2026 Speakers & Talks

TBD Will be conducting the Restoration Torah Conference this year.
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Melanie Melton was born to Dale and Genevieve Lyon, and raised in Utah, in the small town of Ferron, where she learned how important family, friends, and God are to her very existence.
 She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Imaging, specializing in breast cancer. This has led Melanie to serving, both through her work at the hospital, and in her personal life, to help women understand how to take care of themselves. Melanie helped low income patients find the assistance they need and to receive the care they deserve.
 Her greatest love is her family. She has been married to the love of her life and eternal companion, Jason Bradford Melton for 15 years. They have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, Aubrie Genevieve, who is eight years old. Aubrie is the miracle angel that Melanie was promised in the Patriarchal Blessing, she received when she was 12 years old.
 Melanie has two sister wives, Tracy and Stephanie. Between them all, they have 10 children and 3 grandchildren. Melanie and her family live in Kidder, Missouri on a 30 acre farm where they raise sheep, goats, chickens, bees, and horses. The farm is located in the City of Seth (the original name of the area, so named by Joseph Smith), in Daviess County.

    Her presentation is titled:
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Ken Wilcox .  

    His presentation is titled:
Israel in Bondage and the Redemption of Zion

Peggy Lynch Allred hails from God’s country: Pinesdale, Montana.  She is a mother and has been an educator of three generations of school children there.  Her love and passion is the gospel of Jesus Christ and sharing it with others. 

    Her presentation is titled:
TBD

Melissa Erickson

    Her presentation is titled:
The Torah and the Sermon on the Mount

Cameron Briggs .

    His presentation is titled:
TBD

Joshua Erickson was raised in an LDS home in Utah, by a father who was a scholar and lover of the Restoration and all things Israelite. His father has now passed away, but planted a loving seed in Joshua for those things. The seed grew slowly in earlier years, but has now blossomed and is continually growing. He is hoping to plant similar seeds in his own children (he has nine). As an Ephraimite, Joshua is intently interested in the fulfilment of the ancient promises given in the Hebrew Scriptures, and in the connection of those promises to the Restoration thru Joseph Smith. He sometimes calls himself an Independent Fundamentalist Karaite Mormon, but has a desire to see all of the branches of the Restoration blossom, bear good fruit, and claim their place and blessings as children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
 Born and raised in Utah (one of seven siblings) Joshua served as a proselytizing missionary in Atlanta, Georgia as a young man after which he started a family and attended graduate school at UCLA. He is a chemist by training and profession, and loves his job. He and his family currently live in Lehi, UT. He is also the secretary of the Zarahemla Foundation, and author of the book, Wine of your Own Make.

    His presentation is titled:
Misunderstanding Passover.

Jonathan and Janet Felt .

    Thier presentation is titled:
TBD.

Elior Walker is a wanderer in a strange land, who loves the Torah, Doctrine of Christ, and Hebraic worldview. Elior has a YouTube channel dealing with these topics called Hebraic Restoration/Doctrine of Christ.

    His presentation is titled:
TBD

Charlotte Erickson .

    Her presentation is titled:
God’s Favorite Scripture Story

Guest Speaking Rabbi

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TBD . 

    Her presentation will be titled:
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Charlotte Erickson and Abigail Fields will be our dancing instructors for this conference.
Charlotte loves the scriptures, the holy-days, the restoration, and the hymns, and she constantly tries to be the change she wants to see in the world. She is grateful to her parents for raising her in the LDS Church and teaching her the importance of studying the scriptures and gaining her own testimony.
   Charlotte is a homemaker, patriot, musician, astronomer, and blogger. Her most valued treasures are her nine beautiful children (seven of her own and two more that also call her “Mama”), and one of her favorite things about homeschooling is learning new things along with them. She is an experienced event planner and ran the Homeschool Science Fair, which is only two steps away from the International STEM Fair.
    Charlotte has a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Utah, as well as a degree in math education, and she has taught and/or tutored math on every level from preschool to university. She has been fascinated with Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible ever since she read Robert Matthews’s work on it more than 10 years ago.
Abigail is both a big and little sister, a good helper at home, a lover of beautiful food, animals (check out her Youtube channel: Little Rodents) and anything athletic! Her favorite subgects in homeschool are reading and piano. Her aunt is a professional photographer, and is teaching her the art of photography. She loves the scriptures (especially the exciting parts). She is a gymnast, and recently performed in her first showcase!