For All The Saints With Ben Hancock

Jared Ludlow wrote the book 'Exploring the Apocrypha From a Latter-day Saint Perspective' and has been teaching in the Ancient Scripture Department at BYU since 2006. Previous to that, he spent six years teaching Religion and History at BYU Hawaii, and served the last two years as Chair of the History Department. I wanted to speak to Jared Ludlow to see what Latter-day Saints can learn a...

Andrew Olsen and Jolene Allphin co-wrote 'Follow Me to Zion: Stories from the Willie Handcart Pioneers'. Respectively, they wrote further books about these pioneers, in Andrew's book he says, 'although this story is one of the most frequently told of all Mormon pioneer accounts, it is also among the least understood.'  I wanted to speak to both of them about why they felt...

Devan Jensen is the executive editor and social media manager at the BYU Religious Studies Center. He and Rosalind Meno Ram are editors of Battlefields to Temple Grounds: Latter-day Saints in Micronesia and Guam.  I wanted to speak to Devan about the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Micronesia and Guam, considering its unique history during wartime and the geogra...

Eric Robertson is the host of the 'Men Who Love God' podcast, a billboard charting producer, and the co-owner and CEO of Pleasant Pictures Music Club.  I wanted to speak to Eric to see what he's learned from interviewing countless men who love God - what are their strengths, challenges, experiences? Some highlights from this episode include the keys to becoming a powerful spiritual...

Dr. Jason R. Combs is an associate professor of Ancient Scripture and affiliate faculty of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Brigham Young University. He also edited the book 'Ancient Christians: An Introduction for Latter-Day Saints.' I wanted to speak to Jason as I am often saddened that I gloss over the 1500+ year period of what we call the Great Apostasy, I find it quite a disparaging...

Dr Andrew C Skinner is the former Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. I wanted to speak to Dr Skinner about one of the most powerful - and sometimes uncomfortable - doctrines of the Restored Gospel: Theosis, Human Divinization, or simply - becoming like God.  Some highlights from this episode include what other faiths believe, the King Follett discourse, and why this doctrine...

Kurt Francom is the Host & Executive Director of Leading Saints.  I wanted to speak to Kurt about his hope-inspiring and uplifting new book, 'Is God Disappointed In Me: Removing Shame From a Gospel of Grace'.  Some highlights from this episode include why Kurt decided to write this as a leadership expert, was King David forgiven for his awful sins, and is there any utility in shame?...

Dr Sy Garte is a retired biochemist and has been a professor at New York University, University of Pittsburgh, and Rutgers University. I wanted to speak to Sy about his incredible conversion from a militant atheist to a lay leader of a church. Sy's story is powerful, I feel emotional whenever I hear it - but his insights are incredibly valuable about the intersection of faith and science too....

Josh Coates is the Executive Director of the B.H Roberts Foundation which supports education and research related to the culture, doctrine, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.   I wanted to speak to Josh as the Foundation recently released results of a survey they conducted with thousands of current and former members of the church. There were some really interesting in...

*Apologies for technical difficulties around 3 minutes in* Harrison Butker is a well-known figure in the American Football world. He is the Kicker for the Superbowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs, coached by Latter-day Saint Andy Reid. Harrison recently came under scrutiny for a graduation speech he gave at Benedictine College, a Catholic college. I wanted to get together with some of the best Latte...

This faith-refreshing conversation is all about spotlighting and learning from an incredible man whose faith has helped him build an impressive career.  Jason Smyth MBE is an Irish retired sprint runner. He competes in the T13 disability sport classification as he is legally blind, with his central vision being affected by Stargardt's disease; he also competes in elite non-Paralympic competit...

This faith-refreshing conversation For All The Saints podcast is all about the Church in Mongolia. Felipe & Petra Chou work at BYU Hawaii and co-authored Voice of the Saints in Mongolia, the first comprehensive history of the Church in Mongolia.  I wanted to speak to Felipe & Petra about the unique history of the Church there and the incredible people who were the pioneers there. You will...

This faith-refreshing conversation on the For All The Saints podcast is all about the restoration of the Aaronic Priestood.  Steven J. Lund currently serves as the Young Men General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he has served in this role since 2020.  I wanted to speak to President Lund on the week that commemorates the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood (May 15,...

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...