Full Restore Agenda Now Available!

Announcing Adassa, JFF's book launch, and lots of incredible breakout sessions

We are pleased to announce the full agenda for Restore 2025!

We want everyone to be able to attend. If finances are a barrier, please write us at info@faithmatters.org.

Video recordings of the general sessions will be sent to every ticket holder in October.

Get your tickets today before we sell out!

GENERAL AGENDA

General Sessions, the art gallery, exhibitors, and registration will all be at the UCCU Arena. Breakout sessions will be in other buildings (refer to map on-site and the Whova app for details.)

Thursday, Sept. 25

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm — Registration NW corner of UCCU arena

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm — Evensong Ragan Theater, Sorenson Building

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm — Art gallery & exhibitors East side of UCCU arena

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm — Jennifer Finalyson-Fife documentary premiere and book launch event Ragan Theater, Sorenson Building

Friday, Sept. 26

7:00 am - 4:30 pm — Registration - NW corner of UCCU arena

7:00 am - 4:30 pm — Childcare lounge open - Presidential North Suite

9:00 am - Noon — General Session - UCCU Arena

Noon - 2:30 pm — Lunch break - Food Court & Concessions

Art Gallery and Exhibits open - UCCU Arena East Side

• 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm — Breakout Sessions - see Whova app for locations

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm — General Session - UCCU Arena

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm — Art Gallery & Exhibits open - UCCU Arena East Side

Saturday, Sept. 27

7:00 am - 4:30 pm — Registration - NW corner of UCCU arena

7:00 am - 4:30 pm — Childcare lounge open - Presidential North Suite

9:00 am - Noon — General Session - UCCU Arena

Noon - 2:30 pm — Lunch break - Food Court & Concessions

Art Gallery and Exhibits open - UCCU Arena East Side

• 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm — Breakout Sessions - see Whova app for locations

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm — General Session - UCCU Arena

DETAILED AGENDA

Thursday September 25

6:00pm — Evensong Musical Performance

6:30pm-8pm — Art Exhibition and Opening Mixer

7:30pm — Premiere of The Mormon Sex Therapist documentary, followed by a discussion and book signing with Jennifer Finlayson-Fife (books will be available to purchase at Restore)

Friday September 26

Friday will be a day to refresh and restore. We'll explore the variety of ways we can experience God's presence in the world—spiritual languages that often don't get enough attention in our faith.

9am-12pm: Friday Morning General Session

Restore Community Choir — Psalm 34

Communal Singing — "I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me"

Arthur C. Brooks — Love Your Enemies

Joseph Grenny — The Church of Jesus Christ of Misfit Saints: Lessons on Belonging From a Village for the Homeless

Terryl Givens — Broken Symmetry: From Creation to Atonement

Sarah Perkins Sabey — Welcome to Pentecost

James Goldberg — Spiritual Imagination: Divine Co-Creation

Esther Candari — A Brush with the Sacred: How Art Can Deepen Communion

12-2:30pm: Lunch & Breakout Sessions (Choose One)

Seating in the breakout rooms will be limited, so please arrive early to your preferred session. The art gallery and exhibitor hall will also be open during lunch and before the general session each day.

Sorenson Center

When Loved Ones Journey Away: Adventures in Peacemaking Patrick Mason & Chad Ford — Ragan Theater

Belonging when Believing is Hard Jody Moore — Centerstage (by the food court)

Clark Building

Weaving with the our Divine Mother: Ritual and Wisdom Kathryn and Bob Sonntag — Room #101A

Polarized Pews: How Faith Can Reduce Political Tribalism Chandra Whetstine & Marianne Viray — Room #101B

Is AI Coming for our Kids? Tim Chaves, Neylan McBaine, & Medlir Mema — Room #101C

Pope Science Building

Stepping out of our Chapels and into our Communities Kristin Andrus & Bethany Brady Spaulding — Auditorium Room #134

2:30-4:30pm: Friday Afternoon General Session

Emma Nissen — Musical performance

Lance Larsen — Seeing an Enchanted World: Wordsworth's Poetry as Prophecy

Steven Sharp Nelson — Pure Creativity: The Parable of the Unplayable Cello

The Piano Guys — Musical Performance

Mallory Everton — Divine Comedy: Humor as Wisdom

Mason Allred — The Body and Divine Presence: Experiencing God through the Senses

Thomas McConkie — The Glory of God is...

Emma Nissen & the King will come — Musical Performance

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27

Saturday is a day to explore big ideas together, to create more belonging and acceptance, and to learn how to transcend differences and contention.

9am-12pm: Saturday Morning General Session

Sound of Ages Choir — Musical Performance

Ashly Stone — Coming Back to Christ

Ali Essig — Finding Wisdom: Embodiment and the Divine Mother in the Word of Wisdom

Jennifer Finlayson-Fife — Sexual Partners: Yearning for Communion

Larkin Swain & Liz Crittenden — Introducing Sanctuary

Emilie Brown — "At This Table" musical performance & dance

Batchlor Wise Johnson IV — The Power of Variety

Jen and Sam Norton — Come as You Are: Drawing Young People to Jesus

Darlene Young — Poetry

Alisha Anderson, Ben Schilaty & Steve Perry — Three Paths, One Light

12-2:30pm: Lunch & Breakout Sessions (Choose One)

Seating in the breakout rooms will be limited, so please arrive early to your preferred session. The art gallery and exhibitor hall will also be open during lunch and before the general session each day.

Sorensen Center

“That We Might Have Joy” Book Launch/Q&A Jennifer Finlayson-Fife — Ragan Theater

Come as you are: Ministering to Youth & Emerging Adults Kurt Francom, Sam and Jen Norton — Center Stage (food court)

Clark Building

Creating a Church of Belonging Chanté Stutznegger, Alexis Janique Bradley and Tom Christofferson — Room#101A

Stillness in the Beehive Thomas McConkie — Room #101B

Let’s talk about the Endowment Larkin Swain (Moderator), Jasmin Rappleye, Jonathan Stapley — Room#101C

New Hope in Anxiety and Depression Treatment Melissa Mason & Amanda Ford — Room Room#104

Pope Science Building

Partnership at Church: Women and Men Creating Zion Together Amy Jensen (Moderator), Ben Behunin, McArthur Krishna, Sarah Sun Kanell — Auditorium Room #134

2:30-4:30pm: Saturday Afternoon General Session

Adassa — Musical Performance

Lisa DeLong — The Compass and The Square: Visions of Divine Pattern

Jared Halverson — Fire from Ashes: Rekindling Pentecost

Patrick Mason — Peace in Polarized Times

Adassa & the Restore Community Choir — “The Goodness of God”

Restore will be unforgettable—don’t miss out, get your tickets today! Students can attend for just $25, and anyone who needs financial aid can email us. Find more more information and answers to FAQs here.