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.

Who This Is For?

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.

  • Parents teaching at home

  • Sunday School & Youth Leaders

  • Seminary Teachers

  • Anyone guiding teens through faith and growth

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.

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.

  • 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.

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.

  • Individual or family study

  • Sunday lessons

  • Youth group discussions

  • Seminary or small groups

Explore the Resources

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. 91 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - 3rd Nephi Ch. 8-11
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Ep. 91 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - 3rd Nephi Ch. 8-11

(September 23rd - September 29th) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for teens episode for insights and principles from 3rd Nephi Ch. 8-11. Principles and insights to help us better understand how to have faith and find peace in turbulent times. Principles to help us understand just how much God is still in control when it feels like we are experiencing chaos. Principles and truths to help us understand how to best invite his power, protection and his peace into our lives. We’ll look at the significance of Heavenly Father’s invitation to “Hear” Christ as well as learning about the very personal way in which we are invited to come unto Him and gain a witness of who he is for ourselves. We’ll also take a look at the seriousness of contention and how to best follow the Savior’s example in being a peacemaker!

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Ep. 90 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - 3rd Nephi Ch. 1-7
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Ep. 90 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - 3rd Nephi Ch. 1-7

(September 16th - September 22nd) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for teens episode for insights and principles from 3rd Nephi Ch. 1-7. Principles and insights to help us better understand the Savior’s mission and have faith in Him as our personal Savior and in His ability to save! While also understanding what it means to exercise faith in him and why our faith at times will be pushed to it’s breaking point. We’ll also take a look at the final story before the coming of Christ to the Nephites and what this story is meant to teach us leading up to the 2nd coming of Christ in our day! We will especially see how it relates to the gathering of Israel today!

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Ep. 89 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - Helaman Ch. 13-16
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Ep. 89 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - Helaman Ch. 13-16

(September 9th - September 15th) Listen to this “Come Follow Me” for teens episode for insights and principles from Helaman Ch. 13-16. Principles and insights to help us better see through the empty promises from the world and from sin and to better see the “evil behind the smiling eyes”. Principles and insights related to the Signs given of the Savior’s birth and death and how they can apply to our own lives. As well as principles and insights about how to keep the light of Christ always with us and how to chase darkness away. We will also look at how we all will have opportunities to be a Samuel the Lamanite and deliver difficult messages to those we know and love and how we will also have opportunities to receive difficult messages as well. In these chapters we’ll learn how to effectively do both!

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