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What If It’s Actually a Blessing? • followHIM Favorites • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026
22/10/2026 | 5 mins.Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.
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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.comJeremiah 31–39; Lamentations 1; 3 • Sister Alyssa Edwards • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Come, Follow Me 2026
21/10/2026 | 1h 57 mins.Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.
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Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook
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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: 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.comI Made It. I Can Fix It. • followHIM Favorites • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026
17/10/2026 | 4 mins.Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.
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Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook
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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: 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.comJeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 • Dr. Jeff Thompson • Oct 19–25 • Come, Follow Me 2026
14/10/2026 | 1h 59 mins.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.
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Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook
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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 ThompsonThe One-Armed Judo Champion • followHIM Favorites • Oct 12–18 • Come, Follow Me 2026
08/10/2026 | 3 mins.Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note.
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English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242EN
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French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242FR
Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT242PT
NOW AVAILABLE IN
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French @followHIMFrançais
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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
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About followHIM
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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