To supplement your gospel study this week, our website is filled with enriching articles related to this week’s “Come, Follow Me” topic. Watch a video explaining these resources here: https://youtu.be/z7tBALQtzIE

This quote comes from our list of “Come, Follow Me” recommended readings, curated to help supplement your gospel study this week. This reading, “Preparing Our Hearts,” by Thomas L. Tyler, comes from the Religious Educator 12, no. 3 (2011). rsc.byu.edu/vol-12-no-3-2011/preparing-our-hearts

Watch our most recent video explaining our “Come, Follow Me” lesson resources by visiting youtu.be/CWoUOwxRg9A or jump right to the article for this week by visiting rsc.byu.edu/my-gospel-study/come-follow-me#this-weeks-lesson

Transcriptions of your favorite BYU Religious Education videos and podcast episodes are now available on our website thanks to SOAR. Using SOAR’s video deep search technology, you can read, search, and follow along with active transcriptions of BYU religion content. Why we’re using SOAR: • To increase availability of BYU Religious Education gospel study resources • To improve accessibility for all Latter-day Saints but especially those who experience hearing disabilities • To provide more options for auditory learners • Transcriptions of BYU Religious Education YouTube videos were previously unavailable anywhere else Try it out by visiting rsc.byu.edu/media/search

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation is hosting another installment of their Interfaith Conversation Series this Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Special guest Dr. Kristine Garroway will be featured. The topic is Elijah. Register for the event here: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/elijah-1-kgs-18-2-kgs-2-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations

Gain unique insights about this week’s “Come, Follow Me” lesson by watching Jared Ludlow discuss RSC lesson resources related to 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–18. https://youtu.be/8RPdvzDQY1k

This week’s “Come, Follow Me” focuses on Joshua 1–8; 23–24 in the Old Testament. Elder David A. Bednar shares insights about this topic in an article from the Religious Educator 7, no. 3. Read it here: rsc.byu.edu/vol-7-no-3-2006/seek-learning-faith

This Sunday, join the John A. Widtsoe Foundation for another Interfaith Conversation about “Come, Follow Me.” They will be discussing the book of Ruth with Jewish scholar Dr. Ora Prouser. Register for the event here: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/ruth-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations This series serves to educate Latter-day Saints about the rich history of Jewish scriptural interpretation and application, while at the same time modeling meaningful interfaith conversations and empowering Latter-day Saints to do the same in their own communities.

As this week in “Come, Follow Me” focuses on various books from 1 Samuel in the Old Testament, we spotlight an article from our website called “‘The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up’: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple,” by Julie M. Smith. Read it here: rsc.byu.edu/ascending-mountain-lord/lord-bringeth-low-lifteth-hannah-eli-temple Artwork: “Hannah Presenting Her Son Samuel to Eli,” by Robert T. Barrett.

Elder Gerrit W. Gong, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke about Latter-day Saints and religious liberty at the BYU Church History Symposium on March 11, 2022. His full address can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/aXo4qmFTSpA

The Religious Freedom Annual Review, sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University and the Wheatley Institution, brings nationally recognized policymakers, scholars, and religious leaders together to discuss the role of religion and religious freedom in the United States. Taking place on June 16, 2022, this year’s theme is “Living Peaceably: Religious Freedom as a Foundation for Civic Harmony.” Elder Quentin L. Cook from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be presenting. Visit religiousfreedom.byu.edu to register and learn more about this event.

This quote comes from our “Come, Follow Me” featured readings for this week. Check them out to enrich your gospel study of Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34. rsc.byu.edu/vol-8-no-3-2007/teaching-old-testament-laws