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In this episode, LDF host Dan Wotherspoon shares something he delivered at the most recent Salt Lake City Sunstone Symposium. He spoke as part of a panel in a long-running Sunstone session titled, "Why I Stay." Instead of giving the "why" of his decision to stay actively involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mormon life, he spoke about "how" he manages it. Ultimately, it is because he has figured out the way to be himself at church and in other LDS gatherings. But it was a long and rocky journey from faith crash to rebuilding to confidence, which he shares in this episode. We hope you will listen!
Human beings are built for stories – and have been since the time of the greatest of all faith storytellers: Jesus. He told stories that were able to draw in diverse crowds with different points of view. In a similar way, every person's story – every witness – is the most important thing one can share with another person. Join hosts Mike Walsh and Jen Mauro on this week's episode of “Talking Catholic,” as Dr. Lee DelleMonache, diocesan director of religious education, and fan-favorite Donna Ottaviano-Britt, director of the Office of Discipleship and Leadership, discuss how every person has a “Why I Stay” story – and how sharing those tales can draw others into the Catholic Church. Plus, as a seasoned journalist, Jen offers up some advice on how to organize, write and tell those stories. Bust out your pens and paper! Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be found, at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/talking-catholic, or catch us on Domestic Church Media radio (https://domesticchurchmedia.org) Sundays at 11 AM or Mondays at 4 PM. Follow us on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingCatholic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingcatholic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkingcatholic X: https://twitter.com/talkingcatholic
Have you ever felt alone in your faith journey, grappling with the notion that your personal story might just be an echo in the void? Lynzi, the creator of the "Why I Stay" podcast, joins us to challenge this, illuminating the significance of each narrative in reinforcing our spiritual connections during the most trying times. With a tapestry of voices from Latter-day Saints worldwide, she underscores the resilience and solidarity found in shared testimonies, especially poignant during the isolating waves of the 2020 pandemic. This episode is a tribute to the strength we draw from each other's stories, offering a sanctuary of hope where we discover we're not just walking beside one another, but also with the gospel of Jesus Christ.Navigating the stormy seas of doubt and uncertainty can make staying the course of faith feel like an uphill battle. Through candid discussions, we explore how the act of chronicling spiritual experiences serves as an anchor, preventing our beliefs from being swept away by tides of forgetfulness. Lynzi's personal revelations about the peaks and valleys of motivation in podcasting reflect a journey many of us know well, where rediscovering a sense of divine purpose can ignite the embers of a waning passion. Her testimony is a fervent reminder of the larger mission we partake in, resonating with anyone who's felt the push and pull of a calling amidst life's chaos.Concluding our session with Lynzi, we delve into the intimate dance of faith and adversity, where each step, whether firm or faltering, is part of a grander choreography orchestrated by Divine love. We share insights on visualizing the Savior as our constant support through every emotion, and the transformative potential of setting spiritual waypoints that guide us toward salvation and exaltation. Embracing Lynzi's journey, we invite you to join us in a celebration of divine guidance, recognizing that even in our trials, we are often lovingly carried by a higher power. Tune in for an episode that's more than just conversation—it's a beacon of light on the path to our divine potential.Follow Lynzi on Instagram @whyistaypodcastDon't forget to follow us for updates and more uplifting content@remember.podcast The Inspiration by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
My friend Edward Leavitt (mid-30's, from Southern Utah, RM, Recently Out) joins us to bravely share his story. Edward talks about growing up in Southern Utah (from Gunlock) and his journey to figure out his sexual orientation after not being able to make things work with a woman following his mission. Edwards talks about dark days filled with shame, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and hating himself. Edward talks about his relationship with his Heavenly Father and Jesus and how that allowed him to accept himself and conclude that his is loved and his life is worth living and “choosing to stay.” Edwards also talks about helping things along the way that have him hope and support. Edward bravely talks about finding out he is HIV positive and how that news led him to come out to his family (via a text he reads on the podcast) and his families support (including a text Edwards reads from his Dad on the podcast). It is a powerful family love story of coming together to love and support each other. Edward talks about how his family relationships are central to his happiness and hope for his future. Edward also talks about HIV and reducing the stigma around it and how we can have people in our lives that are HIV positive. I learned much about HIV listening to Edward. Edward concludes with his relationship with his Heavenly Father and Jesus—and how he is glad he is gay—and is hope for the future and peace for today. Thank you, Edward, for being on the podcast. You are brave. Your story gives perspective, hope and insights for others. You are a good man. Links: Church Suicide Prevention Video on “Why I Stay”: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2018-01-0150-suicide-prevention-choose-to-stay
Here are 25 scriptures that will give you the faith, hope, and endurance you need to get through your next trial: Deut 31:6 D&C 64:32 Isaiah 62:11 D&C 11:13 Abraham 2:3 Heb 6:15 D&C 38:15 Heb 3:6 Ez 37:5 Deut 10:17 Luke 12:31 Moroni 7:33 Ps 27:14 Ps 112:7-8 D&C 42:51 Phil 4:11 D&C 35:3-4 Ps 42:11 Isa 55:12 Josh 1:9 Ps 35:13 Rom 8:25 D&C 1:28 Luke 8:50 2 Nephi 25:29 IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
