The Best Medicine • followHIM Favorites • Sept 7-13 • Come, Follow Me 2026

Why does a good God allow the desert–and why does he wait so long to bring us out of it? Kathryn Davis examines Isaiah’s message of destruction and restoration, showing how Christ’s role as both “restorer” and “repairer” offers a framework for trusting God’s timing even when prayers go unanswered.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6fRn2NPCiQ4ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODES00:00 Beginning of Episode - Kathryn Davis00:28 A Marvelous Work and a Wonder00:54 Welcome and Intro2:26 Finding Jesus Christ in difficult Isaiah chapters5:43 Meet Kathryn Davis8:18 Jesus Christ as Restorer10:27 Inviting the Holy Ghost into our learning13:04 Why Jesus asks us to Study Isaiah16:53 Slow Down19:21 Isaiah 12–Trust and do not be afraid21:14 Babylon as a symbol and a burden25:40 Natural consequences and a God who still restores29:57 Pride and trusting ourselves instead of God31:08 “God’s not worried about my son”33:45 Isaiah 14–After scattering comes gathering38:10 Jesus Christ–the Repairer of the breach42:32 The fall of Babylon and Lucifer45:57 Stop looking elsewhere to be saved47:26 The gospel is simple–Choose Him50:07 The Stripling Warriors were all wounded52:59 Recognizing Christ by His scars54:35 Who are you going to trust?59:12 the Assyrian army approaches Jerusalem1:02:56 Shebna, Eliakim, and “the nail in the sure place”1:07:44 The God of the 4th Watch1:09:55 Why does God sometimes wait?1:13:20 Saved in the fire, not from it1:17:51 Comfortable gods and divine discontent1:21:38 Apostasy, restoration, and the gospel feast1:26:50 Perfect peace–Where are you looking?1:29:40 Trust the plan and its Maker1:32:18 Gathered, repaired, and rescued one-by-one1:36:49 “A voice speaking from the dust”1:39:27 A marvelous work1:42:21 The power is in the words1:45:19 The Lord will wait, that He may be gracious1:47:31 Isaiah points us toward a Person1:48:23 The desert is not the end1:50:04 I will trust1:52:08 Closing thoughts and testimony1:53:05 End of Episode - Kathryn DavisThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT238EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT238FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT238DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT238PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT238ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/SsAG7S8P8T4 ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co NOW AVAILABLE IN Spanish: @followHIMespañol French: @followHIMFrançais Portuguese: @followHIMPortuguês 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: 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.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

What if understanding Isaiah begins with understanding the world he was trying to save? Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick explores Isaiah 1-12 through history, archaeology, and Hebrew, revealing how Assyrian conquest, the scattering and gathering of Israel, and Isaiah’s prophetic calling illuminate his message of warning, covenant, and hope.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bA6J9Q1j-gkFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODES00:00 Introduction: Why Israel?5:03 Seeing the Great Isaiah Scroll7:16 How the Book of Isaiah is Organized10:28 Isaiah, Israel, and Our Covenant Identity13:50 Where are the Lost Tribes?16:18 Missionary Work is Gathering Israel20:55 What Does It Mean to Be Gathered?23:26 The Three Assyrian Attacks27:14 Isaiah, Nephi, and the Book of Mormon30:36 How to Understand Isaiah34:09 Lost Israel Forgot Who They Were36:14 Read Isaiah in Its Original Context39:14 Isaiah is a “Glass Onion”42:25 Jerusalem: A Shack in an Empty Field45:35 “Wash You, Make You Clean”49:28 God Does Not Give Up on Israel54:57 One Isaiah or Multiple Authors58:37 “Repent or Die” and “Be Comforted”1:01:18 Isaiah 2: The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy1:04:32 The Mountain of the Lord’s House1:08:22 All Nations Flow to the Temple1:11:17 Likening Isaiah to Latter-day Temples1:14:01 Isaiah 11-12: The Other Bookend1:16:51 The Branch and the Coming Messiah1:18:42 An Ensign and the Gathering of Israel1:21:38 Ephraim, Judah, and the Gathering1:24:03 Jews and the House of Israel1:27:47 Isaiah’s Prophecies and Their Layers1:30:33 Isaiah 6: Isaiah’s First Vision1:33:33 “Here am I, Send Me”1:38:02 Hebrew, Translation, and Hardened Hearts1:41:30 Seeing, Hearing, and Being Healed1:43:22 The Assyrian Sling Stone1:49:33 Isaiah’s Mission and Ours1:55:45 Beauty for Ashes: Final Thoughts1:08:54 - Dr. Jeffrey ChadwickThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

