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.

FREE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS

Prepare for the Upcoming Church Class and Curriculum Changes

The upcoming changes create an important opportunity—not simply to adjust class schedules, but to reconsider how we help young people develop personal faith in Jesus Christ.

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

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

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. 127 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 58-59 “Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause”
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Ep. 127 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 58-59 “Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause”

(June 2nd - June 8th) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Sections 58-59 “Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause.” Principles and Insights about how to better trust in God’s design for our lives, even when we go through hard things. Principles about how and what it looks like to be anxiously engaged in good causes and how to choose to do this of our own free will. And lastly a few thoughts and principles about how to keep our sinful nature in “remission” by offering up our sacraments on the Lord’s Day and the power we have access through by keeping the sabbath day holy!

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Ep. 126 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 51-57 “A Faithful, a Just and a Wise Steward”
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Ep. 126 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 51-57 “A Faithful, a Just and a Wise Steward”

(Math 26th - June 1st) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Sections 50-57 “A Faithful, A Just and a Wise Steward” Principles and Insights about the “Patterns” that are all around us to help us see God! Patterns designed to teach and testify of Him. Principles about how to teach His Gospel through everyday living and how to allow our lives to be the greatest symbol of our faith. And lastly a few thoughts and principles about what it means to be “planted” in Christ, in His Gospel and in His Church and how to “plant” the cause of Zion in us!

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Ep. 125 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 49-50 “That Which is of God is Light”
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Ep. 125 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C 49-50 “That Which is of God is Light”

(Math 19th - May 25th) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Sections 49-50 “That Which is of God is Light” Principles and Insights about the dangers of practicing “selective obedience” and how important it is to let go of false ideas, beliefs and opinions that are not in alignment with the teachings and practices of God’s church. Principles about how to discern the difference between those things that bring light into your life and those things that do not. And finally a few thoughts about what eternal progress looks like and how to go from receiving light to receiving more light until the perfect day!

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