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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...

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The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon) cover

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

Jun Joseph Smith

Mentioned 4 months ago

Genesis 24-33 Part 1 • Bro. Mike Harris • Mar. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me

The Book of Mormon was referenced as containing the same Hebrew idiom about lifting or casting eyes, illustrating a pattern of revelation.

I think the phrase is also in the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price.

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KJV, Pew Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Black, Red Letter, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version cover

KJV, Pew Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Black, Red Letter, Comfort Print

Thomas Nelson

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Genesis 24-33 Part 1 • Bro. Mike Harris • Mar. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me

The Bible was discussed as not being a historical textbook but a scriptural text, emphasizing symbolic interpretation over literal history.

The Bible is not a historical textbook. Or to quote President Nelson, talking about the Book of Mormon, there is history in it, but it is not a historical textbook.

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Life's Lessons Learned

Dallin H. Oaks

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Genesis 24-33 Part 1 • Bro. Mike Harris • Mar. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me

The host noted reading President Dallin H. Oaks' book, which offered tender insight about the deep wound felt after losing a spouse.

I was reading President Dallin H. Oaks' book. It's titled Life Lessons Learned. He gives sweet, tender insight into what it was like when his first wife died. When we lose a spouse, we are usually unaware how deeply wounded we are.

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Finding Jesus Christ In the Old Testament

Annabelle Sorensen

Mentioned 5 months ago

Genesis 18-23 Part 2 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

The hosts promoted a free digital version of the book, noting it provides concise insights from previous Old Testament episodes and offering a link to purchase the print edition.

We've got more of Genesis to cover on Follow Him. As a thank you to our wonderful listeners, we'd love to gift you the digital version of our book, Finding Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. It offers short, meaningful insights drawn from our past Old Testament episodes. Visit followhim.co, that's followhim.co, to download your free copy today and you'll also find the link to purchase the print edition.

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Seeing Women in the Old Testament

Carli Anderson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Genesis 18-23 Part 1 • Dr. Carli Anderson • Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 • Come, Follow Me

Carly was noted as a contributing author for the newly released book, which was just published for the current Come, Follow Me study.

She's a contributing author for the book called Seeing Women in the Old Testament.

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The Blessings of Abraham Becoming a Zion People

E. Douglas Clark

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Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 1 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

The speaker said the book was really good and highlighted its focus on Abraham as a model for Zion.

Scholar E. Douglas Clark, there's a book that he's written, The Blessings of Abraham Becoming a Zion People. It's really good.

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Israel, The Lord's Chosen People

Dellas W. Lee

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Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 Part 1 • Dr. Jenae Nelson • Feb. 16-22 • Come, Follow Me

The host described the book as super thick and suggested it was a useful reference on the fathers of Israel.

Here's another one. This is Israel, the Lord's Chosen People by Dallas W. Lee. It's super thick.

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The Gospel of Mark - Bible Study Book

Lisa Harper

Mentioned 5 months ago

Thoughts to Keep in Mind #2 • The Covenant • Dr. Ross Baron • Feb. 9-15

The hosts cited Ben Witherington's commentary, noting his explanation that Jesus taught no new marriages would be initiated in the resurrection.

He wrote a commentary on the Gospel of Mark called The Gospel of Mark. His name's Ben Witherington. Page 328, he said, quote, Jesus is saying that no new marriages will be initiated.

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Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin Joseph Ballard

Bryant S. Hinckley

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Thoughts to Keep in Mind #2 • The Covenant • Dr. Ross Baron • Feb. 9-15

The speakers referenced the book, quoting a passage on page242 about the resurrection and marriage doctrine.

That's in Sermons and Missionary Service of Melvin J. Ballard, page 242. God is a God of miracles. Jesus Christ is the Lord of the entire earth. The Abrahamic covenant is to include all of his children to bring them back.

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Supersonic Saints

John Bytheway

Mentioned 5 months ago

Faith at Full Throttle • followHIM Favorites • Feb. 9-15 • Come Follow Me

Hank noted that John had written a book titled Supersonic Saints about courageous Latterday Saint pilots, stating he had compiled the stories and loved the first chapter.

John, if I remember right, you wrote two books about these kind of stories. These airplanes and these Latterday Saint pilots. They're called Supersonic Saints. This is in the second one? Yeah. I loved it so much. It's the first chapter in the second one. And I didn't write these. I just compiled them.

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The C. S. Lewis Signature Classics

C. S. Lewis

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Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 Part 2 • Bro. Michael Cottle • Feb. 9-15 • Come, Follow Me

They mentioned C.S.Lewis's The Screwtape Letters as a counterintuitive story where a devil trains an apprentice devil on how to tempt humans.

