Come Back Podcast

"Life is so much better with the gospel. It's not necessarily easy. And especially anyone that's struggling with mental health or addiction or maybe just feeling less-than. I would just say the gospel brings so much joy and happiness when you actually live it. I always tell people that ask me how did I do it. I literally had to give up almost every habit that I had. I had to turn my w...

" But it has come to the point where I know who God is, and I know what He feels like, and I know that I feel Him in the places that I go regarding the church. I know that what I have found is true because of that, and I will continue to have questions the rest of my life, and that's okay." 00:00 Faith Questions Begin 00:40 Foundation Updates Overview 04:45 Come Back To Christ Event 07:04 Meet Sam...

"God is aware of you, aware of your doubts. He knows and understands you, and He wants to hear from you. He wants you to pray. I also want you to know that the Savior, He is there and He is real, and the atonement is big enough to handle all of your truth, all of your sin, everything. So when you're ready, you just lay it on the table and you pray and you tell the truth and get all of it off of yo...

"That just fills my heart with such love for Jesus Christ, that He would do that, that He would descend below me. I mean, it kind of scares me that He had to go through that much, but I just am so thankful for Him and what He has done for me. I just truly have had a change of heart." Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here...

"I didn't think happiness existed in this capacity whatsoever. I'm so grateful that I never gave up. I encourage anybody listening who even considers giving up, don't do it. I promise you that there's good things to come, and grander than you could ever imagine. But you have to grow close to your Savior, and that doesn't mean you have to be doing all the right things. I'm just saying talk to Him a...

"  I have experienced the adversary very heavily, and if the adversary exists, then God exists, and I will never allow myself to go back to that side. I am devoted. " 00:00 Not Safe 03:58 Depression and Losing Interest 06:21 Toxic Relationships and Single Mom Life 10:59 Divorce, New Meds, and Dark Presence 19:06 Peace from Priesthood 24:42 Praise To The Man Sign 40:31 Devoted Serve Clothing code C...

 "Our Savior loves us no matter what we do. Whatever comes our way, whatever we do, He loves us, and He's able to see through the hurt. He's able to see through whatever it is we're doing, the actual action that we're displaying to the world because of our hurt." 00:00 Crisis in Marriage 08:19 Race, Records, and Re-Baptism 13:21 Trauma and Turning Point 28:10 Let People In 33:52 Forgiveness After...

"I just believe that God is found in the messiness. We just need to have faith that even when it makes no sense and nothing seems to be working, that it's in that very messiness that He will find us. That's how it's supposed to be. It's not supposed to be clean and linear. It's meandering and messy and crazy, and then He reaches through the fog of that, and He finds us." 00:00 Conformity and Agenc...

"My mother prayed me back. She worked in the temple for years and years and years. I know I was on that prayer list. Prayers of mothers are some of the most powerful things on this earth. God listens to mothers." 00:00 Haunted by Trauma 09:21 Family Tragedy and Leaving Church 12:20 Golf Sundays and Rock Bottom 15:47 Book of Mormon Turning Point 27:18 Right Place Right Time 29:17 Temple Work Tender...

"When things don't go the way you think they should or fit in the box, it's so easy to feel like, oh I failed, or God doesn't love me, or things like that. But that is not true. Your worth does not change depending on what's happening. No matter where you're at, what choices you're making, none of those things change your worth." 00:00 Faith Shaken 06:52 Worth And Church Pressure 14:19 Burnout Dou...

"Who are you kidding? There is no other path to take. There is no other God to serve. There is no other way to live." 00:00 Something Dark 07:40 Family Faith Shifts 15:29 DUI Spiral and Detox 26:56 Hospital Wake Up Call 28:45 Recovery Then Relapse 31:39 Searching For Strength3 8:05 Dark Trip And Prayer 43:00 New Identity In Christ Mike's Auto Shackhttps://mikesautoshack.com/ Serve Cl...

 "My calling in this life was to be a mother and was to teach my children of Jesus Christ and what the atonement is. Living this gospel is so much happiness and it's truth and I know that because I've lived without it." 00:00 Terrifying Night 02:59 Childhood Divorce 04:12 Mental Health Crisis As A Child 09:53 Teen Rebellion And First Drinking 17:24 College Addiction 24:28 Pregnan...

"The choice to stay and the choice to keep your faith in Christ is so vital. Especially when things don't go your way or they don't make sense, it's so easy to just fall into this mindset of not believing anymore or talking yourself out of the miracles you've experienced or the prayers that have been answered and experiences you've had. That choice is just beyond powerful." 00:00 Faith Shaken Fast...

“With the Spirit you can endure anything on this earth. And I know that when we strive to live worthily and have that Spirit that everything in our lives is bearable and it’s possible. And not only is it bearable and possible, but it’s glorious, and even the very worst of those times that those trials, Heavenly Father has a plan for us.” 00:00 Veil Is Thin 02:47 Dad Joins Podcast 04:10 Origin Stor...

" When you change your focus and you have a purpose and you have Him cheering you on and you can hear it- I mean, it makes a world of difference." 00:00 Numb and Lost 05:22 High School Rebellion 07:22 Rock Bottom and Drugs 09:19 Blessing and Turning Point 17:25 Cravings And Support 22:11 Advice For Worried Parents 27:41 Joy After Sobriety 29:35 Made New In Christ Memor Jewelry code COMEBACK for 10...

" My faith has been completely restored, and more than I could ever imagine. For me to be at this point in my life- where I was and where I saw where I was, it was just so crazy to me. And I always tell everybody when they ask about how I feel about me coming back- God had a plan for me just as He does for everybody. And it sucks that my plan and my path was as hard as it could have been. But ulti...

"I feel like if we could just look around to the people in our communities and the people that that need us, it takes away like the I factor and it becomes we. And as soon as you do that, no matter where you're at in your life, whether you're a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whether you're Catholic, whether you're agnostic- as soon as you look out to others and find a w...

"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 Challeng...

This is a replay of a story shared in 2024. "   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 becau...

" 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 Wak...

" 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 wo...

 "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...

"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....

"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...

"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 Krist...