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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. Genesis 18-23 Part 2 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

    11 HR AGO

    Genesis 18-23 Part 2 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

    Dr. Carli Anderson continues to examine Genesis 18-23 through Hebrew textual analysis, reframing Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham as parallel figures of faith whose choices, trials, and covenant roles reveal deeper layers of wisdom, agency, and trust in God’s promises. 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. Carli Anderson01:05 Midrash: What made Sarah laugh?03:04  Reframing Hagar  05:57 Isaac is born and Ishamael needs a wife06:59 Trying to understand “mocking”08:07 New understanding of a very difficult verse10:54 Move the boys so they both inherit14:39 God tells us Sarah was right16:06 Sarah willing to do the difficult things18:21 Hagar’s desert expertise explains Ishamael’s posterity24:44 Hagar as hero27:15 Three stories, Three sources of hope29:32 Parallels to the Savior33:33 Hineni35:08 Only son means unity between father and son39:08 The beauty revealed in the Hebrew 42:40 What is Isaac thinking?45:05 Isaac’s willingness 48:50 A raised knife50:31 God loves a photo finish55:09 Story for three major religions56:53 Word play that points to Jesus Christ1:00:47 The importance of Mount Moriah1:04:24 End of Part 2 - Dr. Carli AndersonThanks 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

    1h 4m
  2. Genesis 18-23 Part 1 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

    13 HR AGO

    Genesis 18-23 Part 1 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

    What happens when we read the stories of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar through an ancient lens instead of modern assumptions? Dr. Carli Anderson joins hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway to explore the legal, and linguistic depth of these foundational narratives, revealing Sarah’s majesty, Hagar’s complexity, and the deeply personal, covenant-centered relationship God forms with each of them. 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. Carli Anderson01:31 Episode Teaser03:56 Bio05:12 Come, Follow Me Manual06:58 Every word matters and word play09:29 Hebrew acrostic poetry10:14 Cultural weight of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar13:09 Reframing Sarah17:29 Sarah in Egypt20:02 Story repeats21:35 Sarah seen as royalty23:11 Sarah makes a decision27:51 The position of trusted servants30:28 A real tragedy, it seems33:51 What Hagar knows38:36 Not knowing what is on the next page39:35 Ancient family lines defined42:03 Three transformative stories43:39 A sister’s similar experience with the Lord46:09 Hugh B. Brown’s experience with the Gardener51:37 Sarah keeps the faith (loyalty + courage)54:26 Sarah as queen56:54 Dramatic irony with the binding of Isaac1:00:06 Parallel laughing1:04:04 The Lord specializing in the “impossible”1:06:27 Archetypal story1:08:54 “Jesus’s dumb idea”1:13:04 End of Part 1 - Dr. Carli Anderson 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

    1h 12m
  3. Sibling Unrivalry • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    6 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    Sibling Unrivalry • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xgDNrM9rxVo 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

    4 min
  4. Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 2 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    11 FEB

    Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 2 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    Dr. Jenae Nelson weaves Genesis 12-17 with Abraham 1-2 with her own “out of order” life story to show how covenants, divine timing, and wilderness seasons reveal that the ultimate reward of faith is a living relationship with Jesus Christ. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XJvMZcDIRRU 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 00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Jenae Nelson 03:16 Patience for promised blessings 04:10 Life experiences not in the order expected 09:22 Souls that were won 12:15 Why covenants? 15:29 Elder Renlund on power through covenants 18:48 Abraham and Lot divide the land 22:29 Cutting a covenant 26:36 The Sea of Galilee vs The Dead Sea 30:58 The paradox of giving 33:45 Purpose at the intersection of gifts and the world 35:15 Where does our tent face? 39:52 Tent stories 42:04 Faith not in outcomes 44:44 Why obedience? 47:01 God expands and multiplies via covenant 50:44 Hope is what you need in the darkest times 54:11 Encouragement for those in difficult times 59:02 Unprofitable servants and promises kept 1:04:24 End of Part 2 - Dr. Jenae 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

    1h 4m
  5. Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 1 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    11 FEB

    Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 1 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

    What if becoming who God is calling you to be requires leaving the survival version of yourself, not just a physical location? Dr. Jenae Nelson explores Abraham’s journey as a path toward covenant identity, healing from trauma, and claiming priesthood power, weaving scripture with her own story of loss, faith, and courageous belonging. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT208ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/rCgXKFOYdBc 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 00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Jenae Nelson01:56 Episode Teaser02:36 Bio04:30 Come, Follow Me Manual05:30 Abandoned children and tokens07:56 Father of three religions11:17 Restoring to the Abrahamic Covenant16:14 Understanding the Gathering19:15 President Oaks and Priesthood Authority22:20 Blessings of our fathers (and mothers)25:48 Becoming a change maker29:53 Eternal identity34:40 The Comeback Podcast37:30 The capacity for righteous living40:01 Survival skills and leaving behind old tools43:23 What is a boundary?46:28 Why Abraham? And unanswered prayers51:43 Mistaken identity56:58 A new convert 1:02:32 The Book of Mormon speaks to Israel1:06:09 Faith requires uncertainty1:10:03 The Abrahamic Covenant and becoming a finisher1:14: 58 End of Part 1 - Dr. Jenae 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

    1h 15m
  6. Thoughts to Keep in Mind #2 • The Covenant • Dr. Ross Baron • Feb. 9-15

    9 FEB · BONUS

    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 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

    1h 16m
  7. Faith at Full Throttle • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 9-15 • Come Follow Me

    5 FEB · BONUS

    Faith at Full Throttle • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 9-15 • Come Follow Me

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207ES 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

    5 min
  8. Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 Part 2 • Dr. Michael Cottle • Feb. 9-15 • Come, Follow Me

    4 FEB

    Genesis 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. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT207ES 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 Cottle2:52 Not about a boat5:50 Ascension parallels 7:45 Hidden in plain sight10:40 40 days and nights12:59 Extreme losses in this life18:07 Temple reunions with Jacob21:13 Book of Mormon parallels22:58 President Oaks on our “family-centered” church25:17 The ark and the temple save families27:57 Invitation to come to the Lord’s temple34:22 How the temple changes us36:00 Stones, windows, and light39:44 Healing and consecrating suffering41:08 Deliverance and coming home45:31 Pleading for relief49:00 Seeking the blessings of the fathers52:11 Needing the same lessons54:00 Learning about the nature of God58:32 The temple can be our own ark1:05:23 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

    1h 5m
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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
    810
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 followHIM
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