For All The Saints With Ben Hancock

This faith-refreshing For All The Saints podcast conversation is all about being Latter-day Saints in the 21st century. Patrick Q. Mason is an American historian specializing in the study of the Latter-day Saint movement. Since 2019, he has held the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University. I wanted to speak to Patrick about the topics of our times as Latte...

This faith-refreshing For All The Saints podcast conversation is all about Enos! Nathan Greener played Enos in the Book of Mormon video series, which is the subject of the Come, Follow Me curriculum at the moment. I wanted to speak to Nathan about his experience preparing for and being in the Book of Mormon videos, and hear his insights from his deep study of Enos. Some highlights from this episod...

This faith-refreshing conversation on the For All The Saints Podcast is all about Islam and fasting.  Daniel C. Peterson is a former professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. I wanted to speak to Daniel at the close of Ramadan to understand the religious significance of fasting as well as learning from Daniel about th...

This faith-refreshing conversation on the For All The Saints podcast is all about the April 2024 General Conference! I visited Amsterdam to visit with 5 Dutch Latter-day Saints and hear about the church in the Netherlands as well as their thoughts on General Conference. I wanted to speak to them because I feel it so important to highlight the immense faith of members all around the world, I'l...

This faith-refreshing conversation on the For All The Saints podcast is all about finding God in difficult moments! Tammy Peterson is a Catholic, podcaster, and the wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan B. Peterson. I wanted to speak to Tammy about her awe-inspiring journey of finding God in the midst of her terrifying cancer diagnosis, a cancer with a near-0% survival rate. I also wanted to learn...

Today's For All The Saints podcast is all about the Church's Kirtland Temple takeover! You may recognise Jasmin Rappleye as the face of Scripture Plus, creating short-form videos of amazing insights and decoding hot topics and current affairs of her faith. She was instrumental in creating the Scripture Plus study app and has worked at Scripture Central since its beginning. She studied An...

Today's For All The Saints podcast is all about Apostles!  Bryan is a content creator on Twitter/X sharing the experiences of latter-day Apostles of Jesus Christ from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, men who have the same function and responsibility as the original Apostles of christianity. I was one of Bryan's early followers and really wanted to dig into some of the gre...

Today's episode of the For All The Saints podcast is all about covenants! On many occasions I have heard Craig speak powerfully about covenants and covenant belonging in his various capacities. Covenant belonging is a phrase being used more and more, and I wanted to get a better understanding of what it actually means, and why covenants have such an important role in Christianity. In timely f...

Lani is a Brigham Young University graduate of Family Science with a music minor. She loves the simplicity and happiness found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Lani is married to John Hilton III and is mother to six wonderful children.  She finds joy in uplifting time with good friends, laughter when no one is the brunt of the joke, a kitchen that cleans itself and bedtime hugs and kisses. She is an...

Rachel Miner is the Founder and CEO of Bellwether International, working directly with government leaders, faith and belief leaders, and NGOs to foster and protect human rights for all.  I wanted to speak to Rachel about the current atrocities in the world which signal that religious freedom is not a goal we have reached in our era yet. People all around the world are still being horrifically disc...

Justin Brierley is a writer, speaker, and podcaster committed to building dialogue between Christians and non-Christians. His first book was titled Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I’m still a Christian and in September 2023 he published his second book, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God. I wanted to speak to Justin after reading his exceptional new book (and afte...

John Hilton III is a Professor of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. John and his wife Lani have six children. They have lived in Boise, Boston, Miami, Mexico, Jerusalem and China. John has a Masters degree from Harvard and a Ph. D from BYU, both in Education. John has published several books, including Considering the Cross and Voices in the Book of Mormon. He is also the author of...

For more than two decades, Dr. Matt Townsend has been energizing and educating audiences with his unique lessons on life, love and leadership. Known as one of America’s top presenters in the field of Human Relations and Development, Matt blends humor and story-telling with his real-life solutions to inspire and motivate healthier living. I wanted to speak to Dr Townsend for a Valentine's Day...

Ray Robinson is the Director of Experiences for the Priesthood Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As part of his wide-spanning role, Ray advises the team creating the new hymnbook for the Church - the first general hymnbook since 1985.  The Church looks a lot different than it did 1985, and I wanted to know how the new hymnbook project is reflecting that difference (tha...

Spencer W McBride is a historian and author who wrote the fantastic book Joseph Smith For President. He is also an Associate Managing Historian of the Joseph Smith Papers and the voice of the Joseph Smith Papers podcast. I wanted to speak to Spencer about Joseph's presidential campaign and his motivations for running, and also what lessons we can learn from church history and the early pionee...

Michael Birkeland is a comedy actor known globally by Latter-day Saints for his roles in The Singles Ward, The RM, Church Ball, The Home Teachers, and more. A disclaimer - we did have some technical difficulties recording this episode, and our editor Sean has worked hard to iron them out in post-production, but we apologise if there are slight glitches in the audio here and there and hope you can...

Cassidy and Jordan Gundersen own Spiro Health and Wellness–a company that they built to help educate people on how they can reverse chronic health conditions with diet.  Cassidy holds a PhD in health and nutrition. She is also a nutritionist, health coach, and mother (as well as being Miss Idaho and a star on American Idol!) Jordan is a master herbalist and Iridologist. Together they co-authored t...

Andrew Jones is the creator of Discovered Media and one of the lead researchers of the Noah's Ark site near Mount Ararat in Turkey. I wanted to speak to Andrew about the exciting new research that occurred at the end of 2023 that caused the site to be the subject of global media interest. Some highlights include how working around ancient Biblical sites has impacted Andrew's personal fai...

Happy New Year! I'm grateful that Tyler could join me for my new year's episode. As we know, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each year the curriculum 'Come, Follow Me' changes. To prepare for a year focused on the Book of Mormon, Tyler lends a hand in helping us know how we can get the most out of 2024's gospel study. Highlights include how to manage a d...

James Cooper is a Christmas expert and runs the website Why Christmas? There is nobody better to interrogate about all the strange traditions and rituals surrounding the end of December. Christmas comes around and we take it for what it is, but there is so much about it that we don't know, it is always interesting to see what influences the season over the years and what creeps in! Some highl...

Amy Stevens Seal, otherwise known as the Latter Day Matchmaker, has been helping members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints find true love for a long time. She knows, more than most, what women and men want from a relationship, and whatever stage of romance you're in - you need to take note!  Amy has set up Matchmaking Saints as a new, free dating app with a difference: it is...

Steven Harper is one of the foremost historians within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Having played a leading role in the Joseph Smith Papers project, the Saints project, and the Wilford Woodruff Papers project (amongst many others), Steven is more qualified than most to answer questions about the church's history and how learning about it can be a blessing.  I wanted to tal...

Matty Jewitt is a student and staunch Sunderland Football Club supporter from Yorkshire, England. Matty's conversion story is one that has inspired me over and over, I was excited that he was willing to share it with the world on my podcast.  We can never tire of conversion stories because they remind us of our own, lead us to our own, and strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ. Matty's st...

Even if you haven't served a mission, or if it's been a while, this episode will give you important tools that will help you think about the goals you have and the values you espouse.  Tom English is a podcaster (Real Clear Values Podcast) and founder of 3Stewardships. Tom's mission is to empower individuals across the globe to create lives of purpose, meaning and fulfilment, while...

Last Sunday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lost one of it's highest leaders. Known to some as 'the grandfather of the Church', Elder Ballard was the longest serving current general authority until his passing. I wanted to learn more about who Elder Ballard was, and his greatest contributions to the Church.  Some highlights from this episode are how Elder Ballard&ap...