What Church News editor Sarah Jane Weaver knows now after 100 episodes of the Church News Podcast

On Oct. 20, 2020, the Church News launched a new podcast with a goal to connect members and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Almost two years later, the Church News uploaded its 100th episode. Thanks to a faithful and growing audience, producers now look forward to the next 100 episodes. In celebration of this landmark, this episode of the podcast offers a few “best of” moments from past podcasts, as well as reflections on “what we all know now,” after listening to and learning from the many podcast guests. 

Episodes featured in this podcast: 

Episode 1: Sarah Jane Weaver interviews President Ballard about his 35 years as an Apostle 

Episode 7: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland joins Sarah Jane Weaver to talk about the pandemic, his testimony 

Episode 12: Sister Wendy Nelson joins Sister Sheri Dew to talk about President Nelson’s 3 years as Prophet 

Episode 24: Elder Bednar shares his pattern for studying general conference messages

Episode 26: Elder Cook on how revelation prepared the Church for COVID-19, will be significant going forward

Episode 28: Elder Uchtdorf discusses how to incorporate pandemic lessons, move ‘back to the future’ of missionary work

Episode 34: Church historian Richard Turley and filmmaker Mauli Junior Bonner on the importance of early Black pioneers 

Episode 37: Sister Aburto on mental, emotional health and the power of turning to the Savior for comfort 

Episode 40: President M. Russell Ballard and 3 other Apostles on why and how the Church is governed by councils

Episode 41: Latter-day Saint women leaders on the voice of women in the Church through executive councils, revelation

Episode 50: Elder Brook P. Hales, secretary to the First Presidency, gives an inside look into the preparations for general conference

Episode 56: President Ballard, Elder Holland and Elder Cook reflect on how they first came to know the Savior 

Episode 57: BYU–Idaho professors Eric and Sarah d’Evegnée on faith, testimony and reconversion 

Episode 63: Deseret News Executive Editor Doug Wilks on how connection helped overcome contempt in 2021 

Episode 69: Elder Christofferson and President and Sister Top emphasize drawing courage from history to face modern challenges

Episode 70: The expansiveness of the Salt Lake Temple renovation project, with Brent Roberts and Andy Kirby

Episode 74: Relief Society President Jean B. Bingham on the 180th anniversary of the worldwide women’s organization 

Episode 76: President M. Russell Ballard shares memories of general conference, emphasizes the need to anchor faith in Christ

Episode 82: How a unique ‘Reverse Open House’ is helping build interfaith relationships in the Washington, D.C., area

Episode 93: New Primary General President Susan H. Porter on how teaching and serving children can be life-changing

Episode 94: New Relief Society President Camille N. Johnson on how understanding divine nature and purpose leads to lasting happiness 

Episode 96: Approaching his 90th birthday, President Dallin H. Oaks reflects on the lessons learned in nine decades

Episode 100: Elder Ronald A. Rasband and Elder S. Mark Palmer on the growing and influential Church in Africa, with guest host Sheri Dew

The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.