Chandler David Hendry, the 27-year-old Latter-day Saint content creator known as Chuck and founder of the Restored Truth podcast, died Friday morning after running a red light in a three-vehicle crash in Lehi, Utah.
Police said the collision happened around 8:25 a.m. at the intersection of Timpanogos Highway and Morning Vista Road. Witnesses reported Hendry was driving westbound when he entered the intersection against a red light and struck two other vehicles traveling north and south on a green light. He was not wearing a seat belt. First responders took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other drivers and passengers reported no serious injuries. The Lehi Police Department, through spokesperson Jeanteil Livingston, said the crash remains under investigation.
Hendry was heading to the final day of the FAIR apologetics conference at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi when the crash occurred. The three-day event, which ran Aug. 5-7, focuses on defending and explaining doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hours earlier he had shared a short video reflecting on a conference presentation about the afterlife by BYU professor Anthony Sweat. In the clip Hendry described an illustration of eternal family connections and said,
“That is what the eternities will look like. A link of the family unit of God.”
Born in 1999 and raised in Midway, Utah, Hendry graduated from Wasatch High School. He served a full-time mission for the church in Jackson, Mississippi. After returning, he worked in sales before launching Restored Truth in early 2025. The platform produced roughly 250 videos across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and other sites, reaching millions of views and nearly 100,000 combined followers. Content centered on interfaith dialogue, LDS apologetics, scripture study and encouragement for young people preparing for missions. He regularly closed videos with the line,
“Keep your knees on the ground and your eyes toward heaven.”
Hendry married AnaLynn Hudson on Sept. 21, 2024, in a sealing ceremony at the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple. The couple had been together several years; he proposed in April 2024. AnaLynn, a digital creator, dance instructor and Utah Valley University student, described her husband as
“the best person that I knew”
and said she felt God’s love through him every day. They were weeks away from their second anniversary. He is also survived by his parents, Chad and Cheri Hendry, and siblings including sister Chaleigh Rowley.
On Saturday, an event Hendry had planned for prospective missionaries proceeded as a tribute at the Tax Hive in Orem. Friends and family, including his parents, shared stories of a young man who once refused public speaking assignments yet later became a confident defender of his faith. Colton Miller, a close friend, said Hendry
“instilled confidence in thousands of Latter-day Saints to stand firm in their faith.”
Fellow creators Maddy Packer, Jacob Hansen, Cade Alvey and Cardon Ellis recalled his influence in motivating people to serve missions, study scripture and speak openly about belief.
A candlelight vigil took place Monday evening at the church building at 11300 Highland Boulevard in Highland. A GoFundMe organized for AnaLynn and the Hendry parents has raised more than $67,000 toward an $80,000 goal to cover funeral costs and immediate needs. The fundraiser notes that Chandler was known not only for his online work but as a devoted sibling, uncle and friend.
Police have released no further details on the investigation. No other names of those involved in the crash have been made public. Hendry’s body of work remains available on the platforms where he posted, including the pinned videos that continue to circulate among followers processing the sudden loss.
