Saints Unscripted

Back in 1820, Joseph Smith, a young 14-year-old boy saw God and Jesus face-to-face! You may have heard stories about Joseph Smith and his hand in helping to restore the Church of Jesus Christ in modern days. But have you ever heard the story from those that truly believe?   

In this episode, we talk about Joseph Smith and his encounter with God and Jesus Christ (often called 'The First Vision'). We talk about how Joseph was an average boy looking for answers from his soul, just like many of us (average people looking for deep answers from our soul).

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It’s our first time reading these funny Christian memes and they've got us laughing and cringing! We looked up the top Christian memes on the internet and are surprised with what we found... haha. Tell us more if we missed any good ones!   

But first! Are Mormons considered Christians? Great question! The official name of the Church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes shortened as "Church of Jesus Christ," "LDS Church," or "Mormon Church). The official title contains the name of Jesus Christ and all of the doctrine of the Church is centered on Jesus. The Book of Mormon, a companion to the Bible, is called, "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ." WE LOVE JESUS CHRIST AND HIS DOCTRINE! Our core and foundation is Jesus Christ so yes, we consider ourselves Christians (followers of Jesus Christ)

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Today we got to chat with Cameron! Cameron served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) and had a fabulous time. However, during his time with a particular companion, he learned an extremely valuable lesson.

Cameron loved his companion and said he was one of the most dedicated missionaries he ever knew. He began to experience health issues and was unable to dedicate himself, despite having a strong desire to do so. The thought of going home early is incredible difficult for most missionaries so there was certainly fear in the thought of going home. But there came a point when the best option was to go home. Cameron quickly wrote a letter to the parents of this missionary and his letter went viral. To this day, he claims that he didn’t write the letter but that it was guided by God.

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In today's episode we sit down with a very special guest! Tyson is the editor for all our videos and today he sits down with us to talk about living with disabilities and how the church and his testimony has shaped his life.   

Tyson has grown up with many different challenges. But none have stopped him from becoming the first online missionary for the church. And he wants people to know that regardless of what you have been given in life, focus on the things you do have and can be grateful for.

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Hey Fam!! In this video, all of the hosts recorded their FAVORITE parts of the semi annual General Conference from the latest session, April 2020! Every 6 months, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds what's called "General Conference." During General Conference, leaders of the Church talk to the world and transmit their talks LIVE on YouTube, as well as other sites. As members of the Church, there's something about General Conference that we just LOVE. And we want to share that love with all of you.

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On today's episode, Kwaku and Mimi sit down with Jesse! Some of you might know her from her own YouTube channel called Sunday Jess.  

Jess makes videos talking about modest fashion for women, sister missionary prep and other church (Mormon) topics. In this episode, they talk about some of the positive feedback they get. Along with how they deal with negative feedback towards them and the church and why they do what they do.

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We're back with everyone's favorite speaker, Ganel-Lyn! We have so much fun with Ganel-Lyn every time we chat with her and are SO grateful that she came to talk about loving all people. The world needs so much love right now. Everyone is trying to get through something hard, whether it be the difficulties in social distancing, chronic illness, broken hearts, broken families, whatever it may be! Ganel-Lyn emphasizes the importance of loving people right where they are and how they are. Stop loving them strictly for who they will be one day but who they are right now.

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A Mormon prayer starts by addressing God the Father in some fashion. Mormons then fill the prayer with whatever they find appropriate. They then conclude "in the name of Jesus Christ, amen" or some variation of ending in Christ's name. Mormons ONLY address the Father, unlike other religions which will go through the virgin, saints or others. But Mormons don't believe that there is a mediator between them and God. They believe in being able to speak to God directly.

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The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, in addition to the Bible. Mormons believe the Book of Mormon to contain the words of God. Today on the show, we have Joseph Sim, a Mormon millennial YouTuber to talk with us about the different books in the Book of Mormon. So whether or not you're reading the Book of Mormon for the first time or if you've read it many times, you'll want to watch this video!   

Each host takes a turn explaining the different books in the Book of Mormon to help understand the books better.

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The Book of Mormon quotes Isaiah more than any other prophet. However, many people call the words of Isaiah "too difficult to understand" or even "boring." David, Kwaku, and Mimi all agreed that they don't enjoy reading Isaiah when reading the Book of Mormon.   

We brought our long-time friend Stephen Smoot back to the show to talk about how to better understand Isaiah and get the most out of scripture study. Stephen recently graduated with a Masters degree in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto. He's been involved in all-things Book of Mormon and as always, we're very lucky to have him on the show.

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