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Doctrine & Covenants 124 Part 1 • Dr. Liz Darger • October 27 - November 2 • Come Follow Me

October 22, 2025 • Hank Smith & John Bytheway • Season 5 • Episode 44

How do we rebuild when life takes an unexpected turn? Dr. Liz Darger connects the Saints’ Nauvoo “rebuilding years” in Doctrine and Covenants 124 to modern lessons in humility, faith, and using everyday platforms to create holy spaces and share the gospel naturally.

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French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC244FR
German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC244DE
Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC244PT
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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 124 Part 1
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TIMECODE:

00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Liz Darger
02:03 Episode Teaser
02:44 Liz Darger’s bio
05:28 Working with the NCAA
08:14 Pattern of following through with “nudges”
10:50 Come, Follow Me Manual
14:29 The need for a temple
16:33 Rebuilding seasons
20:09 Falling is part of the process
24:48 Humility and courage
27:22 Take the box off the shelf
30:06 Six proclamations by the Church
36:50 Farmer sends proclamations to kings
40:10 Soccer lessons and the Sabbath
47:53 Mission call missionary work
50:24 Student athletes
55:39 God develops gifts and talents
58:50 Nauvoo House
1:05:28 Value of hospitality
1:09:23 Ordinances & NCAA Women’s basketball
1:14:46 End of Part 1 - Dr. Liz Darger

Thanks to the followHIM team:
Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor
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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
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Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design

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Hank Smith

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