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S5 Episode 3: Translating the Book of Mormon for the World
27 oktober 2026 · 29 min
Joseph Smith learns to translate by the gift and power of God. Srilaksana Suntarahut goes from the royal court of Thailand to translating the Book of Mormon. Aboriginal Australian Latter-day Saints paint Book of Mormon scenes in their traditional style. Lees meer
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S5 Episode 2: Global Encounters with the Book of Mormon
13 oktober 2026 · 27 min
Moroni appears to Joseph Smith, introducing him to the record that would become the Book of Mormon. Many indigenous South Americans encounter the Book of Mormon in ways other than through the written word. Francis Wailagala, a young boy in Uganda, finds peace in the Gospel of Jesus Christ by reading the Book of Mormon. Lees meer
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S5 Episode 1: The First Vision and Personal Revelation
23 september 2026 · 26 min
Episode 1: Beginning with the story of Joseph Smith's First Vision, this episode includes stories of Saints whose personal revelation guided them to the Church of Jesus Christ. Alexander Neibaur, a German immigrant living in England, accepts Book of Mormon after having a dream. Anthony Obinna in Nigeria sees the Salt Lake Temple in a dream and later recognizes it in a picture in Reader's Digest. Lees meer
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S5 Episode 0: A New Season of the Podcast
23 september 2026 · 10 min
Episode 0: A new season of the podcast brings you more stories of Saints from around the world. Your new cohosts, Jeffrey Cannon and Taunalyn Ford, talk with fellow historians Lisa Christensen, Michelle Graabek-Wallace, and Amber Taylor about history, the podcast, and some of the stories they're excited to share. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 21: A Conversation with the Saints Writing Team
8 april 2025 · 58 min
In the final episode of season 4, we hear from Lisa Christensen, Scott Hales, James Perry, Lisa Olsen Tait, and Jed Woodworth as they reflect on the process of writing the books and what they hope Church members take away from Saints.
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S4 Episode 20: Life-Giving Water in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 april 2025 · 20 min
Willy Binene and his family fled their home in 1993 to escape widespread violence. They settled far away in another part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they found ways to share the restored gospel and participated in a life-changing water project supported by the Church. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 19: Faith amid Tragedy in Peru
25 maart 2025 · 19 min
In 1990, a terrorist attack in Peru left missionary Manuel Navarro gravely injured. In this episode, Manuel recounts what happened that night and how the Lord has been with him even in the darkest moments.
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S4 Episode 18: Benemérito: Latter-day Saint Education in Mexico
20 maart 2025 · 17 min
For fifty years, the Church operated a secondary school in Mexico City, shaping the lives of countless students. One of those students, Isabel Santana, tell us about her time at Benemérito in the 1960s and 1970s and reflects on the school's lasting legacy. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 17: The Origins of Latter-day Saint Charities
11 maart 2025 · 23 min
In this episode, we speak with Ike Ferguson to learn more about how the Church's worldwide humanitarian aid program began with a pressing need in East Africa.
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S4 Episode 16: The Church Comes to Sicily, Italy
5 maart 2025 · 20 min
The restored gospel blossomed on the island of Sicily thanks to women and men who heard and followed spiritual promptings. Ether Simoncini, a descendent of some of Italy's pioneers, shares more of the story.
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S4 Episode 15: Saints and the Vietnam War
25 februari 2025 · 22 min
As the Vietnam War raged, local Church members and missionaries worked side by side to hold the Saigon Branch together. Former missionary Lewis Hassell recounts seeing the hand of the Lord amid uncertainty and evacuations.
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S4 Episode 14: Uncovering a Treasure Trove of African American Genealogy
19 februari 2025 · 26 min
In this episode, Darius Gray, Marie Taylor, and Henry tell the unlikely story of how, in the 1990s, prison inmates led the effort to digitize a priceless family history record.
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S4 Episode 13: Preach My Gospel in India
28 januari 2025 · 25 min
Join Allwyn Kilbert and Sonia Gupta as they talk about the Church in India and the dramatic changes to missionary work that came about when Preach My Gospel was introduced. Historian Taunalyn Ford shares additional insights.
