The
Leading Saints
Podcast
Featuring Guests Such As
Liz Wiseman
New York Times Best-Selling Author
Brad Wilcox
Young Men General Presidency, BYU Professor
Elder Tad R. Callister
Former Sunday School General President and General Authority Seventy
Stephen MR Covey
New York Times Best-Selling Author
Jody Moore
Certified Life Coach, Podcaster, Author
David Butler
Author, Educator, Cohost of Don’t Miss This
Julie Beck
Author, Former Relief Society General President
Elder Alvin F. Meredith III
General Authority Seventy, President of BYU-Idaho
Reyna Aburto
Former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency
Elder John Groberg
Emeritus Seventy, Former Temple President, Author
Elaine Dalton
Former Young Women General President
Elder Lynn G. Robbins
Emeritus General Authority Seventy
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Meet the host
Kurt Francom currently lives in American Fork, Utah with his lovely wife Alanna. They are blessed to have two girls and one boy. He enjoys drawing caricatures and editorial cartoons, basketball, reading, and college football. Kurt has served as a full-time missionary (California Sacramento), an elders quorum president, bishop, and 1st counselor in a stake presidency.
Most Listened Podcasts
Girls Camp, Grace, and the Bishop’s Office | An Interview with Emily Belle Freeman
Emily Belle Freeman has written more than a dozen books and spoken at a variety of conferences, workshops, and gatherings. She taught for many years in the Church Educational System and has served in numerous callings in the Church, including in Young Women, Sunday...
Part 1: When Being Released Hurts
Kurt Francom is the founder and executive director of Leading Saints, manages the day-to-day efforts of Leading Saints, and is the host of the podcast. Kurt graduated from the University of Utah in 2008 with a degree in Business Marketing. He ran a web development...
“I’m Not the Gatekeeper, I’m the Welcoming Committee” | An Interview with Kurt Brown
Kurt Brown hails from Sacramento, California, where his family joined the Church when he was young. He played two years of college basketball, studied Finance and Economics at Brigham Young University, and dropped out senior year to go to Wall Street, where he was a...
Latest Podcast Episodes
When Church is a Burden | An Interview with Andrea Lystrup
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in July 2021. Andrea Lystrup is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owns a private practice—Andrea Lystrup Therapy—in Tucson, Arizona. She received her master’s degree from the University of Maryland in Couple...
Reaching the Hearts of Women
This podcast is a group discussion about the Heart of a Woman retreat, a 3-day intensive experience for women of faith. The retreat provides a space for women to connect with God, other women, and themselves. It includes presentations, time for reflection, and...
What Does a Church Leadership Training Meeting Look Like? | A How I Lead Interview with Matt Bardsley and Kimberly Perkins
Matt Bardsley grew up in Montana, and after a mission to New Jersey moved to Utah to go to school and has been there ever since. He has a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Sociology and a master’s degree from Utah State University in Education. He has...