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Follow Him: A Come, Follow Me Podcast featuring Hank Smith & John Bytheway

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Follow Him: A Come, Follow Me Podcast featuring Hank Smith & John Bytheway

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  1. 49Doctrine & Covenants 37-40 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with your family and friends!Join us on social media!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast5 min
  2. 50How do you find Jesus in the Old Testament? : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Hank Smith and John Bytheway answer a question from the Come, Follow Me study on Easter.Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/old-testament/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers/SponsorsDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: MarketingLisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/TranscriptsJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Rough Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Transcripts/Language Team/French TranscriptsAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsIgor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.8 min
  3. 51Doctrine & Covenants 41-44 : Dr. Barbara Gardner Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Do you know how many revelations (now Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants) were revealed in Ohio? (HINT: IT is more than 64). Join John and Hank with Dr. Barbara Gardner Gardner as we learn along with the early Saints how the Lord was planning to build His Kingdom on the Earth by teaching His Saints to be teachers, priests, and priestesses that  teach with power and His Spirit, as well as preparing them for upcoming trials. Dr. Gardner is one of our most engaging and requested guests and with these episodes, you will see why!Shownotes: www.followhim.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast53 min
  4. 52Doctrine & Covenants 41-44 : Dr. Barbara Gardner Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Why did the Lord repeat the Ten Commandments in these Sections? Have we been commanded to keep the Law of Consecration, just as these Saints in Ohio? John and Hank continue with Dr. Gardner to teach about work, love, consecration, grief, humor, temple worship, and testimony. Her testimony is brilliant, vigorous, and persuasive. Learn why Dr. Gardner loves the Lord and His Gospel.Shownotes: www.followhim.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast45 min
  5. 53Doctrine & Covenants 41-44 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with your family and friends!Join us on social media!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast5 min
  6. 54Doctrine & Covenants 45 : Dr. Brent L. Top Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Does opposition lead to more revelation? (Hint: Yes!). The Saints move to the Ohio and experience opposition, false reports, and hardships.  Dr. Brent Top discusses how the parallels the opposition the Saints are experiencing parallel the Last Days. Dr. Top reminds listeners that the Saints should rejoice because the Lord's promises are listed four times more than the desolation prophecies. Join us as we learn why Advocate is John's favorite title of the Lord.Shownotes: www.followhim.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast50 min
  7. 55Doctrine & Covenants 45 : Dr. Brent L. Top Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Will the Lord come like a “woman in travail” or a “thief in the night?” Dr. Brent Top continues his discussion of the signs of the times and teaches how the Lord encourages us four times more than warnings. Join John, Hank, and Dr. Top for Part II as they discuss how our relationship to the Lord is what we should focus on and then we will be in a position to recognize when He comes because we will be near Him.Shownotes: www.followhim.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast00:00  Welcome to Part II 01:13 Ratio of Lord’s Counsel vs. Warning in Section 45 05:00 Dr. Top’s Confidence in God Helps with Anxiety06:07 God Will Be With Zion in the Last Days and Will Swallow Up Any Threat09:22 Reminder That Section 45 Isn’t a Negative Section12:14 Prepper Kits Won’t Help Us If We Haven't Filled Our Souls with Righteousness13:51 Virtue is the Power of Christ: Not Just Moral Cleanliness15:08 Dr. Top’s Personal Experience as a Temple Sealer17:21 Hank Shares How Parable of the Ten Virgins Relates to Us and Why We Can’t Share Our Oil19:45 Two Metaphors for Jesus’s Sudden Return Depend on Our Relationship: Laboring Mother or Thief23:31 Why We Can’t Put the Signs of the Second Coming in Sequential Order26:45 What the Lord Means When He Says “Quickly” or “Soon”28:51 Gathering Includes People From All Faiths32:13 Jesus Appears to the Lamanites in the Americas33:20 Bishop of Stockholm Great Friend to the Church34:20 Holy Envy of Great Parts of Other Faiths38:40 Dr Top Shares Story of High School Friend Who Joined Church But Didn’t Know Dr. Top was LDS43:00 Dr. Top’s Closing Testimony59 min
  8. 56Doctrine & Covenants 45 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Join us on social media!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast5 min
  9. 57Doctrine & Covenants 46-48 : Dr. Ron Bartholomew Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Have you ever felt everything you tried was going wrong? In these sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, the Fantastic Four (Parley, Ziba, Oliver, and Peter) are called on a mission that may have seemed like a failure but was instrumental in creating a worldwide church. Join Hank and John with Dr. Ron Bartholomew as they discuss how the Church is open to all, how God doesn’t have any favorites, and why we all have spiritual gifts (and what they may look like).Shownotes: https://followhim.co/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast45 min
