2026 Speakers & Talks

Tracy Roberts Will be conducting the Restoration Torah Conference this year.
He has been a speaker in past years. Tracy is a sixth generation Mormon who served a 25 month mission which was a 7 month extension of his original 18 month mission call. He served in the New Zealand, Christchurch Mission from September 1984-October 1986 under the leadership of Grant L. Spackman and Dean D. Baxter.  His church service over the years includes Sunday School President, Elders Quorum President, Ward Mission Leader, Scout Master, and Stake Young Men’s Presidency.  Tracy is a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek and has genealogy taking him to the bloodlines of Aaron the first Priest and King David.  Of the 78 named Kohen Gadol, High Priest of the Temple at Jerusalem, 59 of them are in his bloodline.  
   Tracy and his wife LaVieve are the parents of five children and six angel babies.  They were married in the Manti Temple on December 16, 1994.  He retired from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and was awarded the rank of Colonel of the Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard and Colonel of the Sheriff’s Posse.  After his retirement he was recalled for two different funerals which changed the rank from honorary rank to a rank with time in service.
  Tracy has preached in many different churches and denominations through the years.  When asked which church he belonged to the response is, “I am a Bu-Hin-Jew-Funda-Morma-Bapta-Costal (Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Fundamentalist Mormon, LDS-Mormon, Baptist, Pentecostal); a man who seeks the truth wherever it can be found. Tracy loves to preach teach and expound the gospel of Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach) whenever a pulpit is given in any church and at any time.  
  He has a BA in Political Science from Brigham Young University.

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 16 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:
My Journey to Messiah Through the Torah!

Melissa Erickson was born in Pueblo Colorado. She is a second generation Latter-day Saint and claims ancestry from both Patriots and Tories (with disgust). She has degrees in Animal Science and Nursing, and has worked as a nurse for 21 years. She currently works with the Utah Mother’s Milk Bank. She is thrilled about her recently born fourth grandchild! Melissa is converted to an eternal, unchanging God who cannot lie, and whose Word endures forever.

    Her presentation is titled:
Jesus Loves the Old Testament and So Should We

Cameron Briggs is a teacher, designer, and computer programmer who lives in southern Idaho. He has a deep interest in the biblical festivals and their meaning for believers today. In recent years he has also developed a love for languages and comparative religion.
Cameron enjoys visiting churches of many traditions to experience and study how different communities worship and encounter God through music and liturgy. Observing these expressions of faith has deepened his appreciation for the many ways believers draw closer to God.
All of his free time is spent teaching English, Spanish, Hebrew, and genealogy, and supporting the ongoing development of the free Aleph with Beth Hebrew curriculum.

    His presentation is titled:
Bikkurim – A Statute Forever

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 come to this work with roots sunk deep in the Latter-day Saint tradition — both born into families whose membership stretches back to the 2nd and 3rd great-grandparent generation. Jonathan’s ancestry is almost entirely composed of early Saints; of his sixteen great-grandparents, only one was not a member of the Church, and only one of the eight marriages was not plural. Janet’s lineage is equally deep, with family lines running through both Utah and Alberta, Canada.
Between them they have raised thirteen children — Jonathan seven from his prior marriage to Melody, Janet six from hers with David. They married in November 2024 under a covenant with Father, and describe themselves, without embarrassment, as deliriously happy and entirely well-suited for one another.
Janet is a Quantum Healing practitioner and — as you are about to discover — a gifted musician. Jonathan spent 39 years as a data scientist and analyst, including thirteen of the last fifteen years working alongside members of the Chabad Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. Together they serve Benai Emunah Institute for Accelerated Learning under Dr. Miles R. Jones, supporting the restoration of the Hebrew Gospels.
You will hear some of that work today.

    Their presentation is titled:
The Apostle Rome Couldn’t Stop:
John, First Fruits, and the Origin of the Quartodeciman Controversy

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:
Embodying the Law of Christ: Rebirth, Sanctification, and Liberty

Charlotte Erickson is a homemaker, patriot, musician, amateur astronomer, and blogger. She constantly tries to be the change she wants to see in the world. Her most valued treasures are her children.  She has been pregnant, breastfeeding, or both for 20 years nonstop.
Charlotte has a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Utah, as well as a degree in math education, and has taught and/or tutored math on every level from preschool to university.
Charlotte is grateful to her parents for raising her in the LDS Church, putting her in piano lessons, insisting she learn to play all the hymns, and teaching her the importance of studying the scriptures and gaining her own testimony.
Charlotte’s favorite things to do include studying Biblical Hebrew, dancing, praying with the Psalms, rollerblading, and writing in her journal.  She and her family host many events with like-minded friends (her favorites are the Biblical feasts, and you are invited♥).

    Her presentation is titled:
God’s Favorite Scripture Story

David Alexander was raised Catholic. After jumping into the hippy thing during his teenage years, and trashing himself, he became a devout Evangelical Christian at the age of 21, and was for 47 years. His Evangelical & non-Latter Day Saint Christian experience was frustrating & often incredibly disheartening. He has now become a Latter Day Saint. To David it is clear that the Bible supports Latter Day Saint teaching, faith and practice… including, of course, the Book of Mormon! According to David, “After a lifetime of searching through the confusing thickets of the 47,500 Non-Latter Day Saint Christian Groups and Churches…it is clear to me that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints embodies the Bible, vastly more than any other church on earth…and it’s not even close.”

    His presentation is not titled.

Special Guest Speaker: He is a world traveler, sometimes comical, and always full of wit and wisdom. He is very interested in interfaith work, comparative studies of Judaism and Christianity, public engagement in science, philosophy, and spirituality, and in getting laughs from the audience (he will punish them with more jokes until the proper response is given). He is a lover of all people and desires to foster unity across cultures and religions.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and has pursued studies in traditional Jewish seminaries in California, New York, and Israel. Over the past two decades, he has focused on comparative studies of Judaism and Christianity, deepening his understanding of both faiths and their intersections.

    His presentation is titled:
Encountering Sinai: A Rabbinic Meditation