Come, Follow Me Today

Today we’re studying the story in Genesis Chapter 11 about the Tower of Babel, to understand what the Lord wants our motivation to be as we develop ourselves and the world. Genesis 11 Mosiah 3 1 Peter 2:9 Moses 6

In today's episode, we try to make sense of the story of Noah and the Flood, and discuss what God's role is in the tragedies that impact our lives. Genesis 6-10 Isaiah 55:8-9 "A Saint Through the Atonement of Christ our Lord", Jeffrey R. Holland, January 18, 2022 Original Airdate: 1/31/22

In today’s episode, we continue our discussion about Enoch, and dig into his claim about the words of eternal life. Moses Chapters 6-7 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/joseph-smith-translation-of-the-bible Original Airdate: 1/24/22

In today’s episode, we dive deeper into the story of Enoch, to understand how the Lord wants us to see ourselves and those around us, particularly in challenging times. Genesis 5 Moses 6

Today we'll be studying the Genealogy of Adam in Genesis 5, and discussing what we can do to be like Enoch and be remembered as having "walked with God." Genesis 5 John 21 Original Airdate: 1/17/2022

Today we’ll dig into the story of Cain from Genesis Chapter 4 and Moses Chapter 5, and learn why this isn’t just the story of one brother attacking another, but rather a story about our spiritual and physical survival. Genesis 4 Moses 5

In today's episode we'll dig into the story commonly referred to as "The Fall of Adam and Eve", and discuss how their experience relates to our own, and what we can learn that will help us navigate the same wilderness that they were sent out into. Genesis Chapter 3 Original Airdate: 1/10/2022

Original Airdate: 12/27/21 Welcome back to Come, Follow Me Today! We're starting a new year of study in the Old Testament, loosely following the study curriculum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each week there will be a new episode, published on Monday mornings. In today's episode, we'll be discussing the purpose of the Old Testament, and how it can lead us to more deeply accep...

Today we’ll be discussing the Creation of the earth as found in the book of Genesis, and considering how it relates to the creation story we’re all navigating through in our own lives. Genesis 1-2. Original Airdate 1.3.22

In today’s episode, we study the Book of Moses, a prologue to Genesis and the Old Testament, and learn about WHY God created the world, before we learn about HOW He did it in Genesis. We’ll also talk about the fundamental choice that surfaces over and over again in the Old Testament, and in our lives: whether we’ll choose to follow God or to walk away from Him. Book of Moses Chapter 1

Welcome back to a new season of the Come, Follow Me Today podcast. Hopefully your podcast app didn’t inactivate this show due to inactivity! We’re going to try out a new season this year focused on the Old Testament, as we loosely follow the study curriculum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ll be releasing some new episodes, mingled with old episodes from 4 years ago when we l...

Well, after 12 months and 100 episodes, we've made it to the end of the Book of Mormon.  In today's final episode we discuss the purposes of the Book of Mormon, to teach us about Christ, to help us receive spiritual confirmation about the things we believe, and to inspire us to live up to our potential as children of God. Moroni 10 John 17 2nd Nephi 31 Mosiah 18 3rd Nephi 27 "I Will Go and Do" - (...

Are you as kind as you would like to be? Patient? Compassionate? In today's episode, we discuss Mormon's teachings on charity, or the pure love of Christ, and discuss how we can experience this more in our lives. Moroni 7 Original Airdate 12/19/20

Each week when we participate in the Sacrament, we commit to God to keep his commandments and take the name of Christ upon us. What happens when we don't live up to our end of the bargain? In today's episode we study Moroni's Sacrament prayer, and discuss what it means to always remember Christ. Moroni 4 Original Airdate 12/14/20

How do we make our world a better place for our children?  In today's episode, we'll explore Ether's teachings on hope, and how God can help us overcome our own weaknesses so that we can bring peace to those around us. Ether 12 Original Airdate 12/5/20

Following Christ and accepting God's call to serve his children can at times feel overwhelming.  In today's episode, we'll talk about the challenges the Jaredites faced as they followed the Lord to the promised land, and how they survived the journey. Ether 6  Original Airdate 12/2/20

How do we make life decisions when the path forward isn't clear? In today's episode we'll read about the decision that Jared and his family made to get on the boat and sail to the promised land, and discuss how their decision-making process can help us in our own journey across the sea. Ether 2-6 Original Airdate 11/27/20

Do we call on the Lord when we face challenges? What about when things are going well? In today's episode we discuss how the people of Jared stopped calling on the Lord when life was good, and how it almost cost them the chance of reaching the promised land. Ether 1 Original Airdate 11/19/20

What does it mean to believe in Christ? Is it different than "knowing"? Today we'll discuss the topic of faith as we start the book of Ether and learn about the people of Jared. Ether 1-5 Genesis 11 Original Airdate 11/14/20

Societies have the capacity to either prosper or decay, depending on the choices of each individual.  We've seen this with the Nephites in the Book of Mormon, and we also see this in our world today.  In today's episode, we'll discuss how the Nephites were able to create peace and happiness in their world, and then what changed that led to their downfall.  We'll relate their history to the situati...

How is it that someone can lose their faith in Jesus Christ? In the Book of Mormon, we see this happen to an entire civilization, even after having been visited by Christ himself. In today's episode we discuss how this may have happened, and what we can do to protect our own faith. Mormon 1-6 3rd Nephi 18 Romans 8 Original Airdate 10/31/20

What is it about Jesus Christ that draws us to him? Why do we change our lives for him? In today's episode we'll discuss the invitation he gives to world, and why so many of us can't say no. 3rd Nephi 27 Luke 18 Matthew 4 John 17 Original Airdate 10/25/20

What does it mean to follow Christ? After spending the last month studying the teachings of Christ to the Nephites, in this episode we reflect on what Jesus hopes we'll actually do with his teachings once we choose to believe. 3rd Nephi 26-27 4th Nephi Original Airdate 10/24/20

What do we have to do to have the Spirit of God in our lives? What are the requirements? Today we talk about how Jesus broke bread with his disciples and the Nephites, and taught them the key to retaining his Spirit in their lives. 3 Nephi 18 Original Airdate 10/17/20

Why do we follow Christ? What's our motivation? Today we'll talk about some of the immediate and eternal benefits of accepting Christ as our Savior. 3rd Nephi 14-19 Original Airdate 10/14/20