Hello, everyone. Welcome to Follow Him favorites. This is where John and I are sharing a single

story to go with each week's lesson. John, the lesson this week is on Doctrine and Covenant section 93.

Only one section this week. It is incredible. A great one. I have a story for you. Verse 50 in

section 93. The Lord is talking to Newell K. Whitney. He says he's going to be

chastened or corrected or slapped on the wrist a little bit. This is the problem. He says,

Newell, you need to set in order your family. You need to be more diligent and concerned at home. As I read that, little chastening, please be

a little bit more focused on what's happening at home. I thought of a story. When I started at

BYU, about 15 years ago, I had a few colleagues there who were very kind to mentor me a little bit.

One, who was on his way to retirement, pulled me aside.

We were just chatting, and he gave me a little bit of a chastening, which I still remember.

He said, you are doing a lot.

You're a very busy guy speaking around for church units, wards and stakes.

I was doing some corporate work. I was writing. Wanted to be doing a lot. He said, can I tell you a story? When a little bit of an

old timer says, can I tell you a story? You're like, all right, this is probably going to be good.

This is meant for me. Yep. He said, I was a lot like you once.

Like, uh-oh.

He said, I was right in the middle of my career and I was doing everything.

I was speaking, writing books.

I'm writing articles.

I'm Bishop of my ward.

I am coach.

I am involved in city government.

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