THROWBACK EPISODE FROM 2021!! "Choosing faith is something that has brought me a lot of peace. ... Ultimately, no matter how you look at the gospel, eventually you're going to have to get to the place of faith: whether you believe it or you don't." Lindsey relates that moving home to Tennessee for a few years and having discussions with her family helped her mature in the gospel, how learning about our theology encourages her to continue to explore the doctrine, and that the importance of "giving way" for the children has impressed her recently. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Has the Lord ever asked you to step out into the dark, over and over and OVER AGAIN? When have you had to walk blindly with faith? What do we learn from having these "trust fall" experiences? IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"She's starting to fade, and I'm thinking, 'How is this happening? How is she going to die right here... from like... skiing?" Mike talks about how awkwardly following a prompting from the Spirit on his mission saved him and his companion, and that the words "how oft I would have gathered you, but ye would not" hit him in a whole new way after his daughter experiened a horrible skiing accident. He states that Ether 12:4 causes him to ponder: how and I trying to make this world a better place, now? IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Learn to leave the hard stuff in the Lord's hands with 5 mins of reassuring yourself that your loved one is going to be okay, and that you will be, too. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"If we are willing to step out into the dark, He will show us who is in charge." Stephanie gives an example of feeling "stuck" in growing her family and her education, and how following the prompting to stick out a hard job brought unexpected and miraculous results. She talks about being called as Relief Society President in a ward with high needs just after finding out she was pregnant. And she gives us Alma 36:27 to give us hope to show that we can rely on Jesus Christ because we have been supported through all of our trials, big and small. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"Jesus is such a hero." Ben Jones tells us about his prompting that has to do with an unconventional dating story, a New Era article that changed his 10-year-old life, and rapidly fires out all the reasons the restored gospel of Jesus Christ lights him up. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"Pain-Hope=Despair" "Let him be the Author AND the Finisher." "Lay there and let it go." Vanessa gives a look into following a prompting to start their family MUCH earlier than expected, and stepping into big role as co-founder of Chatbooks even though she was ready to have time to herself. She speaks her testimony of how she had life all figured out, until mental health issues struck her family and what that taught her about handing things over to God. "Be still and know that I am God" has two meanings for her, and both give her strength and awe about what the Master can do in our lives if we let Him. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
IT'S HARD. I GET IT. I have to battle my feelings of apathy toward missionary work alllll the time, just like you. Here are some things I've learned while being a ward missionary this last year that make it easier to WANT to bring souls unto Jesus. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"We're all human beings, and we all have thresholds of tolerance. And when we get pushed beyond those thresholds, we really have to learn how to turn things over to the Savior." Curt talks about his skiing accident at age 18, leaving him a T4 paraplegic and how it forced him to navigate life in a whole new way, that his patriarchal blessing is the anchor that helped him have hope for a future and a family after his accident, and how a few scriptures, (Matt 11:23, Alma 26:12, D&C 122:7) help him see that with the Lord, it doesn't matter what fierce winds come against us, if we know that we are nothing, but with the Lord we can do all things, we can hold on the way and "fear not." IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
This is a STAY POWER Training episode: a short episode where we train ourselves to be strong against the hard things that will SURELY come our way as disciples of Jesus Christ. Are you up for the challenge? *** IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"I find so much more fulfillment and so much more joy as I turn to the Savior and as I try to center my life on Him." Annie talks about the courage to stand up to say she wouldn't play soccer on Sundays. She also talks about realizing she wasn't spiritually in the place she wanted to be, and the steps she took to make that right. She loves the scripture story about when Jesus Christ chooses to stay with the Nephite people, despite the things He needed to go and do. Annie feels that His example helps her set aside her agenda and prioritize people over things. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Tell me, what does the following phrase actually mean? "Inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" ? In this Stay Power episode, we discover how loving our fellow man is also loving God, but may also be a way to lessen the burden Jesus Christ's had to bear in Gethsemane and on the cross, even just a small bit... and that is a powerful thing. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Jordan opens up and sheds light on three life experiences that are so common today; I believe we all have had these things either happen to us or to someone we love: returning home early from his mission, his two best-friend siblings leaving the church, and his battle with pornography. Hear his insights and his powerful testimony about love and acceptance, courage, and the amazing power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
How can filtering your life through the question, "What is my duty, here?" change you? How does relying on God's expectations help prioritize the truly meaningful efforts in your life? This Stay Power episode delves into how we can stop obsessing over how we see ourselves, and focus more on how God sees us, and what He has in store for us, and the power that comes from focusing on Him. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Chayone tells how she referred HERSELF to the missionaries after learning about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Family Search and the Book of Mormon, that being courageous in her discipleship is more difficult at work as she tries to not fall back into habits she got rid of when she became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. She describes how the opportunity to do work for the dead in the temple is what makes her SO excited about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and that she could never leave. Why do YOU stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"It doesn't shatter my testimony [when God gives us changes in the Church.] I feel grateful that God feels like He can trust us enough now that He can give us different guidance and direction." Raisa talks about following a small thought to reach out to her mom's old friend, and how that lead them to move to Texas, how moving to Mexico in high school gave her an opportunity to stand up for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and solidify her testimony, and that continuing revelation from a prophet of God and seeing her mom made whole again after the Resurrection are what excites her about this Gospel. