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Tuck in little ones for the gentle night the lions went quiet. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for November 9–15, "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver," from Daniel 1–7. Daniel keeps praying to Heavenly Father even when a new rule says he should not. A kind angel stays close, the lions grow sleepy, and in the morning King Darius learns about the God of Daniel. It is told softly, in simple words, for children about five to eight, with room for older ones to listen too. If this bedtime story is a favorite tonight, this week's sleep meditation, "Held Beneath the Kingdom That Cannot Fall," is a calm one for grown-ups at the end of the day, and the morning meditation, "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver," is a quiet way to begin tomorrow. Scriptures: Daniel 1–7 (this story: Daniel 6) Come, Follow Me lesson: "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver" Lesson dates: November 9–15 Study along this week with a printable Pondereth study companion. Get your first study companion free at https://pondereth.com 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Begin this morning knowing you do not walk into the fire alone. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for November 9–15, "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver," from Daniel 1–7. Daniel was carried far from home to Babylon, yet he decided in his heart before the test ever came. His friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood before the furnace and trusted God, even if not. This meditation walks with them into the fire, where the king sees a fourth who is like the Son of God. If this morning meditation meets you well, this week's sleep meditation, "Held Beneath the Kingdom That Cannot Fall," is waiting for the quiet end of the day, and the bedtime story, "The Gentle Night the Lions Went Quiet," is a soft one to share with little ones. Scriptures: Daniel 1–7 Come, Follow Me lesson: "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver" Lesson dates: November 9–15 Study along this week with a printable Pondereth study companion. Get your first study companion free at https://pondereth.com 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Let the day go tonight, held beneath a kingdom that cannot fall. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for November 9–15, "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver," from Daniel 1–7. A king cannot sleep because of a dream he cannot remember. Daniel and his three friends ask God for mercy, and then they lie down to rest. This meditation walks through Daniel's night vision and praise, the great statue and the stone cut out of the mountain without hands, King Nebuchadnezzar humbled and restored, and Daniel's vision of the Ancient of Days and one like the Son of man receiving a kingdom that shall not be destroyed. If this sleep meditation settles you well, this week's morning meditation, "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver," is a quiet way to begin the day, and the bedtime story, "The Gentle Night the Lions Went Quiet," is a soft one to share with little ones. Scriptures: Daniel 1–7 Come, Follow Me lesson: "There Is No Other God That Can Deliver" Lesson dates: November 9–15 Study along this week with a printable Pondereth study companion. Get your first study companion free at https://pondereth.com 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

A transfer order with a blank destination, eight hours on the clock, and two people who used to be on the other side of the room. The Ark Conspiracy, Chapter 42: Come Follow Me fiction for November 2 to 8, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You" (Ezekiel 36–37). This week Ezekiel sees the glory of the Lord far from the temple, among the exiles in Babylon. The Lord promises to search for the lost and bring back the one who was driven away, to take away the stony heart and give a new one, and a valley of dry bones stands up and lives. In the Arctic, Noah learns where his mother is being held and how little time he has, and the help he needs comes from the two people who once worked hardest against him. If this chapter stays with you tonight, this week's Sleep Meditation, "Where the Shepherd Gathers and Breath Returns," rests in the same promise of the Shepherd who goes after the scattered ones. The Bedtime Story, "The River That Made Everything Alive," follows Ezekiel's river from the temple door for little ones, and the Morning Meditation opens the week on "A New Spirit Will I Put within You." New to the series? It starts with the Prologue, at the start of the series in this feed. Scriptures: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 Come, Follow Me lesson: "A New Spirit Will I Put within You" Lesson dates: November 2 to 8 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Drift off beside a river that begins as a trickle and brings everything to life. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for November 2–8, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You," from Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47. In Ezekiel's vision a tiny stream flows out from the door of the temple. It grows ankle deep, then knee deep, then waist deep, until it is a river big enough to swim in. It turns the desert green, heals the Dead Sea, fills the nets of the fishermen, and grows trees whose leaves never wither. A soft story for young children, with a quiet reminder that Jesus Christ is the living water. When the little ones are asleep, this week's sleep meditation, "I Will Both Search My Sheep," offers grown-ups a gentle rest with the Good Shepherd, and the morning meditation, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You," is waiting for the start of your day. Scriptures: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 Come, Follow Me lesson: "A New Spirit Will I Put within You" Lesson dates: November 2–8 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Begin this morning with the promise of a heart made new. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for November 2–8, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You," from Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47. Ezekiel lived among the exiles by the river Kebar in Babylon, far from the temple he loved, and the glory of the Lord found him there. This week we follow the prophet as the Spirit sets him upon his feet, as he is called to be a watchman for those he loves, and as the Lord promises to take away the stony heart and give a heart of flesh. If you would like to end the day gently too, this week's sleep meditation, "I Will Both Search My Sheep," rests in the Good Shepherd and the valley of dry bones, and the bedtime story, "The River That Made Everything Alive," follows a little stream that grows into a river. Scriptures: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 Come, Follow Me lesson: "A New Spirit Will I Put within You" Lesson dates: November 2–8 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week. Chapters 00:00:00 Opening and Settling In 00:01:14 Ezekiel by the River Kebar 00:03:26 Stand Upon Thy Feet 00:04:29 A Watchman for Israel 00:05:49 A New Heart and a New Spirit 00:07:43 Walking Through Today With Him 00:08:49 Your Intention for the Day 00:09:40 A Closing Blessing

