Latter-day Saint writers on Substack

Come, follow them.

I’ve been deeply strengthened by the words of others who have shared their faith journeys. In some cases this has been well-known authors; in other cases it’s been individuals, just normal people like me and you, who are willing to share their experiences. That exchange has largely happened online.

These days, all the cool kids are writing on Substack (and by “cool kids” I mean me, and whoever else).

If you’re unfamiliar with the Substack platform, it’s basically… blogs? That’s an over-simplification, but a single Substack is basically a blog, and if you subscribe to it then all that blog’s new posts get sent to your email. For those who lived during the golden age of the internet, it hearkens back to the blogs + Google Reader combo (RIP Google Reader, 2005-2013).

I follow a handful of Latter-day Saint writers on Substack, but I wanted to follow more, so I went looking—and they were hard to find. So I made this list, hoping that it will be easier for those who follow in these same footsteps.

This list is:

1. Focused on content that is promoting faith or seeking faith, in a Latter-day Saint context. (EDIT: Due to demand, I’m also adding a section at the bottom for non-religious content from Latter-day Saint authors.)

This list is not:

1. “Anti” or negative voices (realistic, yes; negative, no),

2. non-religious/non-spiritual content that just happens to be written by a Latter-day Saint, or

3. vetted at all. The first few are those that I read and like. After that, the list is unvetted and I do not vouch for any of the publications listed; the point here is to list any many as we can find, and let you filter for your yourself.

With those caveats in place, let’s go to the list.

Friends and favorites

We’ll start with this excellent one:

That’s this one! You’re reading it right now! I’ve been thrilled to have so many of you interact with the things I write, and I’ve learned a ton from all of you. I’m glad to be on this journey together. Subscribe now if you haven’t already!

If you’re not familiar with Faith Matters, go check them out… and I’ll see you at their annual Restore conference, which is terrific.

A magazine published by the good folks at Faith Matters (see above).

Susan and Cynthia are leading the way for Latter-day Saint women (and men) dealing with tough issues in the Church. Some of this is paywalled.

Great content on women’s issues in the Church from my friend Amy Watkins Jensen and other luminaries.

As a numbers guy, I enjoy this one.

The rest (Church or spirituality-focused)

Again, I have not vetted all of these, and I can’t take any responsibility for their content. Take a look and see if they’re a good fit for you.

Non-Church stuff, from LDS authors

What’s missing from this list?

Are you a Latter-day Saint writer, but your Substack isn’t on the list? Send it to me in a message via the button below and I’ll get it added.

Similarly, with any living list like this, it’s likely that some of these will go defunct as people move on to other things. Let me know if one has dried up and I’ll take it off.

Thanks! I hope this list can continue to grow, and that it can be helpful to someone.