Faith Matters

"Catholics teach that the Pope is infallible, but nobody believes it. Mormons teach that their prophet is fallible, but nobody believes it." In this conversation for the Faith Matters Big Questions series, we speak with Patrick Mason (Dean of the School of Arts & Humanities and Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University) about the role of prophets and church leaders as di...

In this Faith Matters Big Questions conversation, Faith Matters team members Kate Hargadon and Bill Turnbull speak with BYU humanities professor George Handley and planetary scientist and BYU professor Jani Radebaugh. They discuss, among other things, the integration of faith and science as pertaining to the earth and its creation, as well as our relationship to the earth and the responsibilities...

Few scholars have the expertise, let alone the confidence, to embark on a new translation of the New Testament for Latter-day Saints. Fortunately, Thomas Wayment has enough of both. When Wayment sat down for this conversation with Terryl Givens, he was a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, but has recently moved to teaching classical studies at the university. His new trans...

Margaret Blair Young is an American author and filmmaker. She also taught for thirty years at Brigham Young University. She’s written with Darius Grey about early black Latter-day Saints and her latest project is a film about more recent black converts in Africa. The film is called Heart of Africa . Young is also a swimmer. And swimming has become a powerful metaphor for her life. Fresh off the pl...

In this episode, Terryl Givens sits down with LDS artist Brian Kershisnik. Tickets for Restore 2026 are now available , and we have a new format we think you're going to love. Get details here!

Risk-taking Discipleship | Thomas Rogers - Audio Tickets for Restore 2026 are now available , and we have a new format we think you're going to love. Get details here!

The God Who Marvels | Steve Peck - Audio Tickets for Restore 2026 are now available , and we have a new format we think you're going to love. Get details here!

For George Handley, both our physical and spiritual natures are inseparably connected with the natural world. An important aspect of the Restoration, according to Handley, is restoring our awareness of this connection, treasuring that connection in our hearts and minds and allowing it to heal us. In his memoir Home Waters ,  Dr.  Handley writes of his passion for creation this way: “Earth is an od...

Kate Holbrook is known to friends, neighbors and family first as a wonderful cook and gentle friend. In the intellectual world, she is know as an accomplished historian and author. She earned her master’s degree in world religions from Harvard Divinity School, and a PhD in religion and society from Boston University. She was voted Harvard College’s Teaching Fellow of the Year for a course she desi...

Darius Gray is an author and historian who has had a wide and varied career in television broadcasting, publishing, business management and church leadership.  Raised in a devout Christian home, Gray converted to the LDS faith during the time of the Priesthood ban for black members. His commitment to a church that for years denied him full participation is a story of testimony, hope, courage and p...

During his 24 years as a beloved LDS General Authority and Official Church Historian, Elder Marlin K. Jensen presided over an historic shift toward greater openness in the LDS church’s approach to its history. In this Conversation with Terryl Givens, we get an intimate glimpse into Elder Jensen’s personal life and thoughts, including: How loving and serving his older brother instilled a determinat...

Christ the Healer: Judgment as Prelude to Eternal Progress Tickets for Restore 2026 are now available , and we have a new format we think you're going to love. Get details here!

Tom Christofferson’s journey through life has been anything but ordinary. On the surface, it began as a typical Mormon story. He grew up in a close gospel-centered LDS family and went on to serve a faithful mission. But during these years, he was also trying to deal with an inconvenient truth: He was gay. Although his life and family had been firmly rooted in the church (his older brother Todd was...