Saints Unscripted

We’re back for part two of Peyton’s conversion story! If you haven’t seen part one, check it out before you watch this one: https://youtu.be/PRA1MnPJjeA​  In the last episode, Peyton talked about how he learned about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church), how he was baptized, and how he ended up leaving. And we left you on a cliffhanger!! In this episode, Peyton tells the rest of his story (up to this point) of his return to the Church and of his current feelings about the Church. We can’t wait for you to hear!!

On today’s episode, we chat with our new friend Peyton! You are going to LOVE his story of finding the Church, waiting to be baptized, joining, leaving, and finally coming back.    Peyton learned about the Church from a friend and had decided he wanted to be baptized, but he didn’t receive permission from his parents. After he was finally baptized, Peyton experienced very difficult life events that caused him to leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The way in which Peyton tells his story is humbling and inspiring. You will love it!!

This is a comment/question we get A LOT. Are Mormons brainwashed? There are a lot of reasons as to why members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might be viewed as brainwashed and we want to address those reasons, as members of the LDS Church. Debate.org asked why Mormons are brainwashed and they received a variety of answers, which we discuss here. Some of the answers include:    “Children are told to join the Church at age 8.”  “Missionaries have the same script every time they talk to someone.”   “They tell each other that they are part of the only true church.”   “They claim that nothing is the Church’s fault, it’s always the fault of the member.”   “They base their beliefs off of “feeling” and not off of fact.”  

It was a privilege to have Brock Heasley on the show! He is an author and a film director with a truly POWERFUL testimony and perspective of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His father was shot and killed while Brock was on his mission when he was 19 years old. He shares how he feels about the men who killed his father… and it might surprise you!

**This episode isn’t to prove that Joseph Smith is a prophet, nor is it an attempt to determine Joseph Smith as a prophet simply because of his similarities to other prophets. Determining if Joseph Smith is a prophet is something that you’ll have to determine on your own through asking God in prayer and studying His words.**    **For more episodes about Joseph Smith, check out these playlists:  Faith and Beliefs (shorter episodes) -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​Saints Unscripted (longer episodes) -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​    Today we wanted to talk about some of the similarities between Joseph Smith and biblical prophets. Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (restoring the original church of Jesus Christ through the power of Jesus Christ). Members of the Church of Jesus Christ believe that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, just like prophets in the Bible and other scriptures. In this episode, we briefly discuss those similarities.

Today we are sharing one of our favorite conversion stories with you! Ryan Stream, current motivational speaker and musician, joined us to chat about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Ryan shares his story of living as an orphan, being adopted, going through a rebellious childhood, joining the army, getting married, going through drug addiction, and finally realizing his purpose. Ryan has been through SO MUCH (as have many of you), you’ll probably find many parts of his story that resonate with you and your story. Ryan gives amazing advice on how to overcome obstacles, how to find purpose, and how to live up to your potential.

FRIENDS. We love you. So much. We started this channel over 4 years ago with little idea of what it would become. We simply wanted to talk about our faith as candidly and honestly as possible. We wanted to share our beliefs authentically, as our beliefs seemed to be told by people who were very much against our religion. Little did we know how many friends we would make (all of you!) or how much love we would receive from people all over the world. So we want to say THANK YOU for your constant support. Your comments, both positive and negative, are enlightening, touching, and often quite hilarious. We love you MUCHO. Please stick around! This episode was recorded on Thanksgiving day 2020.

If you follow our channel, you know that hosts Sam and Justin are both members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). While they have been members of the Church for the majority of their lives, they have attended many other church meetings for other religions and in this episode, they share their experiences in such churches. Both Sam and Justin talk about the good in attending other churches to learn additional truths and better one’s commitment to Jesus Christ. They discuss the things that they’ve learned and the ways in which they’ve improved their connection with God by experiencing other religions.

In the past few months, we’ve been trying to cover more topics pertaining to women (particularly Mormon women). In this episode, Sam and Justin talk about women in the workforce. Do women belong in the workforce? And in regards to Mormon women, should they stay at home?    Sam talks about the history of Mormon in the workforce (things that have been said to members and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ in the past), the current statistics about both women generally and Mormon women, and Sam’s current personal opinions about being a female in the workforce.    There has been a history of patriarchy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (and throughout the world). Such beliefs caused many women to choose against pursuing an education or full-time job outside of the home. But is that what the current belief is among Mormon women? Or have things changed? Should things change even more, if they’ve changed at all?

If you haven’t watched the October 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church), watch it here: https://bit.ly/2SED232​ In this episode, David and Taylor chat all about the October 2020 General Conference! General Conference occurs semi-annually and can be streamed on YouTube or on the main page of the Church (churchofjesuschrist.org). Typically in these General Conference sessions, leaders of the Church talk about a variety of topics all centered on Jesus Christ. David and Taylor discuss their favorite talks, themes, and speakers.