I think C.S. Lewis, he wrote Screwtape Letters in that story. It's counterintuitive a little bit, but it's a devil training an apprentice devil how to tempt and torment and get the human. He says to the apprentice devil, he says, our cause is never more in jeopardy, meaning that Satan's cause is never more in jeopardy than when a human looking around on a universe and sees no evidence of God and still obeys.

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The Book of Moses

Aaron P. Schade

Mentioned 5 months ago

Moses 7 Part 1 • Bro. Danny Ricks • Feb. 2-8 • Come, Follow Me

The speakers expressed gratitude for modern revelation and specifically praised the Book of Moses as a precious morsel given by God, noting its role in the translation of Moses chapter7. They treated it as a valuable scriptural resource.

So grateful for the book of Moses.

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Nabeel Qureshi

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

It was a recently released video course and podcast that was mentioned, its purpose is to center on Jesus Christ and find ways to focus on him in the Old Testament.

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I'm excited to look that up, Seeking Jesus.

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Episode: Exodus 24, 31-34 -- Part 1 : Dr. John Hilton III

It was a recently released video course and podcast that was mentioned, its purpose is to center on Jesus Christ and find ways to focus on him in the Old Testament.

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I'm excited to look that up, Seeking Jesus.

And the idea is whatever book of scripture, I think it's especially true with the Old Testament. Sometimes it's easy to lose focus on Jesus Christ. There's all sorts of interesting stories and stuff that's going on. So the purpose of this video class I'm doing is just to really center us on Jesus Christ and find ways to focus on him specifically rather than sort of the church generally or scriptures generally, but really focus on Jesus.

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Sperry Symposium 1997

Voices of Old Testament Prophets

The 26th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium

It was mentioned that a presentation given at a Sperry Symposium by the speaker was published in this book, focusing on Jethro and his priesthood lineage.

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On my website, I have a piece that I wrote, an e-book. It's actually coming from a presentation that I gave at one of the Sperry symposiums that was published in this book here called Voices o...

— Episode: Exodus 1-6 -- Part 2 : Anthony Rivera Jr...

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Episode: Exodus 1-6 -- Part 2 : Anthony Rivera Jr., MTS

It was mentioned that a presentation given at a Sperry Symposium by the speaker was published in this book, focusing on Jethro and his priesthood lineage.

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On my website, I have a piece that I wrote, an e-book. It's actually coming from a presentation that I gave at one of the Sperry symposiums that was published in this book here called Voices of Old Testament Prophets.

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Gail Barkley

Learning from Ancient Israel

Who They Were and Why They Matter

It was mentioned as a book that the speaker was writing at the time about ancient Israel, the scattering of the tribes, and the gathering in the latter days.

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I'm actually writing a book right now, who knows if it'll ever be published, called Israelite Family History for Latter-day Saints.

— Episode: Genesis 28-33 -- Part 1: Dr. Jeffrey R....

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Episode: Genesis 28-33 -- Part 1: Dr. Jeffrey R. Chadwick

It was mentioned as a book that the speaker was writing at the time about ancient Israel, the scattering of the tribes, and the gathering in the latter days.

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I'm actually writing a book right now, who knows if it'll ever be published, called Israelite Family History for Latter-day Saints.

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Gail Barkley

Learning from Ancient Israel

Who They Were and Why They Matter

Dr. Chadwick was in the process of writing a book about the Israelite family history for Latter-day Saints, focusing on ancient Israel, the scattering, and the gathering.

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I'm actually writing a book right now, who knows if it'll ever be published, called Israelite Family History for Latter-day Saints.

— Episode: Genesis 28-33 -- Part 1: Dr. Jeffrey R....

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Episode: Genesis 28-33 -- Part 1: Dr. Jeffrey R. Chadwick

Dr. Chadwick was in the process of writing a book about the Israelite family history for Latter-day Saints, focusing on ancient Israel, the scattering, and the gathering.

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I'm actually writing a book right now, who knows if it'll ever be published, called Israelite Family History for Latter-day Saints.

The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family Cover

Ron Chernow

The Warburgs

The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

It was mentioned in the context of the birthright and how the oldest son, Abby, did not want to lead the family bank, instead opting for a life filled with books, which his brother fulfilled.

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I am reading a book that has nothing to do with the Bible. It's Ron Chernow's history on The Warburgs, an incredible Jewish family of bankers, Germany, and then some of them were in t...

— Episode: Genesis 24-27 -- Part 2 : Dr. Camille Ol...

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Episode: Genesis 24-27 -- Part 2 : Dr. Camille Olson

It was mentioned in the context of the birthright and how the oldest son, Abby, did not want to lead the family bank, instead opting for a life filled with books, which his brother fulfilled.

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I am reading a book that has nothing to do with the Bible. It's Ron Chernow's history on The Warburgs, an incredible Jewish family of bankers, Germany, and then some of them were in the United States.

