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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 Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcastThe followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.

  1. 3 hr ago

    Psalms 102–150 Part 2 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me

    Opera legend Dr. Michael Ballam returns bearing testimony that music is one of God’s own direct lines to the Spirit. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/P6fh8GIzMM8 NOW AVAILABLE IN Spanish:  @followHIMespañol   French:  @followHIMFrançais   Portuguese:  @followHIMPortuguês     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 Part 2 -  0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Michael Ballam 2:39 Ben’s seizure in Israel: “I love you anyway” 6:11 Songs that spark joy 9:41 Climbing Mt. Sinai in total darkness 12:01 Singing Carmen 14:59 Parsifal and the look that finally heals 17:32 “Little Shoes,” a song for Ben 21:02 Ben’s surgery and meeting Daniel Radcliffe 24:47 Backstage with “Harry Potter” 27:27 D&C 121 set to music 31:55 Music as a battleground between light and darkness 34:21 Alma 5: Redeeming love  38:39 Singing “How Great Thou Art” and why auditions happen in a bare chapel 43:00 How a junkyard became the Manhattan Temple 45:32 Dr. Ballam bears his testimony of Jesus Christ 47:04 End of Part 2 - Dr. Michael Ballam 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

    Psalms 102–150 Part 2 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me

  2. 5 hr ago

    Psalms 102–150 Part 1 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me

    What if the Psalms were not only meant to be read but sung aloud? Dr. Michael Ballam explores the Psalms as ancient Israel’s hymnbook, sharing personal stories of music’s healing power, from a memory-care patient’s return to lucidity to a final blessing for a dying father. YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Zd6Y0_FniQM NOW AVAILABLE IN Spanish:  @followHIMespañol   French:  @followHIMFrançais   Portuguese:  @followHIMPortuguês     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 Part 1 -  0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Michael Ballam 1:23 Getting reacquainted with the Psalms 2:48 Israel’s hymnbook 4:00 Elohim and reading the Hebrew text 5:32 Introducing Dr. Michael Ballam 8:43 Come, Follow Me Manual 9:09 Psalm 150 and instruments of praise 11:33 Music in Jesus’s final hours 12:34 Psalm 151 and the Dead Sea Scrolls 15:36 A memory care story: music restoring memory 16:49 Singing for prophets and apostles 20:10 “Sing and pray more, talk less” 23:35 Turning to favorite Psalms 26:37 Psalm 119 and “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet” 30:38 Poetry in Isaiah 33:00 The story behind “How Great Thou Art” 35:02 Elder Cook’s funeral 38:02 Psalm 130 “Out of the depths” 43:08 The story behind “Lead, Kindly Light” 44:38 “Amazing Grace” and a testimony 45:38 Humor in the Psalms 47:18 “The stone the builders refused” 49:09 A film project 53:38 A Marine’s pilot’s hymn-singing story 54:14 Amanda Barnes Smith and Haun’s Mill 55:38 Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s final months 58:09 Music heals and interesting roles 1:00:47 Playing the Apostle Paul 1:04:21 End of Part 1 - Dr. Michael Ballam 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

    Psalms 102–150 Part 1 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me

  3. 1 day ago ·  Bonus

    John White's Story • followHIM Favorites • August 24-30 • Come Follow Me

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT235EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT235FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT235DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT235PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT235ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/D9F--wsTM5U 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

    John White's Story • followHIM Favorites • August 24-30 • Come Follow Me

  4. 6 days ago

    Psalms 49–86 Part 2 • Dr. John White • August 24-30 • Come, Follow Me

    Dr. John White continues the study of the Psalms, showing how scripture invites us to bring God our real, unfiltered emotions and revealing what it means that we have a Savior that weeps alongside us. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/icCVU2CI4kA 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 2 - Dr. John White 1:30 Baylor Choir 3:08 Belonging before believing 5:57 The Fixed Morning Psalm 7:43 The body and soul 9:27 The temple and the sanctuary 11:12 Augustine and rightly-ordered love 13:56 The body being shaped in worship 16:38 Body and spirit are connected 18:33 Deification and the divine nature 20:33 Ritual and body 25:25 Dr. John White’s conversion at the Sacred Grove 26:23 Elder Kim B Clark’s counsel 27:50 John’s university backstory 28:38 Telling his friends 30:09 Opposition from his best friend 32:02 Psalm 85: Mercy and truth kiss 34:03 Zion and social justice 35:29 “How Great the Wisdom and the Love” 37:24 Zion as a place and a cause 39:55 Psalm 86: Unite my heart 41:57 Doubt and unbelief 43:31 Consecration is the only surrender 44:45 The full circle of deliverance and mercy 47:20 A God who weeps 51:48 End of Part 2 – Dr. John White 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

