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.
Get your tickets today before we sell out!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ADASSA AT RESTORE
We are delighted to announce that the amazing singer Adassa will be performing at Restore this year! You may know her voice from the smash hit from Encanto, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
FULL 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 — Happiness in Times of Chaos
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.
When Loved Ones Journey Away: Adventures in Peacemaking — Patrick Mason & Chad Ford
Stepping Out of Our Chapels and Into Our Communities — Kristin Andrus & Bethany Brady Spalding
Weaving with our Divine Mother: Ritual and Wisdom — Kathryn and Bob Sonntag
Creating a Church of Belonging — Chanté and Alexis Sinclair
Are the Machines Coming for Our Kids? Urgent Parenting Tips in the Age of AI — Tim Chaves, Neylan McBaine, & Medlir Mema
Polarized Pews: How Faith Can Reduce Political Tribalism — Marianne Viray and Chandra Whetstine
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 & Aubrey Chaves — 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.
Stillness in the Beehive — Thomas McConkie
That We Might Have Joy — A discussion with Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Partnership at Church: Women and Men Creating Zion Together — Amy Watkins Jensen, Ben Behunin, McArthur Krishna, & Sarah Sun Kanell
Belonging When Believing is Hard — Jody Moore
Come As You Are: Ministering to Youth & Emerging Adults — Kurt Francom with Sam and Jen Norton
Let's Talk About the Endowment — Larkin Swain, Jonathan Stapley, & Jasmin Rappleye
2:30-4:30pm: Saturday Afternoon General Session
Adassa — Musical Performance
Lisa DeLong — The Compass and The Square: Visions of Divine Pattern
Jared Halverson
Sharon McMahon — Learning to Love Our Enemies in Contentious 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.