Saints Unscripted

Mimi has been a member of 3 Mormons for awhile now and we've LOVED having her :) She brings an element of happiness and love that we don't know how we lived without.    In this episode, Mimi shares her conversion story -- how she came to have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ found in the LDS (Mormon) Church. Mimi talks about growing up in a single-parent family and the difficulties that came with consistently going to Church due to her circumstances. Mimi says that up until she began Seminary in 9th grade, she didn't have a full conviction of the gospel in the LDS Church. When she began going to Seminary and learning from the scriptures, her testimony began to grow. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

In this episode, we speak with the amazing TAD!! Tad talks about her experience living in China. She talks about what it was like to live the standards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). *DISCLAIMER: Taylor's time in China came with limited experience as to how the Church operates in China so other experiences/expertises might differ than the one presented in this episode. If you have different experiences, let us know in the comments below! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

Is it hard to become a Mormon? How much did your life change when you became a Mormon? Tamu from “Sistas in Zion,” our very own Kwaku, and his roommate Jimmy, talk about what it’s like to be a convert to the church, their struggles, and what keeps them in the church.   “I was young and I didn’t really know anything about Mormonism so, my conversion came because I recognized the spirit.” Tame goes on to explain that the church language and culture were difficult to get used to at first. Kwaku continues the conversation by pointing out that there are many controversial topics surrounding the church. He investigated the church while accepting that there would be opposition. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

In this video, we had the great privilege of talking to Jason who is the nicest person in the universe. If you think someone is nicer, let us know in the comments cuz we're pretty sure he's the nicest. Ever.    Anyway, today Jason came on the show to talk about how changing your study of the scriptures is one of the best decisions you'll make in your spiritual progression. He talks about the 3 keys to understanding the Book of Mormon. We often have people ask us how they can understand the Book of Mormon and how to improve their scripture study. Well, we finally have an answer!! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

Hey Saints Unscripted fam!! In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we often talk about the 'ideal' family. But it turns out that the ideal family doesn't often exist... okay, just about never. We've heard from many of you that it's difficult to not be in a traditional, ideal family so we brought on David to share his experience (and of course, to hear the words of Mimi) about growing up in what's considered a non-traditional family.    David was raised in a single-parent home after his dad's death when David was very young. He talks about the financial difficulties (among others) and how there were many challenges that couldn't be avoided. He also talks about how he had many, many father figures and how he was able to build a composite father figure through each of them.    Mimi talks about how her parents were divorced when she was young and how living the gospel was an interesting dynamic since each of her parents had different beliefs. She talks about how she was able to build her testimony independently and how it has shaped her into the person she is today. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

In today's episode, we sit down with Steven Harper who is a church historian for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Also known as the Mormon Church)   Steven talks about historical figures in the church and how we need to have faith, hope, and charity when looking at these figures. Some of the figures he talks about in the episode are William McLellan, who was an early apostle in the church and Joseph Fielding Smith, who was the tenth president of the church. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

** We filmed the episode near the end of October 2019 so you’ll hear Justin say, “General Conference was at the beginning of this month. We are sorry for the confusion! General Conference happens semi-annually in April and October. So don’t think you missed anything this month.**   We don’t always recap a talk from General Conference (okay, I think this is our very first one) but we felt like this one was SO IMPORTANT to emphasize. In the October 2019 Semi Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder David A Bednar gave a talk titled “Watchful Unto Prayer Continually.” In it, he talks about cheetahs and topis and how they relate to our lives today. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

On this episode, we talk about single-parent homes and raising a family as a single parent. For this topic, we brought back our good friend Holly, a single mom with lots of strength and happiness.    Holly was recently on Saints Unscripted (formerly known as 3 Mormons) to film with us about divorce. We learned about the difficulties of divorce, specifically in the the Church of Jesus Christ (otherwise known as the Mormon Church or LDS Church) as well as in the world at large.    For a number of reasons, MANY people are raised with only one parent. In Holly's case, she has had to navigate raising her kids by herself. But does that mean her family is broken? No. In this episode, Holly discusses the difficulties and blessings of being a single-parent. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted :) 

Joseph Smith is the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly known as the Mormon church), and many people wonder why he translated the Bible?    Is it a translation, did he use revaluation, was he paraphrasing parts of the bible, do Mormon's use these translations? In this episode of Saints Unscripted,  they explain why Joseph translated the Bible, and what happened to the translations.    Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted

In this episode, we talk with David, the Han Solo actor for our General Conference Star Wars parody! David is currently serving as a Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). Bishops are called to serve in their ward boundaries (a 'ward' is just a group of people comprised in a geographic location). Bishops have (but are not limited to) the following duties:    Preside over services, President of the priest quorum, Judge in Israel, Provide temporally for the members of the ward, Serve as the presiding high priest for the ward, Organize and manage the other organizations in the ward David (Bishop Grant, as some might call him) answers some difficult questions about what it's like to be a bishop and what goes through his head under certain occasions. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/saintsunscripted