Latter-day Faith
Latter-day Faith is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Wotherspoon, PhD, that explores faith and its realities for this time in human history. Although each discussion maintains awareness of its primarily Latter-day Saint audience, the conversations, sensibilities, and variety of guests featured are drawn from many religious traditions.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 219
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
179: Experiences with Prayer
As someone is experiencing a shift of faith, it is very common to find a need to change their prayer practices. Likely, their view of God has changed, which leads to confusion about how to approach t…
178: Life as a Divorced Mom in the LDS Church—One Woman's Experience
In this wonderful episode, Faith Journey Foundation board member and great friend of the show Terri Petersen speaks with her friend, Christy (pseudonym) about her church life as a active woman with c…
177: Mercy as Taught in the Book of Mormon
If we are not careful, it is very easy to become lazy in our scripture studies--reading but not pausing long enough to really see and understand what it is saying. In the course of our years as Latte…
176: Grace as Taught in the Book of Mormon
If we are not careful, it is very easy to become lazy in our scripture studies--reading but not pausing long enough to really see and understand what it is saying. In the course of our years as Latte…
175b: What is Latter-day Faith Podcast? What Do Dan and Mark Really Think? Part 2
Latter-day Faith Podcast has just passed its 4th anniversary, and one of its early listeners who is now a great friend, Terri Petersen, suggested we need an interview show in which she’d ask question…
175: What is Latter-day Faith Podcast? What Do Dan and Mark Really Think?
Latter-day Faith Podcast has just passed its 4th anniversary, and one of its early listeners who is now a great friend, Terri Petersen, suggested we should do an interview show in which she'd ask que…
175: Word Shakers
LDS general conferences are often difficult for Latter-day Saints who are experience shifts in their faith, but at the same time wonderful boons to others. Certain talks can be painful reminders of i…
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At the Relief Society's Anniversary Conference held March 17, 2024, Sister J. Anette Dennis made a statement that ignited a firestorm online, including on the LDS Church's own Instagram page. Here …
173: On the Death of Nephi
The Book of Mormon has become a fraught topic for many Latter-day Saints who are in the midst of a faith shift. Those who are no longer certain what to think about this foundational scripture will of…
172: The LDS Church Offers Resources for Those with Questions, Part 2
In mid-December 2003, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added two new entries to the Gospel Topics section of its website. One addresses those Latter-day Saints who have questions or do…
171: The LDS Church Offers Resources for Those with Questions, Part 1
In mid-December 2003, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added two new entries to the Gospel Topics section of its website. One addresses those Latter-day Saints who have questions or do…
168–170: Three Encore Christmas Episodes
Merry Christmas, everyone! For this week's show, we are replaying three previous Latter-day Faith episodes related to Christmas!
Episode 168 is an encore of the episode released last December, "Looki…
167: Thomas McConkie: At-One-Ment--Embodying the Fullness of Human-Divinity
This episode celebrates Thomas McConkie's incredible new book, At-One-Ment--Embodying the Fullness of Human-Divinity, and dives into several of its topic areas that LDF Host Dan Wotherspoon chose as …
166: Wrestling with Grooming and Polygamy, Part 2
Note: This two-part episode (Episode 166 is Part 2) is a departure from the usual focus of Latter-day Faith, which emphasizes teaching about and encouraging healthy faith development through introduc…
165: Wrestling with Grooming and Polygamy, Part 1
Note: This two-part episode (Episode 166 is Part 2) is a departure from the usual focus of Latter-day Faith, which emphasizes teaching about and encouraging healthy faith development through introduc…
164: God is Loving; You are Beautiful
This has been a tough week in Mormonism, with new rehearsals of old ideas entering the LDS universe that seem to portray God and we humans as less that loving and beautiful. In this environment, Latt…
163: Abiding in Christ
It is often difficult for Latter-day Saints to understand the distinction between Jesus and Christ as they are used in many other Christian traditions. They also struggle to understand how God can be…
162: Practical and Spiritual Life Lessons from Elder James E. Talmage
This episode features a wide ranging conversation between LDF host Dan Wotherspoon and his good friend and historian James Harris about the life and ministry of Elder James E. Talmage. Just before an…
161: Enlivening Spiritual Metaphors and Symbols
This episode features a terrific discussion between Erik Walters and LDS host Dan Wotherspoon on how we can mine for greater meaning and impact wonderful scriptural metaphors and symbols. Here they f…
160: Worship
In this episode, Jana Riess and Kathryn Knight Sonntag join LDF host Dan Wotherspoon in talking about "worship." What is worship, or what does it mean to be in worship mode, and how do these differ f…