Helmuth Hubener’s story is a true tale that reads like a Hollywood movie and that is what Matt Whitaker has been trying to make for over 20 years—a movie about Helmuth’s life. Helmuth was a 16-year-old boy who, after gaining access to British radio channels, became convinced that he had to do something—anything—to stop Adolf Hitler. As the secretary for his local Latter-day Saint congregation he began typing flyers on a church typewriter in hopes of helping others see what he saw in the Nazi regime. On this week’s episode, we talk with Matt Whitaker about what Helmuth’s story can teach us more than 80 years later and why he is so determined to share it. 

1:16- A Dream That Has Stretched Over Two Decades

4:51- Persistence

8:42- Lessons Learned From Three Teenage Boys

15:35- A Unique Story of Friendship

20:09- The Branch President

26:08-Latter-day Saints in Nazi Germany

32:27- A Story For Now

35:21- A Movie or A Series?

39:36- Casting

41:29- The Fulfillment of a Dream

44:53- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ

"I think that it ties back to the Savior and that premortal connection...and gratitude that we feel for that person who said, 'Send me I'll do it,' and so that idea of self-sacrifice—the ultimate self-sacrifice—I think resonates and echoes throughout humanity."

LINKS

Truth and Conviction Website- https://invest.angel.com/truth

Truth and Conviction YouTube videos- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnOq4gXUJJQ&list=PLN4UzcYI0bdlv3hC-juyzp9n08VhnJ9Dn

Documentary- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICswA1YnvA8

E-book about Helmuth, Karl and Rudi: https://deseretbook.com/p/three-against-hitler-jerry-borrowman-259

Book about Helmuth- https://deseretbook.com/p/when-truth-was-treason-german-youth-against-hitler

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