For All The Saints With Ben Hancock

Even if you haven't served a mission, or if it's been a while, this episode will give you important tools that will help you think about the goals you have and the values you espouse. Tom English is a podcaster (Real Clear Values Podcast) and founder of 3Stewardships. Tom's mission is to empower individuals across the globe to create lives of purpose, meaning and fulfilment, while pursuing sustainable success in a world full of distractions, temptations and challenges. Tom's recent focus has been on helping returned missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to thrive as they adjust and settle back into post-mission life. He does this through helping them apply the values they've learned on their mission to other righteous pursuits and goals that they have. Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Last Sunday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lost one of it's highest leaders. Known to some as 'the grandfather of the Church', Elder Ballard was the longest serving current general authority until his passing. I wanted to learn more about who Elder Ballard was, and his greatest contributions to the Church. Some highlights from this episode are how Elder Ballard's upbringing impacted him, his greatest contribution to the Church, when he failed to follow a spiritual prompting, when he brought rain to a nation desperate for it through prayer, and much more.Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

James Fox is a true British icon of Hollywood and an incredible man. Now, at 85 years old, James carries the legacy of an illustrious career starring in films such as The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner, The Servant, Performance, A Passage to India, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, and many more. I wanted to speak to James about when, at the very heights of his stardom, he decided to give it all up to become an evangelical Christian - and how he sees God as he looks back at his career. I hope you find James as charming and wise as I did. Some highlights include his insights into choosing roles, how he avoided compromising standards as a mainstream actor, his advice to young Christians, and more.Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

We made it to 10 episodes! Amazed by all your support. As always, please share with friends and family who would find this valuable.My guest today is Scripture Central's Neal Rappleye. Neal Rappleye is a research project manager for Scripture Central. He is involved in on-going research on many facets of the Book of Mormon’s historical context, including: ancient Jerusalem (especially around the 7th century bc), ancient Arabia, the ancient Near East more broadly, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and the 19th century witnesses to the discovery and translation of the Book of Mormon plates. He’s published with BYU Studies, The Interpreter Foundation, Book of Mormon Central, Greg Kofford Books, and Covenant Communications.1 Nephi is the book in the Book of Mormon that we've all read a gazillion times, however - after speaking with Neal, I can never read it the same (in a good way). Neal's teaching has made my Book of Mormon study so much more enriched.Some highlights are the reality of Lehi sending his sons back for the plates, what it was like to be a scribe, whether or not it was justified in law for Nephi to slay Laban, and much more. A jam-packed episode.You can learn more of Neal’s work with the Scripture Central team at the following links:https://scripturecentral.org/book-of-mormon/evidence/slaying-of-labanTitle: Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban.By John W. Welch.https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/legal-perspectives-slaying-labanFollow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Lisa Morton - author of 'Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween,' the encyclopaedia for Halloween, and over 100 horror short stories - says that Halloween is the most misunderstood holiday on our calendar. I wanted to ask why! I also wanted to find out what role religion has had and still has to play in this macabre holiday. Some highlights include Lisa's favourite horror film, how to not get scared at scary films, where witches with broomsticks came from, how Halloween links to an old Celtic celebration, and much more!Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Scott Christopher's career spans iconic Latter-day Saint movies such as 'The Best Two Years' and 'Mobsters & Mormons', to appearing on iconic mainstream shows like 'NCIS' and 'Modern Family'. He is also the author of several books including 'The Levity Effect' and 'People People'.I wanted to speak to Scott about his experiences working on films that I grew up with that were unique to my Latter-day Saint community, but also hear his thoughts on where Hollywood is at currently. I also wanted to delve into his important work on levity and how it can improve our discipleship and our secular pursuits. Some highlights from this episode include where Latter-day Saint cinema disappeared to, what it's like to work on recognisable sets like Modern Family, how Scott helped a failing company become top in its field by having them tell jokes, and much more!Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Bradley R Wilcox serves as the 1st Counsellor in the General Young Men's Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brad is currently a professor in BYU’s Department of Ancient Scripture. He is the author of the book The Continuous Atonement and the BYU devotional address “His Grace Is Sufficient.” I wanted to speak to Brad to hear about the Church's efforts in engaging youth in the Church and helping them to find faith in Jesus Christ. Some highlights from this episode are how the new For the Strength of Youth guide is allowing young people and parents to draw closer to Christ, stories of serving with senior Church leaders, guidance for young people on how to find positive role models, and much more!—----Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

This is a very special For All The Saints Roundtable recorded in a studio in Leeds with a group of people from different areas of the United Kingdom. Twice a year, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints address the world in a broadcasted conference. To have people with different perspectives come together and discuss the messages heard was a delightful experience.Some highlights from this episode are hearing what everyone's favourite talks were, General Conference traditions and food, where we can find true 'heroes' today, what we thought of Russell M Nelson's talk 'Think Celestial' and more.—----Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Simon Fagg is the host of the 'After Dinner Leadership' Podcast and a Leadership Expert training corporations and leaders in his company 'With Leadership.'Although Simon primarily focuses training in secular settings, today I wanted to speak to him about what he has learned (and what we can learn) about leadership from Jesus Christ in scripture. With Simon's expertise in leadership as well as spending time around leaders constantly, he is well equipped to guide us in the topic of Christlike leadership.Some highlights from this episode are how Simon defines leadership, how a business leader can impact mental health, why you don't need to be a CEO to be a leader, and the four principles that Simon brings up that summarise Christ's leadership.—----Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org

Anurat Kaeocha is a Regional Facilities Manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to this employment, Anurat was the construction manager for the Bangkok, Thailand Temple. Anurat converted to Christianity during the construction of the Temple, along with 3 others. Anurat's story is one that will inspire and uplift as he shares his faith in God, and how building a Temple brought him to the Gospel. Some highlights from this episode are hearing about Anurat's first encounters with Apostles, his advice on how to share the Gospel effectively, and the miracles that happened during the construction of the Bangkok, Thailand Temple. —----Follow For All The Saints on social media and sign up to the newsletter for updates and inspiring weekly messages:For All The Saints episodes are released every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests, connect with Ben & Sean via hello@forallthesaints.org