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Faith-centered devotionals and teaching resources designed to help parents and leaders guide teens in applying the gospel to real life.

A podcast based on the Come, Follow Me curriculum, created to help parents and leaders guide teens in applying the gospel to real life.

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FREE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS

Make the Most of the New Church Class and Curriculum Changes

The new class schedule is now in place—and shorter class periods create an important opportunity to reconsider not simply what we teach, but how we help young people learn.

I Have Learned for Myself is a free 15-page study and teaching guide designed to help teachers and leaders adapt to the new structure while keeping personal conversion at the center.

Inside, you’ll find practical ideas for helping youth learn for themselves, participate more meaningfully, become more immersed in the scriptures, strengthen connections with one another, and make the most of a 25-minute class period.

INSIDE THE GUIDE

  • Four important shifts for gospel teachers

  • Principles for helping youth learn for themselves

  • Ideas for creating Spirit-led participation

  • Ways to encourage daily scripture study

  • Help building greater connection and belonging

  • A practical 25-minute class pattern

  • A reusable teacher-preparation template

Free PDF • Immediate access

Created for parents, teachers, and leaders who want to help youth become lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ.

Come Follow Me for Teens is created for parents, teachers, and leaders who want to help teens grow spiritually, ask better questions, and apply gospel principles to real-life situations—without feeling overwhelmed or underprepared.

Who This Is For?

  • Parents teaching at home

  • Sunday School & Youth Leaders

  • Seminary Teachers

  • Anyone guiding teens through faith and growth

Why These Resources Exist

Teaching teens today can feel challenging. Questions are deeper, distractions are louder, and traditional approaches don’t always connect. These resources are designed to meet teens where they are—while giving adults the confidence and structure they need to guide meaningful conversations.

What You’ll Find Here

Teaching teens today can feel challenging. Questions are deeper, distractions are louder, and traditional approaches don’t always connect. These resources are designed to meet teens where they are—while giving adults the confidence and structure they need to guide meaningful conversations.

  • Weekly devotionals aligned with Come, Follow Me

  • Teaching guides designed for discussion, not lectures

  • Resources that emphasize application, not just information

  • Content teens actually engage with and understand

How These Resources Are Used

These materials are used in a variety of settings—from home study to Sunday lessons and youth discussions. They’re designed to be flexible, simple to use, and easy to adapt based on your group and time constraints.

  • Individual or family study

  • Sunday lessons

  • Youth group discussions

  • Seminary or small groups

Created With Real Teaching Experience

I’ve spent years teaching and working with teens and families. These resources reflect real questions, real conversations, and real growth—designed to support adults as they guide teens through faith, identity, and application.

Explore the Resources

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Individual Teaching Guides

Downloadable weekly resources designed to support meaningful discussion and application.

Subscription Access

Ongoing access to teaching guides, devotionals, and supporting materials for parents and leaders.

“The greatest yardstick of success is to see how much your daily walk can be like Christ’s—how closely you can walk each moment in His steps.”

RECENT PODCAST EPISODES

These episodes are part of the Come Follow Me for Teens teaching experience — listen for practical insights that support your study and guidance.

Ep. 73 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 18-24
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Ep. 73 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 18-24

(May 20th - May 26th) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for Teens episode for insights and principles from Mosiah Ch. 18-24 about how to see clearly and tell the difference between those that are able to help you, lift you and bless your life, from those that will bring you down, hurt you and lead you away from God. Principles about how to handle life’s challenges. Especially those times when “no one can deliver us” from whatever we are going through and how to submit cheerfully and with patience to God’s will, trusting that in His time and way He will deliver us. Also having faith in his ability to bless us with stronger backs to bear our burdens. And finally, we’ll cover three great keys that we can use to always make sure we have the best role models, teachers and leaders in our lives!

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Ep. 72 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 11-17
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Ep. 72 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 11-17

(May 13th - May 19th) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for Teens episode for insights and principles from Mosiah Ch. 11-17 about how and why happiness from sin is always temporary and how one of the roles of a prophet is to call us to repentance and help us to see how we can improve. Insights about how to make sure that as we go through the motions of the gospel that those motions also go through us and get “written in our hearts.” And finally insights and principles about how to courageously stand for what we believe, even if we have to stand alone!

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Ep. 71 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 7-10
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Ep. 71 CFM for Teens - Mosiah Ch. 7-10

(May 6th - May 12th) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for Teens episode for insights and principles from Mosiah Ch. 7-10 about how to stay positive and “lift up your head and rejoice” even when things are not going your way. The role of Prophets as “seers” and modern day examples of how prophets have sounded a voice of warning today. As well as insights about how to make sure we always fight our battles “in the strength of the Lord” instead of giving our power to the “victim mentality” that is so prevalent in our world today. ”

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