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
Marley’s Faith Crisis Pulled Her Away from the Church….and Why She Decided to Stay
“ The answer to every question or concern that anybody ever has is that it will all be okay because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. That is what it’s for. That is why they say the first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is real life. It’s not just something that we tell Primary kids because it’s cute, and we turned it into a cute little story and song. It is real. Start there. I came to really love my Savior, and He came to really help me.” 00:00 Facebook Post Sparks Questions 04:49 Marley’s Childhood 13:07 Sacred Grove Testimony 23:08 Mission Struggles And Family Addiction 34:44 Overwhelmed And Doubting 39:29 Choosing To Stay 51:45 Faith Choice And Imperfect Church 56:48 Healing Through Christ Purchase Come Back to Christ Event 2026 Tickets Here: www.comebackpodcast.org Memor Jewelry code COMEBACK for 10% off https://memorjewelry.com/ 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
Watson left the Church – and then his mother’s prayers brought him back to Christ
“My mother prayed me back. She worked in the temple for years and years and years. I know I was on that prayer list. Prayers of mothers are some of the most powerful things on this earth. God listens to mothers.” – 00:00 Haunted by Trauma 09:21 Family Tragedy and Leaving Church 12:20 Golf Sundays and Rock Bottom 15:47 Book of Mormon Turning Point 27:18 Right Place Right Time 29:17 Temple Work Tender Mercies 36:43 Heart Attack And Blessing – Mike’s Auto Shack https://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
Faith, trials, and the Holy Ghost—Ashly and her dad discuss Christ’s Atonement on Palm Sunday
“With the Spirit you can endure anything on this earth. And I know that when we strive to live worthily and have that Spirit that everything in our lives is bearable and it’s possible. And not only is it bearable and possible, but it’s glorious, and even the very worst of those times that those trials, Heavenly Father has a plan for us.” 00:00 Veil Is Thin 02:47 Dad Joins Podcast 04:10 Origin Story Recap 11:16 Bold Believers Lesson 16:23 Callings And Blessings 18:40 Blizzard Rescue Story 22:43 Ministering Promptings 23:36 Sacrament And Atonement 25:31 Bearing The Unbearable 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 fill out the form: https://form.jotform.com/233109071625046 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
Church history and traumatic loss turned Julie away from God…then she started to see the miracles
“I just really started building my testimony to the point where I was able to start receiving personal revelation from my prayers again and getting answers and being close to God again. And then that’s when everything changed. Like once I was able to have God in my life again, just I felt so much closer to Him and to the gospel and just being able to get answers. And then it’s like I started to realize and looking back that He had been there all along.” — Facebook Group: LDS Spiritual Experiences, Miracles, Tender Mercies, and Conversion Stories — Memor Jewelry code COMEBACK for 10%: //memorjewelry.com/ Serve Clothing code COMEBACK for 15%: //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 Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell
Ashly Stone interviews Don Bradley at the FAIR Conference August 2025
“For those who are struggling with doubt, one thing that I would say is keep hold of the things that you do know are true. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Whatever has worked in your life, spiritually, make sure you keep doing that. Don’t let yourself get so focused no the things that you are struggling with, or that are disturbing to you, that you stop doing those things. Those things can serve as an anchor.” 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 tragedy to testimony, Melissa’s story of grief, faith, and Jesus Christ’s healing
“We didn’t get that miracle that we really desperately pleaded for, but I feel like I have a stronger testimony of miracles than I ever have, even though it wasn’t the one that I wanted. I don’t know the answers of why she didn’t get to live the rest of her life and why she isn’t here with us and why am I still here? It’s like such a strange, backward feeling that you have a child that’s no longer here and then I feel like she is–this is still her story, because she’s impacting people as well and she’s still a part of it. It’s still her story. And so that really motivates me to share the gospel and to share our experience.” 00:00 A Surreal Morning 04:24 Struggles as a Teen 14:24 COVID, Faith Challenges, and Loss 24:56 Miracles, Angels, and Priesthood 26:14 Community Support and Ministering 35:24 Sharing Faith and Social Media 40:29 Grief and Finding Community 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 Home https://www.latterdaymatchmaker.com/ https://www.matthewbraidleypianos.com/ Home Home Cozy Earth code COMEBACK for 40% off https://cozyearth.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
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
Don Bradley’s story of removing of records, rediscovering truth, and returning to Christ’s church
“One evening after work, I actually had been pondering all this. And just realized, I was completely convinced that God had tried to reach out to the world, reach out to me through Christ, and so I went into one of the little side classrooms that they have there that was empty and prayed, and just accepted Christ, confessed my sins, my sinfulness. And that night walking home I just experienced wave after wave of peace coming over me. I like to say it’s not just like an absence of trouble. It’s peace, like a positive, palpable presence, right? Something there. It felt so thick, you could cut it with a knife. I felt that God loved me. I felt God’s love overwhelmingly.” Website: https://www.comebackpodcast.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/come.back.podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085100628137 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Come_Back_Pod Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@come.back.podcast Join our Book Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129233501137568/ 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 Art Director: Jeremy Garcia Production Director: Trent Wardwell
The murder of Ashley’s brother shook her faith – until she started noticing miracles around her.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content that may be triggering or offensive to some audiences. Parental discretion is advised. “The trial is going to be coming up either at the end of this year or possibly at the beginning of next year. So I’m still going to be going through this. I still have to sit through a full trial. But now I have a lot more strength and armor on me. I am preparing for it to be hard, so I just have to find strength in the Savior. I remember praying one night about forgiveness and how sometimes when you hold that stuff inside it can eat away at you. It’s like poison inside of you. And I thought, ‘how could I ever pray to allow forgiveness for murder? That one’s too big.’ So as I was praying about it, I just thought, ‘All I can do is pray that the savior will carry the burden that I feel from losing someone to murder.’ And in that moment that’s what I did. I said, ‘I don’t know what this looks like, but I need you to carry this for me.’ The Savior never once has let me down with asking Him to carry a burden. It doesn’t matter what kind, whether it’s overcoming depression, losing people or financial loss, the Savior’s love is there, He carries all burdens. So I’ve learned through all this that he can carry anything.” https://mikesautoshack.com/ 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: Serve Clothing https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1