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S4 Episode 12: A Lifelong Ministry: Silvia Allred
21 januari 2025 · 25 min
Silvia Allred has spent her life in gospel service, from a teenaged Sunday School teacher to counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. Learn from her experiences and testimony in this episode.
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S4 Episode 11: Newfound Religious Freedom in Czechoslovakia
14 januari 2025 · 20 min
How does it feel to have to hide your religion from your neighbors? And how does life change when you are suddenly free to express your beliefs? In this episode, Olga Kovářová Campora talks about her experiences as a Latter-day Saint during Czechoslovakia's peaceful transition to democracy. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 10: Brazil's Faithful Pioneers
7 januari 2025 · 20 min
Hélio and Nair Camargo were beloved Latter-day Saint leaders in São Paulo, Brazil. Learn more about how they came to embrace the restored gospel and how the Church has grown in this part of South America.
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S4 Episode 9: A Native American Saint in the Indian Student Placement Program
31 december 2024 · 26 min
In the 1960s and 1970s, thousands of Latter-day Saint students left their homes on Native American reservations to live with host families during the school year. Maeta Holiday Beck talks about the blessings and challenges she experienced in this Church program. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 8: Missionary Work through Music in South Korea
24 december 2024 · 21 min
In this episode we talk to Stan Bronson and Jini Roby to learn more about the remarkable life of Hwang Keun Ok, who dedicated herself to improving the lives of orphaned girls in South Korea
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S4 Episode 7: Miracles for the East German Saints
17 december 2024 · 20 min
Tobias Burkhardt experienced hardship as a young Latter-day Saint in the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War. But in this episode, he also talks about the blessings that came with trials as well as the faith of his parents, Henry and Inge.
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S4 Episode 6: Leaders in the Church: Ardeth Kapp and Ruth Funk
10 december 2024 · 21 min
The Young Women organization underwent significant changes in the 1970s and 1980s, helping Latter-day Saint girls better understand their divine identity and role in the Restoration. This episode highlights two Church leaders who were key to these developments. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 5: The Perpetual Education Fund in Honduras
3 december 2024 · 24 min
Latin American Saints Emma and Hector David Hernandez reflect on their years juggling work, school, Church responsibilities, and young children. The Perpetual Education Fund provided a path to help them succeed.
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S4 Episode 4: Dreams of a Hong Kong Temple
26 november 2024 · 14 min
James Perry and Tesia Tsai host this episode featuring Arthur and Lorine Jue, two children of Nora Koot, who was a pioneer of the Church in Hong Kong.
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S4 Episode 3: Osmondmania
19 november 2024 · 24 min
In this episode, learn more about how the Osmond family shared the restored gospel with fans around the world through their music and example. Guests include Jay Osmond and Susan Unklesbay, one of the many people who joined the Church because of the Osmonds. Lees meer
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S4 Episode 2: Building Missionaries in the British Isles
12 november 2024 · 24 min
Suzette and Geoff Dunning, featured in volume 4 as young adults in the 1960s, join us to talk about the impact the building program and "building missionaries" had on the Church in Great Britain.
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S4 Episode 1: A 13-Year-Old Primary President in Uruguay
5 november 2024 · 22 min
Delia Rochon, who is featured in volume, tells us about joining the church as a teenager in Uruguay and the difference her Church service has made in her own life and the lives of countless others.
