Come, Follow Me for 2026

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image of a family with a lamb Conversion Is Our Goal
Deep Learning and Joy in the Lord
Fostering Conversion through Faith-Inspired Actions
Lifelong Conversion
 
couple studying scriptures Using Come, Follow Me: For Home and Church
 
photo of a family on the couch doing scripture study Ideas to Improve Learning at Home and at Church
 
diagram of the Old Testament Old Testament Overview
 
drawing of a paper scroll Reading the Old Testament
 
photo of Jesus Christ Introduction to the Old Testament
The Old Testament: A Voice from the Past and a Witness for the Lord Jesus Christ
Empowering Young Adult Women through Female Role Models in the Old Testament
 
image of a galaxy January 5–11: Moses 1; Abraham 3, "This is My Work and My Glory"
Moses 1: The Visions of Moses
“Where Is Thy Glory?” Moses 1, the Nature of Truth, and the Plan of Salvation
The History of Intelligence in Latter-day Saint Thought
Abrahamic Astronomy
 
image of space with the earth and moon visible January 12–18: Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5, “In the Beginning God Created the Heaven and the Earth”
Moses 2: The Purpose and Logistics of Creation
The Creation: An Introduction to Our Relationship to God
The Scriptural Accounts of the Creation: A Scientific Perspective
The Creation
 
Painting of Adam and Eve January 19–25: Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5, The Fall of Adam and Eve
Models of Motherhood: Expansive Mothering in the Old Testament
How Do I Teach the Fall? Distinction and Harmonization
Moses 5: The Family of Adam and Eve and the Law of Sacrifice
Summary of RSC Lesson Resources for January 10–16, 2022: Your Weekly Resource for Gospel Scholarship
 
Painting of Adam and Eve outside of the Garden January 26–February 1: Genesis 5; Moses 6, “Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children”
Moses 6: Enoch
Moses 6
Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament
 
Painting of Enoch's vision February 2–8: Moses 7, “The Lord Called His People Zion”
Moses 7: Enoch’s Vision of the Earth, the Savior, and Zion's Return
Moses 7: Enoch's Zion
History of the Book of Moses
Zion, Zion, Zion: Keys to Understanding Ether 13
 
painting of Noah and the animals with the Ark February 9–15: Genesis 6–11; Moses 8, “Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord”
Moses 8: Noah and the Flood
Was Noah's Flood the Baptism of the Earth?
The Days of Noah
 
Drawing of a paper scroll The Covenant
 
Painting of Melchizedek blessing Abraham February 16–17: Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2, “To Be a Greater Follower of Righteousness”
The Covenant among Covenants: The Abrahamic Covenant and Biblical Covenant Making
The Abrahamic Covenant: A Foundational Theme for the Old Testament
The Covenant of Abraham
Cutting Covenants
 
Painting of Sarah holding baby Isaac February 23–March 1: Genesis 18–23, “Is Any Thing Too Hard for the Lord?”
Belief in a Promise: The Power of Faith
The Abrahamic Test
Elements of Sacrifice in Abraham’s Time and Our Own
 
drawing of a paper scroll The House of Israel
Elements of Sacrifice in Abraham’s Time and Our Own
 
painting of Esau and Jacob March 2–8: Genesis 24–33, “Let God Prevail”
Jacob in the Presence of God
"A Pattern in All Things that Ye May Not Be Deceived" Prophetic Themes as an Anchor in Book of Mormon and Young Adult Religion Courses
 
painting of Joseph's brothers removing his coat March 9–15: Genesis 37–41, “The Lord Was with Joseph”
Joseph of Egypt as a Model of Gospel Living
Quiet Slumber: Revelation through Dreams
The Story of Judah and Tamar
 
Painting of Joseph forgiving his brothers March 16–22: Genesis 42–50, “God Meant It unto Good”
Remnants Gathered, Covenants Fulfilled
Egypt in the Bible
So from the Beginning
 