  10. 58Doctrine & Covenants 46-48 : Dr. Ron Bartholomew Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.We return to discuss why spiritual gifts are given to every person, regardless of Church membership. And our valiant heroes (men and women) wonder if shaking, rolling, and other dramatic acts are from God. We discuss how God blesses us to rise to the challenges placed before us, and Dr. Bartholomew shares a powerful testimony of his love of the Gospel and the Lord, even with his Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.Shownotes: https://www.followhim.coYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast45 min
  11. 59Doctrine & Covenants 46-48 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Please leave a review on the podcast.Join us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast5 min
  12. 60Exodus 35-40, Leviticus 1; 16; 19 -- Part 1 : Dr. Matthew GreyTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Where do ancient Near East and modern Western culture meet? Dr. Matthew Grey explores how knowledge and origins of the ancient Israelite temple worship help inform our modern temple language by helping us learn the language of temple worship.View graphics of the presentation on our YouTube Channel:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelShow Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): https://followhim.co/old-testament/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers/SponsorsDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: MarketingLisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/TranscriptsJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Rough Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Transcripts/Language Team/French TranscriptsAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsIgor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-pianoPlease rate and review the podcast.1 hr 3 min
  13. 61Doctrine & Covenants 49-50 : Dr. Lili De Hoyos Anderson Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.What happens when new members come from different faith backgrounds? Dr. Lili de Hoyos Anderson joins us to discuss how the Lord, through Joseph Smith revealed the truth about eternal marriage, the Second Coming, and other doctrines as the Saints question their previous belief systems. You’ll love Dr. Anderson’s practical marriage advice, learning about Parley P. Pratt’s fiery personality, and gain a little more understanding about the Shakers and their influence on missionary work.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast49 min
  14. 62Doctrine & Covenants 49-50 : Dr. Lili De Hoyos Anderson Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.We return with Dr. Anderson to discuss whether spiritual manifestations are real, a product of emotion, or even hypocritical. We learn how the Lord is teaching the Saints line by line, as they encounter challenges and growing pains.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast00:00  Welcome to Part II00:21 Background to Section 50: Spiritual Gift or Emotion?02:27 The Past is a Different Country05:01 President  Hinckley: Learn to Avoid Personal Recognition:08:41 The Delta Between Our Faith and Our Actions10:27 The Difference Between Hypocrisy and Real Repentance13:34 The Lord Allows the Wheat and the Tares to Grow Up Together15:46 The Lord Will Take Care of Hypocrites, Not Man18:02 The Lord Teaches With Reason and the Spirit19:58 The Twelve and Members Should Search Revelations Before Asking for Additional--Don’t Need to Be Commanded in Everything22:20 The Lord Doesn’t Want Us to Make Stupid Decisions but He Will Make Them Work for Our Benefit23:12 Dr. Anderson Shares Story About Young Woman and New Roommate Decision24:02 You Probably Aren’t the Exception26:00 Nephi as an Example of Using Reason and Obedience31:00 We have one Savior and It Isn’t Us33:05 The Best Teaching is From the Spirit34:02 The Early Saints Were Taught Discernment36:15 We Learn “Line by Line” and by the Spirit or We Lose It38:42 President Monson Missed His Dying Brother and Learns to Be Quick to Obey Promptings41:04 We Grow in Intelligence and Ability with the Spirit (President Hinckley Examples)43:15 Elder Hales Story About Peddling His Bike and Joseph Smith Was a Genius Due to the Spirit Enlarging Him45:16 The Spirit is Like a Wedding Reception49:00 Comparison of Section 50 to Moses 151:18 The False Doctrine of Judging54:27 The Gospel Makes Us Better in Every Way56:07 The Restoration Brings Light to the Entire Earth59:00 The Lord is With Us as We Grow1:01:24 The Spirit Will Tell Us All the Things That We Should Do1:05:36 John Urges Us To Remember Three Words: Continue in God1:06:45 Dr. Anderson’s Testimony1:21:07 End of Part II1 hr 22 min
  15. 63Doctrine & Covenants 49-50 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Please leave a review on the podcast.Join us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast4 min
