Saints Unscripted

Saints Unscripted


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Crime family, prison, and joining the LDS Church | with Derek Galanis
November 21, 2023

Derek and Denise Galanis join us on Saints Unscripted to talk about Derek's conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Derek grew up in a family of crime. Prison and crime were natural parts of his formative years. Derek was convicted in 2001 and then

I promised God I would accept the truth if He led me | with Emma
November 17, 2023

Emma Wood is a remarkable new convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! We had the great opportunity of hearing her conversion story. Growing up in Arizona, she knew about members of the LDS Church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church)

AI and the gospel of Jesus Christ?! | with Ross Richey
November 14, 2023

Ross Richey joins us today to talk about one of the most interesting topics weve heard from a guest on Saints Unscripted. He starts with a discussion about ChatGPT and AI. What does that have to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Well, Ross focuses on

Calling our moms and thanking them
November 07, 2023

*This was released on YouTube around Mother's Day*Today the hosts had NO IDEA what the outline of the episode would be truly unscripted. They knew the theme would be Mothers Day but nothing more. We surprised them by having them call a mother figur

Hope: The best thing you can give another person | with Talmage
November 03, 2023

Talmage served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Upon his return, Talmage faced a lot of challenges including addiction and pornography issues. He felt worthless and purposeless. However, his family was never g

The beautiful parallels of faith and intellect | with Terryl Givens
October 31, 2023

Filming this episode with Terryl Givens was both humbling and remarkable. Terryl Givens is a leading LDS academic who has written some of our favorite books on many religious topics. Today, Terryl talks about his book, Lets Talk About Faith and Intelle

From being raised polygamist to joining the LDS Church! | Liz's Story
October 27, 2023

On todays episode, Liz shares her story of growing up in a polygamist family. She and her family moved into a neighborhood of non-polygamists and were quickly judged for their beliefs. But one of the families in the neighborhood truly embraced Liz and he

How LDS members should treat those who leave | with Brooklyn
October 24, 2023

Brooklyn was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). She has fond memories of her childhood, though recognizes how many things could have been experienced more positively. Today she shares how she eventually learned so

The importance of faith in family units | with David
October 20, 2023

Dave Dollahite, a good friend of Saints Unscripted, joins us today to talk about his most recent scholarly project, the American Families of Faith Project. David, along with his colleague Loren Marks, have conducted extensive research in the field of fami

Implicit Contexts in the Scriptures | with Ben Spackman
October 17, 2023

Ben recently joined us to talk about the nature of revelation in the church and has retuned to share some additional gems with us!! Today Ben joins us to talk about implicit context in scriptures. Ben, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise kno

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