The Best Medicine • followHIM Favorites • Sept 7-13 • Come, Follow Me

September 4, 2026

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A Time to Laugh

When Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin's daughter went on a blind date, the doorbell rang and in walked a man who seemed a little old. She introduced him to her parents, put on her coat, and went out to the car—but the car didn't move. Eventually she ran back into the house, red-faced. The man she thought was her blind date had actually come to pick up another daughter who had agreed to babysit for him and his wife. "We had a good laugh over that," Elder Wirthlin recalled. "In fact we couldn't stop laughing later when our daughter's real blind date showed up. I couldn't come out to meet him because I was still in the kitchen laughing." The daughter could have been upset and humiliated, he said, "but she laughed with us."

The Blue-Mouthed Bride

That story opens a followHIM Favorites episode built around a single phrase from Ecclesiastes 3: "There is a time to laugh." The hosts share a second story that illustrates the same principle—this one about a friend named Holland, who was a brand-new temple-goer. She had gone through the temple for the first time in December, and a week later, her aunt and uncle were getting sealed. Her parents couldn't make it, so she went alone, and everything went wrong from the start.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:04) **Introduction: A Time to Laugh** - John and Hank introduce the theme from Ecclesiastes 3 about there being a time to laugh, setting up two stories about choosing to laugh instead of being embarrassed.
2 (00:36) **Elder Wirthlin's Blind Date Story** - Hank shares Elder Wirthlin's story from "Come What May and Love It" about his daughter mistaking a babysitter's father for her blind date.
3 (01:39) **Hank's Friend Holland's Temple Story Begins** - Hank introduces her friend Holland, a brand-new temple-goer, and sets up the chaotic series of events that followed.
4 (02:27) **"My Ceiling is Right Now"** - Holland arrives late at the temple and tells the desk worker her "ceiling is right now," creating a major misunderstanding.
5 (04:15) **Entering the Wrong Sealing Room** - Holland goes to the wrong sealing room, opens the closed doors, and sits on the couch with the bride and groom.
6 (05:28) **"Congratulations" and a Swift Exit** - Realizing her mistake, Holland stands up, says "Congratulations" to the bewildered couple, and leaves.
7 (06:12) **The Bright Blue Mouth Reveal** - After the sealing, Holland's uncle pulls her aside and points out that her mouth, teeth, tongue, and lips are bright blue.