Rest tonight in the voice of the Good Shepherd, who searches for the lost and breathes life into the weary. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for November 2–8, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You," from Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47. In the book of Ezekiel the Lord promises, "I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." Tonight's meditation walks the hillside where scattered sheep are found and bound up, hears the promise of showers of blessing, and stands with Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones as breath returns and a great company rises. It is a gentle meditation on Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, for the Latter-day Saint listener. If you would like a quiet way to begin your day, this week's morning meditation, "A New Spirit Will I Put within You," follows Ezekiel by the river Kebar. And for little ones, the bedtime story, "The River That Made Everything Alive," follows a stream that grows into a river. Scriptures: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 Come, Follow Me lesson: "A New Spirit Will I Put within You" Lesson dates: November 2–8 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week. Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome and Settling In 00:01:24 The Scattered Sheep 00:03:49 I Will Seek That Which Was Lost 00:05:27 I Will Cause Them to Lie Down 00:06:33 Showers of Blessing 00:07:49 The Valley of Dry Bones 00:09:07 O Lord God, Thou Knowest 00:10:54 Breath Enters the Bones 00:12:57 The Good Shepherd Breathes Life 00:15:17 Letting the Day Fall Away 00:16:32 Resting in the Good Shepherd

A lie that saves two lives, a recording left for whoever made it this far, and a door that only opens for two. The Ark Conspiracy, Chapter 41: Come Follow Me fiction for October 26 to November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy" (Jeremiah 31–33). This week Jeremiah buys a field in a land about to fall, sure that people will plant there again. King Jehoiakim burns the prophet's scroll piece by piece, and the words are simply written down again. In Lamentations, a city in ruins still holds on to mercies that are new every morning. Under the Arctic ice, Noah finally gets his grandfather's thirty years of work out where no one can bury it, but the last step was never meant for one person alone. If this chapter stays with you tonight, this week's Sleep Meditation, "Lifted Gently Out of the Deep," rests in the same promise of being drawn up out of dark water. The Bedtime Story, "The Scroll That Could Not Be Lost," tells the burned-scroll story for little ones, and the Morning Meditation opens the week on "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy." New to the series? It starts with the Prologue, the first Ark episode in this feed. Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3 Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy" Lesson dates: October 26 to November 1 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Tuck in for a gentle story about God's words that could never be lost. A Come, Follow Me bedtime story for October 26–November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy," from Jeremiah 36 and Jeremiah 31. This week the prophet Jeremiah speaks the Lord's words while his faithful scribe Baruch writes them on a scroll and reads them aloud at the temple. When the king cuts the scroll and puts it in the fire, the Lord keeps Jeremiah and Baruch safe and tells them to write every word again. Children also hear the promise of Jeremiah 31:3, that Heavenly Father and Jesus love them with an everlasting love. For grown-ups winding down after the little ones are asleep, this week's sleep meditation, Lifted Gently Out of the Deep, rests in the story of Ebed-melech drawing Jeremiah up from the cistern. And the morning meditation, I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy, is a hopeful way to begin tomorrow. Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3 Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy" Lesson dates: October 26–November 1 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Begin your morning with mercy made new. A Come, Follow Me morning meditation for October 26–November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy," from Jeremiah 31–33 and Lamentations 3. This week the prophet Jeremiah buys a field in his hometown while Jerusalem is under siege, sealing the deed in an earthen jar as a quiet act of hope. In Lamentations, a grieving poet remembers that the Lord's compassions are new every morning. And through Jeremiah, the Lord promises a new covenant, His law written in our hearts through Jesus Christ. When the day is done, this week's sleep meditation, Lifted Gently Out of the Deep, rests in the story of Ebed-melech drawing Jeremiah up from the cistern. And for the little ones, the bedtime story The Scroll That Could Not Be Lost tells how Jeremiah and Baruch wrote God's words again after the king burned the scroll. Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3 Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy" Lesson dates: October 26–November 1 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Rest tonight in the gentle rescue of Jeremiah from the cistern, and the God who draws near when you call. A Come, Follow Me sleep meditation for October 26–November 1, "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy," from Jeremiah 31–38 and Lamentations 3. This week the prophet Jeremiah is lowered into a muddy cistern, until Ebed-melech, a servant in the king's house, lowers soft old rags on cords so the ropes will not hurt him as he is drawn up. In Lamentations, a poet calls on the Lord from the low dungeon and hears Him say, Fear not. And in Jeremiah 31, the Lord promises an everlasting love, comfort for Rachel weeping for her children, and rest for every weary soul, all fulfilled in Jesus Christ. If you want to begin tomorrow in the same lesson, this week's morning meditation, I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy, follows Jeremiah as he buys a field during the siege. And the bedtime story, The Scroll That Could Not Be Lost, is a gentle one to share with your children. Scriptures: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3 Come, Follow Me lesson: "I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy" Lesson dates: October 26–November 1 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Thirty feet down in the ice with no way out, Noah asks the one question he has never asked anyone. A Come Follow Me fiction chapter for October 19 to 25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" (Jeremiah 1-3; 7; 16-18; 20). This week the Lord calls the young prophet Jeremiah, who answers that he cannot speak because he is only a child. The Lord tells him not to be afraid, promises to be with him, and says He knew him before he was born. Beneath the Arctic glacier, Noah Reyes and Rachel wait on a narrow shelf of ice above black water with the lamp gone dark. Noah asks Rachel to pray with him out loud for the first time, and she finds she has words of her own once someone starts beside her. If this chapter is where you came in, the rest of the week is waiting. The morning meditation, Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee, spends a few quiet minutes with Jeremiah's call. The Fountain of Living Waters is the sleep meditation for the end of a long day. And for younger listeners, Soft Clay in the Potter's Gentle Hands is this week's bedtime story. Scriptures: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

A gentle story about a potter who never gives up on his clay. A Come Follow Me bedtime story for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," from Jeremiah 18 and the potter's house. The Lord sends young Jeremiah down a quiet hillside path to a potter's workshop. He watches the potter knead the clay, shape a jar on his spinning wheel, and, when the jar comes out bumpy, gather it up and kindly begin again. Then the Lord teaches him, "As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand." Grown-ups can find their own rest this week too. The sleep meditation, "Resting Beside the Fountain of Living Waters," settles the day beside the Lord's living water, and the morning meditation walks with Jeremiah as he learns he was known before he was born. Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:5–8; 18:1–6 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Start your morning remembering that God knew you before you ever drew breath. A Come Follow Me morning meditation for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," from Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20. The young prophet Jeremiah tells the Lord he cannot speak because he is only a child, and the Lord answers with His presence, touching his mouth and promising to be with him. We watch the almond branch, the first tree to wake in the land of Israel, hear Jeremiah describe God's word as a fire shut up in his bones, and glimpse the gathering of Israel, one of a city and two of a family. When the day is done, this week's sleep meditation lets you rest beside "the fountain of living waters," and the little ones in your home can drift off to a gentle bedtime story about a potter who never gives up on his clay. Scriptures: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.

Rest tonight beside the One who never runs dry. A Come Follow Me sleep meditation for October 19–25, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," resting in the fountain of living waters from Jeremiah 2. Through Jeremiah, the Lord grieves that His people have traded the fountain of living waters for broken cisterns that cannot hold water. We rest beside Jeremiah's tree planted by the waters, unafraid in the year of drought, hear his quiet prayer, "Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed," and end at the well where the Savior offers a weary woman living water. If you would like to begin tomorrow with the same chapter, the morning meditation, "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee," walks with young Jeremiah as the Lord calls him. And for little ones, this week's bedtime story visits a potter's workshop where the clay is never thrown away. Scriptures: Jeremiah 2:13; 3:12–14, 22; 17:7–8, 14; John 4 Come, Follow Me lesson: "Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee" Lesson dates: October 19–25 🔔 Follow the show and turn on notifications so you never miss a week.