Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.
1 Samuel 17–18; 24–26; 2 Samuel 5–7
2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 6–9; 11
“If they … return unto thee with all their heart, … then hear thou their prayer” (1 Kings 8:47–48).
That’s part of what temple covenants do for us—they create a connection to God. They secure for us the promise that through our repentance and His mercy, He can “dwell among [us]” and never forsake us (1 Kings 6:13).
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temple covenants and repentance are interlocking principles that bind an individual to God and provide the framework for personal transformation through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Together, they form what Church leaders call the "covenant path.”
The Lord can help me make good choices when I am tempted to sin.
From Come, Follow Me:
Reading about David’s bad choices could lead you to learn about the dangers of pornography and sexual sin. A good resource for this is For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices, especially the sections titled “What to do in the moment” and “Your body is sacred” (pages 21–28).
See 2 Nephi 28:20–24; Ulisses Soares, Seek Christ in Every Thought, Taking Charge of Technology, What Should I Do When I See Pornography? and Watch Your Step. Family members could make a plan about what they will do when they encounter pornography.
See how Steven Jezek overcomes his addition and begins to feel the spirit by indexing.
The experience of Stephen Jezek is a powerful example of one who struggled for many years with addictions and was able to overcome them through faithful obedience to the commandments and a commitment to FamilySearch indexing.
FamilySearch has improved the technology behind indexing, giving you new opportunities to volunteer your indexing skills. See the Get Involved section of the "Get Involved App" on this FamilySearch page for more information, watch this video. Or the one below.
Read Addressing Pornography: How Indexing And Family History Can Help. This is part two in a series based on Elder Dale G. Renlund's talk Family History and Temple Work: Sealing and Healing. Also, if you or someone you know is struggling with pornography, visit this site.
The gift of discernment helps me distinguish between right and wrong.
From Come, Follow Me:
If the Lord said to you, “Ask what I shall give thee” (1 Kings 3:5), what would you ask for? What impresses you about Solomon’s request? Ponder why “an understanding heart” to “discern between good and bad” (verse 9) is a valuable gift. What can you do to seek this gift?
President Nelson: “I renew my plea for you to do whatever it takes to increase your spiritual capacity to receive personal revelation. Doing so will help you know how to move ahead with your life, what to do during times of crisis, and how to discern and avoid the temptations and the deceptions of the adversary.” (read more here and see the video clip below):
From President Nelson’s message :
“Our Father knows that when we are surrounded by uncertainty and fear, what will help us the very most is to hear His Son. Because when we seek to hear—truly hear—His Son, we will be guided to know what to do in any circumstance.”
"I promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to hear Him."
See also: Leadership Instruction | Hear Him Through Temple & Family History Work and A Prophet's Temple Invitation.
President and Sister Nelson invite all church members to make a sacrifice of time to do family history and temple work (see Open the Heavens through Temple and Family History Work). An idea to make this a reality comes from an address Sister Wendy Nelson.
She offered the invitation to busy, overburdened sisters to do some temple and family history work each day for 21 days and then to watch what happened. She was concerned that adding one more thing to their list of things "to do" would make them even more burdened but the opposite was true for all who participated. Even a few minutes per day helped them to see miracles in their lives and the lives of their families. Although this challenge was given to sisters of the church, it is applicable to everyone.
Here are the links to the PDF and the video of Sister Nelson's talk:
Discuss ideas and options and make a plan! Think about routines and traditions you can create. List your goals and record how you will work toward them.
You may also want to join the Facebook group for The Twenty-one Day Family Connections Experiment to do family history for 21 days, and select a plan to follow for ideas and motivation. Read more about it here.
Through covenants made in the Lord’s house, the Lord dwells with me.
If you’ve been to the Lord’s house, think about your experiences worshipping there. How has keeping temple covenants helped you access the Lord’s blessings?
I invite you to diligently learn about and appreciate the eternal importance of temple covenants, temple ordinances, and temple worship as you strive to come unto the Savior and receive the blessings made possible through His Atonement. And I joyfully testify that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, live and Their greatest desire is for us to return to Their presence and partake of Their glory - David A. Bednar Temple Ordinances: Preparing to Return to God’s Presence
Make a collection of the stories of how you and those you love have been blessed by temple worship. You might consider binding these in a book, or sharing them with each other on-line or through letters.
This collection would make a beautiful gift for family members preparing to go to the temple for the first time.
You can scan or take a photo of hand-written testimonies to preserve in Memories on FamilySearch, or type directly into a document in Memories. See instructions in The Family History Guide here. Record on FamilySearch using the FamilySearch Memories Audio app or the Record My Story feature on FamilySearch Discovery.
You can also share these memories with others from FamilySearch via text, email, etc. by tapping the "Share" symbol. Your testimony may contain the very words that will help family members strengthen their own testimonies of the temple. Read more here.
"Establishing family traditions that unite family members is important, but those traditions can be made eternally significant when they involve gathering your family to, around, or in the temple ... You can establish temple family traditions that create special bonds between your living family members and connect them with their ancestors." Read more in Creating Family Temple Traditions and see the examples below:
See also: The Year You Were Born How many temples in the year you, your relatives, or your ancestors were born? How many temples were dedicated?
Type in the year you were born, or the year a friend, family member or ancestor was born. In the image below, you can see that the faces of your family members are also available when you type in the year you were born.
See My Ancestors' Temples. You will need to have a free FamilySearch account and four generations entered into the family tree.
Use Creative Approaches in Research
Need to try a different angle in your research? Check out Project 4: Discover, Goal 7, Choice E in The Family History Guide.