Announcing New Speakers at Restore!
Early bird pricing ends June 30.
We are delighted to announce additional speakers at this year’s Restore. Restore is our annual Faith Matters gathering—a three-day event of inspiring speakers and incredible music, artwork, and community, all centered around restoring faith, belonging, and wholeness.
This year, we’ll be gathering on September 25-27 at UVU in Orem, Utah. Programming will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday and run throughout the day Friday and Saturday.
This event sold out last year, and want to be sure our newsletter subscribers have the chance to get tickets at the guaranteed lowest price. Early bird pricing ends June 30, so don’t delay!
“I've gone to Restore since 2022. Every year I have come away feeling a sense of community, belonging, and closeness to the divine. No matter where I am in my faith journey, I am confident I can find peace and joy at Restore. This year was no exception! I found peace, joy, belonging, and community. I had ideas challenged in meaningful ways while also expanding my faith. I also found improved relationships with my parents as I shared the experience with them.” —John A.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NEWLY ANNOUNCED SPEAKERS BELOW
MALLORY EVERTON
Mallory Everton is a filmmaker from Portland, OR best known in UT circles as one of the original cast members and writers of Studio C, a sketch comedy show on BYUtv. She is also the creator of Freelancers, an online series produced by JK Studios, the media company she co-founded with her friends from Studio C. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her four lovely roommates and a cat named Toothless, where she spends her days writing things her manager dislikes, playing feral women in independent projects, and more recently, co-hosting The Soloists podcast.
TERRYL GIVENS
Terryl Givens is a prolific author, theologian, and scholar of Latter-day Saint history and thought who has spent the last two decades tracing and capturing the expansiveness of Latter-day Saint theology. His most recent publications include "Into the Headwinds: Why Belief Has Always Been Hard—and Still Is," "Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism," and "All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything In Between" which he co-authored with his wife, Fiona.
JARED HALVERSON
Jared Halverson is an associate professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, and has taught religion courses at the high school and college level since 1998. He hosts a popular YouTube channel and podcast called "Unshaken,' with much of his personal ministry engaging one-on-one with Latter-day Saints experiencing different forms of faith crisis and spiritual development.
JENNIFER FINLAYSON-FIFE
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is an LDS relationship and sexuality coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Her teaching and coaching focus on helping LDS individuals and couples achieve greater satisfaction and passion in their emotional and sexual relationships.
THOMAS MCCONKIE
Thomas Wirthlin McConkie has been practicing in Buddhist meditation and Christian contemplation for over 25 years. He holds a master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School in transformative practice and envisions a renaissance in consciousness on the Wasatch Front. He is the author of At-One-Ment and the host of One Heart One Mind.
PATRICK MASON
Patrick Mason is the author of several books for academic and Latter-day Saint audiences, including "Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer to an Age of Conflict," "Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt," and "Restoration: God’s Call to the 21st Century World." He co-hosts the “Proclaim Peace” podcast, has served on the boards of the Mormon History Association and Dialogue Foundation, and is an advisor and contributor to Faith Matters.
JASMIN RAPPLEYE
Jasmin Rappleye is a social media content creator, where she focuses on addressing challenging Latter-day Saint topics. She has a degree from Brigham Young University in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and has a passion for sharing her faith online. You can find her on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and X under the name @JasminRappleye.
ASHLY STONE
Ashly grew up in a faithful Latter-Day Saint home. Despite her parents' good example, she got into drugs and alcohol at a young age, which steadily drew her further and further away from the safety of the church. After years of debilitating addiction to various substances, including heroine, she was finally able to get clean with the help of the Book of Mormon and her Savior, Jesus Christ. She has been in recovery for 10 years, and has spent many of those years helping those who are still struggling. That desire to help led her to found the Come Back Podcast, featuring stories of those who have come back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
JEN AND SAM NORTON
Sam and Jen Norton have been serving young people in the church for more than twenty years, most recently as FSY Session Directors in London. Sam is also the author of a book called Come as You Are: Creating Space for the Rising Generation to Come Unto Jesus Christ. They are featured in one of our most popular episodes.
OUR PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SPEAKERS
SHARON MCMAHON
Sharon McMahon is on a mission to curate facts, fun, and inspiration by educating Americans on democracy, politics, and history. After years of serving as a high school government and law teacher, Sharon took her passion for education to Instagram with a mission to combat political misinformation with non-partisan facts. Sharon has earned a reputation as “America’s Government Teacher'' and quickly amassed over a million social media followers, affectionately known as “Governerds.” Sharon is also the host of the top-rated podcast, Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, where, each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America’s most fascinating moments and people.
ARTHUR BROOKS
Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular weekly “How to Build a Life” column.
“Restore is the perfect name for the conference—it restored my faith in the church, namely the people in the church and our collective desire for more light and knowledge than we currently have.” —Jenny Z.
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