The Family: A Proclamation to the World Part 1 • Sis. Carol Costley • December 15 - 21 • Come Follow Me -

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Sister Carol Costley continues to show how the Family Proclamation isn’t a blueprint for the perfect family but a lifeline for real ones, where God works through rebellious children, humbled parents, and a covenant community that refuses to give up on each other.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/zPrCOcga_goALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coNOW AVAILABLE INFrench  ⁨@followHIMFrançais⁩Spanish  ⁨@followHIMespañol⁩Portuguese  ⁨@followHIMPortuguês⁩  2021 Episode The Family: A Proclamation to the Worldhttps://youtu.be/f5sbMDT96jcFREE 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 2 - Sister Carol Costley02:54 Family is the source of healing04:36 Gospel Library – Supporting Others06:12 Adoption, raising daughters, and a new calling10:34 Our stories are not totally written yet14:26 How family changes the world16:35 Elder Eyring’s story about a difficult grandchild18:25 Alma the Younger was listening to family scripture study21:37 God asks for a willing heart22:57 Parental obligation27:16 Prayers and ward families30:12 Don’t overlook repentance34:14 Peacemakers needed36:20 The value of work41:00 The plan is that we wouldn’t be in ideal situations46:55 President Oak’s story about his father’s death48:14 Could President Oaks be the “dumbest boy in the room?”50:24 The Y Religion Podcast on the Proclamation51:01 Sister Carol Costley bears her testimony of Jesus Christ55:39 Testimony of tithing and the Restoration1:01:53  End of Part 2 - Sister Carol CostleyThanks 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.com

Can the Family Proclamation become a lifeline in seasons of loneliness, trauma, or family struggle? Sister Carol Costley shares how its doctrines shaped her journey from Jamaican-London immigrant roots to addiction-recovery therapist, showing how divine identity and Christ’s healing can transform any family story.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/iVcBf0ryjOQALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coNOW AVAILABLE INFrench  ⁨@followHIMFrançais⁩ Spanish  ⁨@followHIMespañol⁩ Portuguese  ⁨@followHIMPortuguês⁩  2021 Episode The Family: A Proclamation to the Worldhttps://youtu.be/f5sbMDT96jcFREE 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 1 - Sister Carol Costley01:43 Episode teaser04:38 Carol Costley bio06:51 Come, Follow Me Manual08:01 Power in the Proclamation12:35 The Comeback Podcast with Ashly Stone14:15 Prayers for a temple marriage18:11 Scriptural examples of imperfect families19:47 A Jamaican-British family story22:55 A difficult move to the United States24:51 A ward embraces young Sister Costely27:30 Ward and mission blessings31:58 Becoming an addiction-recovery specialist and losing a sister35:26 Why the Proclamation matters38:17 Apostles address the Proclamation41:42 What are children entitled to?43:52 Protecting children from substance abuse47:40 Inspired themes for the YW and YM51:49 The Art of War by Sun Tzu55:34 The importance of addressing the enemies tactics58:53 Gender and the Plan of Happiness1:03:16 Perfection isn’t meant for this life1:06:01 End of Part 1 - Sister Carol CostleyThanks 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.com

SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/cQzgjxih3dwALL 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.com

Brother Thom Reed continues to explore how Official Declaration 2 transforms pain into possibility, healing into forward momentum, and the global church into a more unified body of Christ.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/MGRwbAujF2MFREE 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 2 - Brother Thom Reed00:15 Genesis Group hat01:30 A tragedy and a conversion story05:26 Pushback and perspective09:00 Love for Joseph and President Kimball10:04 Revelation on a plane11:54 One man’s experience with revelation16:27 Redemption and revelation18:38 Family Search with Africans and African Americans22:03 The evil of racism23:56 Going forward25:33 Juneteenth in the United States27:44 Continuous Restoration and revelation30:53 God is good, all the time34:01  End of Part 2 - Brother Thom ReedThanks 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.com