Painting of Moses and the burning bush March 23–29: Exodus 1–6, “I Have Remembered My Covenant”
Trust in the Lord: Exodus and Faith
New and Everlasting: The Relationship between Gospel Covenants in History
Models of Motherhood: Expansive Mothering in the Old Testament
Saving a Child (Exodus 1-2)
 
Painting of the tomb March 30–April 5: Easter, “He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory”
“Behold the Lamb of God”
Lessons from the Lamb of God
The Christian History and Development of Easter
The Old Testament and Easter
Easter, the Lord’s Day
 
Painting of Moses and Aaron with Pharaoh April 6–12: Exodus 7–13, “Remember This Day, in Which Ye Came Out from Egypt”
Summary of RSC Lesson Resources for Mar 28–Apr 3, 2022: Your Weekly Resource for Gospel Scholarship
Trust in the Lord: Exodus and Faith
The Whole Meaning of the Law: Christ's Vicarious Sacrifice
 
Photo of the Red Sea April 13–19: Exodus 14–18, “Stand Still, and See the Salvation of the Lord”
A Savior with a Sword: The Power of a Fuller Scriptural Picture of Christ
The Path of Angels: A Biblical Pattern for the Role of Angels in Physical Salvation
Old Testament Types and Symbols
 
Painting of Moses and the tablets April 20–26: Exodus 19–20; 24;31–34, “All That the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do”
 
drawing of a paper scroll The Tabernacle and Sacrifice
 
Photo of the Rio de Janeiro April 27–May 3: Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 4; 16; 19, “Holiness to the Lord”
“Holiness to the Lord” and Personal Temple Worship
 
Photo of the desert near Sinai May 4–10: Numbers 11–14; 20–24; 27, “Rebel Not Ye against the Lord, Neither Fear”
 
Painting of Moses on Mount Nebo May 11–17: Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34, “Beware Lest Thou Forget the Lord”
The Cry of the Widow, the Fatherless, and the Stranger: The Covenant Obligation to Help the Poor and Oppressed
"The Lord God Which Gathereth the Outcasts"
Teaching Old Testament Laws
 
drawing of a paper scroll The Historical Books in the Old Testament
 
Painting of Moses ordaining Joshua May 18–24: Joshua 1–8; 23–24, “Be Strong and of a Good Courage”
 
Painting of Deborah May 25–31: Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16, “The Lord Raised Up a Deliverer”
Khirbet Beit Lei and the Lehi of Samson
Models of Motherhood: Expansive Mothering in the Old Testament
 
Painting of Naomi and Ruth June 1–7: Ruth 1; 1 Samuel 1–7, “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord”
Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz: Borders, Relationships, Law, and Ḥesed
Ruth, Redemption, Covenant, and Christ
 
Painting of Jesus Christ June 8–14: 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16, “The Lord Looketh on the Heart”
 
Painting of David and Goliath June 15–21: 1 Samuel 17–18; 24–26; 2 Samuel 5–7, “The Battle Is the Lord’s”
 
painting of Soloman in Jerusalem June 22–28: 2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 6–9; 11, “Hear Thou in Heaven Their Prayer”
“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings
 
Painting of Elijah confronting the priests of Baal June 29–July 5: 1 Kings 12–13; 17–22, “If the Lord Be God, Follow Him”
 
Painting of Elisha July 6–12: 2 Kings 2–7, “There Is a Prophet in Israel”
“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings
 
drawing of a paper scroll “Jesus Will Say to All Israel, ‘Come Home’”
 
Painting of righteous prisoners fleeing July 13–19: 2 Kings 16–25, “He Trusted in the Lord God of Israel”
Trust in the Lord
 
painting of King Jehoshaphat's prayer July 20–26: 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30, “Our Eyes Are upon Thee”
The Holy Spirit: Creating, Anointing, and Empowering throughout the Old Testament
Israel's Divided Monarchy, Part 1 (930-841 BCE)
 
painting of Jerusalem being rebuilt July 27–August 2: Ezra 1; 3–7; Nehemiah 2; 4–6; 8, “I Am Doing a Great Work”
 
