Why believe Jesus? • followHIM Favorites • May 4-10 • Come, Follow Me

Hank Smith· Host0:00

[gentle music] Hey, welcome to Follow Him Favorites. This is where John and I share a single story to go with each week's Come, Follow Me lesson. John, we're in the book of Numbers. I know, it's pretty exciting, and I have a story for you. I thought of this when I read Numbers 14 verse 11, where the Lord says to Moses, "Moses, how long until this people believe me?" And I noticed He doesn't say, "Believe in me," He just says, "Believe me." I think they all believe in Him, but do they actually believe what He says? This story comes from Stephen Robinson in his book Believing Christ. Notice it's not Believing in Christ, it's Believing Christ. John, this story's about Brother Robinson's wife, Janet. He's pretty sensitive to it. He says, "I need to say a word here about Janet. She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me." He says, "When we get to heaven, they're gonna be so excited to see Janet, and they're gonna say, 'Janet, what on earth is that sorry thing you're dragging behind you?'" [laughs] Just so you know, he doesn't want to make her look bad. She gave him permission to tell this story, which I think is awesome of her. He said, "A number of years ago, we were living in Pennsylvania. We had our own little home in our little neighborhood. We liked our neighbors. I had a good job. Our family was happy enough." [laughs] He says, "We had family home evening. We had family prayer. Janet and I said our prayers together every night. I was in the bishopric, and Janet is Relief Society president. Janet had had a really exciting year. She was the Relief Society president. She graduated from college a