What if two of the most “revolutionary revelations” in Church History are two that we often overlook? Brother Thom Reed unpacks the Articles of Faith and Official Declaration 1 as bold, future-shaping revelations, from Joseph Smith’s visionary inclusiveness (with a surprise rap) to Wilford Woodruff’s courageous end to plural marriage to preserve temples and covenants.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC250ESYouTube: https://youtu.be/eKznL8Fq3YoFREE 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 1 - Brother Thom Reed01:13 Episode teaser04:51 Bio of Brother Thom Reed12:50 The Genesis Group17:03 Come, Follow Me Manual20:22 Truth for the entire world23:00 Power comes from understanding principles24:35 DJ Brother T raps the Articles of Faith28:45 Living in revelation30:06 Revelation in the craft store31:37 Revelation may be subtle34:17 The miraculous nature of the Articles of Faith36:07 Being patient for answers39:18 A future, growing thing not a creed42:22 Family History uniform change44:59 Context to manifestos47:35 Preparation for the Second Coming50:07 Faith to move forward53:11 Full uniform56:17 Focus on families and covenants59:44 Be inspired, not offended1:01:42 A recent sealing1:03:40 End of Part 1 - Brother Thom ReedThanks 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.com

SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC249EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC249FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC249DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC249PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC249ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/cQzgjxih3dwALL 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.com

Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson unites the grief-born power of Doctrine and Covenants 138 with the forgotten writings of early Relief Society voices, showing how Joseph F. Smith’s vision overturned the “curse of Eve,” affirms women as among the “great and noble ones,” and issues a hope-filled call to temple and family history work.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xdsMcenKRBQFREE 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/followhimpodcast00:00 Part 2 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson00:09 Background to Joseph F. Smith’s vision02:36 A tumultuous time 08:35 Joseph F. Smith’s experiences with death09:46 Joseph F. Smith’s run-in with school master12:50 The Shower Principle14:11 Peter writing to the Saints15:53 Seeking revelation18:59 Day of deliverance20:33 Jesus not amongst the troubled?24:32 What will happen to our children?27:50 Who is part of the “Great and Mighty Ones?”30:28 Brother Wilkinson’s conversion36:26 Teaching with fear38:26 Zenos’s Allegory40:05 A chain of enlightened women43:45 LDS Women of the Past45:33 “The Influence of Women.”48:29 President Oaks about Eve49:42 Helen Mar Kimball Whitney about Joseph Smith56:13 Susa Young Gates and her relationship with Joseph F. Smith58:24 Who threw Eve under the bus?1:02:55 Serve in the temple, change the world1:04:25 Can the dead repent?1:03:50 Dr. Wilkinson bears her testimony of Jesus Christ1:08:17 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori Motzkus WilkinsonThanks 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.com

What if our departed loved ones are more involved–and closer than we think? Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson explores D&C 137-138 as a “salve for broken hearts,” revealing how these revelations restored a lively hope in God’s mercy, the desires of the heart, and the nearness of those who have passed on.YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qTvLf1Pq2L4FREE 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/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson01:26 Sections almost 80 years apart02:32 Episode teaser03:58 Dr. Wilkinson’s bio05:05 Come, Follow Me Manual06:30 Grief and separation09:30 1 Peter and Joseph F. Smith10:40 Mourning without hope12:35 Background to Section 13717:17 A market revolution and Alexis de Tocqueville19:29  Death rates in the 1800s22:07 Early LDS family losses23:15 The Smith Family loses Alvin28:16 D&C 137 and Alvin Smith33:12 Incorruptible inheritance37:10 Death became the deadline40:02 Teachings on suicide43:06 The Savior knows our hearts45:10 Advice from a Relief Society President48:18  Susa Young Gates’ Women of the Mormon Church51:01 Joseph waits 21 years and sunsets54:32 John Taylor quote57:32 Joyful reunions59:20 The strength of Mary Fielding Smith1:05:35 Covid and guardian angels1:09:23 End of Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus WilkinsonThanks 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.com

We accidentally mixed up two different Dan Joneses!The Devil’s Gate winter story belongs to Daniel Webster Jones, not the Dan Jones in Carthage. Thanks to a kind family member for the heads-up!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/podcastDC248ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/9BmCquoK390ALL 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.com