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January 7, 2024

Unexpected pain and loss led Susan to leave the church, after 15 years away she returned.

“There were a lot of small steps along the way, and then one day I had a revelation. A voice came to my head. It was my first spiritual experience in 15 years, and it said: ‘Your family needs you. It’s time for you to go back to the church.’ And I just said who are you? But I knew what I heard, and I knew what had happened, and it was a faith filled journey from there. I had to rethink things again. One thing I thought about was the story of Rip Van Winkle. It was like all the sudden I woke up and thought how did I get here? What am I doing on the side lines? Why am I not in the church anymore? I just felt upside down.”

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Recommended:

General Conference talk: “Waiting for the Prodigal” by Brent H. Nielson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/04/waiting-for-the-prodigal?lang=eng

Books:
Heart of the Matter by Russell M. Nelson
The Faith of a Scientist by Henry Eyring

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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

“There were a lot of small steps along the way, and then one day I had a revelation. A voice came to my head. It was my first spiritual experience in 15 years and it said: ‘Your family needs you. It’s time for you to go back to the church.’ And I just said who are you? But I knew what I heard, and I knew what had happened, and it was a faith filled journey from there. I had to rethink things again. One thing I thought about was the story of Rip Van Winkle. It was like all the sudden I woke up and thought how did I get here? What am I doing on the side lines? Why am I not in the church anymore? I just felt upside down.”
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