LDS Living Podcasts

In December the Church announced an update in the general handbook concerning translations of the bible. So as our Come, Follow Me year of studying the Old Testament gets into swing we invited a couple of bible scholars...

Eliza R. Snow and Zina D. H. Young served in the Church together, were friends and family, and were known in the early days of the Church as the head and the heart of the Relief Society. In this episode of Unnamed Women...

In this episode of Unnamed Women of the Doctrine and Covenants, we explore the remarkable story of Amanda Barnes Smith, a courageous woman of faith whose trials during the early days of the Church helped lay the...

Church history is full of indomitable women. We are going to explore the story of the unlikely link between three such women today and how they refused to be defeated no matter what challenges they faced. Mercy Fielding...

On a wall in the Manti Utah Temple hangs part of the legacy of the woman in Church history we are talking about today. Diantha Morley Billings was living in Kirtland, Ohio, when Joseph Smith and the Saints arrived. She...

Joseph Smith's history has been told and canonized in scripture. You may be familiar with the names of the women close to him, but what do you know about their stories and roles in the Restoration? Today, we are...

There are only two women named in the Doctrine and Covenants, but Church history is filled with stories of strong women of the Restoration. And thanks to diaries, recorded speeches, and family histories, we know many of...

Helaman went to battle with 2,000 young men and they needed every single one of them. They needed to be ready and they were prepared physically and spiritually by incredibly faithful mothers. What did it take to raise a...

Close your eyes and picture the wilderness. What does it look like to you, and what is or isn't there? If you had to live there, what would those living conditions be like? Today, we are going to study what the word...

Art forms an impression on our minds. When we visualize scripture stories, it's often in the style we've seen before through art. It's easy to picture Nephi's family on the boat, Moroni praying over the plates, Abinadi...

The scriptures are filled with stories of women once you start looking for them. In conjunction with our weekly Come, Follow Me podcast, this bonus series will explore accounts of women throughout the standard works...

Mother Teresa said, "Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." Today's story is about Tabitha, a...

Have you ever shared something personal only to have someone dismiss or not believe you? Perhaps you tried offering more explanation or information but to no avail. Well, today's discussion includes the experience of a...

Many of Christ's miracles in the New Testament have one special word accompanying them—compassion. It is one of those enduring Christlike attributes that conveys full and deep emotions and love for those around us. When...

Being offended is a universal experience, but how we react is a very individual matter. In this episode of Sunday on Monday's bonus series, Unnamed Women in the New Testament, we dive into the story of the...

Linda K. Burton, then Relief Society General President, shared the following quote from Daughters in My Kingdom during general conference: "The New Testament includes accounts of [certain] women, named and unnamed, who...

Here's an interesting question: How many generations ago were your ancestors speaking a different language than you are now? When Dr. Joel Selway lost his mother when he was 12 years old, he also lost a tie to his Thai...

What does sunshine have to do with family history? Well, besides helping our plants and vegetables grow, sunshine has a profound effect on our bodies. One of those effects is melanin production. Melanin is a dark...

Have you ever heard the term "spill the tea"? In recent contexts, this phrase means to perpetuate gossip or rumors. But is spreading gossip and rumors always a bad thing? In family history, it might not be. For this...

"Late at night when all the world is sleeping, I stay up and think of you. And I wish on a star that somewhere you are thinking of me too." These first lines of legendary singer Selena's "Dreaming of You" may have been...

An indigenous teaching in many communities around the world is that in nature, poison is often located very near the antidote. For example, in Mayan legend, the Chechen trees have a toxic sap that causes rashes or burns...

The Bible is full of stories about women—sometimes you just need to know where to look. In fact, both named and unnamed women are in the opening verses of the New Testament. This year during our Come, Follow Me study...

When you think about the term "family history tools," images of gigantic binders, wrinkled family history charts, and dusty rolls of microfilm probably come to mind. While these items can be useful, there's another less...

The Bible is full of stories about women—sometimes you just need to know where to look. In fact, both named and unnamed women are in the opening verses of the New Testament. This year during our Come, Follow Me study...

Here's a joke: What did the pickle do when it won the championship? He just stood there to relish the moment. If you're wondering what a pickle joke has to do with family history, just a wait a minute. Miya and Michelle...