Dr. John White's Conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

About this episode

Dr. John B. White, a visiting research fellow at BYU’s Maxwell Institute, joins Rosalynde Welch to discuss his remarkable journey to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He reflects on the spiritual experiences that influenced his conversion, including reading the Book of Mormon, visiting the Sacred Grove, and finding a welcoming community among Church members. Despite significant personal and professional sacrifices, these experiences led him to choose baptism. Drawing on his background as a scholar of theology and ethics, John also explains how the restored gospel brought new depth to his understanding of the body, discipleship, and moral agency, leading to insights about…