Saints Unscripted

Today on Saints Unscripted, Brett Fotheringham joins us to share his experience in hearing from God and learning how God speaks to him. Brett talks about how God talks to people, why God talks to people, and what one can do to hear God speaking to them. Brett, thanks for joining us! And if you loved this episode with Brett, just you wait because we have MANY MORE coming soon!!!

We are elated to hear from Rachel Potts today about her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! Rachel shares her experience of learning about Donny and Marie Osmond and learning about the Mormon Church. She attended an event with the Osmonds and began feeling the spirit. She felt like God was speaking to her through music. She felt a particular connection to Merrill Osmond who had also experienced mental health challenges like she did. Rachel began reading the Book of Mormon and began a deep conversion to Jesus Christ.

Once again we’re back with an episode in which we respond to your comments!! We love the comments (both positive and negative) that we receive on our channel. We read every comment! In this episode, we chose some comments at random and responded authentically.

Today Brett and Sabrina are joined with Sabrina's dad, Darren, to talk about our missionary experiences. Darren served 37 years ago in New Zealand. How much has changed since then for missionaries? Listen to find out!

We’re so grateful to be hearing from Jake today! 0:41- Jake introduces himself. Jake was raised with different faiths, his parents and grandparents having differing beliefs. 1:30- Jake’s grandfather joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after learning about the church’s emphasis on genealogy, something he really enjoyed. 2:22- It came time for Jake to choose where to attend school. He had two major choices and ended up feeling strongly to choose a catholic school. He took some christianity classes while in school but wasn’t impacted by them. 3:04- Jake received a call that his grandfather had passed away. His bishop spoke at the funeral about life after death, which piqued Jake’s interest but only momentarily. 4:03- Jake went back to school and began noticing his dependance on alcohol. He wanted to remove himself from social situations that would cause his alcoholism to spike so he began to take on more time at one of his job locations called Sub Zero. 5:06- Jake made friends with some

Daniel shares his story about his mission in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served in New England. Daniel describes his mission as challenging but beautiful. During Daniel's mission he was diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. Daniel always knew that mental health challenges were present in his life but he didn't feel the weight of the challenges until he was serving on his mission.

In this episode, Kaitlyn and Sabrina talk about JOY! How do we find joy? Is joy different than happiness? Can someone be joyful all of the time? What do I do if I'm not joyful?

On this episode of Saints Unscripted, Gustavo shared his incredible conversion story! Gustavo was born and raised in Mexico City. He was also raised in a very religious household. He had many spiritual experiences but struggled with mental health challenges and other difficult life challenges. Gustavo came across a video that attempted to disprove the Church of Jesus Christ. He then began to research the criticisms of the church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) and saw lots of personal experiences about how the church had caused harm. He began to feel totally alone. He wasn’t sure if he could ask questions on the church but also didn’t want to leave the church. He felt lost and confused.

We're stoked to be joined by Spencer Schmidt as he shares his musical journey with us! Spencer shares his story of feeling deeply inspired to devote more attention to his musical interests. Spencer comes from a musical household, his dad being Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys, so music has always been a powerful tool in his life. After losing his sister in a hiking accident, Spencer recalled the music that was of most interest to her and decided it was that genre in which he wanted to pursue his work.

David Douglas shares his story of conversion as a teenager living in Florida. His story is so powerful! David talks about praying to know if God was real. Shortly after his prayer, he fell asleep and had a unique dream. Little did he know that his dream would come back to his mind years later and verify the spirit he was feeling!! At age 15, David wanted to prioritize God in his life. He had attended different churches but finally felt a pull to the LDS Church after speaking with a friend who talked about the priesthood. David's story doesn't end there!

Today on the show, the remarkable Lizzie and Nate Cottrell join us to share their story of pregnancy complications, the death of their child, and the challenges to their faith through it all. In 2019, Lizzie gave birth to twin boys born at 26 weeks gestation. One of the sweet boys died after one day and the surviving son was sent to the NICU for 8 months, being sent home with a tracheostomy at the end of his stay. The challenges continued as Lizzie and Nate learned how to care for their son who was still on a ventilator. Nate and Lizzie share how they were able to keep their faith in Jesus Christ and find strength in him, thanks to the help of those around them.

Today we had the incredible opportunity to talk to Matthew Godfrey about a unique character in LDS church history, John C Bennett. Matthew shares John's fascinating story and explains how he fits in church history. Matthew is a historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). He has done extensive research for the Joseph Smith Papers and continues to work with the church in sharing church history. John C Bennett had a variety of professional interests throughout his life including a medical background and military background. He reached out to Joseph Smith to express his disappointment in how Joseph had been treated. He then meets Joseph and joins the young LDS Church. He quickly gains popularity in the church, becoming the mayor in Nauvoo, and an assistant president to the First Presidency of the Church. However, soon John finds himself in the midst of controversy.

Cecilia shares her story of faith, trials, miracles, and happiness. She talks about how she went through many mental health issues and couldn't seem to find a way out of her difficulties. She grew up in very difficult circumstances and constantly found herself falling back into such difficulties. Finally Cecilia decided to pray to God for help. Shortly after, she saw missionaries and knew that God put them in her path for a reason.

Why should I go to church?? Is it necessary to go to the full 2 hours of church? Why is church important? In this episode, we answer these questions and more. Below are some answers we discuss: - Worshiping God is a commandment - The Sacrament helps us remember Jesus - God’s Church relies on you - Church services teach and uplift - God can speak to you

Today we had a very unique opportunity to talk to a service missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Austin is the cream of the crop, as you'll soon see! Austin was called to a service mission in 2019. He always dreamed of serving a mission, particularly a mission on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. In this episode, Austin talks about what a service mission is like and his experience in the LDS Church.

Jon Schmidt, famous pianist and member of The Piano Guys, joined us on Saints Unscripted today to share his experiences with music, faith, and family. Jon talks about his process in writing music, where he generates ideas for his music, what it's like to be a member of the Piano Guys, and how his family has been fundamental to his career. Jon Schmidt is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church) and shares his faith without hesitation on his platforms.

We are elated to sit down with Loren Marks and hear his thoughts on the impact of a home-centered gospel. Loren has been studying the impact of faith on family for decades. In this episode, he discusses the content of his book, Home-Centered Gospel Learning and Living.

Today we are joined by one of our favorite scholars, Gerrit Dirkmaat! Gerrit recently co-authored a book called “Let's Talk About the Translation of the Book of Mormon.” In the book, Gerrit shares his research on how the Book of Mormon was translated, including the common misconceptions and little-known facts.

Today on Saints Unscripted we do a fun activity that is familiar to most members of the LDS Church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Today we try and relate as many random things to the gospel as we can! Do you know that person who stands up at every Fast and Testimony meeting to share how their weekend adventures made them think about the gospel in some abstract way? Well today we are them!!

Julie and Aaron Bujnowski joined us on Saints Unscripted to share their most recent project and one that has already impacted many people. During the pandemic of 2020, Julie and Aaron began writing down their experiences and feelings pertaining to the Latter-day Saint temple. They were eventually prompted to share their written thoughts with the world through a published book. In their book, they share their many temple insights and how each of us can gain more perspective and love as we study about the temple.