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
Sam Gave Church One Last Chance…then Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Approached Him
“Life is so much better with the gospel. It’s not necessarily easy. And especially anyone that’s struggling with mental health or addiction or maybe just feeling less-than. I would just say the gospel brings so much joy and happiness when you actually live it. I always tell people that ask me how did I do it. I literally had to give up almost every habit that I had. I had to turn my whole life around. I had to go from the adversary to turn to the Savior, and that was not an easy task. But whenever I try to explain to people what it’s been like, I say I just turned and I didn’t look back.” – 00:00 Testimony In The Dark 04:21 Two Marriages Two Divorces 07:28 Spiral Into Addiction 11:11 New Jersey And A Nudge 15:27 Elder Holland Appears 19:27 Apostolic Blessing Turning Point 22:49 Rehab And Recovery Road 27:14 New Life Family And Faith – 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
From Addiction & Party Life to Temple Sealing: Daphne’s Powerful Come Back to Christ Story
“My calling in this life was to be a mother and was to teach my children of Jesus Christ and what the atonement is. Living this gospel is so much happiness, and it’s truth and I know that because I’ve lived without it.” 00:00 Terrifying Night 02:59 Childhood Divorce 04:12 Mental Health Crisis As A Child 09:53 Teen Rebellion And First Drinking 17:24 College Addiction 24:28 Pregnancy Wake Up Call 30:57 Atonement and Temple Sealing 33:38 Judgment and Belonging 38:19 Online Noise Staying Grounded -Jewelry code MOTHERSDAY for 20% off – only before Mother’s Day 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
Ashly and Jesse Stone share their experiences overcoming addiction by utilizing the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the church’s 12 Step program.
“One thing that I noticed when I started coming back to church was I put my focus on who I wanted to be – instead of trying to fix who I was. Instead of trying to stop doing all of these things, it was, okay, I want to be this person. I imagined myself being a mom and a wife. I wanted a family and I thought, ‘Who is the type of person that I need to be to have those things?’ I envisioned that for myself. Then my focus just really shifted into the steps that I needed to take to be who that person was.” Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
With Jen’s faith in Christ, her life was changed from being a homeless meth addict to helping others.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content that may be triggering or offensive to some audiences. Parental discretion is advised. “There is a song sung by David Archuleta called ‘Glorious’ and he talks about how we all have times in our life where we feel aimless and we can’t see where we belong and we can’t see where we fit. That life is this beautiful symphony we all have parts that we contribute to make that melody the masterpiece that it is. If you haven’t figured out your part yet then just keep listening, you will figure it out. In that moment I translated that to stay on the planet a little longer, you haven’t figured out what your part is yet. So I decided I would give this prayer thing a chance. I drove my truck to my storage unit that I was living in and turned off the car. I turned to God as if He was sitting in the seat next to me and I just started pouring my heart out to Him.” – https://turtleshelterproject.org https://instagram.com/turtleshelterproject?igshid=MTNiYzNiMzkwZA== https://www.facebook.com/turtleshelterproject – Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
After experiencing family struggles, Mandy left the church and became a model in NYC that led her to a drug addiction. Her return to the gospel of Jesus Christ will uplift and inspire you.
“Getting endowed was the most special day in my life. I had never felt so whole inside as a person, without needing someone else’s approval. I myself did this, and I am ok with being who I am. I have God with me all the time now, and there is nothing else that you really need. That feeling alone was worth anything.” Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Drew’s struggle with addiction and how he transformed his life by turning to the Savior and coming back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content that may be triggering or offensive to some audiences. Parental discretion is advised. “I had never really completely lost my testimony. It was always back there, I would always say I didn’t want it. I didn’t want my testimony, it was so inconvenient. It frustrated me so bad that I couldn’t shake it! I wanted to be able to do this and that and not feel guilty or like I was doing something wrong. It just wouldn’t go away! But thank goodness that it didn’t. The Savior was not going to give up on me.” Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Justin’s journey of overcoming addiction and his incredible transformation after treatment and returning to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“At some point in the program God started to work in my life in a way that I recognized. I was reading through the big book and I came to section 11 that talks about when we retire at night we reflect upon our day and when we wake up in the morning we think about the day ahead. Where have we been dishonest and selfish and where can we be of service to others? As we pause throughout the day when we feel doubtful we seek guidance. I started physically, mentally, and with my heart doing these things and every morning I would get on my knees and I would pray. I would read a passage and think about those things. I thought where can I be of service to others and ask God to help me be of service to others today and to be open to those suggestions. If someone was doing something where I could help I would help, if someone wanted someone to volunteer for something I would volunteer for it. The biggest thing I asked Him for, was to help me do the things I don’t want to do today, and He did.” Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Bryan Hedin shares his story of overcoming addiction and coming back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“We did this guided imagery meditation on the Savior my second day on the ranch – and man – I still get the chills and emotional whenever I talk about it. Because as much as I wanted to be mad at God and hold on to that resentment, I just started sobbing. And for me to cry – it’s hard for me to get to an emotional place. But when she started that amazing imagery of the Savior, and taking my wounded heart and replacing it with His heart, that is just full of love and light – I was sobbing. And during that, I had this overwhelming feeling and what I heard with my heart was the message that ‘I am still here and I have always been here, and if you meet me halfway in this thing – I got you.’” Bryan shares his story of coming back after addiction, doubts, tough questions, and suicidal thoughts. Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia
Nichelle Nelson shares her story of coming back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as her experience in a mixed faith marriage.
Nichelle Nelson shares her amazing story of why she chose to come back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after exploring other religions, and being out of the church for a number of years. Nichelle reconverted to the church without her husband, and she shares her experience of a mixed faith marriage. You will love this story of faith & hope. “I prayed so hard for the desire to want to change. I know without a doubt I could not have done that without our savior Jesus Christ. There was another force, another power that made it possible for me to change because I, myself, could not have done that.” – Nichelle Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia