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By: 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/followhimpodcast
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  • Faith. It's what's for dinner. • followHIM Favorites • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me

    Faith. It's what's for dinner. • followHIM Favorites • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me
    Nov 20 2025

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS
    English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248EN
    French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248FR
    German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248DE
    Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248PT
    Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248ES

    YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/9BmCquoK390

    ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
    followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co

    FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
    New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook
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    Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

    WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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    SOCIAL MEDIA
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
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    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
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    5 mins
  • Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 2 • Dr. Keith Erekson • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me

    Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 2 • Dr. Keith Erekson • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me
    Nov 19 2025

    Dr. Keith Erekson shows how Doctrine and Covenants 136 rose from the turmoil to guide the Saints west, clarifying the succession crisis, correcting pioneer myths, and showing prophets not as superheroes but God-led stewards in the ongoing Restoration.

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS
    English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248EN
    French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248FR
    German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248DE
    Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248PT
    Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248ES

    YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HN1LxUTJ6rI

    ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
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    2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 136 Part 3
    https://youtu.be/68UhHPWFgaI

    2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 136 Part 4
    https://youtu.be/tUHHfcifSJg

    FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS
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    Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook
    Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook

    WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast
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    TIMECODE:

    • 00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Keith Erekson
    • 01:10 Brigham Young’s background
    • 04:42 Brigham’s preparation for leadership
    • 08:39 Brigham as peacemaker
    • 12:49 The burden of struggling Saints
    • 14:25 Brigham commits to no one being left behind
    • 15:56 The Vanguard Company
    • 18:17 Crossing the plains as act of praise
    • 20:15 Overland Pioneer Travel Database
    • 22:25 400 pioneer companies
    • 25:25 Pranks, dances, and fun as pioneers
    • 26:04 How to teach Section 136
    • 27:27 God calls His people to journey
    • 29:25 President Hinckley thoughts about pioneers
    • 31:20 Questions of succession
    • 34:49 James Strang
    • 36:22 The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
    • 41:03 Does Brigham have a majority?
    • 42:25 Antagonism to friendship
    • 44:38 The expectations of prophets
    • 48:20 Elevator shafts in the Salt Lake Temple myth
    • 52:58 Prophets are a great benefit to the world
    • 56:46 Dr. Erekson’s thoughts on “ongoing Restoration”
    • 1:01:59 End of Part 2 - Dr. Keith Erekson


    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
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 1 • Dr. Keith Erekson • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me

    Doctrine & Covenants 135-136 Part 1 • Dr. Keith Erekson • November 24-30 • Come Follow Me
    Nov 19 2025

    What really happened in the final days leading to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum, and why does D&C 135 still strike with such power today? Dr. Keith Erekson explores the history, context, and the testimony behind Section 135, correcting common myths and setting the stage for the Saints’ response in Section 136.

    SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS
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    French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248FR
    German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248DE
    Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248PT
    Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC248ES

    YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Eq1Qzg9fUpk

    ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES
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    2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 135 Part 1
    https://youtu.be/wMwlSCP3AJs

    2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 135 Part 2
    https://youtu.be/_8lAtYe-DGI

    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. Keith Erekson
    • 01:45 Episode Teaser
    • 03:58 Dr. Erekson bio
    • 06:53 Come, Follow Me Manual
    • 08:17 Background to Section 135
    • 13:37 The Saints didn’t retaliate
    • 15:25 A clear thesis
    • 19:09 No limits on this dispensation
    • 22:49 Pacific Islander Saints
    • 24:35 Tribute to Hyrum
    • 29:04 Hyrum served Joseph through their lives
    • 31:53 Lucy Mack Smith’s losses
    • 35:22 Willard Richards firsthand account of the martyrdom
    • 39:11 Willard Richards’ record
    • 41:12 John Taylor’s watch–fact or fiction?
    • 46:36 No one convicted of crime related to Carthage
    • 47:12 The fates of the mobsters
    • 50:44 Oaks’ and Hill’s Carthage Conspiracy
    • 52:21 Joseph Smith Papers The Road to Carthage
    • 55:56 Governor Ford’s greatest fear
    • 58:12 Boston Globe was totally wrong
    • 1:02:14 Phoebe Woodruff’s account of Carthage
    • 1:04:10 Dr. Erekson’s thoughts about Joseph Smith
    • 1:11:58 End of Part 1 - Dr. Keith Erekson


    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
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 11 mins
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