Saints: Volume 3
Each week the Saints podcast features interviews with historians, General Authorities, writers, researchers, and others involved with the new history of the Church, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days. Listen in for great conversations and fresh insights on the history of the Restoration.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E40: Season Finale
Jed Woodworth, managing historian of the Saints project, Scott Hales, the literary editor of the volume, and Lisa Olsen Tait, a general editor for this volume, join us to look back over volume 3 and to reflect on its production.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E39: A New Era
Historian Ray Kuehne, and Christian Fingerle, the Europe Area Church History Manager, join us to discuss the significance of the Swiss Temple and the improving situation that the Church found itself in Europe ten years after the Second World War.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E38: More Power, More Light
As church members prepare for a temple in Europe church leaders deal with practical concerns. Virginia Pearce Cowley, and Christian Euvrard join us to discuss the Church in Europe and Gordon B. Hinckley's efforts to open the Swiss Temple.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E37: With Real Intent
In the 1950s, German Latter-day Saint Henry Burkhardt must navigate numerous pressures as he interacts with the German Democratic Republic as a Church leader. Joining us today is Historian Matt Heiss, and Tobias Burkhardt, the son of Henry Burkhardt.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E36: Carefully and Prayerfully
Alan Parrish joins us from BYU, as well as Melissa Inouye. We discuss Clemencia Pivaral's journey to the Mesa Arizona Temple from her native home in Guatemala. We then talk about John A. Widtsoe, and his role in facilitating a temple for Europe.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E35: We Cannot Fail
James Miller joins us today to discuss the rising tensions in Eastern Europe especially in Czechoslovakia. We also have Laura Paulsen-Howe, from the Church History Museum, who shares insights into the Book of Mormon art created by Arnold Friberg.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E34: Go and See
Angela Hallstrom, a writer and former member of the Saints team, and Melissa Inouye, a historian in the Church History Department, join us to discuss the lives of two Latter-day Saint women in the years after the Second World War.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E33: Our Father's Hand
In today's episode we cover the restrictions on religious freedom in Czechoslovakia after the war and the implications these restrictions had on the Church and its members. Matt Grow, Managing Director of the Church History Department, joins us
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E32: Brothers and Sisters
Matt McBride, Director of Publications in the Church History Department, joins us this week to provide some further details about Pieter Vlam's involvement in the Dutch Potatoes project and Elder Ezra Taft Benson's mission to Europe to provide relief
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E31: The Right Track
Europe was devastated after years of fighting. In today's episode we explore what the Church did to relieve the suffering of Latter-day Saints and others. Richard E. Turley Jr. a historian and founder of the Saints project joins us to share
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E30: Such Grief
The final stages of the Second World War saw fierce fighting across the world. Cory Maxwell, a son of Neal A. Maxwell, and Bob Freeman, a Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, join us in this episode
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E29: 'Tis Eventide
The Second World War changed the Church and the lives of Latter-day Saints across the world. Nathan Waite, the Editorial Manager of the Saints project, joins us to discuss the role of language in the Church in Brazil and the ways members adapted
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E28: Our United Efforts
Matt Heiss, a manager in the Church History Department, joins us this week to discuss the efforts of Dutch Latter-day Saint Pieter Vlam to share the gospel after he is taken prisoner during the Second World War.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E27: God Is at the Helm
Ryan Saltzgiver, a historian in the Church History Department, joins us to discuss the story of Helmuth Hübener and his friends in Nazi Germany as they sought to resist Nazi propoganda. We also talk about the Church's attitude towards the war
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E26: War's Foul Brood
Joining us this week is Petra Javadi-Evans, an Assistant Editor for the Saints project, and James Miller, a Church History Specialist, both from the Church History Department. In today's episode we address the Second World War
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E25: No Time to Lose
Angela Hallstrom, a writer and former member of the Saints project who is also a General Editor of volume 3, talks to us about Emmy Cziep and her escape from Czechoslovakia as World War 2 began. Angela shares insights into the researching
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E24: The Aim of the Church
Tensions were high amongst Mexican Saints in the 1930s and 1/3 of the membership left the Church. James Goldberg, a writer and historian and Elisa Pulido, a Visiting Scholar at Claremont Graduate University, join us to talk about the state
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E23: All That Is Necessary
Harold B. Lee saw himself as an "inexperienced farm boy from a small town in Idaho." In this episode Brian Cannon, a professor of history at Brigham Young University, and Jeff Anderson, an archivist in the Church History Department
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E22: Eternal Reward
Tarienne Mitchell, a professional archivist, and Scott Hales, the lead writer and a General Editor of Saints Volume three, join us in this episode to discuss marginalized Latter-day Saints and the ways in which they lived the gospel.
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E21: A Keener Understanding
In this episode we discuss William and Clara Daniels who found a way to serve in the Church while Black Latter-day Saints experienced prejudice and were restricted from holding the Priesthood. Matt McBride and Ben Spackman join us
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E20: Hard Times
The Great Depression in the 1930s had a global impact with significant impacts for the Church and its members. Jill Mulvay Derr and Joseph Darowski join us to discuss the financial crisis and the ways that the Church leaders responded
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E19: The Gospel of the Master
German Latter-day Saint Helga Meiszus is one of the characters we follow through much of the book. In this episode Lark Evans-Galli, a folklorist and biographer of Helga joins us with Jed Woodworth, the managing historian of the Saints project
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E18: Any Place on Earth
Scott Hales, the lead writer and a General Editor of Saints, Volume 3, joins us to discuss the Church's efforts to expand its operations in South America. We also talk about German Latter-day Saint Otto Schulzke and the changing leadership role
Sep 16, 2023
V3 - E17: Spared for Each Other
Church education undergoes some major changes in the 1920s. Kenneth Godfrey and Casey Paul Griffiths, scholars and authors on the subject of religious education, share their insights into the challenges facing Church Education