Childhood Abuse, Infertility, and the Question that Finally Brought Dee Back to Jesus Christ
“ My life is not what I expected it to be, but it’s beautiful and it’s wonderful and it’s mine and I built it and I made it this and I’m proud of what I did and I’m proud of how I built it and I’m proud of the relationship that I have with my Heavenly Father. Everything that I went through doesn’t define who I am, but it helped me become who I am and it helped me to find the fortitude that I needed to get through it and to power through and power on.” 00:00 Infertility Heartache 05:28 Freedom and Self Destruction 09:42 Infertility Anger and Isolation 13:14 Caregiving and Breaking Point 17:08 Crisis Prayer and Strength 24:36 Overcoming Church Struggles and Triggers Purchase Come Back to Christ Event 2026 Tickets Here: www.comebackpodcast.org Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing…. If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcas… For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com 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
Childhood Abuse & the CES Letter Destroyed Bailey’s Faith…Until Jesus Rebuilt Her from the Dust
“Those answers just don’t matter as much as my relationship with my Savior. It’s like a weight system, you know? I’m not gonna give up something that’s so important to me for the tiny weight of this one particular answer. I’m weighing my options, and I’m gonna choose Christ every time because He is who put me back together and it doesn’t matter if I really believe in polygamy or not. He was there, so I’m with Him.” Tickets to the Come Back to Christ Event: www.comebackpodcast.org 00:00 Abandonment and Doubt 00:57 Live Event Announcement 04:50 Family Upheaval and Abuse 08:06 Speaking Up and Silence 21:21 CES Letter and Marriage Strain 31:09 Years of Doubt 38:59 Scriptures Rebuild Faith 43:32 Healing and Hard Questions Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing…. If you have a story to share please submit here: https://comebackpodcas… For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com 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
Kiaya Was a Heroin Addict for 10 Years…A Cop Made Her a Promise, and Jesus Did the Rest
“No matter where you’re at or what you’re doing or what you feel about yourself, I promise you that you can have a bright and better future for yourself. All you have to do is decide wherever you are or wherever you’re at spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, that you can choose for yourself to have a better day. That this could be the best day of your life, that this day you can choose to do something different with your life. Whatever you’re struggling with, it doesn’t have to be as serious as what I’ve struggled with, you can choose better for yourself, and that’s exactly what your Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want for you. They want you to be happy and have a good life, and have a loving relationship, and have a family, and things like that. Whatever righteous desires of your heart, that’s what they want for you, and you deserve it, no matter what you’ve done in your past.” – 00:00 Rock Bottom 00:31 Come Back Event Invite 04:28 Bullying After Move To Utah 06:52 Abuse & Addiction Spiral 19:57 Jail Wake Up Call 28:34 Church & Confession 33:23 Motherhood & Temple Blessings 37:01 Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is Real – Tickets to the Come Back to Christ Event: www.comebackpodcast.org – Mike’s Auto Shack https://mikesautoshack.com/Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% offhttps://serveclothing.com/If you have a story to share please submit here:https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com – 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
Bee Knew Something Was Off in Her Marriage…It Led Her Back to Jesus Christ
“We have a Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ who love us, and we’re good enough. Nobody gets to tell us who we are, including ourselves when it’s terrible. Because Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ’s opinion is the only thing that matters. I’m learning to really take that on and to really know for myself that it doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of me but them, and as long as I’m trying my best, it’s okay.” – 00:00 Trust Shattered 00:37 Come Back Event Invite 05:00 Childhood Abuse And Shame 06:27 Fast Marriage 07:21 Hidden Addiction And Poverty 10:22 Hospital Help And Affair Reveal 14:21 Repentance And Rebuilding 16:47 Her Faith Crisis Spiral 18:39 Coworker Sparks Return 31:22 Importance of Helping Others – Purchase Come Back to Christ Event 2026 Tickets Here: www.comebackpodcast.org Jewelry code COMEBACK for 10% off https://memorjewelry.com/ 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 info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com 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
James Lost Everything… Until He Finally Learned to Listen to God
“ God changed me. Life brought me to my knees, humbled me enough to just hand it all to Him. It is the greatest decision I ever made in my life.” – 00:00 Shower Wake Up Call 05:10 Family Crisis and Porn 09:13 Sent Home From Mission 11:31 Drift after Marriage 14:04 Divorce Sparks Daily Prayer 21:03 Repentance And Membership Loss 24:05 Faith Questions And Return 32:37 Rebaptism and New Marriage– Mike’s Auto Shackhttps://mikesautoshack.com/ 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 info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com – 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
