Follow Him: A Come, Follow Me Podcast - Why do we have prophest and apostles? • followHIM Favorites • Oct 2 - Oct 8

Episode Date: September 28, 2023

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Hello, my friends. Welcome to Follow Him Favorites. My name is Hank Smith. I'm here with the incredible John, by the way. Welcome, John. I ache. John, we're going to have a great day today and follow him favorites. You know the routine. We're going to take a single question from this week's lesson, which is in the book of Ephesians. John, the question comes straight out of the manual after reading some chapters in Ephesians about prophets and apostles. It says, why do we have prophets and apostles? Think about the messages from prophets and apostles you heard during general conference.

How do their teachings fulfill the purposes Paul described? So John, what would you say to, why do we have prophets and apostles and what have they done for you? When you ask that question, this tune is going through my head to guide us in these later days. So we've got later day problems. We've got later day jargon and technology that they didn't have back then. Maybe that's a wonderful reason. And I think when I was on my mission back in the 80s, one of the discussions I memorized as they used to call them was whenever God has

had his children on the earth, he's communicated with them through a prophet. That's someone we can look to to help guide us with what God wants us to know. Absolutely. John, just personally, when I think back upon the general conference messages, I have read and how I've been personally affected by some of these talks that literally have changed my life. Elder Bednar is first full talking conference, the tender mercies of the Lord. Literally changed my life. Elder Holland, the high priest of good things to come.

And recently, President Nelson's messages, just the one from this recent conference piece makers needed. Just, hmm, these are life changing messages. Yeah, well, so thankful for those elder Holland's message called a prayer for the children. Wow, I'm so grateful for those because keeping us on the covenant path and joyfully keeping us on the covenant path, I'm really thankful for prophets and church leaders for our general relief society presidency and general young women's presidency and how they've affected my daughters in the toxic they've given. So absolutely.

Sister Dalton's I remember her message is on virtue. 10 years ago just Changed me maybe it would be good for our listeners to make a list of conference talks that have changed their life They still continue to think about and use How they've pointed them towards the savior and his atonement But then we might see the answer to that question in your own life Why do we have profits and deposits? And in preparation for conference, as I've had so many students, I asked them before conference, what are your questions and sit down and watch?

What might happen? Because a lot of you will get answers if you're intently listening. Beautiful. We hope you'll join us on our full podcast. It's called Follow Him. This week we're with Dr. Matthew Richardson and he walks through Ephesians in a beautiful way. We think you're gonna love it.

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