    Psalms 49–86 Part 2 • Dr. John White • August 24-30 • Come, Follow Me

  5. 6 days ago

    Psalms 49–86 Part 1 • Dr. John White • August 24-30 • Come, Follow Me

    What does a former Baylor theologian see in the Book of Mormon that changes the entire trajectory of his life and career? Dr. John White, a convert baptized last year, continues the study of Psalms, tracing how mercy is at the center of the Psalter, and at the heart of his own unlikely journey to the restored gospel. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/B9vzI6yg7Oc 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. John White 1:54 Teaser: Watch for the inclusio 3:39 Bio 4:53 The beginning of a conversion story 7:50 Introducing Psalm 49-86 9:50 Reframing our vision of Him 12:06 The 5 books of Psalms 13:54 Bonhoeffer’s 3 Ways to Pray the Psalms 15:58 His Book of Mormon ring and Alma 32 18:31 The disciple scholar 20:15 Theology of the body and the Zoramites 21:33 The kinds of Psalms 24:29 Hebrew poetry and parallelism 28:08 Hebrew structure in the Book of Mormon 31:37 Turning to Psalms 49-51 and 61-66 32:39 Wealth cannot ransom a soul 36:32 Longevity billionaire sand the immortality strategy 38:57 God as covenant judge 40:09 You can’t pay God off for salvation 45:06 His first conversion 48:49 Create in me a clean heart 51:22 Covenant is a promise and an obligation 53:47 Repentance as a joyful choice 56:27 A broken heart in 3 Nephi 1:00:13 New scripture for a new convert 1:04:26 The Holy Spirit and the Natural man 1:07:36 A sacrament meeting in Madrid 1:109:57 End of Part 1 - Dr. John White 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

    Psalms 49–86 Part 1 • Dr. John White • August 24-30 • Come, Follow Me

  6. 19 Aug ·  Bonus

    Thoughts to Keep in Mind #7 • Reading Poetry in the Old Testament • Dr. Ross Baron • August 17-23

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM7EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM7FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM7DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM7PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastTTKIM7ES 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 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

    Thoughts to Keep in Mind #7 • Reading Poetry in the Old Testament • Dr. Ross Baron • August 17-23

  7. 13 Aug ·  Bonus

    I'm Singing in the Mud • followHIM Favorites • August 17-23 • Come Follow Me

    YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/98wZku3sjRo 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

    I'm Singing in the Mud • followHIM Favorites • August 17-23 • Come Follow Me

  8. 12 Aug

    Psalms 1–46 Part 2 • Steven Sharp Nelson • August 17-23 • Come, Follow Me

    Steven Sharp Nelson continues to explore the Book of Psalms, showing how prayers of praise and lament can heal burnout, quiet the inner critic, and turn everyday creativity into worship. 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 2 - Brother Steven Sharp Nelson 2:10 The temper story and a daughter 5:52 One hill, two eyes, one Savior 6:57 Touring, burnout, and “it’s not up to you” 10:48 Captain Ray’s POW story 15:00 Talk to the shepherd, not the sheep 17:37 Satan’s favorite lie: It won’t get better 18:47 the Shepherd and His Sheep misread painting 23:28 Where did music first cause tears? 28:40 Hank’s Beach Boys and patriarchal blessing story 31:22 Being the DJ of your own soul 33:04 Using autoplay for revelation 36:14 Praying for specific angels’ help 38:54 John’s “Green Hill Far Away” memory 41:01 Reframing “faith crisis” as faith journey 42:20 The parable of the Meet-and-Greet Line 47:22 Selah: The pause between the notes 50:19 No unanswered prayers, only unfinished ones 53:34 How to actually turn your life over to God 59:26 Closing testimony of Jesus Christ and Psalm 119 1:03:02 End of Part 2 – Brother Steven Sharp Nelson 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

    Psalms 1–46 Part 2 • Steven Sharp Nelson • August 17-23 • Come, Follow Me
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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 Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcastThe followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.

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  • Creator
    Hank Smith & John Bytheway
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    896
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 followHIM
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