David Believed Christ Could Save Everyone but Himself
“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: https://comebackpodcast.org/submissions/ – For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com – 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
Hank Smith shares personal experience disrupting cycles of generational trauma and abuse
“I come out of this with a sense of humor, and also some toxic skills. If there’s anybody out there who kind of identifies here, these skills served you when you were young. So we don’t want to shame those. Like, why am I this way? Why do I respond this way? Through the therapy I’ve been through, I would say you have to thank that part of you. For enabling you to survive. Because without my anger, I wouldn’t have survived without the ability to fight. I think self-compassion is usually the answer for sustaining long-term change where you say, ‘You know what, thank you for that.’” 00:00 Walking on Eggshells :The Illusion of Normalcy 04:14 Hank’s Childhood: A Glimpse into Family Struggles 07:48 Coping Mechanisms and Survival Skills 25:22 Overcoming the Past: Becoming a Change Agent 31:53 Scriptural Insights on Generational Trauma 43:55 The Importance of Compassion 49:52 Understanding Personal Spiritual Evidence 01:00:33 Final Thoughts September 5th & 6th COME BACK TO CHRIST EVENT Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.comebackpodcast.org/come-back-to-christ-event-september-5-6-utah-valley-convention-center-provo-ut-3/ Come Back to Christ Event Sponsors: Home Home https://www.latterdaymatchmaker.com/ https://www.matthewbraidleypianos.com/ Home Memor Jewelry code COMEBACK for 10% off https://memorjewelry.com Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% offhttps://serveclothing.com/ If you have a story to share please contact ashly.comebackpodcast@gmail.com For inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com 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
From ex-mormon social media to the Temple, Emma’s gradual journey back to Jesus Christ
“ It felt like the spirit was like- ‘You have been trying to do this by yourself for so long, and I’ve been here the whole time, whether or not you choose to utilize it, I’m here the whole time and I’m here now and I’m not going anywhere. We’re gonna get through this together.’ And I needed that so bad because I had no idea how bad it was going to get.” Cozy Earth code COMEBACK for 40% off https://cozyearth.com/ Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15% off https://serveclothing.com/ 00:00 Introduction: Overcoming Anger and Betrayal 00:46 Exciting Event Announcement 02:44 Meet Emma: The Incredible Nanny 06:43 Emma’s Background and Family 08:41 Emma’s Marriage and Faith Crisis 28:05 Finding Comfort in Faith 31:11 Understanding Agency and Divine Plan 43:06 Advice for the Divorced and Struggling 45:20 Overcoming Judgment and Anxiety If you have a story to share please contact ashly.comebackpodcast@gmail.com For business inquiries contact info.comebackpodcast@gmail.com 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
LIVE EPISODE WITH BAILEY
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content that may be triggering or offensive to some audiences. Parental discretion is advised. “ Reading the Book of Mormon that week, I really sat down and actually studied the words of the Book of Mormon, and it was powerful. It was so powerful. It was undeniable. And I had been reading about how this genius farmer, right, we always were like, ‘He’s such a genius. That’s how you get away with it,’ wrote this book out of nowhere. And as I’m reading it, I’m just like, there is no way. There is no way. I remember so many scriptures, I couldn’t get enough because there were so many things, and it just felt like God was just waiting for me to open the door and He would just feed me, you know. Like I was starving and He would just feed me.” Come Back Team Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Cara Reed Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Episode sponsor: Brick House Recovery
Dana was excommunicated for a teen pregnancy – but that didn’t stop her from following the Savior.
“If you were to ask me to translate an ancient document and to organize the people and a whole religion — I would never want that kind of authority thrust on me. I know I would misuse it, I absolutely would. So this process has really brought me to this place of grace for those who have come before in the gospel. And also, these things that I get so frustrated about or that I don’t understand, they’re not mine to understand right now and it’s okay because it’s temporary. The reality is that Christ is our savior and the gospel is real. And when we turn to Him, the peace that is there, and the love, and the understanding surpasses everything else. There is no substitute.” Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Cara Reed Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Episode sponsor: Serve Clothing https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1