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"[After my mother's death] I came home, and I had to go to church by myself with my kids every week, and I thought, 'I just don't think I can do it. It's just too daunting.' I just told Heavenly Father, 'I can't do this by myself. You're going to have to help me.'" Thalia has experienced the heart-wrenching deaths of her mother and grandmother from cancer, and she shares her maturing process between those times, and how promptings from God helped her do what she needed to do, even when it was difficult. She shares about coming home after her mother's death, and that the grief and the "shutting down" made it very difficult to feel the spirit. She loves the scriptures and gives glory to God for how this Gospel has changed her life. Listen to the episode to hear how Jesus came through for her at her weakest moment. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Tiffany has been through a rough 20 years since her family slowly faded away from living the gospel. She opens up about how the Lord "left the light on" for her and her family, as they made their way back to the covenants that bring them so much joy. From drinking and smoking pot and abusive relationships, to worthiness and temple marriage to an amazing man, Tiffany relates stories that will touch your heart and cause you to reflect on how the Lord has sent angels to minister to you. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
How have past trials actually been a blessing? Shelley describes why her 40 days in the temple experiment couldn't have come at a better time, how her first baby passing away at 4 months old has been a blessing now to their family as their daughter struggles with intense mental illness. Shelley tells how Doctrine and Covenants 6:23 has helped her since her baby has passed away and throughout her life to know that God has spoken peace to her and she should not doubt. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
Priscilla talks about the power of the choices we all made during the pandemic, and that "Let God Prevail" by President Nelson was what anchored them and their choices, and empowers them to make smart, covenant-based choices in the future. She tells about her conversion from Catholisism and how knowing she had a Heavenly Father changed her prayers. Her "strength scripture" is Mosiah 15:14-16, and she expounds on how we can "publish peace." IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"Is this going to spiritually evolve me or spiritually dissolve me?" "This is such a short blip on our radar, super painful, super hard, but so worth it for what's to come." Shannon speaks to her heartbreaking last few years, learning of her husband's betrayal and her mother's death from COVID, all within a few weeks. She talks about hating the Lord's plan and learning how her relationship with Him is not transactional, and how to bring her anger to the Lord. She testifies of the Second Coming, and how she believes that these trials we face are refining us to prepare to meet Him again. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? (or leave a review??) This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
In this Stay Power episode, Lynzi turns to the General Handbook and the scriptures to see what God has said about and why it is important to be baptized when you are eight. References: General Handbook Chapter 18.7.1.1 D&C 68:25-28, Mosiah 5:7-9 IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"Perfection is an eternal journey. It is not here and now. Perfection is progression." McKenzie describes how learning the attributes of Christ helped her mature during her mission, that progression and growth is what lights her up because it allows her let go of her perfectionism mentality, and that Philippians 4:13 is her favorite scripture because it acts as her foundation throughout life, especially in her mothering her children and mental health journey. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Find McKenzie on Instagram @havenmakingmama Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyistaypodcast/message
"We had proven to the Lord that we were willing to follow Him at great personal sacrifice." Lynnette shares that a prompting to bring another child to their family couldn't have come at a worse time, and how they responded. She gives a look into the process of receiving inspiration to go into social media and share light and how it scared her, and that following the prophet is so key and lights her up. IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"Jesus isn't worried about messy or dirty situations. He knows the process of molding us will be messy and dirty." "This is what it feels like to be in the hands of an Artist who knows what He's doing." Madison explains how a prompting in 2019 to write about Jesus while reading the standard works stabilized her during the year 2020, that she has learned that questions are an invitation from God to step out of fear and doubt and into knowing Him better and into a different kind of relationship with Him, and that her word for this year, "molded," helped her understand how Christ works with us in shaping us, Jeremiah 18:6 "Just as the clay is in the potter's hands, so are you in my hands." IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Thank you! Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"Just step into the dark... He'll show up. You won't be alone." Kara opens up about how she and her husband both received separate promptings about getting a PhD, but were both afraid to tell each other, how general conference and the Book of Mormon are her LIGHT, and that Alma 26:27 in the Book of Mormon helped Kara see that if she is feeling like she is about to "turn back," that God is always there for her. Find Kara's Book of Mormon Challenge for the new year: https://www.instagram.com/todayiamenough/ IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
When has God "tried" you? Stephanie talks about courage and standing with both the church and the LGBTQ+ community, how infertility has shaped her spirituality, and how agency, heaven, and love are the things she cherishes most about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Stick it out 'til you work it out! Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. Follow along on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/whyistaypodcast/ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Many of you know my faith journey and background, but many of you might not. I invite you to join in on this podcast given by my friend April Tribe Giauque, titled Why I Stay. With our friend, Ivette Lee, we'll discuss matters of faith, particularly our unique faith as Latter-day Saints, and why we stay active in the church we love. We hope to bring awareness to those who question and to strengthen, uplift, and inspire those who need assurance of God's eternal plan, especially during these troubling times.
