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Hank Smith & John Bytheway
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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. 19h ago ·  Bonus

    What If It’s Actually a Blessing? • followHIM Favorites • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244ES 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 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: Director 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

  2. 1d ago

    Jeremiah 31–39; Lamentations 1; 3 • Sister Alyssa Edwards • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT244ES 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 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: Director 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

    Jeremiah 31–39; Lamentations 1; 3 • Sister Alyssa Edwards • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026

  3. 5d ago ·  Bonus

    I Made It. I Can Fix It. • followHIM Favorites • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243EN Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243ES French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243FR Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243PT German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243DE 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 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: Director 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. Oct 14

    Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 • Dr. Jeff Thompson • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. How do you lead people who have the agency not to follow you? Dr. Jeff Thompson, inaugural director of BYU’s Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, joins Hank and John to explore Jeremiah’s 40 years of faithful service without success and what his story teaches us about letting go of control, trusting the Lord, and leading through our own unique gifts. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT243EN 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 TIMECODES 00:00:00 Welcome 00:01:41 Meet Dr. Jeff Thompson 00:03:51 Jeff's background and bio 00:05:35 Jeff's lead role in a musical 00:09:24 Why Jeremiah is relatable 00:13:56 The Sorensen family's quiet influence 00:16:15 Jeremiah's tough times and tough assignment 00:20:05 Divine identity and unique gifts 00:23:27 Being yourself in the Church 00:28:00 Harmony is being different together 00:31:25 A student's hidden leadership gift 00:34:11 Being gentle with youth who don't fit in 00:38:04 Finding your calling: zookeepers 00:41:54 The Christ-Centered Leader Model 00:44:09 Love, agency, and accountability 00:47:29 Seeing the three principles in Jeremiah 00:49:42 Letting people learn from mistakes 00:52:04 Jeff's mohawk story 00:55:06 Learning through consequences 00:58:09 Leadership that keeps the door open 01:02:04 Love and accountability together 01:06:20 Leading with questions 01:09:17 Why we reach for control 01:13:18 Compliance versus conversion 01:15:38 Grace for parents 01:18:39 The potter and the clay 01:21:37 Growth mindset 01:23:04 A man who changed on death row 01:26:43 Jeremiah's raw honesty 01:29:09 Jeff's dramatic reading 01:33:29 Faith and pain together 01:35:46 Leadership measured by faithfulness 01:37:40 Jeff's story about his children 01:41:12 Giving the burden to the Savior 01:43:22 Hope for families in the middle of it 01:45:53 "Church is still in them" 01:48:54 Control is the opposite of faith 01:51:04 Jeremiah will be okay 01:52:29 Why Jeff returns to scripture 01:54:48 Where real power comes from 01:57:33 Closing thanks 01:59:22 End of Episode - Dr. Jeff Thompson

    Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 • Dr. Jeff Thompson • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026

  5. Oct 8 ·  Bonus

    The One-Armed Judo Champion • followHIM Favorites • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242EN Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242ES French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242FR Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242PT 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 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: Director 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

    The One-Armed Judo Champion • followHIM Favorites • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026

  6. Oct 7

    Isaiah 58–66 • Sister Sharon Eubank • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Jesus opened his ministry by reading Isaiah, and the congregation tried to throw him off a cliff. Sharon Eubank, author of Doing Small Things with Great Love and a 29-year veteran of Church humanitarian work, joins Hank and John to explore Isaiah 61 and what it means to build a Zion heart by serving the people right in front of us, and by humbly letting others serve us. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242EN 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 TIMECODES 00:00 Welcome 04:51 Sharon Eubank’s bio 07:42 Dad, the weatherman 16:11 Beauty for ashes 19:11 Still being fulfilled 23:56 "I'm a minister now" 27:02 Loss and making heaven out of hell 31:50 Isaiah pleads for the poor 35:03 Can money heal society? 38:26 The Tadesse family in Ethiopia 41:48 Hope changes communities 44:33 Small things with great love 47:34 Fast offerings and Katrina 51:12 Self-reliance and Pathway 54:48 Where the money goes 57:25 What can I do right now? 60:44 C.S. Lewis and the people in front of us 63:11 "I'm going to fast for you" 68:11 The dark temple 71:04 “Arise and shine forth” 75:32 Airplanes and temple lights 78:51 Zion and the Nebraska hay 82:42 A gospel for everybody 86:43 What's working for you? 89:35 The humility to receive 93:04 For those in pain 97:12 Full circle to Nazareth 101:28 Closing 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: Director 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

    Isaiah 58–66 • Sister Sharon Eubank • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026

  7. Oct 1 ·  Bonus

    Setbacks that Feel Like a Blessing • followHIM Favorites • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241EN Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241ES French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241FR Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241PT German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241DE 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 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: Director 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

    Setbacks that Feel Like a Blessing • followHIM Favorites • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026

  8. Sep 30

    Isaiah 50–57 • Dr. Ezra Gwilliam • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026

    Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. If you feel farther from the Lord today than you did yesterday, guess who moved? Dr. Ezra Gwilliam explores Isaiah 50-57, from the suffering servant who was “attacked” by the sins of humankind to the Lord’s tender promise to gather every outcast. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT241ES 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: Director 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

    Isaiah 50–57 • Dr. Ezra Gwilliam • Oct 5–11 • Come, Follow Me 2026
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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
    915
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 followHIM
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