vashti’s “no” protecting and what does it teach us about the difference between patriarchal order and patriarchy? Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner explores the book of Esther, unpacking divine timing, covenant-based leadership, and how a father’s example shapes the way his daughters come to know God. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT232ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/tvR7kyKdIkQ 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 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 3:40 Welcome Dr. Gardner 5:51 Women of Covenant Leadership nonprofit 9:07 Come, Follow Me Manual 10:58 The Amsterdam Airport story 13:41 Tender mercies aren’t random 14:50 Faith is trust in the Lord’s timing 16:47 Why we record sacred experiences 19:02 The king’s feast and Vashti’s refusal 21:33 Adam and Eve and the pattern 24:12 Defining patriarchal order vs. patriarchy 27:19 Vashti refuses to be objectified 29:28 “She showed moxie” 31:38 Every man in his own home 33:56 D&C 121 applies to women, too 34:41 Dad: “That’s my wife” 38:23 The king remembers Vashti 40:57 Confidence, virtue, and charity 42:51 Why prophets speak differently to men and women 44:34 Lead the world, don’t be led by it 46:49 What presiding really means 49:46 Barb and Dustin’s marriage 52:33 Mordecai adopts Esther 55:07 Adoption and birthright 57:30 Esther becomes queen 1:00:01 Daughters should listen to their fathers 1:03:43 Fathers, daughters, and the nature of God 1:06:17 Boundaries are love 1:07:20 The trampoline date story 1:10:50 The blind girl on the train 1:12:52 End of Part 1 - Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner 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
July 29, 20261h 12min
Number 4: Ezra; Nehemiah Part 2 • Dr. Christina Olson • July 27 - August 2 • Come, Follow Me
Dr. Christina Olson continues with Ezra and Nehemiah, tracing temple, law, and walls–and the beautifully imperfect work of becoming a covenant people again. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vWnXu2Us5DI ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.com 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 0:00 Part 2 - Dr. Christina Olson 2:53 Singers, porters, and Nethinims: Temple personnel 4:29 Nehemiah the cupbearer hears of Jerusalem’s ruins 6:47 The tombs of my fathers 12:06 Anchor points: Dr. Olson’s personal story 13:51 Nehemiah’s sacrifice–leaving the palace 17:15 Prayer in times of conflict 18:38 Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem oppose the wall 22:24 Imperfect boundaries, imperfect community 24:51 Building with a sword in hand 25:17 Internal strife: debt, interest, and reform 26:43 “I am doing a great work” 29:54 Lehonti and Amalickiah 36:43 The wall is finished and Ezra reads the Law 38:11 The joy of the Lord is strength 39:42 Sukkot restored and communal worship 40:14 An unfinished ending 43:32 How scholarship changes faith 46:21 Why teach the messy stories 47:45 Non-linear worship and seasons of life 51:48 End of Part 2 – Dr. Christina Olson 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
July 22, 202652min
Number 5: Missionary’s Miracle Contact… Lens • followHIM Favorites • July 27-August 2 • Come Follow Me
SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/O4hDCUaHsS8 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
July 23, 20266min