Saints Unscripted

Today we had the amazing opportunity to chat with one of the coolest filmmakers who so happens to share our religious beliefs (as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Richard Boddington talks about his beginning interests in film, his incredible career, and how he maintains strong in the gospel of Jesus Christ.    Have you ever had interest in studying film or som...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds a semi-annual General Conference where the leaders of the LDS Church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) speak about the gospel of Jesus Christ. General Conference lasts 2 days and is available to watch LIVE on the church’s website! In this episode, David and Taylor discuss their favorite talks from this last General Conference which occurre...

*This was originally released on April 1, 2021* The best weekend of the year for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) is FINALLY here!! Twice a year, an event known as General Conference happens where the prophet and other church leaders give us counsel and direction. We also get to hear some beautiful music all about God and Jesus Christ. And the...

Sarah joins us today to share her story about being hit head-on by a drunk driver. Her story is absolutely wild and heart wrenching, yet Sarah’s faith shines so bright! Sarah shares the details of her accident, talks about her friends also involved in the accident, and how she navigates life today with positivity and faith. Her 75-day stay in the hospital was a time of progress and strength, as yo...

We always love conversion stories and this one is no exception! (In fact, it might be one of the most fascinating ones we have heard.) In this episode, Peregrine shares his story of being quite atheist, suffering from addiction, and eventually learning about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church).

FRIENDS. This is our NINTH episode responding to your comments! We loveeeee reading your comments but can’t respond to all of them so every-so-often we dedicate an episode to responding to a few. Sometimes they’re nice, sometimes they’re mean, sometimes they just don’t make any sense… and today, we’re going to respond to a little bit of each!    This time, David and Taylor respond to you...

Today we have the amazing Allex on set to talk about her parents’ divorce. (Random and fun fact: You’re going to see a lot more of Allex in coming episodes:)) Allex grew up in Colorado where her family seemed quite ideal in the eyes of outsiders. Even in the eyes of Allex, her parents’ seemed to be happily married. However, all of that took a turn when they announced their separation and eventuall...

Barrett Burgin, a brilliant filmmaker and critic, speaks with David all about LDS cinema. What makes LDS cinema good? What makes Mormon movies fun? Are there christian movies that are just the worst? In this episode, we talk about it ALL!! Barrett even references the many, many movies in which the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) is mentioned.    Barrett has...

In this episode, David talks with Tony Fieldson about his experience in learning about and joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Tony knew about the existence of the church from friends in high school but wasn’t necessarily focused on joining the church until college. Tony ended up serving a mission and getting married in the temple. He now...

Today we’re challenging Sam and Justin to the ultimate game— who knows President Russell M. Nelson the best?? In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormon Church, the current prophet is named Russell M Nelson. And let us be the first to tell you— he is INCREDIBLE. His knowledge and kindness and love of God is unparalleled. So we wanted to see which of our hosts...

*This episode contains spoilers to the Netflix series.*   Netflix published a new series called Murder Among the Mormons… and many people have been asking what Mormons think about the series. So today, Taylor and David are reacting to the first episode of the series!    David and Taylor released a video (over a year ago) on the Faith and Beliefs playlist (linked below) about the Mar...

We share many conversion stories on Saints Unscripted and they always leave us so inspired. This one is absolutely no exception! Josh’s story brought tears to our eyes and motivated us to be better disciples of Jesus Christ. And it had some pretty hilarious moments, including the cops being called on the missionaries, the missionaries speaking American Sign Language not knowing that Josh was fluen...

In many instances, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints understand a principle (like fasting, for example) but practice it differently than one another. This often occurs with principles that aren’t necessarily “exact” commandments-- there isn’t an exact formula for fasting. In this episode, Taylor and Sam talk about their experience with the law of the fast. If you are unfam...

We have filmed over 600 videos on hundreds of topics, a few of which we have filmed multiple times… but NEVER have we filmed with missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormon missionaries).   In this episode, Sam asks three missionaries about their decision to go on their missions, what it’s like to be a missionary, what advice they have for...

In this episode, we welcome Doug to the Saints Unscripted studio! Doug is Taylor’s friend and also a fellow YouTuber. Doug decided to start a YouTube channel about miracles -- from small to large, quiet to loud, and everything in between. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we certainly believe in miracles and that God speaks to us today often through miracles, no matter...

There have been MANY misconceptions about the LDS Church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) over the past, well, almost 200 years! In an effort to understand Mormonism correctly, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are going to debunk some of the “Mormon misconceptions.”   Some common misconceptions (a few of which we address in the video) are:  - T...

Were leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints always calm and collected? Certainly not. In fact, many of the early leaders of the church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) weren’t always obedient to the laws of the land, which we are now encouraged to obey… and maybe these stories illustrate reasons why!

Video games have been controversial since their conception. Are video games damaging? Are video games addicting? Should I stop playing video games? While we aren’t going to answer those questions in this video, we DO want to address how we believe video games should be consumed. And we will also address what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) has addressed...

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, young adults starting at age 18 are encouraged to serve a mission. A mission is essentially a period of time (usually 18-24 months) that is dedicated to preaching the gospel to people in a given geographical location. In this episode, Justin and David talk about the craziest things that happened to them while they were serving missions. They both...

This is our third episode in our series about women’s issues and it’s definitely worth watching! If you haven’t watched the other videos, check out the playlist: https://bit.ly/2UNDkWu In this episode, Samantha and Taylor talk about violence against women, sexual harrassment, domestic abuse, and other topics relevant to sexual misconduct. What is sexual harassment? The definition by the Equality A...

Sam and Justin grew up in different places with different ratios of Mormons to non-Mormons (‘Mormon’ being the informal term for a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Sam grew up surrounded by many members of the Church, which greatly influenced her friendships, moral standards, and gospel understanding. Justin, on the other hand, grew up as one of very few members of the C...

 Is sin relative or universal? If I commit a sin, is the consequence the same if someone else commits the same sin? Does the severity of the sin change based on the knowledge of the person committing the sin? Can someone sin in ignorance? Today we discuss what we believe in regards to sin, if one can sing in ignorance, and how to navigate the question of sin.    The most important p...

This episode isn’t to convince anyone to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church)... BUT we did want to talk about the benefits, in addition to spiritual benefits, that there are to living the gospel of Jesus Christ.    Some of the benefits include:   Instant community,  More support when you move, more support during diff...

What is fate? What is destiny? Do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) believe in fate and/or destiny? This topic is TOUGH. Why? Because within this topic is the question of God’s omniscience, which isn’t something that the Church has clear doctrine on. But there is clear doctrine on agency -- the ability to choose for ourselves how we are going t...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) has long produced videos to promote different topics within the Church. But let’s be honest… some of the videos from the past are downright hilarious! And today we respond to one of the classics! This is both Taylor and Justin’s first time watching the video so their responses are genuine. And we want to hear yo...