Leading Saints Podcast

Leading Saints Podcast


Latest Episodes

Teaching Sunday School with Questions | An Interview with Kevin Jones
February 21, 2024

Kevin Jones currently serves as a bishopric counselor and has served as a stake executive secretary, high counselor, stake young single adult advisor, elders quorum president, Young Men president, Sem

The Life of Sister Dantzel White Nelson | An Interview with Marjorie Nelson Lowder
February 17, 2024

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Marjorie Nelson Lowder grew up as the 9th of 10 children of President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Dantzel White Nelson, surrounded by music, books, art, faith

Can God Be Disappointed in You? | A Presentation by Kurt Francom
February 14, 2024

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in September 2019. - In this episode, Leading Saints Executive Director Kurt Francom, shares his closing session from the Liberating Saints Virtual Su

Inviting People to Serve in Your Ward | An Interview with Grant Collins
February 10, 2024

Grant Collins graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a degree in Accounting and is the director of People Operations at Nimbl. At Church he is currently an elders quorum instructor and has

Stake President of Inner-city Houston | A How I Lead Interview with Dean Andersen
February 07, 2024

Dean Andersen has served as a counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, Seminary teacher, scoutmaster, and bishopric counselor, among many other callings. He was recently released as a stake pr

Slowing Down by 5% | An Interview with Thomas Wirthlin McConkie
February 03, 2024

Thomas Wirthlin McConkie is an author, developmental researcher and meditation teacher. As a teenager, he met his first teacher and has been practicing for over 25 years under masters in the tradition

Making Church Approachable | A How I Lead Interview with Shawn Edwards
February 01, 2024

Shawn Edwards has spent nearly 25 years in brand marketing, including roles at Kraft, Clorox, and Microsoft. He currently manages a marketing consulting firm he founded in 2012. His work with both sma

The Acts of James E. Talmage | An Interview with Bryan Summers
January 28, 2024

Bryan Summers was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He served a mission in Carlsbad, California, and earned a Master's Degree in Library Science at the University of Wales-Aberystwyth. He was a cou

Single Adult, Relief Society President | A How I Lead Interview with Angela Okada
January 25, 2024

Angela Okada earned a Bachelor of Arts from BYU and a Master of Arts from the University of Utah, both in Speech Language Pathology. She worked as a speech language pathologist in a northern Virginia

3 Rules for Stimulating Authenticity in Elders Quorum | An Interview with Bryan Hurd
January 20, 2024

Bryan Hurd earned a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting from Utah State University and has been a realtor for almost 20 years. He lives his motto, "Be the most positive person I know," and attributes