Does anyone else out there feel the mental block where you just DON'T FEEL the closeness the Savior that you wish you had? Anyone? Just me? How do we make Jesus Christ our best friend? What has worked for you? Share your ideas with me at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"Faith in Jesus Christ is the most powerful thing in the world." Levi talks about how he wasn't planning on serving a mission, but once he made the decision it transformed him, how he has seen that teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ has changed lives, and that Enos has taught Levi how faith in Christ is the basis for every good thing in this life. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"I just remember saying, 'Thank you, Heavenly Father, for crushing my dream.'" Salena talks about how her life took a turn she never imagined when she didn't get into the school she had worked for all her life, how her mom's cancer threw her into a new world of spiritual maturity, and that "there is someone who took all of your sins upon Him" and the good people in our church community light her up. Know someone who should be on this podcast? Email Lynzi at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com and we will get them on here. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"'Heavenly Father, we've had her a year. Why would you take her from us?' and I felt the rebuke come, 'Well, would you rather I never sent her at all?' Every day we have with our loved ones is a gift." Dennis talks about how he learned to listen to the Spirit through saying "no" to an adoption opportunity he and his wife wanted so badly, and that finding out their one-year old baby they had prayed for had an aggressive cancer of the kidney, and that his love of the gospel is sparked by the fact that "even the least saint" can know all things, as soon as they are able to bear it." Find Dennis' new book, "Looking unto Christ in Every Thought: Defeating Fear, Doubt, and Discouragement" here. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"There's chariots, there's people on the other side, there're things happening, there are things in the works, and keep doing what you're doing. Keep being faithful. Keep believing in miracles and it will all work out like it's supposed to." Rachel talks about how she sees that her personal discipleship, her determination to get to the celestial kingdom, takes courage, and that she stands in awe of the simplicity and the complexity of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that she feels a sense of urgency around the gathering of Israel. Rachel relies on 2 Kings 6:15-18 to help inspire her and her loved ones to keep pushing forward even when it seems like everything is against them. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Have you ever surprised yourself with your bravery in speaking the Truth? How did COVID change you? How can you strengthen your testimony of temples and covenants? Hayley talks about her rapid growth and the negativity that came with it on Instagram when she posted a reel about modesty, how COVID and the shut down made her deeply evaluate her faith and testimony, and how much she SERIOUSLY LOVES covenants and the temple. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
When is the last time you wrestled with your patriarchal blessing? How do you make your family a "forever family?" When has God spoken to your heart that He knows you and is aware of what you need? Raychelle explains her decision process to go to school instead of serving a formally called mission, she bears her testimony of the plan of salvation and her love of her family, and she describes how she knows God loves her from an answer to prayer after a scary workplace accident. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"I want to see Jesus, face to face, and say 'I did the best that I could do with what I knew. And I did it. I did it one hundred percent.'" What do we do when faced with a faith crisis? Are the youth today able to withstand the world and its pressures? When has God fortified you through the Spirit? Jenn relates her tales of starting a business and having a faith crisis and learning how to have faith IN the Lord Jesus Christ, watching the Gospel of Jesus Christ change the youth in the church, and how the Spirit never tells her to give up. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
What happens when you realize you've been wrong about how you've been living the gospel? What are the benefits of having many friends of other faiths? What do you do when you find "tensions" in the gospel of Jesus Christ? Jorge tells us that he believes it takes courage to admit when he was wrong about some of his beliefs in the gospel, how having friends of different faiths has helped him become more comfortable talking about his own faith, and how discovering the inherent contradictions or "tensions" in the gospel excites him. "Living the gospel makes me happy. It brings me a lot of joy... Especially when I'm trying to do my best... there's this confidence in knowing that you're on the path that God wants you to be on. There's a certain peace that comes from knowing the Lord's promises will be fulfilled." "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How will you have courage to stand up to your friends? When has a dark time turned into a growing experience through Christ? What does family mean to you? Mercedes describes how it still is absolutely necessary to have courage in living the gospel, even if you are in a Latter-day Saint saturated area, how a family crisis brought her back to the covenant path and to serving a mission, and that family and the community in the church are the things she loves most about the church. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