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S4 Episode 0: A Conversation with the Church Historian, Elder Kyle S. McKay
29 oktober 2024 · 21 min
Welcome back to the fourth season of the Saints podcast. In this episode, learn more about how and why Saints came to be as James Perry and Lisa Christensen speak with Scott Hales, writer and literary editor on the Saints team, and Elder Kyle S. McKay, a General Authority Seventy who serves as Church Historian and Recorder. Lees meer
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V3-E 41 Podcast Survey Promo
3 februari 2023 · 1 min
Please take a survey to share with us what you think of the podcasts from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. podcastsurvey.churchofjesuschrist.org
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V3 - E40: Season Finale
21 december 2022 · 31 min
In this season finale, Jed Woodworth, managing historian of the Saints project, Scott Hales, the literary editor of the volume, and Lisa Olsen Tait, a general editor for this volume, join us to take a look back over volume 3 and to reflect on its production. We discuss the challenges of researching and writing this volume during COVID 19. Lees meer
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V3 - E39: A New Era
14 december 2022 · 34 min
Today we are joined by Ray Kuehne, a historian of German Church History, and Christian Fingerle, the Europe Area Church History Manager, to discuss the significance of the Swiss temple and the improving situation that the Church found itself in Europe ten years after the Second World War. Lees meer
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V3 - E38: More Power, More Light
7 december 2022 · 32 min
As Latter-day Saints prepare for a temple in Europe there are practical considerations that Church leaders have to deal with. In today's episode we have Virginia Pearce Cowley, an author and former member of the Young Women General Presidency, and Christian Euvrard, a sociologist and historian of European Church History, joining us to discuss the state of the Church in Europe and Gordon B. Hinckley's efforts to start operations in the Swiss Temple. Lees meer
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V3 - E37: With Real Intent
30 november 2022 · 26 min
In the early 1950s, German Latter-day Saint Henry Burkhardt has to navigate numerous pressures as he interacts with the German Democratic Republic as a Church leader. Joining us today is Matt Heiss, a manager in the Church History Department, and Tobias Burkhardt, the son of Henry Burkhardt. We discuss Henry's efforts to keep the Church going and the complicated topic of how he related to the government. Lees meer
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V3 - E36: Carefully and Prayerfully
23 november 2022 · 24 min
This week we are joined by Alan Parrish, an emeritus professor of religious education at Brigham Young University, and Melissa Inouye, an historian in the Church History Department. First we discuss Clemencia Pivaral's journey to the Mesa Arizona Temple from her native home in Guatemala and the significance of such a journey. We then talk about John A. Widtsoe, a prominent recurring character in the book and his role in facilitating a temple for Europe. Lees meer
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V3 - E35: We Cannot Fail
16 november 2022 · 34 min
James Miller, a Church History Specialist in the Church History Department, joins us today to discuss the rising tensions in Central and Eastern Europe especially in Czechoslovakia. We also have Laura Paulsen-Howe, the Art Curator over global acquisitions in the Church History Museum, who shares additional insights into the Book of Mormon art created by Arnold Friberg. Lees meer
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V3 - E34: Go and See
9 november 2022 · 34 min
Angela Hallstrom, a writer and former member of the Saints team, and Melissa Inouye, a historian in the Church History Department, join us to discuss the lives of two Latter-day Saint women in the years after the Second World War. We also discuss the different ways that Saints is used by readers and why we need a history such as this. Lees meer
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V3 - E33: Our Father's Hand
2 november 2022 · 26 min
In today's episode we cover the restrictions on religious freedom in Czechoslovakia after the war and the implications these restrictions had on the Church and its members. Matt Grow, Managing Director of the Church History Department, joins us to discuss the efforts European Latter-day Saints went to as they sought to maintain their faith. We also take some time to talk about George Albert Smith and his mental health struggles. Lees meer
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V3 - E32: Brothers and Sisters
26 oktober 2022 · 29 min
Matt McBride, Director of Publications in the Church History Department, joins us this week to provide some further details about Pieter Vlam's involvement in the Dutch Potatoes project and Elder Ezra Taft Benson's mission to Europe to provide relief. Lees meer
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V3 - E31: The Right Track
19 oktober 2022 · 34 min
Europe was devastated after years of fighting. In today's episode we explore what the Church did to relieve the suffering of Latter-day Saints and others. Richard E. Turley Jr. a historian and founder of the Saints project joins us to share extra insights into the challenges facing the Church in the years after the war. Lees meer
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V3 - E30: Such Grief
12 oktober 2022 · 35 min
