Coming up in this episode on Follow Him.

Before I joined the church in 1994, I used to think that the establishment of this country wasn't

for us. I used to have the attitude, why am I celebrating Independence Day when my ancestors

were in bondage at the formation of this country? And then when I joined the church, my eyes were open as I'm reading Doctrine and Covenants

98 and Section 101 where the Lord specifically highlights that he raise up these wise men

for specific purpose and that our founding documents are inspired.

Hello, everyone.

Welcome to another episode of Follow Him.

My name is Hank Smith.

I am your host.

I'm here with my co-host, John, by the way,

a pool of living water on parched ground.

John, that is you.

Never been called that.

I'm sure many of our listeners have sat in their car or had their children in the car and

listen to a John, by the way, talk.

And I would describe it that way, living water on parched ground.

Hey, John, we are very honored to have Brother Alvin

Jackson with us. Brother Jackson, thank you for being here. Thank you for coming on and follow him.

So happy to be here. I love your podcast. I love both of you. I was telling John before we got on that

he went on a lot of road trips with my family because instead of listening to music or watching movies, back in those days, it was put a movie in and get the kids quiet, but no, my wife's like, no, we're listening to these hours and hours and hours of John, by the way, and love the story of Lahontai and

Amalekai coming down.

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