When Gabby got her IUD, she didn't expect for her whole world to get flipped upside down and spiral into a depression so deep, that she would start to question why she should even be alive. Gabby Scollard is an author, public speaker, and health advocate, all at 19 years old. Her book, Why I Stay, turns Gabby's daily affirmations of why she should live, into a resource for those struggling with their mental health. Sickboy LIVE in Edmonton Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sickboy-live-in-edmonton-tickets-400700244217 Sickboy LIVE in Vancouver Tickets: https://admitone.com/events/sickboy-podcast-vancouver-8301026 Sickboy LIVE in Calgary Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/sickboy-podcast-live?fbclid=IwAR3wSrJIEOfBk5DzAwsBg7fp5zom_XiEo5Gr9EjsFpuKqgk3JygqDu2PjEI Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN
When Gabby got her IUD, she didn't expect for her whole world to get flipped upside down and spiral into a depression so deep, that she would start to question why she should even be alive. Gabby Scollard is an author, public speaker, and health advocate, all at 19 years old. Her book, Why I Stay, turns Gabby's daily affirmations of why she should live, into a resource for those struggling with their mental health. Sickboy LIVE in Edmonton Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sickboy-live-in-edmonton-tickets-400700244217 Sickboy LIVE in Vancouver Tickets: https://admitone.com/events/sickboy-podcast-vancouver-8301026 Sickboy LIVE in Calgary Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/sickboy-podcast-live?fbclid=IwAR3wSrJIEOfBk5DzAwsBg7fp5zom_XiEo5Gr9EjsFpuKqgk3JygqDu2PjEI Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN
Today's episode is a little longer because I get a little more personal (plus last week's was shorter)! If you've not ever heard of "Crash Theory" by Rabbi Benay Lappe, then buckle up as I share with you how I navigated when my "Master Story" crashed a few years ago. (sources referenced: BTB podcast episode “Crash and Learn” 11/23/2020 https://beyondtheblockpodcast.com/episodes/crash-and-learn-ether-1215-s1!f9e05; CRASH THEORY by Rabbi Benay Lappe: YouTube.com/watch?v=WTdeIFK7VSc) (quote by David Brooks from from Why I Stay, editors intro pg ix, Robert A. Rees, Editor (https://www.amazon.com/Why-Stay-Challenges-Discipleship-Contemporary/dp/1560852917)
What does it take to bring us back to Christ? When have you had to be forgiven, and how did it feel? When has God made your burdens light? From facing alcoholism to becoming an active, worthy member again, Luke describes his journey and gives us insight into his life and his "coming to himself" moment. He talks about his love for forgiveness because he knows it so well, and it has now enabled him to become a worthy priesthood holder. He loves that God visits us in our afflictions, and makes our burdens so we "cannot feel them upon our backs." "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How can we push past feeling inadequate uncertain to follow through on promptings? When has a dark time actually transformed you through Christ? When have you seen miracles and felt God's love in ways outside of the situation you were hoping would be resolved? Kim relates how a prompting to serve her ministering sister lead her to decide to be brave and push past feeling insignificant, how four years of post partum depression and Christ's grace helped her rebuild with her broken pieces, and how 2 Nephi 27:23 fills us with so much hope to know the God we worship is a God of miracles, and we should expect them. She talks about dealing with trigeminal neuralgia and how that has pushed her to see miracles that are outside of healing, even when she would pray and feel no relief of her symptoms or situation. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
What does it mean when you follow a prompting from the Spirit and nothing seems to come of it? In what ways can we better cherish our families? How have you seen the Lord "lead you along"? Katrina talks about following promptings that didn't (seem) to come to anything and beginning to doubt her ability to hear the voice of the Lord, how she chooses each day to be grateful to be a mother, and that trusting in the Lord has brought peace to her life she hasn't felt anywhere else. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How does Jesus Christ feel about prophets? How should we feel about them? How has a prophet of God changed your life for good? In this ⚡StayPower⚡ episode, host Lynzi Clyde gives her take on why we should sustain and honor the current president of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pres Russell M Nelson, even when (ESPECIALLY when) what he says challenges our personal beliefs. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How do you change a faith crisis into a faith opportunity? Is it worth standing up for what you believe in on social media? What evidence can YOU see that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christ's Church? Bridger stands up for the Church of Jesus Christ by posting positive content on TikTok, explains the pivotal moment in his faith crisis where he considered all the "burdens of belief and unbelief," and that God continues to consecrate his decision to believe. He believes that this church, as restored by Joseph Smith, is the best evidence for a life after this and gives the most hope for who we can become. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"It's that realness that also powers the covenants I've made, and I can't go against them. And so I must stay, and I must be committed, and I must share this with other people, because I feel that it's real... and it produced things that I could not have produced on my own. That must have come from God." Do we see our opportunities to be like Christ? Does the Sacrament anchor you each week? How to you acknowledge that the covenants you've made with God are real and binding? Katie relates her experience being a lawyer and an advocate for people who are despised and looked down upon and what that teaches her about Christ, how repentance and the sacrament are anchors in her life, and that God will lead us along if we are meek and have trust in our Savior. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
