Fear Not: You Have Not Been Forgotten | Isaiah 40–49 + General Conference Prep
This week on Come, Follow Me Moms, we’re studying Isaiah 40–49 and preparing our hearts and our homes for General Conference.
And moms, if there is one message I hope you take away from these chapters, it’s this:
God knows you. God has not forgotten you. God will strengthen you. God will lead you. And when what you’re carrying feels too heavy—He will carry you.
Isaiah begins with the word comfort, and these chapters are filled with reminders for anyone who feels tired, overwhelmed, afraid, lost, or unsure of what comes next.
We talk about:
- Isaiah 40:28–31 — God gives strength to the weary.
- Isaiah 41:10 — Instead of asking, “How am I going to get through this?” we can ask, “WHO is going to help me through this?”
- Isaiah 42:16 — God can see a path that we cannot see.
- Isaiah 44:22 — We don't have to get everything together before coming back to Christ. He simply says, “Return unto me.”
- Isaiah 46:3–4 — “I will carry, and will deliver you.” We spend so much of motherhood carrying everyone else. What would happen if we let God carry us? Pasted markdown
- Isaiah 49:14–16 — When we wonder whether God has forgotten us, He reminds us that we are graven upon the palms of His hands. Pasted markdown
We’ll also talk about Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s message “An High Priest of Good Things to Come” and Elder Matthew S. Holland’s “Forsake Not Your Own Mercy,” and what their messages teach us about continuing to trust Christ when answers and deliverance don’t come the way—or as quickly—as we hoped.
And then… let’s talk General Conference. 🤍
Moms, General Conference does not have to become another thing for us to carry.
We have done the conference boards. We’ve done crafts and activities for every talk. We’ve done all the things. And while those can be wonderful, we eventually realized that sometimes we were so busy creating the perfect conference experience that it was making conference more stressful.
So we simplified.
Our conference weekend now looks like:
Legos. Candy. Notebooks. Cinnamon rolls. No extra screens.
That’s it.
The kids choose a Lego set within a budget, we grab treats, everyone gets a notebook, we make cinnamon rolls, put away the extra screens, and listen together.
Not perfectly.
Not always quietly.
But together.
Because simple doesn't mean less spiritual. And Mom deserves the opportunity to hear the messages of conference too. Pasted markdown
A simple way to prepare for conference
Instead of worrying about creating the perfect weekend, try three things:
Before conference: Write down a question or prayer.
During conference: Record the impressions that come.
After conference: Choose one thing you feel prompted to act on.
For younger children, let them draw their questions or impressions. For older kids, encourage them to write something they're praying about and then listen throughout the weekend.
Ask Heavenly Father:
“What do You want me to know?”
Then make room to listen. Pasted markdown
This week's invitation
Before General Conference, write one question or prayer in your notebook.
Then release the pressure to manufacture the perfect spiritual experience.
Make the cinnamon rolls. Let the kids build the Legos. Get out the candy. Open your notebook. Put the screens away.
And listen.
Because somewhere between a conference talk, a prayer, a hymn, a child asking for another Kit Kat, and Lego pieces scattered across your living room floor…
the Lord may have something He wants to tell you.
Make room to hear Him. 🤍 Pasted markdown
Scriptures: Isaiah 40–49
Come, Follow Me: September 28–October 4, 2026
Episode theme: Fear Not: You Have Not Been Forgotten
