Come Back Podcast

"I didn't understand for sixty one years of my life, really, really what the atonement meant, what the sacrament means, what garments represent. I didn't understand it fully the blessings that come from the washing and anointing. Initiatory blessings are just so real and true. It's like I was blind and now I can see. I was deaf and now I can hear." 00:00 Event Reflections and Community Spirit 8:16 Miracles Before Stepping Away 22:28 Truth Crisis and Working at BYU 28:11 A Mother's Influence: The Call to Return 39:19 Understanding the Atonement and Personal Growth 43:26 Finding Solace in the Temple 46:13 A New Perspective on Life and Death Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ For inquiries contact [email protected] Come Back Team: Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone Editor: Cara Reed Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"I love my Savior. He is my friend. He loves me when I haven't loved myself. He's been there for me, sometimes as a silent partner. But as I reflect on my life, I know that He's been there. I know He's carried me when I haven't been able to carry myself." 00:00 Trapped by Oxy 08:15 Childhood Abuse Revealed 13:08 Foster Care and Healing 19:05 Mission Trials and Hinckley 23:31 Marriage and Relapse 26:59 Oxy Addiction Spiral 32:16 Cancer and Hardship 42:39 Quitting and Rebuilding 52:21 Zac's Testimony Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ For inquiries contact [email protected] Come Back Team: Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone Editor: Cara Reed Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"I think that's the biggest thing, is knowing that there's always room to grow and that we are divine children. We have a purpose here on this Earth, to continue to learn and grow to take it with us after this life." 00:00 Feeling Unworthy 02:52 Growing Up LDS 03:56 Anxiety and Falling Away 07:36 Pregnancy Wake Up Call 10:47 Choosing Conversion Daily 20:19 Advice on New Age Fallout 36:38 Belonging in Ward Family Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ For inquiries contact [email protected] Come Back Team: Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone Editor: Cara Reed Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell

"The only thing I can put it to is the true power of the atonement like it went from so negative to clean and positive. Such a testimony builder to me that it's possible for everyone." 00:00 Rock Bottom Doubt 04:01 Diabetes And Isolation 06:45 First Exposure Spiral 15:10 Illness And Going Deeper 17:49 Marriage Mask And Relapse 27:48 Bishop Help And Healing 31:36 Mountain Prayer Breakthrough 34:29 Rebuilding Through Atonement Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ For inquiries contact [email protected] Come Back Team: Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone Editor: Cara Reed Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell

" Everything that we go through in life, all of it, is part of our education, and more than that, it's part of our ministry. It's our ability to help, love, and care for other people. I feel like it has been an honor and a privilege to have lived my life, even though it has been incredibly hard. I want other people to know that the Lord lives and loves them, even if it doesn't look like He does." 00:00 Losing Trust in God 06:12 Parents Backstory and Fallout 16:50 Childhood Instability and Poverty 38:45 Father Wounds 44:30 All In Conversion 47:10 Utah Transition And Staying Strong 49:14 Healing Trauma With Therapy 01:07:10 Worth Advice Purchase Come Back to Christ Event 2026 Tickets Here: www.comebackpodcast.org Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ For inquiries contact [email protected] Come Back Team: Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone Editor: Cara Reed Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell