Latter Day Lives - Talking with Latter Day Saints

Roxanne Kennedy is the author of the book Cutting Ties. She tells the story of how she discovered her husband had a serious pornography addiction. This lead to years of Roxanne working through the lies, manipulation and so many other trials that come with this serious addiction. She chronicles how she ultimately found the strength through a loving Heavenly Father to stand up for herself and her fa...

Ken Williams is the author of the new book The Chocolate Cake Phenomenon: A More Delicious Way To Minister. In the episode, we talk about overcoming shyness and perfectionism in his youth, his mission and his love of Portugal, how he became a published author, a book he wrote with his daughter to get under his Mother-In-Law's skin and his newest book which details a beautiful way to minister throu...

Abby Stephens grew up in Cokeville Wyoming. We talk about her family, small town life and her mission. She tells the story of her brother being part of the Cokeville Miracle, ending up completely unscathed after a bomb was detonated in his school. She then tells us how she met her husband and the fateful night one week before their wedding when they were in a major car accident, leaving Abby paral...

Stephanie Madsen is an amazing singer and musician. In the episode we discuss her love of music and how she has built her career. Stephanie is so impressive. She shares how she uses technology such as digital recording, social media, YouTube, Patreon and other tools to record and share her music with her fans. We also talk about her day to day life, family and how she balances it all. We even get...

My guests this week are the creators of PILLAR OF LIGHT, an illustrated graphic novel / comic book coming in the Spring of 2020 to celebrate the bi-centennial of Joseph Smith's First Vision. Andrew Knaupp is a visual artist and student of Church History who is passionate about telling the stories of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He helped write, art direct, and research The Book of Mormon on Trial, an...

Daniel L. Trotter is the author of A Different Kind Of Strong: Addiction & Adversity Leads To A 30-Day Fast & A Christ-Centered Life. In the episode we talk about Daniel's years of addiction to alcohol, hard drugs and pornography, his depression and impulses to end his life, his intense physical pains, and ultimately his quest to get strong and get his life back on track. We discuss how this all c...

Sharlee Mullins Glenn refers to herself as an "accidental activist". She founded Mormon Women for Ethical Government​ to advocate for a better tone in politics as well as for common sense issues. She also recently founded the Everyone Belongs Project​ to help stop bullying and to foster inclusion in schools. In addition to her civic activities, Sharlee is a widely respected children's author. She...

Isaac Calvert is a true scholar. He teaches at BYU and is a well respected authority on Israel. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology from BYU. He then earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education, Philosophy and Religions from Oxford. We talk about his love of learning and teaching, how he fell in love with Israel while living and studying...

Al Lampkin is a legend in the acting and entertainment community. We talk about his early life, finding the church, how he got started in entertainment, working with legendary performers such as Johnny Cash, Rodney Dangerfield and Johnny Carson, working as an actor in Utah and how being a member of the church affects it all. Al is so happy and funny. You will love his story.

My guest this week is film director Garrett Batty. We talk about his life growing up in Park City, being a young filmmaker, his mission, meeting his wife, working on film in Los Angeles, coming back to Utah and directing hit films such as The Saratov Approach, Freetown and his newest film, Out of Liberty. Garrett is awesome. He is an incredibly talented filmmaker with a wonderful love of the gospe...

Kate Lee is an inspiring professional artist. We talk about her lifelong love of art, overcoming fears, launching her career, becoming a Deseret Book exclusive artist, her family, and how being a member of the church affects it all. Kate's story is so inspiring. She is so open, fun and engaging.

We are proud to share the first episode of a new podcast: Sharing Time - A Latter Day Saint Culture Podcast. Each week, faithful Latter Day Saint comedians and writers will sit down and explore an aspect of what it means to be a Latter Day Saint. In episode 1, we look at Latter Day Saint families going on vacation. If you enjoy the episode, search for Sharing Time: A Latter Day Saint Culture Podca...

Richie Steadman is the host of the Cultural Hall podcast. He is also the Producer of the Lisa Show on BYU Radio and is a professional event DJ. In the episode we discuss how he got in to the radio business, why he started the Cultural Hall podcast, what took him from many years at a large local station to his current position at a wildly popular show on BYU Radio, his marriage, divorce, finding lo...

David Ostler is the author of the new book Bridges: Ministering To Those Who Question. David has done amazing work studying why people leave the church and how we can minister to them. In the episode, we talk about his experiences as a Mission President In Sierra Leone, serving in Palmyra, his calling to find out why people leave the church, the cause of faith crises, misconceptions we have about...

Monica Tanneris the host of the On The Brighter Side Podcast. In this episode, she tells her incredible conversion story. This includes growing up in a Jewish family, how she found the church, her inspiring conversion, the role of members of the church in this story, meeting her husband, raising their children, her podcast, her upcoming marriage summit and how being a member of the church affects...

In this special 100th episode, Nick Galieti (host of Latter-Day Saint Missioncast) interviews Shawn for a behind the scenes look at the show. We discuss how the show got started, memorable guests, why we do the show, dream guests and more.

Matt Parsons and Mike Lloyd are ophthalmologists who work with the Ouelessebougou Alliance, a Utah organization dedicated to bringing services to the village of Ouelessebougou, Mali, West Africa. In the episode, we discuss a recent trip they took to perform surgeries and other medical services there, what the area is like, the experiences with the people, attending church and how this experience h...

Kevin Packard and Jesse Anderegg are the musicians behind the band, Checkpoint Charley, an "original power pop music project". On the show, we talk about their love of music, how they met each other and started the band, their bands together before Checkpoint Charley, their latest album, how the church influences their music, their collaborations with Jon Schmidt (The Piano Guys,)and how being mem...

Melissa is a brilliant scholar and author of the new book "Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-day Saint Woman Scholar's Ventures through Life, Death, Cancer & Motherhood (Not Necessarily in that Order)". Melissa has a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard. She currently teaches at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. We met at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religio...

Becky Proudfit is a speaker as well as co-host of the Cultivate A Good Life Podcast. Her story is incredible. In the episode, we discuss her early life, how she found the church as a young adult (it involves Snow White and Cinderella), her family, surviving cancer, and why she is so passionate about sharing her message of goodness. Becky is such an energetic and passionate person. Her story will i...

Mitch Davis is the writer and Director of the Other Side Of Heaven movies. In the conversation we talk about how his inspiration for the original film, working for large film studios, the process of making independent film, surviving being struck by lightning, his relationship with Elder Groberg, how Pres. Monson influenced part two being made and so much more. Mitch has lead such a fascinating li...

Ben Howington is the performer and visionary behind Mormon Guitar. He has built a huge following playing hymns on guitar in his unique soulful way. Along with his amazing performances, he also teaches viewers how to play the songs. Ben is so engaging and his positive attitude is contagious. You are bound to smile. He even plays a couple of songs for us!

Tom Laughlin, Craig Anderson and Mike Symkoviak are the director and cast behind the documentary "Stripling". Their film follows Mike, a professional bodybuilder and active member of the church as well as Craig and his passion for helping young men get "spiritually ripped". They have great insight as to what young men as well as all of us need to do to be modern stripling warriors.

Jarom Smith is an actor and touring speaker. In this episode, we discuss his career as a speaker, his work in film, his mission, how he uses comedy in his life, the power of social media, lessons from challenges in his younger life and how being a member of the church affects it all.

Connie Atkisson is a life coach and the host of the "Happiness - An Inside Job" podcast. We talk about growing up in a military family, education, raising five daughters, becoming a life coach, the power of positive thinking, her podcast and how being a member of the church affects it all. Connie is insightful, inspiring, and full of energy and joy.