"I knew it right then that my focus needed to shift to my family and to my relationships and to the covenant that I made with God. And that has completely dictated how I've lived my life since then."

00:00 Unwanted Advice

06:04 Robert's Rebellion and Substance Use

07:03 Atheism and Mocking Faith

08:27 Addiction and Life Unraveling

12:09 Missionary Blessing

23:35 Bishop’s Challenge

38:56 House Fire and What Really Matters

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"   The foundation of my testimony was the doctrine of the church is right. The way we understand the plan of salvation and eternal progression and all of the things that make us different from mainstream Christianity, I knew to be true based on my reading of the scriptures and praying about it. I was really given a strong testimony of it. And because of that it was like all of the messy history, all the things that the anti-Mormons love to use to sow doubt and stuff, that was all downstream from that. It was like, well, none of that changes that the doctrine is what my testimony is, and I believe the doctrine is true."

00:00 Terrifying Night

05:41 Meet Kelsey

06:16 Leaving the Church at 12

11:22 New Age Deep Dive to Breaking Point

26:42 Love Rekindled: Seeing Your Spouse with New Eyes

28:22 Calling on Jesus & the Reality of Spiritual Warfare

38:00 Testimony of Doctrine, Temple Endowment, and Family Support

46:06 New Age as a Counterfeit: Stay Focused on Christ

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" His plan for us is to eventually just be back with Him. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as we end up choosing Him. And that's what I've come to learn...His plan was for me to be in a covenant keeping life and I am here now. He just helped me to get back."

00:00 A Violent Encounter

02:30 Brayden's Early Life

09:31 Double Life and Gang Involvement

16:17 A Wake-Up Call

32:12 A New Purpose

40:43 Life in Prison

45:29 Solitary Confinement

52:00 Post-Prison Life and Reflections

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" The moment I stepped out of that Bishop's office, those cravings were gone. I went through three rehabs in my lifetime. I would go to AA meetings. When I got clean, I hated going to the meetings because they just made me feel guilty. Like you have this disease you're gonna carry with you the rest of your life. Well I don't. The Savior took that from me. He took it from me, and I don't have to worry."

00:00 Struggling with Guilt

04:11 Teenage Rebellion and First Experiences with Drugs

10:05 Post-Mission Struggles and First Marriage

11:40 Descent into Addiction and Legal Troubles

27:43 Reuniting with Family After Prison

31:27 Starting the Repentance Process

35:50 Finding Love and Building a Family

39:16 Reflecting on Transformation

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 "It doesn't matter where you are on the path, it just matters which direction you're facing. I honestly wish I could say that my life is perfect, and since I've gone back to the temple everything has just fallen into place for me. There are times when I kill my sense of joy by comparing myself to other people, but I have to remind myself that it's okay where I'm at. And just like in the creation on the second day, the third day, it is still good. We are still good, and God still sees us as good. Even when we're just messes."

00:00 A Terrifying Encounter

05:15 Marriage and Motherhood

09:06 Dating Challenges and Disillusionment

26:23 Struggles with Faith and Sobriety

34:35 A Miraculous Answer

39:52 Pursuing Higher Education

44:23 Returning to the Temple

49:58 Finding Peace and Purpose

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"If you want answers, they are out there. But the one thing that I have learned is who do you have a testimony in? If you have a testimony in the church, if you have a testimony in the missionaries, in anything other than Jesus, it's going to fail you and you're going to fall. But if you have a testimony in Jesus and you really do believe that this is His church, all of those things-they'll pale. And when it's time for you to find those answers, you will find those answers. God works that way, line upon line, precept upon precept."

00:00 Introduction and Personal Beliefs

01:42 Welcoming Chase to the Podcast

11:29 Post-Mission Life and Rebellion

14:27 Life in the Mountains and Personal Realizations

22:17 The Miracle and Reconnecting with Faith

25:26 The Experiment Begins

34:06 Struggles and Realizations

40:22 Understanding Celestial Thinking

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"Never judge a book by its cover. Because I'm covered with tattoos. You know, I got tattoos all over my neck, everywhere I'm covered. Don't ever look down on nobody. The only time you look down at somebody is if you have a hand stretched out to help the person up. Just like my Savior had His hand stretched out to me. For so long. Finally I grasped ahold of His hand and He lifted me right outta my darkness, and now my light can shine. It's my prayer and my hope now that people want to know Christ because they know me."

00:00 Introduction and Early Struggles

03:02 Troy's Early Life and Conversion

13:38 Descent into Addiction

16:38 Legal Troubles and Incarceration

28:36 Baptism and Reconciliation

30:57 Challenges and Misunderstandings

32:37 Seeking Guidance and Support

37:47 Restoration of Blessings

40:07 Temple Experiences

42:38 Sharing the Journey

48:43 Final Reflections and Gratitude

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"I'm done doing these things alone. I'm ready to submit to your will. Like, I'm gonna let go of all my beliefs, all the things I think I know. I'm gonna let go of all of that, and I just want You to guide me forward. I told Him, I don't know if this church is true, but it's where I feel comfortable. So just show me. Like, be with me. Show me, let me know I'm going the right direction."

00:00 Kristin's Personal Struggles

06:04 Struggles with Faith and Church Attendance

12:14 Turning to Alcohol and Personal Challenges

19:22 Husband Coming Out and Personal Downfall

37:04 Struggles with a Controlling Partner

43:42 A Lifeline and a Prayer

56:22 Finding Love and Sharing the Journey

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"I personally believe that one of the ways in which the spirit speaks to someone such as myself is through logical sense. Which I think is interesting because usually those two things are pitted against each other. I never received the voice in my head saying, this is true when I'm reading the Book of Mormon as some people would. As something clicked in my head I would be at peace about it. And then obviously the heart and mind have to be unified in order to be spiritually in tune. So I am always like, well, if you're experiencing an absence of the spirit because you have all these logical problems, that's probably why. It's because your heart and mind need to be in tune. And that's obviously why I never received a purely spiritual witness, because my mind was just not in it, and my mind needs to be in it. And so I always like to view those two things as working together, not really working against each other."

00:00 Facing a Crisis of Faith

08:06 Seeking Answers and Facing Doubts

11:54 Turning to Family and Church Leaders

20:23 Finding Hope in Apologetic Literature

23:54 Discovering Influential Books

29:36 Advice for Navigating Anti-Religious Content

32:39 Reconciling Faith and Logic

39:20 What Makes The Church Different

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" Lean into the God that you know, I will give you comfort, I will give you peace. So that's truly what I've learned through all my experiences. You know, in my deepest valleys where I was extremely fearful and guilt ridden, that I was so far gone, so far broken. Nobody would ever relate to me or understand me. I was completely cutting myself off from the one who understands this perfectly. Our Savior has felt everything that we've felt. Yeah, I will agree with people that, well, you don't understand how I'm feeling. I don't, I've never been through what you've been through, but your Savior does."

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"I find so much incredible joy in serving the temple. And in this position, it has been mind blowing to me just the amount of testimony I've gained. And seeing people in their hard situations and now understanding that everybody's situation's hard. We don't see it 'cause they all hide it. Right? And we just need to let God in. We need to let Him approach us. And we all need to be that for somebody else. We need to be the means of letting them see God's love, and acting on it."

00:00 The Devil Wants Me

08:31 Struggles with Pornography and Early Challenges

13:08 School Controversy and Social Isolation

17:12 Rebellious Teenage Years

26:17 Turning Point: Seeking Repentance

32:31 Life-Changing Spiritual Experiences

36:12 Overcoming Temptations and Challenges

40:35 Final Reflections and Gratitude

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