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Podcast Summary: "Leading Saints Got Hacked!?!?"

Podcast: Leading Saints Podcast
Host: Kurt Frankenberg
Release Date: June 22, 2026

Overview of Episode Theme

In this brief and candid episode, Kurt Frankenberg, host of the Leading Saints Podcast, addresses a recent cyberattack on the organization’s social media accounts. The hack occurred at a crucial time—the launch phase for the upcoming "Liberating Saints Virtual Summit," an online conference focused on helping Latter-day Saints better minister to individuals striving to overcome pornography. Kurt uses this episode both to explain the situation and to rally listeners’ support in spreading the word about the summit through alternative means.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Social Media Hack Announcement

Kurt reveals that Leading Saints’ Instagram and Facebook accounts have been hacked, resulting in the organization losing access.
- “Maybe some of you probably noticed that over the last couple weeks we've been non existent, quite literally on Instagram and Facebook.” (00:04)
- The accounts are in "limbo"—visible to some, but no longer accessible by the Leading Saints team.
- The team is actively working with Meta to restore access, but progress is uncertain.

2. Timing and Impact

The hack comes at a particularly vulnerable moment as Leading Saints launches the ‘Liberating Saints Virtual Summit’.
- “This is really hitting us at a tricky time because we are in the launch phase of our Liberating Saints Virtual Summit.” (00:29)

3. The Liberating Saints Virtual Summit

Overview: An online event featuring expert interviews (PhDs, authors, therapists) focused on how to minister to church members struggling with pornography.
- “This is where we have an online conference where you interview a bunch of different experts, PhDs, authors, therapists, and talk about the concept of how do we minister to individuals striving to overcome pornography.” (00:38)
Importance: The summit is described as highly valuable, with deep dives into addressing shame, understanding modern challenges, and ministering effectively.
- “You're going to love the concepts that we explore in the presentations given at this virtual conference where we do a deep dive into the concept of helping minister to individuals to overcome pornography.” (01:27)
- The issue continues to impact church life, slowing mission progress and causing frustration and shame for many.

4. Call to Action for Listeners

With standard outreach unavailable, the podcast asks listeners to help spread awareness.
- “Since we are kind of have lost this huge channel, a couple of huge channels, as far as distributing and making people aware of this virtual Summit, we could use your help…” (00:47)
- Listeners are encouraged to:
  - Register for the free summit at leadingsaints.org/liberating.
  - Share the summit with others using provided codes after registering.
  - Promote the event on personal social media, via emails, and within church circles.
    - “We are dependent on you to help us share this on your social media feeds on, in emails, send a text message to your ward council.” (01:10)

5. Reassurance of Event Quality

Kurt reassures listeners that the summit content remains excellent and relevant, despite technical setbacks.
- “I’ve recorded 95% of these. And you're going to love the quality of content in these presentations from experts and people who know what they're talking about when it comes to this issue.” (02:01)
- The summit is accessible worldwide and has been successful in past iterations.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On the hack and current state:
- “We've been non existent, quite literally on Instagram and Facebook. And that's because we experienced a hack and lost access to our accounts and then they were suspended...” (00:04)
On the importance of the summit:
- “What do we need to understand? How do we get through the shame? How is it different than 10 years ago… it's just such a complicated issue that keeps growing, keeps showing up in the bishop's office, keeps slowing down mission progress.” (01:36)
Gratitude and community reliance:
- “Thanks again for your help and hopefully we'll figure out the social media thing, but help us share it in the meantime.” (02:16)

Timestamps for Important Segments

00:04 — Announcement of hack and loss of social accounts
00:29 — Timing: Loss of accounts during summit launch
00:38 — Description of the Liberating Saints Virtual Summit
00:47 — Call for audience help in spreading the word
01:10 — Suggestions on how to help (social, email, ward council)
01:27 — Reiteration of summit’s value and topic relevance
02:01 — Assurance of content quality; 95% recordings completed
02:16 — Closing gratitude and final call to action

Episode Tone & Takeaways

Kurt’s tone is informal, candid, and appreciative—he openly shares the trouble caused by the hack while emphasizing the critical mission of the upcoming summit. There’s a clear sense of urgency, but also confidence in the strength and support of the community.

Action Items for Listeners:

Register for the Liberating Saints Virtual Summit free at leadingsaints.org/liberating.
Share the summit with your networks via the personalized share code after registration.
Help fill the gap left by the hacked social media channels—spread the word and support the mission.

Summary prepared for listeners who want the essential story, main points, and guidance from this special Leading Saints episode.

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Hey guys, Kurt Frankenberg from Leading Saints man, maybe some of you probably noticed that over the last couple weeks we've been non existent, quite literally on Instagram and Facebook. And that's because we experienced a hack and lost access to our accounts and then they were suspended for whatever reason. So even if some of you can see the accounts, they're kind of just in limbo. I can't access them, our team can't access them. And so we're doing our best to connect with people at, at Meta to, to get this, get this fixed. So with that said, this is really hitting us at a tricky time because we are in the launch phase of our Liberating Saints Virtual Summit. This is where we have an online conference where you interview a bunch of different experts, PhDs, authors, therapists, and talk about the concept of how do we minister to individuals striving to overcome pornography. So one way we could really use your help. Since we are kind of have lost this huge channel, a couple of huge channels, as far as distributing and making people aware of this virtual Summit, we could use your help if you wouldn't mind going to the link in this, going to the link in this video and registering free, it's, it's free to attend the Virtual Summit. And then when you register, it'll actually give you a code that you can share that to get, to get the word out about this virtual summit. And so go to leadingsaints.org liberating and register there. The links in this, in the show notes of this, of this recording as well. But we could really use your help there to get the word out because we can't, we can't push anything out through Facebook, we can't push anything through our huge audience and Instagram. And so we are dependent on you to help us share this on your social media feeds on, in emails, send a text message to your ward council. But this is such a valuable conference that we're doing online. Anybody can attend for free anywhere in the world. And we've had great success with these in the past. And you're going to love the concepts that we explore in the presentations given at this virtual conference where we do a deep dive into the concept of helping minister to individuals to overcome pornography. What do we need to understand? How do we get through the shame? How is it different than 10 years ago of protecting your home or helping parents protect their home from pornography? It's just such a complicated issue that keeps growing, keeps showing up in the bishop's office, keeps slowing down mission progress. You know, and it can be just so full of shame and frustration. So again, we could use your help. Go to leadingsaints.org liberating go to the link in this in the show notes and and register for free for this virtual summit. And I've recorded 95% of these. And you're going to love the quality of content in these presentations from experts and people who know what they're talking about when it comes to this issue. So leadingsaints.org liberating saints or leading leadingsaints.org liberating thanks again for your help and hopefully we'll figure out the social media thing, but help us share it in the meantime.