The final stages of the Second World War saw fierce fighting across the world. Cory Maxwell, a son of Neal A. Maxwell, and Bob Freeman, a Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, join us in this episode to discuss the conditions and circumstances of the war and to share extra insights into the experiences of Latter-day Saints who were caught up in the fighting. Lees meer
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V3 - E29: 'Tis Eventide
5 oktober 2022 · 28 min
The Second World War changed the Church and the lives of Latter-day Saints across the world. Nathan Waite, the Editorial Manager of the Saints project, joins us to discuss the role of language in the Church in Brazil and the ways Latter-day Saints adapted to life during the war. Lees meer
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V3 - E28: Our United Efforts
28 september 2022 · 33 min
Matt Heiss, a manager in the Church History Department, joins us this week to discuss the efforts of Dutch Latter-day Saint Pieter Vlam to share the gospel after he is taken prisoner during the Second World War. We are also fortunate to have Donna Ikegami, a daughter of David Ikegami, who joins us to share extra insights into her father's story as a Japanese-American member of the Church living in Hawaii. Lees meer
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V3 - E27: God Is at the Helm
21 september 2022 · 31 min
Ryan Saltzgiver, a historian in the Church History Department, joins us to discuss the story of Helmuth Hübener and his friends in Nazi Germany as they sought to resist Nazi propaganda. We also talk about the Church's attitude towards the war and how to deal with the fact that there were Latter-day Saints on both sides. Lees meer
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V3 - E26: War's Foul Brood
14 september 2022 · 31 min
Joining us this week is Petra Javadi-Evans, an Assistant Editor for the Saints project, and James Miller, a Church History Specialist, both from the Church History Department. In today's episode we address the Second World War and some of the different experiences of European Latter-day Saints. Lees meer
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V3 - E25: No Time to Lose
7 september 2022 · 31 min
Angela Hallstrom, a writer and former member of the Saints project who is also a General Editor of volume 3, talks to us about Emmy Cziep and her escape from Czechoslovakia as World War 2 began. Angela shares insights into the researching and writing of Saints as we also discuss President J. Reuben Clark and his efforts to improve religious education in the Church. Lees meer
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V3 - E24: The Aim of the Church
31 augustus 2022 · 29 min
Tensions were high amongst Mexican Saints in the 1930s and 1/3 of the membership left the Church. James Goldberg, a writer and historian and Elisa Pulido, a Visiting Scholar at Claremont Graduate University, joins us to talk about the state of the Church in Mexico and what caused the split. Lees meer
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V3 - E23: All That Is Necessary
24 augustus 2022 · 32 min
Harold B. Lee saw himself as an "inexperienced farm boy from a small town in Idaho." In this episode Brian Cannon, a professor of history at Brigham Young University, and Jeff Anderson, an archivist in the Church History Department, join us to share their insights into Harold and the birth of the welfare program. Lees meer
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V3 - E22: Eternal Reward
17 augustus 2022 · 28 min
Tarienne Mitchell, a professional archivist, and Scott Hales, the lead writer and a General Editor of Saints Volume three, join us in this episode to discuss marginalized Latter-day Saints and the ways in which they lived the gospel. We talk about how Latter-day Saints in different areas of the world maintain their faith despite the hardships they faced. Lees meer
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V3 - E21: A Keener Understanding
10 augustus 2022 · 34 min
In this episode we discuss William and Clara Daniels who found a way to serve in the Church while Black Latter-day Saints experienced prejudice and were restricted from holding the Priesthood. Matt McBride and Ben Spackman join us to talk about the Daniels' and a major debate regarding evolution and science between prominent church leaders Joseph Fielding Smith and B. H. Roberts. Lees meer
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V3 - E20: Hard Times
3 augustus 2022 · 31 min
The Great Depression in the 1930s had a global impact with significant impacts for the Church and its members. Jill Mulvay Derr and Joseph Darowski join us to discuss the financial crisis and the ways that the Relief Society and Church leaders responded to it. Lees meer
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V3 - E19: The Gospel of the Master
27 juli 2022 · 35 min
German Latter-day Saint Helga Meiszus is one of the characters we follow through much of the book. In this episode Lark Evans-Galli, a folklorist and biographer of Helga joins us with Jed Woodworth, the managing historian of the Saints project, to discuss the lives of Helga Meiszus and church president, Heber J. Grant. Lees meer
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V3 - E18: Any Place on Earth
20 juli 2022 · 30 min
Scott Hales, the lead writer and a General Editor of Saints, Volume 3, joins us to discuss the Church's efforts to expand its operations in South America. We also talk about German Latter-day Saint Otto Schulzke and the changing leadership role that American missionaries played in Europe. Lees meer