07. Come, Follow Me Feb 9- Feb 15, Genesis 6-11 and Moses 8, Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord

Come, Follow Me Moms Week 7: Genesis 6–11; Moses 8

“Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord”
February 9–15

✨ Episode Overview

Last week, we studied Zion. Enoch’s city so righteous it was taken up to heaven.
This week, Zion is gone… but Noah stays.

Why? Wasn’t Noah righteous too?

Yes, but scripture teaches us that Noah’s family was the only righteous family left on the earth. Instead of removing them, God asked Noah to stay, build, and lead his family through the storm.

This episode is all about:

• Obedience in a noisy world

• Following prophets as spiritual protection

• Trusting God when we feel unqualified

• And remembering that grace prepares us before the storm comes

📖 Key Scriptures This Week

• Genesis 6–11

• Moses 8

• Genesis 6:9

• Moses 8:27

• Genesis 6:22

• Genesis 7:16

• Genesis 9:13

• Genesis 11:4, 9

• Moses 7:18

🌿 Intro: Zion Was Taken… Noah Stayed

“Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generation; and Noah walked with God.”
— Genesis 6:9

“Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
— Moses 8:27

Noah didn’t just live righteously, he walked with God.
And instead of being taken out of the world, he was called to remain and build something that would save his family.

🩷 Motherhood takeaway:
Sometimes God removes us from hard things.
Sometimes He strengthens us to stay inside them and lead our families through.

🛠️ Part 1: Noah Preached Repentance in a World That Didn’t Want It

Noah wasn’t just an ark builder, he was a preacher.

“Noah called upon the children of men that they should repent.”
— Moses 8:20

But the people rejected him.

“They hearkened not unto his words.”
— Moses 8:20

Scripture describes Noah’s world as:

• Corrupt (Genesis 6:12)

• Filled with violence (Genesis 6:13)

• Rejecting God’s voice (Moses 8:24)

Sound familiar?

✨ Modern-day connection:
Just like Noah, we have a living prophet today.
God still warns before the flood, invites before destruction, and leads through prophets because He loves us.

🛟 Part 2: Following the Prophet Is Spiritual Safety

“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
— Genesis 6:22

Noah didn’t obey partially.
He obeyed completely.

As Allen D. Haynie taught:

“A perfect and loving Father in Heaven has chosen the pattern of revealing truth to His children through a prophet.”
— General Conference, April 2023

🩷 Motherhood application:
Prophets aren’t sent to scare us, they’re sent to protect families.

Listening today may look like:

• Simplifying family life

• Protecting what enters our homes

• Prioritizing covenants

• Centering Christ daily

That’s not restriction that’s refuge.

🕰️ Good, Better, Best (Choosing Obedience in a Busy World)

In Dallin H. Oaks’s talk Good, Better, Best (Oct 2007), he reminds parents that overscheduling and busyness can crowd out what matters most.

“Some uses of time are better, and others are best.”

🩷 Motherhood takeaway:
Obedience often looks like:

• Choosing better over busy

• Saying no to good things to protect sacred ones

• Preserving time for prayer, scripture, and family connection

Sometimes the most obedient thing we do is slow down.

🔨 Part 3: God Makes Ark Builders Out of Weakness

Noah wasn’t a shipbuilder and God didn’t ask for a résumé.

“Make thee an ark of gopher wood.”
— Genesis 6:14

No explanation.
No blueprint in the scriptures.
Just trust.

🩷 Reflection for moms:
What have you done that once felt impossible?

• Motherhood

• Unexpected trials

• Strength you didn’t know you had

God takes women who say “I could never do that”
and turns them into women who do with Him.

🚪 Part 4: The Ark Was Hard… But It Was Safe

“And Noah and his sons… went into the ark.”
— Genesis 7:7

They were there almost a year—crowded, loud, smelly, exhausting.

“And the Lord shut him in.”
— Genesis 7:16

Noah didn’t shut the door.
God did.

🩷 Motherhood truth:
Boundaries can feel tight.
Obedience can feel inconvenient.
But the ark even when hard was the safest place on earth.

🌊 Part 5: The Flood Was Mercy, Not Cruelty

“The earth also was corrupt before God.”
— Genesis 6:11

Wickedness had reached a point where agency and righteousness couldn’t flourish.

God preserved humanity by preserving one righteous family.

🩷 Motherhood lens:
Love sometimes looks like:

• Protection

• Removal

• Saying no

• Drawing lines

That isn’t harsh.
That’s holy.

🌈 Part 6: Rainbows, Covenants, and Remembering

“I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant.”
— Genesis 9:13

Rainbows remind us:

• God keeps His promises

• Storms don’t last forever

• Covenants anchor us

👩‍👧 Teaching kids:

• What helps us remember Jesus?

• What helps our family feel close to God?

🧱 Part 7: Babel vs. Zion, Two Ways to Reach Heaven

“Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven.”
— Genesis 11:4

The people of Babel wanted heaven without God.

“Therefore is the name of it called Babel.”
— Genesis 11:9

Contrast that with Zion:

“They were of one heart and one mind.”
— Moses 7:18

As Jeffrey R. Holland taught in Broken Things to Mend (April 2006):

“Broken things need mending and we cannot mend ourselves.”

🩷 Motherhood application:
We don’t reach heaven by stacking bricks.
We reach heaven by kneeling.

🩷 Closing: Grace Still Finds Families

“Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
— Moses 8:27

Grace didn’t stop the storm.
Grace prepared Noah before it came.

Mama you are building an ark:

• One prayer at a time

• One boundary at a time

• One imperfect day at a time

And God sees you.

🎵 Song to Share with Kids:
Follow the Prophet  Children’s Songbook
👉 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/childrens-songbook/follow-the-prophet?lang=eng

Thank you for joining me for another week of Come, Follow Me Moms.
I hope this lesson blesses your home and helps you remember to follow Jesus Christ, our Savior.

See you next week 🤍