# Job Part 1 • Dr. Marcus Martins • August 10-16 • Come, Follow Me

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Published: 2026-08-05T14:00:00+00:00
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Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Why does bad news land, over and over, on some of the most faithful people? Dr. Marcus Martins joins Hank and John to examine the Book of Job, and shows why Job’s friends fail even as they try to comfort him, why presence matters more than explanations; some answers to suffering, they conclude only come with eternal perspective. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT233EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT233FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT233DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT233PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT233ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/jlUZPvX3Gfg ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE: 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Marcus Martins 2:20 Job as Martins’ personal companion through trials 5:11 Dr. Martins’ bio 8:34 Martins’ father’s legacy and priesthood history 11:26 Job’s wealth, family, and sudden catastrophic loss 14:25 Responding to loss with faith 16:30 The hidden pain behind smiling faces 19:58 Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail and the Job comparison 22:18 The literary origins and genre of the Book of Job 25:57 Job’s health trial and his wife’s response 28:52 Why presence matters more than explanations 31:59 The personal story of timely ministering 34:54 Friendship as a healing power 37:08 Being the person who notices and ministers 39:52 President John Taylor on being…

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