Today we’re bringing you a special live episode recorded at the Compass Gallery in Provo with filmmaker Matt Whitaker.
Matt is the director, and one of the writers and producers of the new film Truth & Treason, which tells the astonishing true story of Helmuth Hübener—a 16-year-old Latter-day Saint in Nazi Germany.
After secretly tuning into forbidden BBC broadcasts on his brother’s radio, Helmuth encountered a world of information that challenged everything he’d been told. He then set off on a course of bold and dangerous resistance, writing and distributing anti-Nazi leaflets across his city with two friends, risking everything to speak the truth. It’s a story of conviction, moral courage, and the high cost of standing up.
Matt spent over 20 years bringing this story to the screen, and in this conversation he shares the incredible behind-the-scenes journey, including his experience tracking down the last surviving member of Helmuth’s resistance group and other miracles that made the film possible. He explores the moral weight of the story, the complexity of faith during dark times, and why he believes this film matters right now more than ever.
Truth & Treason is currently in theaters, and there’s still time to see it. It’s a timely and compelling film—and supporting this remarkable project and the filmmakers behind it will help ensure that more stories like this can be told.
WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF JOSEPH SMITH?
What does Joseph Smith’s legacy mean today? Join Terryl Givens and Jenny Reeder for a lively discussion on the Prophet’s enduring influence—his vision, his challenges, and the spiritual movement he helped create.
Explore questions such as:
What revolutionary new ideas, doctrines and practices emerged from Joseph’s revelations?
What could Restoration look like as the 21st century unfolds?
How can we participate in the ongoing Restoration?
We invite you to participate, either in person or virtually, as we discuss some of the most fascinating theological and historical questions that will come up during this year’s study of the Doctrine and Covenants. We hope you find these conversations enriching and supportive as you walk the journey of faith.
In-person attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of these remarkable speakers. It’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
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Jenny Reeder is a 19th century women’s history specialist and curator for the Historic Sites division of the Church History Department in Salt Lake City. She has a PhD in American history from George Mason University, with a dissertation on material culture commemorating the Nauvoo Relief Society--a sort of “usable” past. She wrote First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith with Deseret Book in 2021, and co-edited At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women with the Church Historian’s Press, as well as Witness of Women: Firsthand Experiences and Testimonies of the Restoration with Deseret Book. She has collected nearly 1300 discourses by Eliza R. Snow on the Church Historian’s Press, with a print volume of selected discourses coming out in March 2026--Rise Up and Speak: Selected Discourses of Eliza R. Snow, also with the Church Historian’s Press. Currently she is working on the Beehive and Lion Houses in Salt Lake City and the Whitmer farm in Fayette, New York.