  16. 64Doctrine & Covenants 51-57 : Dr. Maclane Heward Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Are members required to live the Law of Consecration now? Dr. Maclane Heward joins John and Hank to discuss righteous stewardship, Zion, and how our covenants prepare us to meet the Savior. You will learn to love Edward and Lydia Partridge as much as Hank and Dr. Heward after listening to this episode. Also, we learn about Lucy Mack Smith as a powerful leader and a bold witness. This story is not to be missed.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast00:00  Introduction to the Podcast01:32 Introduction to Dr. Maclane Heward03:33 The Saints Move from NY to Ohio05:06 Temple Covenants Help Us Prepare to Meet the Lord and Consecration Examples (Good and Bad) 08:14 Section 37 is the Saints Asking for Clarification Regarding Moving Again10:38 A Lesser Noticed Parable in the D&C13:20 Edward Partridge is a “Man Without Guile”14:20  Backstory about Edward Partridge by Dr. Heward16:20  Taking Offense on Someone Else’s Behalf (Who isn’t Offended) Can Lead to Murder Attempt of Joseph18:35  We Don’t Get Zion, We Build It20:15 Consecration is Given By Invitation26:56 The Colesville Branch Stays Together From New York to Utah31:30 Lucy Mack Smith Saves Her Company and Preaches the Gospel like a Lion37:39 The Importance of Mothers46:23 The Structures in Place to Help the Poor49:05  Bishop Partridge Is Told How to Administer Property and Land52:16 The Difficulty of Expression Through Writing but the Importance of Keeping Records55:25 The Meaning of Wants and Needs01:01:37 Leman Copley Returns to the Shakers and Kicks Members Off His Land01:08:32 The Saints Learn in Their Very Short Time in Ohio01:15:57 End of Part I1 hr 16 min
  17. 65Doctrine & Covenants 51-57 : Dr. Maclane Heward Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.In Part II we continue to discuss the power of covenants and the Law of Consecration.  Dr. Heward also teaches us how Joseph Smith and Edward Partridge argue but resolve their differences and Ezra Booth leaves the Church due to being offended on behalf of someone else. Learn how to become a wise steward, grow the cause of Zion, and to forgive with this powerful and life-changing episode.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast00:06 Historical Background to Section 5104:08 The Lord is Preparing His People for a Temple08:00 Emma and Joseph lose twins (and adopt twins)11:32 Prophets are Fallible but Saints Don’t Believe It14:52 How We Decide How Much is Our Surplus18:56 The Lord Requires Profound Discipleship20:44 Prophets are Wild Men Who Inspire Us to Do More 26:53 We Need Ordinances to Help Our Children Become Spiritual29:28 If You Have Access to the Sacrament Regularly, You are One of the Elect32:00 Edward Partridge Asks Joseph for Forgiveness34:03 Lydia Partridge States Zion is Worth Every Sacrifice40:11 Sister Craig’s Description of Zion45:01 Struggling with Our Past and Understanding Compensatory Blessings50:06 The Life Lesson of Ezra Booth and Being Offended for Someone Else51:26 Dr. Maclane Heward’s Testimony58 min
  18. 66Doctrine & Covenants 51-57 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Five-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Please leave a review on the podcast.Join us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast5 min
  19. 67Doctrine & Covenants 58-59 : Dr. Alexander L. Baugh Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.What happens to the Saints as they arrive in Missouri and expect Zion? Do we come to Zion or build it? Dr. Alexander Baugh is the consummate Missouri historian and helps set the stage for the Saints’ arrival and eventual expulsion from the state. This episode will remind us what the Lord teaches us when our expectations don’t meet reality and what happens after “much tribulation.”Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast51 min
  20. 68Doctrine & Covenants 58-59 : Dr. Alexander L. Baugh Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Dr. Alexander Baugh continues our discussion about the cultural disparity between the Saints and the local population in Missouri as we discuss Doctrine and Covenants 58-59. The Lord is gathering Saints from the United States, Canada, and England to create an organization that will have Saints in every corner of the world. The Lord is calling them and us to bring what little we have, and He will multiply our efforts.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast1 hr 25 min
  21. 69Doctrine & Covenants 58-59 : follow HIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Four-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Please leave a review on the podcast.Join us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast3 min
  22. 70Doctrine & Covenants 60-62 : Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat Part ITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Have you ever felt that your efforts fall short? Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat returns and teaches how the elders are called to travel from Kirtland to Jackson County, Missouri, and, “Preach by the way.” In their month-long travels, some work harder than others and the Lord addresses this and us and encourages us to remember that our testimony of the gospel is like a “talent.” This episode encourages us to serve and teach because the Lord is with us, as with the early Saints.Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast1 hr 15 min
  23. 71Doctrine & Covenants 60-62 : Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat Part IITouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Dr. Dirkmaat continues teaching that as the difficulties persist and that the Lord commands the Saints to “be of good cheer,” and reminds us that the Savior is “in [our] midst.” We discuss where much anti-LDS literature has been discredited. Dr. Dirkmaat shares dynamic and compelling personal stories that will endow listeners with power because of and through our difficulties. If you only listen to one podcast this week, THIS IS IT. Show notes: https://followhim.co/episodesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast59 min
  24. 72Doctrine & Covenants 60-62 : followHIM FavoritesTouched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.Three-minute clip of Hank and John's favorite part of this week's Come, Follow Me lesson.Great to share with family and friends!Please leave a review on the podcast.Join us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followhimpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast3 min
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