What happens when you take on a calling you don't feel capable of doing? How have you ACTED recently, instead of being acted UPON? How does being disciplined elevate your life? Kate relates how serving in a branch as a young child helped mature her spiritually, that 2 Nephi 2:14 shows us that there are two types of creations in the world, things to act, and things to be acted upon, and we have AGENCY, to make choices and go on our path. She also loves the Plan of Salvation we have in this gospel, and living prophets, and that being a disciple means making choices now that help us invest in our futures. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Do early-returned missionaries have courage? How do unexpected trials mature us? Do we recognize commandments for the blessings they really are? Frasier gives us a glimpse into the courage it takes to be an early returned missionary, why he feels he needs to be a voice for those missionaries, and that he has faith that the commandments we receive from God are for our good, even when we don't understand the "why" behind them. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Join Val as she breaks down one gay man's reasons for staying in the LDS church. This episode highlights the reality that every person must search for and choose for themselves their own authentic reason for staying (or not staying) in the church and that this decision is deeply and profoundly personal. Book Referenced in this episode: "Why I Stay 2" Edited by Robert Rees
Can people who are not active in the church receive promptings? What if you are out on your mission on and off for 4 years? In what ways does the gospel of Jesus Christ help YOU become better? Stewart reveals a time in his life where God met him at a spiritual crossroads and helped him "come home," how going on a mission, coming home from the mission, going back out again, coming home again, and finally finishing his mission matured him in a drastic way, and how the gospel of Jesus Christ helps him continuously be better really lights him up. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How does the responsibility for a child's spiritual well-being change you? Have you ever had to admit you were wrong and make a 180? How does knowing who you are inform your life? James shares how becoming a father for the first time has increased his spiritual maturity, that when he realized he needed to change, and now always wants to be intentional about talking about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and that Romans 8:16-17 is a scripture he can always come back to. It reminds him of who he is and who he can become. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
How do we walk with others through their trials without trying to step in and fix everything? Do we ACTUALLY realize the power and light we have? How can we learn to be content with the stages that we are in? Lori shares how she learned to walk with and trust others in their struggles, how loves the light she finds in the gospel and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and that the scripture "for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." (Phil 4:11) has changed her. "If I close my eyes, and I check my heart, it tells me to stay." "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"Even if I don't like certain things, that cannot override what I DO know is true. Just because I don't understand something else, doesn't mean what I know is true becomes all of a sudden not true." Lethicia describes finding patience and hope after an injury that put her harp-playing career on hold, her belief in the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the power to change, and why the gospel of Jesus Christ is "comforting, but not comfortable" really resonates with her. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Can we stay true to our covenants while dealing with mental health issues? When was the last time you listened in on a primary lesson? What scriptures have given you strength recently? Emily opens up about staying in the gospel during difficult years of post partum depression, how teaching primary increased her maturity in the gospel, and how Doctrine and Covenants 11:8 has been a source of strength for her during the last year. "God is real, and God is there and He loves me, and he wants me to be doing good... For me, the most good and the most knowledge and support and love is found in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." ******** "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Do you know how to share your stories so that others can come to you when they need help? How do you follow spiritual promptings that seems to go against your first instincts? Are you excited about the future of the Church? Listen in as Emma describes the times in her life that strengthened her, even if they were difficult, awkward, or uncertain. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"That's the least He deserves, to have a group of people, maybe even an ever-smaller group of people, who will follow Him wherever He goes, and who will maintain their faith in Him, and His church, and who will continue to respect and follow His apostles and prophet." Do you know how to stand up for Christ's apostles in a loving and patient way? Have you ever had a spiritual benchmark you worked hard to meet? How has Jesus Christ's mercy helped you to grow? Ben teaches us through his experience standing up for Elder Holland on social media, and when he was able to prepare for a mission by repenting, and that the growth the Savior offers us is one of his favorite things about this church. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
In this episode, we hear that Kim's most embarrassing church experience had to do with teaching over Zoom (SO RELATEABLE), she talks about how teaching gospel doctrine as a new convert strengthened her faith and confidence, and how the teachings of the Savior and forever families are her favorite parts of the gospel. "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Gabby Scollard is a young Catholic lady who found herself fighting suicidal thoughts. She recovered and wrote a book to help others entitled Why I Stay. If you have youth in your parish, are a parent or grandparent; this is for you!
