Episodes

  • S4 Episode 21: A Conversation with the Saints Writing Team
    Apr 8 2025

    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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    58 mins
  • S4 Episode 20: Life-Giving Water in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Apr 1 2025

    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.

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    20 mins
  • S4 Episode 19: Faith amid Tragedy in Peru
    Mar 25 2025

    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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    19 mins
  • S4 Episode 18: Benemérito: Latter-day Saint Education in Mexico
    Mar 20 2025

    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.

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    17 mins
  • S4 Episode 17: The Origins of Latter-day Saint Charities
    Mar 11 2025

    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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    23 mins
  • S4 Episode 16: The Church Comes to Sicily, Italy
    Mar 5 2025

    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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    20 mins
  • S4 Episode 15: Saints and the Vietnam War
    Feb 25 2025
    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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    22 mins
  • S4 Episode 14: Uncovering a Treasure Trove of African American Genealogy
    Feb 19 2025
    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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    26 mins