Painting of Esther approaching the king August 3–9: Esther, “Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This”
Empowering Young Adult Women through Female Role Models in the Old Testament
Roles of Women
 
drawing of a paper scroll Reading Poetry in the Old Testament
 
Painting of Job August 10–16: Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42, “Yet Will I Trust in Him”
 
Painting of Jesus Christ with a flock of sheep August 17–23: Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46, “The Lord Is My Shepherd”
 
Painting of Jesus holding a lantern at night August 24–30: Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86, “I Will Declare What He Hath Done for My Soul”
Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon
 
painting of Jesus reaching to help a woman August 31– September 6: Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150, “Let Every Thing That Hath Breath Praise the Lord”
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship
 
Jesus with children September 7–13: Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12, “He Shall Direct Thy Paths”
 
drawing of a paper scroll Prophets and Prophecy
 
painting of Isaiah writing on a scroll September 14–20: Isaiah 1–12, “God Is My Salvation”
Isaiah and the Restoration of Israel
 
painting of the First Vision September 21–27: Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35, “A Marvellous Work and a Wonder”
Nephi, Isaiah, and the Latter-day Restoration
 
painting of Jesus healing a blind man September 28–October 4: Isaiah 40–49, “Comfort Ye My People”
The Poor and the Needy in the Book of Isaiah
Teaching the Poetry of Latter-day Saint Scripture
 
Painting of Jesus with a crown of thorns October 5–11: Isaiah 50–57, “He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows”
Abinadi’s Commentary on Isaiah
Isaiah and the Messiah
To Whom Is the Arm of the Lord Revealed?” Part 1
 
Jesus reading a scroll in a synagogue October 12–18: Isaiah 58–66, “The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion”
Isaiah and the Restoration of Israel
 
painting of Jeremiah talking to a man October 19–25: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20, “Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee”
Premortal Existence, Foreordinations, and Heavenly Councils
Before Jeremiah Was: Divine Election in the Ancient Near East
 
painting of Jeremiah mourning Jerusalem October 26–November 1: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3, “I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy”
History and Jeremiah’s Crisis of Faith
 
a photo of a watchman on a tower November 2–8: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47, “A New Spirit Will I Put within You”
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts”
Ezekiel: Prophet of Judgment, Prophet of Promise
Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel's Temple Vision
 
Daniel interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dream November 9–15: Daniel 1–7, “There Is No Other God That Can Deliver”
 
A photo of a couple just married leaving the temple November 16–22: Hosea 1–6; 10–14; Joel, “I Will Love Them Freely”
God Is Not Fragile: Coping with the Intensity of Hosea’s Imagery and Life’s Most Severe Challenges
 
painting of Jonah on a beach November 23–29: Amos; Obadiah; Jonah, “Seek the Lord, and Ye Shall Live”
Covenants, Kinship, and Caring for the Destitute in the Book of Amos
 
a figure looking up at the starry sky November 30–December 6: Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah, “He Delighteth in Mercy”
 
photo of the Laie Hawaii Temple December 7–13: Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1–4; 7–14, “Holiness unto the Lord”
Consider Your Ways: The Book of Haggai and the Responsibilities and Blessings of Temple Work
Recognizing the Everlasting Covenant in the Scriptures
 
statue of Jesus Christ in front of a starry sky December 14–20: Malachi, “I Have Loved You, Saith the Lord”
Elijah’s Mission, Message, and Milestones of Development in Family History and Temple Work
"I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet"
The Gathering of Israel
Elijah's Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days
 
baby Jesus sleeping December 21–27: Christmas, “We Have Waited for Him, and He Will Save Us”
A Precious and Powerful Witness of Jesus Christ
Jesus the Messiah: Prophet, Priest and King