"Reading the Bible or the Book of Mormon... there is a treasure trove of information there that is totally worth looking into and studying. And it makes me curious... what else is there that I don't know? ... It reassures me that 'Hey this is working' when [life] is a little hard." Brad gives us insight into being the one of two members out at school and facing animosity for his beliefs, feeling lonely and apathetic on the mission and a change of heart that helped him gain a testimony of a God who cares, and his gratitude for a God who lets us struggle, and teaches us to struggle. ****************** "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"I find so much more fulfillment and so much more joy as I turn to the Savior and as I try to center my life on Him." Annie talks about having courage to follow through on her beliefs, noticing when something is spiritually "off" in her life, and how Christ shows us the way to prioritize people over to-do items. *************** "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
"I know thousands of members resigned their membership as a result of it...I'm glad that I didn't do that because now I can keep working with the institution, and seeing what we can do to stay faithful and include as many people as we can." "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Hello and welcome to the Why I Stay podcast! My name is Lynzi Clyde and I'm on a mission to find out why YOU choose to stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. You'll see over the different episodes that the podcast has shifted in its purpose over time: What started out as a way to bring my ward congregation together during the pandemic has transformed into something powerful and far-reaching. With so many of our friends and family leaving the church of Jesus Christ, it can be hard for us and honestly, it's also really hard for them. And as we love them dearly, respect them, and hang on to them, it's nice to know there ARE others out there who are still true to their covenants and pressing forward despite difficult questions and struggles. So instead of engaging with the nay-sayers on social media, I invite you to turn around and share your faith with us! This podcast is YOUR platform to proclaim, "Why do YOU choose to stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints?" We're everyday disciples with extraordinary faith. Want to share your testimony with us? Or know someone who you'd love to hear on the podcast? email Lynzi at WHY I STAY PODCAST @ GMAIL.COM And whether you're feeling strong in your belief in the Savior, Jesus Christ, or feeling like you're hanging on by a thread, I just want to say: Thanks for staying with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Kyle talks gaining inspiration through creating spiritual music and lyrics, finding comfort and community with other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and what he learned from watching robins raise their young. "I don't think I could ever get the church out of me. And I bet, if I tried to leave, I would realize how much I was missing." ************ "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Jennie describes coming up against persecution in Alabama, teaching a lesson in an Australian accent, and waiting 6 years for an adoptive brother to join her family. "This Gospel is so true. This is what it's all about: God's family, God's children, being sealed together... That's what it's really all about for me." **************** "Why I Stay" is a faith-based podcast exploring the lives and experiences of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. This podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whyistaypodcast/message
Greg Coles is an author, speaker, and worship leader. His latest book is called "No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation."Check out Greg's website for more of his books and speaking schedule.Greg grew up in the Philippines as the youngest son of missionaries. Whenever his youth group talked about sex and purity, Greg didn't understand why everyone seemed to struggle with lust when it was so easy for him. Then he realized he had it easy because he was not attracted to girls. He was gay.Greg's experiences in evangelical church have been less severe than other people he knows, but his story is still full of trauma and heart break. Despite so many people judging Greg and being cruel once they discovered his sexuality, he still serves in his local church and helps others find their community within its walls.Follow Greg on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Don't forget to subscribe to Why I Stay and leave us a 5 star review. That's one of the best ways to help our little show get discovered.Visit whyistaypodcast.com for more info.
Andy Mineo is a multi-talented hip hop artist, producer, and director. He's been making music since he was a teenager, and has been signed with Reach Records since 2011.His latest release is "Never Land II," and you can buy it or stream it anywhere music is sold.Andy grew up praying for his dad to come back into his life, but it never happened. He's learned over the years that while his dad didn't show up in meaningful ways, God provided men who taught and invested in Andy.He started producing his own hip hop music while he was still in high school, honing his craft before signing to Reach Records, the label founded by CHH legend Lecrae. Andy's journey to and through Christianity has been full of mountains and valleys while he has wrestled with Christian culture and some of the ways it comes up short.Visit Andy Mineo's website for links to his albums and books. You can catch Andy in the Spring of 2022 on the “We Are Unashamed” Tour with Lecrae, Tedashii, and WHATUPRG. Get your tickets before they sell out here.Don't forget to subscribe to Why I Stay and leave us a 5 star review. That's one of the best ways to help our little show get discovered.Visit whyistaypodcast.com for more info.
Taylor Schumann grew up in Virginia with a comfortable and easy life until she was shot by a stranger at her job in 2013. A lot of things changed for Taylor after that, and she began to speak publicly about her evolving views. Although Taylor has experienced enough cruelty to make her question her faith, she remains committed to speaking out about the lessons she's learned.Buy a copy of "When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough" to hear all of Taylor's story.Find Taylor on Twitter or visit her site to learn more about her work.Help support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a 5 star review. And, tell a friend about us.Visit whyistaypodcast.com for more info.
Lecrae is a chart-topping rapper who came to fame with his 116 clique and unashamed rhymes. He was a darling of the young, restless reformed movement until he began to speak up about his experiences as a Black man in church.Get a copy of Lecrae's book, "I Am Restored."Lecrae has never been one to hold back, and his courage and clarity about race in America cost him dearly. His career suffered, his marriage nearly fell apart, and his faith was empty for a time. It was a trip to Africa that gave Lecrae the separation he needed to find the core of the Gospel and begin his journey to restoration and healing.Visit Lecrae's website for links to his albums and books. You can catch Lecrae in the Spring of 2022 on the “We Are Unashamed” Tour with Andy Mineo, Tedashii, and WHATUPRG. Get your tickets before they sell out here.Don't forget to subscribe to Why I Stay and leave us a 5 star review. That's one of the best ways to help our little show get discovered.Visit whyistaypodcast.com for more info.
