Come Back Podcast

"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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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone
Editor: Cara Reed
Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson
Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger
Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze
Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"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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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone
Editor: Cara Reed
Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson
Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger
Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze
Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"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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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone
Editor: Cara Reed
Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson
Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger
Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze
Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"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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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone
Editor: Cara Reed
Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson
Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger
Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze
Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Production Director: Trent Wardwell