The Family: A Proclamation to the World Part 1 • Sis. Carol Costley • December 15 - 21 • Come Follow Me -

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Can the Family Proclamation become a lifeline in seasons of loneliness, trauma, or family struggle? Sister Carol Costley shares how its doctrines shaped her journey from Jamaican-London immigrant roots to addiction-recovery therapist, showing how divine identity and Christ’s healing can transform any family story. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC251DE Por...

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0:00.0	Coming up in this episode on Follow Him.
0:03.5	He said that that was the worst thing that could have ever happened, and he got why his mom wanted to support him to do what he wanted because he was doing so much for her, but it turned out to be detrimental.
0:19.0	Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of Follow Him. My name is Hing Smith. I'm your host. I'm here with my co-host, John, by the way, who loves wholesome recreational activities. John, you and your family, you love recreation. Yeah, and look at the word. To recreate.
0:38.2	I think it's a great word.
0:40.2	Yeah.
0:40.6	We like to recreate.
0:43.0	Recreate family relationships.
0:45.5	Yeah, that's a good way to put it.
0:47.5	John, we are privileged to be joined today by Sister Carol Costley.
0:51.9	Carol, welcome to follow him.
0:53.2	Thanks for being here.
0:54.6	Thank you for having me. I, welcome to follow him. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having me.
0:56.0	I'm excited to be here.
0:58.2	John, when I asked Carol to come on the show, her first response was, I am doubting my abilities.
1:04.3	And I said, oh, welcome to the club.
1:06.1	You'll fit right in with John and I.
1:08.5	We doubt our abilities frequently. John, we are coming to a close for our
1:15.0	doctrine and covenants. Come follow me here. We're going to look at the proclamation to the world
1:19.2	on the family today. I know you love it. Tell me what thoughts have been on your mind.
1:24.4	I didn't intend for this to be a pun, but my first thought was this really hits home.
1:29.6	It affects all of us and it's about all of us. It's so applicable and so important. And it's not long.
1:37.4	It's some beautiful and some powerful paragraphs really hits home.
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