Bridget Eileen Rivera describes herself as a Christian, Lesbian, Sojourner. Like so many others, she grew up thinking all LGBTQ people were going to hell, but discovered she was a lesbian in college. Buy Bridget's book “Heavy Burdens.”Bridget's revelation was not comforting or easy for her. She felt dirty, unloveable, and damned. She had trouble going to sleep at night because she thought God would send to her hell while she slept.After wrestling with her own faith and the Bible, Bridget began to understand that God did still love her. And that she need not be ashamed of this burden. However, she also felt, and still feels, that she should remain celibate. This puts her in a strange place of having to defend her choices and thoughts to both conservative and progressive people.Bridget's road has not been an easy one, but she has not hesitated to stay true to her calling of helping us all be more empathetic and loving.Find Bridget on Twitter or visit her site to learn more about her work.Help support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a 5 star review. And, tell a friend about us.Visit whyistaypodcast.com for more info.
Why I Stay is part of the Patheos Podcast Network. We will hear from guests like Lecrae, Bridget Eileen Rivera, Jennifer Knapp, Dr. Gregory Coles, Andy Mineo, and Pastor Greg Johnson. New episodes every Monday, beginning Feb. 7.
In this episode, Latter-day Faith host Dan Wotherspoon reflects on the life of his wonderful friend, mentor, sounding board, and wise soul Curt Bench who passed away recently. In sharing about Curt and the pivotal role he played in Dan's life, his hope is that we each will take time to consider the people who have made a genuine difference in our lives, especially those who found joy in who we are and have helped us come to understand ourselves more deeply and perhaps point us toward our genuine spiritual gifts. Dan also reflects on the importance of finding more of those kinds of people in our lives. Sometimes they will fall into our orbit naturally, but we also shouldn't hesitate to actively try to develop friendships that might be transformative for us. In the final section of this episode, Dan reads an essay of Curt's that is found in the 2021 book, Why I Stay, volume 2 (Signature Books). In it you will get to meet Curt in his own words as he describes his journey within Mormonism and how he had found fulfillment there even amidst everything that is less than ideal. A part of that journey was his finding examples of others who inspired him in much the same was that Curt inspired Dan. This is a very personal episode. Thank you for allowing this indulgence.
For this episode, we talked to Dr. Robert Rees. Bob has fit enough into his life to fill several lifetimes, so we can't talk about everything he's done, but we'll give you some highlights here. Bob has taught in humanities and Mormon Studies at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and several other institutions. He's also been the editor of Dialogue, former Chair of the Sunstone Foundation, and has published a wide variety of scholarly articles, personal essays, editorials, and poetry. Bob is the editor of a book series called Why I Stay, which compiles essays by some really remarkable Latter-day Saints; the latest edition, Why I Stay 2, which contains essays from Carol Lynn Pearson, Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, Phil Barlow, and others, was just released in April.Bob is also one of the founders of The Bountiful Children's Foundation, whose mission is to nurture the potential of infants and toddlers to lead healthy, productive, and self-reliant lives by eliminating malnutrition.We spoke with Bob about how we as Latter-day Saints can engage fully and faithfully with a world that's in need of imaginative and optimistic discipleship. He embodies that ideal so perfectly, and we came away so inspired by his energy and enthusiasm for making the Church and the world better places.
In this episode, our guest, Troy Nesbitt joins us to debrief Dhati's episode, Why I Stay. Troy is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Ames, IA and the director of the Salt Network. The Salt Network is a church planting network that focuses on reaching the next-generation in every major university center in the U.S. Check out this episode to hear Troy's story and how this timely question has impacted him, his life, and his ministry. Host: Jarryd Cole, Tracee Wassenaar Special Guest: Troy Nesbitt **Our efforts are possible and matter because of you listeners. Thank you for coming back to listen and support our podcast. If you are looking for financial and other ways to support us check out our support page. Your partnership is welcome and we would love to have you part of the team! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-ambassador/message
When should we actually stay to help in the fight for diversity? How do we decide? The suggested diversity resource for this episode is the "Why I Stay" series hosted by Pastor Dhati Lewis (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtIiaWVS519l7Zm54rIo4QmHjZkV0D3KD).
On this episode, Jarryd and Tracee sit down with Dhati Lewis lead pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, Georgia and VP of the Send Network. Dhati is a husband, father, pastor, and author and has been influential in reaching the city and equipping city leaders for the work of ministry. Dhati speaks on his life experiences, the Gospel, and answers the question why he stays in white evangelical spaces. Check out his YouTube channel "Where Life Exists" where he has a series called "Why I Stay" that will provide more background to the information and topics discussed in this episode. Hosts: Jarryd Cole, Tracee Wassenaar Special Guest: Dhati Lewis **Our efforts are possible and matter because of you listeners. Thank you for coming back to listen and support our podcast. If you are looking for financial and other ways to support us check out our support page. Your partnership is welcome and we would love to have you part of the team! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-ambassador/message
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