For All The Saints With Ben Hancock

Benji Wilkins has an inspirational and truly remarkable experience that needed to be told in the moment. His incredible story involves the physical and mental journey of running 42 marathons in 42 days across the UK. In his own words, “I’m not an elite athlete. I like to run, but I’m not winning any races. In 2025 I ran maybe 30 miles a month! I’m not the fastest runner you’ll meet, and I’m defini...

To celebrate reaching nearly 150 episodes, this week we are reflecting on some of our favourite guests from around the world. Remembering the global growth and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this special episode, we revisit the powerful first hand moments and international faith insights from our global guests spanning the Philippines, Thailand, Micronesia, Denmark,...

Alan Pace, Chairman of Burnley Football Club and RCD Espanyol, joined me this week for an exclusive interview where we discuss not only his fascinating life across finance and sports, but his deeply reflective approach to leadership and faith. Backed by a legitimate sporting pedigree that includes serving in the executive management of Real Salt Lake, Alan brings a rare blend of Wall Street busine...

Darrach Ó Duibh has such an interesting story, and I wanted to speak with him to discuss his incredible life journey and the profound, unexpected insights he gained while translating the Book of Mormon into the Irish language longhand. He’s an ancient language researcher, polyglot, and textual critic based in Ireland. Having previously worked as a bibliographic researcher for FARMS (now the Maxwel...

I have three guests joining me on the podcast this week: Hayden and Jackson Paul, the creators behind The Stick of Joseph , a popular YouTube channel dedicated to exploring the ancient roots and cultural impact of the Book of Mormon and David J. Butler (D. John Butler), an accomplished author, attorney, and entrepreneur who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Plain & Precious Publishing. Hayden,...

Dr. Loren Marks is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and a co-director of the American Families of Faith project. He is a prominent researcher at the Wheatley Institute, focusing on the intersection of faith, marriage, and family relationships across various world religions. He has co-authored numerous articles and reports analyzing the profound impact of religio...

Michelle Graabek-Wallace (PhD, European University Institute) is a historian at the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She serves as the Chair of the Global Mormon Studies Network and the Global Outreach Chair for the Mormon History Association. Her academic research focuses on global history, gender, migration, and transnational religious history, with a...

Matt Whitaker has been writing and directing for film and television for over 30 years. A specialist in the WWII genre, his produced screenplays include the critically acclaimed war films Saints and Soldiers and Instrument of War . In 2002, Whitaker and a film crew travelled to Germany with the last surviving member of a teenage resistance group, a powerful experience that led to the PBS documenta...

Osamu Sekiguchi is a devoted member and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. Having served in numerous capacities—including as the Mission President of the Japan Sendai Mission and currently as the Asia North Area Family Search Manager—Osamu has a profound perspective on the spiritual and cultural evolution of the Church in the land of the rising sun. I sat down with...

Peter Fagg, historian, author, and tour guide specializing in the British history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returns to the podcast to share more of his research on the early missionary efforts in the United Kingdom, specifically the development of the Church in Preston, Lancashire. I wanted to speak with Peter to dive deep into the fascinating, and often harrowing, histor...

Gavri’el Wise is a professional actor best known for his recent portrayal of the Saviour in the "Greater Love" Easter video series produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Minnesota to a Russian-Ukrainian mother and a Native American father, Gavri’el’s journey with church film projects began at age 11. He appeared as a background actor in the Bible and Book of...

Kyle Beshears (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor in Mobile, Alabama and has taught courses on religion at the University of Mobile. He is the author of 40 Questions About Mormonism (Kregel Academic), and is presently writing on the development of LDS doctrine and practices during the life of Joseph Smith. I wanted to speak with Kyle to discuss his extensive research into...

As you know, each General Conference I visit a different location to meet with local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We talk about what life is like as a Church member in that area, what the Church is like, and we also recap General Conference.  This time, we're in Budapest, Hungary with Anita, Bercel and Csaba. Follow For All The Saints on social media for updates...

Greg Matsen is the founder of Cwic Media and the host of Cwic Show. Cwic Show has over 14,000,000 views and downloads and is one of the top podcasts for Latter-day Saint culture, social issues, and gospel topics. I wanted to speak to Greg to do another top-5 show around General Conference time, so this time we rank the all-time top 5 talks by President Dallin H. Oaks! -- You can find more of Greg’...

Derrick Porter is the Executive Producer, Principal Writer & Presenter of Music & The Spoken Word, a weekly broadcast by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, a calling that has only ever been permanently held by 3 others since the show began almost 100 years ago.  I wanted to speak to Derrick about his journey to this calling and what it actually entails, as well as asking him for some o...

Lynda Cherry is the author of 'Judah & Joseph Reunited: The Hope for Israel' and Jason Olson is a Jewish convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and author of 'The Burning Book: A Jewish-Mormon Memoir.' I wanted to speak to Jason and Lynda regarding the current Come, Follow Me curriculum's study of Judah and Joseph's patriarchal blessings and wh...

Brent L.Top was a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Top served as dean of religious education at BYU and the director of BYU's Religious Studies Center from 2013 to 2018. I wanted to speak to Brent as there are so many milestones that occur in Church History in the month of March, one of them being the organisation of The First Presidency of The Church of J...

Kurt Francom is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Executive Director and host of Leading Saints. I wanted to speak to Kurt about what he's learned after 16 years of having important conversations about effective leadership in Church settings. Some highlights from this episode include the biggest misunderstanding about church leadership, how to lead like the S...

Dr Trina Boice is a best-selling author and instructor at BYU-Idaho. I wanted to speak to Trina today about her book 'The Language of Heaven: Hebrew Words Every Latter-day Saint Should Know to Better Understand the Bible, Covenants & God. Some highlights from this episode include the word that takes 'listening' deeper, the word that helps us understand Christ's role better,...

Brett Horrocks is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has an inspiring faith journey and some fascinating insights into helping a US President speak to Latter-day Saints. I wanted to speak to Brett to understand a bit more about his story as someone who has gone from having no interest in the Church to working with 40 young priests with different challenges and with lea...

Sage Williams & Shirley Wasenko co-wrote 'Healing From Sexual Abuse: A Latter-day Saint Perspective' published by Deseret Book.  I wanted to speak to Sage & Shirley to understand their experiences and to hear their perspective on finding true healing and what complete healing through the Atonement of Jesus Christ looks like in real, lived experience. Even if you are fortunate eno...

Dr Sam Rushworth is the UK Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bishop Auckland Constituency, he is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I wanted to speak to Sam about his experiences as a British MP and the relationship that his personal faith may or may not have with his politics. Some highlights from this episode include what Sam has found the most challen...

Lincoln H. Blumell is a professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. and author of the new book: Lady Eclecte: The Lost Woman of the New Testament.  I wanted to speak to Lincoln about his incredible discovery of Lady Eclecte in the New Testament. When Paul address an elect lady in one of his letters, we have assumed for centuries that he was addressing the church,...

James Perry is a historian and author of 'Brick by Brick: Early Latter-day Saint Meeting Places in the British Isles.'  I wanted to speak to James about the lesser known stories of British 'Church-building missionaries' who built the Latter-day Saint chapels that we still worship in today. Some highlights from this episode include James's favourite journal entry from a Chu...

Brandt Peacock is a chaplain in the US military. I wanted to speak to Brandt to understand how someone qualifies for that role and what it entails, especially the specifics about being a military chaplain when his faith is as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some highlights from this episode include Brandt's journey to becoming a military chaplain, his most touchin...