A Seminary Bribe Built His Testimony of Jesus Christ (with Dave Lindsay)

Dave Lindsay has spent more than 25 years telling other people's faith stories on film, including Front Man: The Alex Boyé Story and four seasons of Come Follow Up on BYUtv. But the testimony that anchors his work began with a sophomore-year bribe. His mom's cousin was his seminary teacher and made him a deal: skip every class, just promise to read the Book of Mormon. Dave took the bribe to dodge a year of seminary. He didn't expect to find a testimony of Christ. By the time he got to Alma, he was rushing home from school to read more.

In this episode of Why We Believe, host Nathan Gwilliam sits with Dave to trace the page-by-page foundation of his testimony of Christ. Dave shares the Rapid City, South Dakota mission that humbled a cocky young elder, the quiet 1992 decision he and his wife made about an R-rated movie that's shaped their marriage ever since, the family-event conversation that launched his 25-year filmmaking career, and what producing four seasons of Come Follow Up on BYUtv taught him about the gospel as a map for life. His witness lands on a truth he learned page by page: testimonies are earned, not inherited, and the Lord prepares His servants long before the calling arrives.

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