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SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/YvGRn_1jHoAALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

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Dr. Adam Miller examines how Ecclesiastes dismantles our illusions about success, happiness, and desire and points us toward the surprising freedom found in sacrifice and the life of Jesus Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/NIJxU_FPHgcNOW AVAILABLE INSpanish:  @followHIMespañol  French:  @followHIMFrançais  Portuguese:  @followHIMPortuguês    ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastPart 2 - 0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Adam Miller0:24 Happiness Depends on Wisdom2:10 Loving the Idea of Love4:09 Jesus and the Wisdom Tradition8:03 The Despair of Winning11:07 The Ghost of Special Adam13:12 Ecclesiastes is Hard Medicine16:12 Vanity of Vanities18:29 Hopeless About Everything Else20:43 Nothing New Under the Sun23:19 Chasing the Wind25:16 What If You Got Everything27:41 Success Still Doesn’t Satisfy30:21 Hope in Jesus Alone31:41 To Everything a Season34:37 Human, Animal, and Divine37:32 Why We Need Jesus Christ39:12 Sacrifice Everything40:46 The Rich Young Ruler43:40 Charity is the Difference45:17 Breaking up the Transactional Gospel47:22 Take Up Christ’s Life49:17 Remember Your Creator51:01 Divine Melancholy53:44 End of Part 2 - Dr. Adam MillerThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

What if wisdom isn’t about loss but learning how to meet it? Dr. Adam Miller explores Proverbs and Ecclesiastes and examines how correction, sacrifice, and seeing reality clearly lead us beyond conventional wisdom to the unconventional wisdom of Jesus Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT237ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XQj6I0oTMnsNOW AVAILABLE INSpanish:  @followHIMespañol  French:  @followHIMFrançais  Portuguese:  @followHIMPortuguês    ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastPart 1 - 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Adam Miller3:35 The Art of Losing5:36 Where Wisdom Arises7:54 The Foolishness of God11:05 A Philosopher Reads Scripture13:44 Scripture is Ongoing Conversation16:49 Trust Beyond Knowledge18:10 The Bible’s Wisdom Books21:22 Why Ecclesiastes Belongs23:57 Job Doesn’t Get Answers25:28 Hungry and Wondering27:42 Everything is Futile30:39 Seeing What We Avoid32:51 Jesus Faces Loss35:29 Wisdom in the Book of Mormon36:48 Wisdom is Better Than Rubies40:05 Wisdom Personified as a Woman42:24 Are We Willing to Be Corrected45:01 When the Truth Feels Hard47:15 Loving Being Duped50:32 Paying to Deceived51:57 The Price of Real Wisdom53:34 Trust in the Lord55:52 With All Thy Getting57:50 The Path of the Just59:33 Wisdom Comes Through Doing1:01:17 Lose Your Soul to Save It1:05:07 Turn Left to Go Right1:08:54 End of Part 1 - Dr. Adam MillerThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/CbWrSc68uZ4ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook 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/followhimpodcastThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.

Opera legend Dr. Michael Ballam returns bearing testimony that music is one of God’s own direct lines to the Spirit.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/P6fh8GIzMM8SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ESALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastPart 2 - 0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Michael Ballam2:39 Ben’s seizure in Israel: “I love you anyway”6:11 Songs that spark joy9:41 Climbing Mt. Sinai in total darkness12:01 Singing Carmen14:59 Parsifal and the look that finally heals17:32 “Little Shoes,” a song for Ben21:02 Ben’s surgery and meeting Daniel Radcliffe24:47 Backstage with “Harry Potter”27:27 D&C 121 set to music31:55 Music as a battleground between light and darkness34:21 Alma 5: Redeeming love 38:39 Singing “How Great Thou Art” and why auditions happen in a bare chapel43:00 How a junkyard became the Manhattan Temple45:32 Dr. Ballam bears his testimony of Jesus Christ47:04 End of Part 2 - Dr. Michael BallamThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.comWe'd love to hear your thoughts; send us a voice note.