Mormon Identities - Who We Are, What We Believe, and How We Live

Elder M. Russell Ballard said, “Some of life’s most meaningful teachings come from those who have gone before you” (April 2009 general conference). Eric Huntsman interviews Neylan McBaine, creator of the Mormon Women Project (MWP), a digital library of interviews with Latter-day Saint women around the world who exemplify great strength and diversity. She says we need to continue journaling the stories of Latter-day Saint women who are pioneers in their own way. She’s joined by MWP contributors Marintha Miles and Lyndsey Payzant Wells.

Prophets and apostles have been encouraging Latter-day Saints to get out of debt for years. On this episode, you'll hear guidance from Elder Robert D. Hales, Elder Marvin J. Ashton, and Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin about living a debt-free life. Personal finance expert Luke V. Erickson shares how we can apply this guidance to our own budgets. He gives advice on how to release yourself from the binding chains of debt!

Eric Huntsman interviews Joshua J. Perkey, senior editor for the Ensign magazine. Josh has traveled around the world to find Latter-day Saints to write Ensign articles about, visiting places like Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, Tonga, and the Marshall Islands. Josh reveals to us how he finds these people and how he decides what to write about. He also shares what he's learned from these international Church members in this episode of Mormon Identities.

This episode of Mormon Identities is on fidelity in marriage. You'll learn that infidelity comes in different ways than you might think. Eric Huntsman interviews Dr. Kenneth Matheson, a professor from Brigham Young University's School of Social Work, and Dr. Ford McBride, a clinical psychologist. They discuss emotional, physical, and spiritual infidelity. They also bring up some of the warning signs. This interview includes great advice on how husbands and wives can prevent any type of infidelity from entering their marriage.

The King James Version of the Bible celebrated its 400th anniversary this year. Learn to what great lengths scholars went to create this translation of the Bible on this episode of Mormon Identities. Eric Huntsman interviews Grant Underwood and Daniel Belnap from Brigham Young University. They discuss what influence this version had on the world and ultimately on the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

In this second half of the interview with Camille Fronk Olson on the life of the Apostle Paul, she continues to share her insights on his life. This segment also addresses what Paul teaches us about the Atonement of Christ.

Eric Huntsman further helps us prepare for the Easter season by interviewing Andrew Skinner, a professor of ancient scripture at BYU. He has studied a lot about places like Gethsemane, Golgotha, and the Garden Tomb. Listen as he expounds upon the sacredness of these holy places.

Guest host Camille Fronk Olson interviews Eric Huntsman for a special holiday episode about the importance of Easter. Eric tells us why Easter is such a meaningful time for him. He always gives great ideas of how individuals, families, and wards can keep Christ at the center of the Easter holiday.

For most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the paintings of Carl Bloch are a familiar sight both in our literature and in our Church buildings. In this episode we talk to Dawn Pheysey, curator of religious art at the BYU Museum of Art, and Rita Wright, a museum educator also from BYU, about how Latter-day Saints perceive Christ through the art of Carl Bloch.

With an ever-growing, multiracial Church membership, race relations are more important now than ever before. In this episode we talk to Catherine Stokes, the former deputy director for the Illinois Department of Health who also serves on the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, and international music sensation Alex Boye—both of whom are Black and Mormon. We discuss race relations both in America, where Catherine was born, and in England, where Alex is from, and how those relations help form and enhance our identities within the Church.