And the second generation of that incredibly strong, bright, genius and wealthy family, the two oldest sons, Abby and Max, Abby was the oldest. He didn't want the birthright.

He did not want to take over as head of the bank in the next generation. And he made a deal with his brother Max when they were younger.

And he said, look, I'll let you take that. You be the head of the bank, as long as you buy me books, the rest of my life, all I want are books.

Joseph Smith, The Prophet: Illustrated Edition Cover

Truman G Madsen

Joseph Smith, The Prophet

Illustrated Edition

It was mentioned while discussing the story of Abraham and Isaac, specifically in relation to President Hugh B. Brown's perspective on why God would command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.

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I was listening to Truman G. Madsen's Joseph Smith the Prophets.

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It was mentioned while discussing the story of Abraham and Isaac, specifically in relation to President Hugh B. Brown's perspective on why God would command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.

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I was listening to Truman G. Madsen's Joseph Smith the Prophets.

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NEPHI ANDERSON

ADDED UPON

UNABRIDGED ORIGINAL CLASSIC - FOR LATTER-DAY SAINTS

It was described as a novel that presented the plan of salvation in a way that had never been heard before by the speaker, and it sparked his initial interest in the church.

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It was by Nephi Anderson. It was called ADDED UPON.

— Episode: Genesis 18-23 -- Part 2 : Dr. Daniel C....

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Episode: Genesis 18-23 -- Part 2 : Dr. Daniel C. Peterson

It was described as a novel that presented the plan of salvation in a way that had never been heard before by the speaker, and it sparked his initial interest in the church.

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It was by Nephi Anderson. It was called ADDED UPON.

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Richard Lloyd Anderson

The Disciple As Witness

Essays on Latter-Day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson

It was mentioned as containing a passage of about 5 pages that addressed a specific issue the speaker had as a teenager, an issue he later found solved in the book.

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And then I began thinking about it actually had to do with the witnesses. Now that I recall, and I began thinking about Richard Anderson's book on the witnesses, which I just read.

— Episode: Genesis 18-23 -- Part 1 : Dr. Daniel C....

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Episode: Genesis 18-23 -- Part 1 : Dr. Daniel C. Peterson

It was mentioned as containing a passage of about 5 pages that addressed a specific issue the speaker had as a teenager, an issue he later found solved in the book.

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And then I began thinking about it actually had to do with the witnesses. Now that I recall, and I began thinking about Richard Anderson's book on the witnesses, which I just read.

And sure enough, there was a passage of about five pages that dealt with specifically that issue. It just when I read the book, it hadn't meant anything to me.

And I kind of, you know, breeze through it. When I came back to it, I thought he nailed it.

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Andrew D. Olsen

The Price We Paid

The Extraordinary Story of the Willie And Martin Handcart Pioneers

It was described as a gratitude-inducing book that makes the listener less likely to complain, based on the hardships endured by the Martin Handcock pioneers.

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It's one of the most gratitude inducing, I'll never complain again type books I've ever read about.

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It was described as a gratitude-inducing book that makes the listener less likely to complain, based on the hardships endured by the Martin Handcock pioneers.

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It's one of the most gratitude inducing, I'll never complain again type books I've ever read about.

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Jennifer C. Lane

Finding Christ in the Covenant Path

Ancient Insights for Modern Life

It was described as a recent volume that synthesized the author's research and made it accessible for a wider audience. It focused on understanding key ancient words to better comprehend the gospel.

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I'm so thankful that there's people who know this stuff and who write about it so that we can go get it and read.

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It was described as a recent volume that synthesized the author's research and made it accessible for a wider audience. It focused on understanding key ancient words to better comprehend the gospel.

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I'm so thankful that there's people who know this stuff and who write about it so that we can go get it and read.

And I think if my eyes don't deceive me, I see a copy of that behind you, Jennifer.

So that's a great title, Finding Christ in the Covenant Path, a phrase that President Nelson has kind of made part of our everyday conversations.

And the first half of the book really is about these ancient words. And so each chapter takes a word and develops it.

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W. Cleon Skousen

Treasures from the Book of Mormon -- Volume Four

It was mentioned in the context of the Savior's teachings and the institution of the sacrament, where He promised to be with His disciples through His Spirit. The importance of covenants was also discussed in the context of this book.

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I love in 3 Nephi where they're all, can you please stay?

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It was mentioned in the context of the Savior's teachings and the institution of the sacrament, where He promised to be with His disciples through His Spirit. The importance of covenants was also discussed in the context of this book.

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I love in 3 Nephi where they're all, can you please stay?

And he says, my time is at hand.

And then 3 Nephi 18 comes, here's how you can always have my spirit to be with you.

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