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. 139 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 93 “Receive of His Fulness”
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Ep. 139 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 93 “Receive of His Fulness”

(August 25th - August 31st) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Section 93 “Receive of His Fulness” Principles and Insights about how to come to “see God’s face, and know that He is” and the incremental process that has been put in place to help us experience this. Principles to help us better understand God, so we can better understand ourselves and a few thoughts to help us deal with the rising plague of perfectionism in the world today!

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Ep. 138 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 89-92 “A Principle with a Promise”
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Ep. 138 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 89-92 “A Principle with a Promise”

(August 18th - August 24th) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Sections 89-92 “A Principle with a Promise” Principles and Insights about the word of wisdom, why it was given to us and how it is meant to protect us. Principles and truths about some of the blessings associated with keeping it and how it is a spiritual law first and a physical law second. And finally a few thoughts about how important it is to listen to and follow guidance like the word of wisdom when it comes from the Lord’s prophet and apostles.

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Ep. 137 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 88 “Establish A House of God”
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Ep. 137 “Come Follow Me” for Teens - D&C Section 88 “Establish A House of God”

(August 11th - August 17th) Listen to this "Come Follow Me" for teens episode for insights and principles from Doctrine and Covenants Sections 88 “Establish A House of God” Principles and Insights about how God’s laws are meant to govern, protect, preserve, and sanctify us! Principles about how to better attract good things and good people into your life by focusing on the good in you. And lastly a few thoughts about what it means to “draw near” to the Lord and how he will intern “draw near” unto you!

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