21st Century Saints

This week we chat with wise woman Rene Steeleman. And as well as broadcasting on our home on YouTube and Facebook, we are also now streaming Live! on Twitter and Twitch! If you're joining us for the first time, welcome!   About our guest:   Rene grew up in the midwest, just south of Chicago. Her mother, stepfather, and older brother joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa...

Goodness, we have so much to catch up on! Things have been crazy since our last episode and we're going to fill you in with everything that's been happening.  And for our main event, following Nemo the Mormon's opposing vote at his stake conference last weekend, we're going to talk about where we stand as individuals. Do 21st Century Saints Sustain The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelv...

We review last weekend's BYU Seminar: The European Family - A religious ideal in a shifting society.   The title (and the following seminar description) did not leave us feeling hopeful about the event. But what actually happened? You might be surprised! Join us this week as we share our thoughts on the presentations.   (Here's how the seminar was billed. About this event The demographic...

We're back and ready to talk about everything we have in store for you in 2022! This After Dark episode contains references to sexual themes. Please keep this in mind before listening.

With our special guest presenters Valerie Nicole Green and Kyra N. Krakos.

We're LIVE with Andrew Fellows, a member of the Seventy in Community of Christ, Michael Clarke, climate activist and Dr Sheldon Greaves, biblical scholar. We're going to be talking about climate change, earth stewardship and the events of COP26.   You can find Dr Greaves' website at https://www.lafkospress.com/  His Discovering The Old Testament Podcast is available on CastBox, Apple Pod...

We're back with our favorite biblical scholar Dr Sheldon Greaves as we look at the value of the origin stories of the ancient world. Do they have place in today's world or can are they just fairy tales? Thank you to our guest co-host Peter Bleakley for stepping in at the last minute!

Join us for our LIVE review of the 7th November 2021 Europe Area Single Sisters Broadcast right after it happens.   Thank you to our guests, Lynn Kuyper Bleakley, Deborah Squires-Coleman and Nemo The Mormon.    For more context on the devotional that we review in this episode you can find the original Europe Sisters Broadcast can be found at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broad...

We're talking mental health this week as we analyse Elder Kopischke's talk from September 2021 General Conference    UK Contact Numbers   Samaritans - 116 123  Breathing Space - 0800 83 85 87  Chris's House - 01236 766755  The CALMzone - 0800 58 58 58  Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline - 0300 330 0630  Scottish Women's Aid - 0800 027 1234  Rape Crisis Scotland...

Our first After Dark episode means that this episode may not be suitable for younger listeners.    Priesthood Dispatches is a blog which has had the LDS world laughing. Filled with crazy Mormon stories from real life experiences, the blog has fans from across the world. But who is he? We had narrowed it down to the fact that he is definitely in the UK, but we want to know more. In this L...

We're Live! with Mark Johnson this week as we discuss his faith journey. Get to know Mark ahead of Sunstone UK when he steps into the role of 21st Century Saints guest presenter!

We're in the studio with Laura and Julian Heath this week talking about this month's Sunstone UK Symposium. What is Sunstone and why are Restoration movements so interested in Sunstone Conferences? Laura and Julian tell us more and will be taking your questions Live!   To support the podcast you can make a donation via  https://paypal.me/21stCenturySaints Sunstone UK Facebook Page ...

This week we speak with Latter-Day Saint Historian and author, Patrick Q Mason.    We discussing latest book that everyone's talking about, RESTORATION: God's Call To The 21st Century World . We highly recommend!   Join us Live, where we ask him your questions!   And do please join us in the chat!   Patrick Q. Mason holds the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon...

Please note, your hosts audio sounds super quiet in this episode.  There aren't any technical issues as such, its simply that Dr Sheldon's voice sounds like the voice of an Archangel! We'll try to compensate by upping our volume the next time he joins us!  Join us for this week's Livestream as we introduce Dr Sheldon Greaves, host of the Discovering The Old Testament Podcast Series. &nbs...

The outcome of Brit Podcaster Peter Bleakley's LDS Church membership council was announced last week with the result that his membership has been withdrawn. We talk about 21st Century Excommunication, the impact of the decision and what's next for Peter.    This is our longest episode yet!  You can financially support the podcast by donating to us via our Paypal link: @21stCenturySa...

Meet the newest member of the 21st Century Saints team, our resident NeverMo, Rachael Henderson! We're going to be talking about Latter-day urban legends. Do you have any favorites you'd like to share in the chat? 

We spoke Live with Dr Ken McFadyen, President of Affirmation UK & Ireland. In this episode Ken shares his experiences as a teen convert, missionary and his marriage to a wonderful woman with whom he has two children. Prior to marriage, Ken underwent 18 months of reparative therapy.  He is an openly gay man and a Clinical Psychologist.     You can find out more about Affirma...

Recording this Livestream was an incredibly painful yet cathartic experience. We speak about some events which triggered a faith crisis response in real time and which we decided to share with our audience. We wanted to demonstrate what processing pain in healthy ways can look like, to show our real lived experience in the moment. We're gritty and raw in this episode and we want to thank all those...

In this week's episode we spoke with Susie Augenstein about how she is experiencing church and her involvement with Peculiar.  This organisation is doing great work with the goal of empowering people to create an unconditional family and a community of belonging for LGBTQ+ loved ones.   Please check out the Peculiar Facebook page and Susie's recent post where she is collecting names...

Its Summer 2021 and we're going to check on the pulse of the Church in the UK and around the world. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have announced some more changes and there is a lot we want to discus! Are we a living church, or a dying church? How are we feeling about the changes to General Conference Sessions? We're also going to talk about Pride month, the fascinating Madam Pat...

In this episode we meet Jared Parmenter, an active Latter-day Saint who has served in a Bishopric and Stake High Council. We're going to tell you everything you need to know about Mormon Twitter, DezNat and ProgMos, and we're going to see what happens when Church leaders are just plain cool! Would you be more likely to share your feelings with a counselor on the Bishopric who has green hair and a...

Join us as we chat with Mormon Stories Legend, Dr John Dehlin in a UK first where we put the interviewer himself in the hot seat!    What do UK Latter-day Saints need to know about John Dehlin's work and its impact? We meet the man behind the Podcast and find out what his own Mormon Story looks like today.    Show notes:  The Ally Within TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/w...

This week we're chatting with our friend Richard Barrington and discussing his journey with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' cool cousins - the Community of Christ .  Richard is a 70 in Community of Christ. 3 times married father and grandfather, rule breaker and serial re-joiner.  He's had a varied career, police, postoffice, wanna be politician and spent 10 years singin...

The BRITISH INVASION!   Its the episode you've all been waiting for! Brit Podcasters Peter Bleakley and Nemo the Mormon are here to chat and take your questions!  Who are they and why is everyone talking about British Mormon Podcasts?   A Statement from 21st Century Saints   In this discussion we demonstrate ways in which we can have different and even conflictin...

A Motherless House.  In this live episode, in honour of US Mother's Day we reflect on the events of this past weekend. Join hosts Jane Christie and Alana Wilson Bryce as we talk about Mothers. And one Mother in particular.    CW: OCD, Mental health, abuse.   Links:  Fiona Givens Bio-  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Givens  You can find out more about Carol L...