LDS Daily Watchlist highlights the best videos from Latter-day Saint creators and organizations. From inspiring messages to uplifting music and vlogs, this collection shares faith-filled content to inform and inspire. Check out this week’s featured videos and discover new voices sharing light and truth!
First Black Latter-day Saint Missionary: How Marcus Martins Approaches Hard History | E0037
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Dr. Marcus Martins made history as the first Black missionary to serve after the 1978 revelation that extended the priesthood to all worthy male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
But that’s not what he wants to be known for.
In this conversation, Dr. Martins opens up about something far more personal and powerful: his quiet, steady choice to follow Christ, even when some questions didn’t have answers.
He didn’t stay in the Church because he ignored the hard things.
He stayed because he saw something true,something deep, in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
Something that spoke to both his spirit and his intellect.
This episode is about what it means to be a disciple, when it’s not flashy, when it’s not easy, and when faith has to walk ahead of clarity.
We talk about the difference between doubts and questions.
About how real inclusion looks in a Church that’s still growing.
And about the power of remembering the moments when the Spirit whispered, “You’re home.”
“We Can Be” (Official Music Video) | Mat & Savanna Shaw
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“Who we were… ain’t who we can be.”
This song is for the tired hearts still trying. For the ones rising from the ashes. For anyone who believes in second chances and brighter days ahead.
“We Can Be” is a reminder that healing is possible — that we’re not alone, and we’re not stuck. We hope this song brings you a little light, a little strength, and a reason to believe.
Wildflowers not wildfires: BYU students help restore Rock Canyon trailhead
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Weeds to wildflowers: How BYU is helping to restore Rock Canyon Trailhead
At Rock Canyon Trailhead in Provo, Utah, BYU researchers are fighting fires with flowers.
By replacing cheatgrass with wildflowers, students and faculty are working to protect and restore one of Provo’s most popular hiking spots.
While it may seem like a harmless weed, cheatgrass is an invasive species that turns dry and brittle during the summer, providing perfect kindling for wildfires. The grass grows densely, consuming water and leaving little space for native plants.
Phil Allen, a BYU Plant and Wildlife Sciences professor, is leading efforts to restore the land surrounding Rock Canyon Trailhead to its natural state. The process first requires the elimination of cheatgrass and other invasive species. In other words, it requires sophisticated weeding.
“The tricky part is knowing which are weeds and which are flowers,” Allen said. “Both the weeds and the flowers look pretty similar when they’re young, so we have to pull the weeds very carefully and teach others to do the same.”
Thousands of BYU students have helped restore the Rock Canyon Trailhead park over the past 25 years to make way for the 130 native plant species that used to populate the area in abundance. The students’ efforts are part of a larger restoration and improvement project in partnership with Provo City, which added a new parking lot, amphitheater, educational signage and additional trails.
The next step of the project is to recreate the native landscape of Rock Canyon. Unfortunately, seeds for the native plants aren’t sold at the store alongside pansies and daffodils. Instead, Allen and his students collect wildflower seeds from across the Wasatch Front and grow them in small test plots to see which ones will thrive at Rock Canyon.
“Our goal is to create landscapes that require less water and are more sustainable,” said Abigail Lundberg, one of the student researchers. “These wildflowers will also help prevent fires and are a lot more beautiful than cheatgrass.”
Allen and his students are hoping to get others to join the project too. Community members can help preserve the canyon’s beauty by adopting an area of the trailhead to regularly weed and maintain.
“We are blessed to have such a treasure so close to campus,” Allen said. “Taking care of these precious landscapes will enable more people to have deeper experiences with nature for years to come.”
She Fought Against God, Until He Spared Her life
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Sage was born into a Latter-day Saint family but didn’t develop a personal relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in her youth. Feeling isolated at church, she turned to the online world in search of identity and acceptance. While she found friends through apps, she was also introduced to worldly influences — such as substances and occultism — and constantly felt like she was chasing a fleeting sense of belonging. After a miraculous recovery from a serious car accident, Sage realized that God saved her life. After that, she made the courageous decision to repent and return to the Church.
Too Deep to Be Made Up: The Revelation That Proves Joseph Smith Wasn’t Lying
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Many critics say Joseph Smith was just making things up. But what if one section of scripture is so intellectually profound, spiritually rich, and doctrinally groundbreaking that it shatters that theory?
In this video, we dive deep into Doctrine and Covenants Section 76—a revelation so expansive in its view of the afterlife, so revolutionary in its theology, and so ahead of its time that it’s hard to believe it came from anyone but a true prophet of God.
We explore just some of the incredible insights of the section including the groundbreaking reality that debunks the simplistic concept of “heaven and hell” pushed by earlier creeds, as well as the simple insight that dismantles the creedal concept of the Trinity.
Finally, I make my case that section 76 and is one of the strongest evidences that Joseph Smith was not a fraud, but a divinely called servant.
Whether you’re struggling with doubt, defending your faith, or just curious about the roots of Latter-day Saint doctrine—this video will help you see why Joseph Smith’s revelations simply can’t be dismissed.
📖 Watch now and decide for yourself: Could this have come from any source but God?
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Which of these videos impacted you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments, or let us know what other great Latter-day Saint content we should feature next week!
Holly Wallace is a writer and storyteller drawn to meaningful questions and overlooked details. Her work explores Latter-day Saint life and culture through faithful inquiry, inviting readers to pause, consider, and engage more deeply with what matters most.
