{"podcast":{"title":"followHIM","slug":"followhim-3818612","podcast_index_feed_id":3818612,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/feed.xml","website_url":"http://followhim.co","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/podcast_cover.jpg","author":"Hank Smith & John Bytheway","episode_count":907,"summary":"Do you ever feel that preparing for your weekly Come, Follow Me lesson falls short? Join hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway as they interview experts to make your study for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcast The followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:19:16.340073+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612"},"episode":{"title":"Psalms 102–150 Part 2 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me","slug":"psalms-102-150-part-2-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me","published_at":"2026-08-26T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/psalms-102-150-part-2-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/followhim/3120005","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/400881/3120005/followhim/2026_09_03_19_08_21_7519fbc0-124c-4af9-a64b-3f802f320b4f.mp3","summary":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Opera legend Dr. Michael Ballam returns bearing testimony that music is one of God’s own direct lines to the Spirit. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/P6fh8GIzMM8 SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ES 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 Part 2 - 0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Michael Ballam 2:39 Ben’s seizure in Israel: “I love you anyway” 6:11 Songs that spark joy 9:41 Climbing Mt. Sinai in total darkness 12:01 Singing Carmen 14:59 Parsifal and the look that finally heals 17:32 “Little Shoes,” a song for Ben 21:02 Ben’s surgery and meeting Daniel Radcliffe 24:47 Backstage with “Harry Potter” 27:27 D&C 121 set to music 31:55 Music as a battleground between light and darkness 34:21 Alma 5: Redeeming love 38:39 Singing “How Great Thou Art” and why auditions happen in a bare chapel 43:00 How a junkyard became the Manhattan Temple 45:32 Dr. Ballam bears his testimony of Jesus Christ 47:04 End of Part 2 - Dr. Michael Ballam Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketin…","meta_description":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Opera legend Dr. Michael Ballam returns bearing testimony that music is one of God’s own direct li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2858,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/followhim-3818612/episodes/psalms-102-150-part-2-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/psalms-102-150-part-2-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}