Why I Stay Podcast with Lynzi Clyde: Recent Episodes
Lynzi Clyde
When so many are leaving, why do you stay?
Everyday members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints talk with host, Lynzi Clyde, to tell us why they choose to stay true to their religion, true to their covenants, true to their faith.
Kyla recounts a time when something a primary teacher said sparked the conversation in Kyla's mind about "grey areas" in the application of the gospel, why hope and peace are some of her favorite aspects of the gospel, and how D&C 10:47 helps her have faith in the promise of power and covenants with our Heavenly Parents.
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.
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"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.
"God always has time for you...so you find time for Him."
Shayla testifies of how Pres. Nelson's invitations to be a peacemaker and think celestial have helped her respond to negative comments online. She tells of feeling called by God to build a stronger spiritual foundation and really deciding to be "all in." Finally, she reveals how God's big and small miracles were apparent after an awful accident.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
"I can do all things through Christ--not just repenting, but the other things."
Cortland recounts how he received the courage to confess his sins and had to prepare to leave his mission because of it. He testifies of how the atonement of Jesus Christ has empowered him to face many surgeries, adding that he feels he is going on faith in almost everything. Cortland then paints a picture of how it feels to knock at Jesus' door and then wait for Him in silence.
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"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.
Darrin tells how, while washing dishes, he "woke up and did something more than dream of his mansion above," loving the doctrine of "change," and how Matthew 22 teaches us about the divine design of interdependence.**"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.
"Walking out of that office...the weight was gone."Simone tells her "Alma the Younger" story--knowingly going down a bad path in her youth, then eventually feeling perfect relief through repentance because of Jesus Christ. She shares her excitement for the doctrine of eternal families and urges us all to keep reaching out to the ones who are lost, never giving up on them."Having experienced life outside of the Church, and life in the Church, I can say from experience that I know that life is so much better. It's so much easier to handle trials. There's nothing that compares to the strength you receive when you have a relationship with Christ, when you are accessing His power, and when you have the guidance of the Holy Ghost. There are so many times in my life since coming back to the Church where I can just see--if I wouldn't have had my knowledge of the gospel, if I wouldn't have had the Spirit, if I wouldn't have had the strength that comes from the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ--I would not have been able to get through it. So I stay because I love Jesus Christ. I love what He's done for me. He's amazing. First and foremost is my love for God. That's why. But also, you can't beat the blessings that come from living the commandments! And they're clear as day. You can test it out for yourself. I know that obeying the commandments brings blessings and joy." - Simone WatsonIF 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.
I should have just used a fake background...
Lynzi celebrates 100 episodes of the Why I Stay Podcast with a special episode showing a behind the scenes look at the HIGH TECH recording studio (guest bedroom) and revealing the 3 main things she's learned that everyone needs if they are going to continue faithful in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
TLDR: 1. Choosing to believe
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Persistence through tensions
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Remembering Christ can redeem anything.
Tell me why you stay, I'd love to hear it in the comments!!
Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, shared, and been a guest on this show. It means the world to me to share this space with you, and to stay with you. Thank you.
"Because of Jesus Christ, I was able to escape the hell that I put myself in."
Arantza shares her struggle, anticipation, and finally joy in coming to understand the temple garment. She rejoices in Jesus Christ's gospel of second chances, and explains how she faithfully follows promptings to share the gospel online, even when she feels reluctant.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
In this episode, we fly back in time to one of my first episodes! Did you know I started my podcast for the Cambridge 2nd Ward while I lived in Boston?
It was 2020 and a whole group of new students were coming out to our area, hoping beyond hope that Harvard and the other schools would open up for in-person classes.
But without church or any meetings happening, how would we get to know all these new friends??
Thus, the Why I Stay Podcast was born.
Here's Jennie, a feisty fun friend from my days in the good ol' state of MA.
----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.
"Learning to love the will of the Lord has been a journey that's still underway."
Morgan dives deep into the loss of an infant son and how that experience has enlightened him about the nature of God and the vitality of the atonement of Jesus Christ. Morgan speaks with conviction about his trust in the plan of salvation and his zeal to make it back to heaven and reunite his family.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
"Putting in some extra effort was what helped the spark come back."
Kristina explains how the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was a time of miracles for her, and shares her excitement about the gathering of Israel. Kristina and Lynzi discuss engaging in gospel "extracurriculars" to keep the fire of testimony burning within us.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
"I had the very clear impression: 'You can go through this by yourself, or you can do it with me.'" Colin testifies of the importance of knowing our identity as a child of God and what we learn from Moses 1, how "just another" temple open house completely changed him, and the comfort and peace he finds from following 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.
"I don't know everything, but I do want to know those things."
Amanda defines her idea of mourning versus comforting, then describes what it's like to be a "Sam." She acknowledges the value in sharing our struggles and encourages vulnerability and openness in a gospel setting.
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"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.
"God is protecting us and watching over us all the time."
Elliott witnesses that the Savior's atoning power can take care of things that aren't "spiritual" in nature, that God sees and looks out for the one, and that the most heartbreaking moments in life can reveal God's miracles.
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"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.
Jasmin describes how she exercises courage daily with posting pro-lds social media content for the purpose of bringing others to Christ, and then Jasmin and host, Lynzi, geek out over the temple and how important and amazing it is. Finally, Jasmin shares that 3 Nephi 11 has given her strength as she recognizes Jesus's invitation as a call to repent and be humble as she tries to be better, every day.
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"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.
"I had to set down Plan A so I could see the beauty and the goodness in Plan B."
Chris opens up about how much courage it has taken to navigate her mixed-faith marriage and family.
Chris and Lynzi agree that we can use our agency to choose to "live after the manner of happiness" as it says in 2 Nephi 5:27.
They discuss how to not overpersonalize others' choices in regards to their membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Finally, Chris offers a beautiful prayer for all who might be struggling as she has.
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"He never lets go. He will keep seeking after us and fighting for us and wanting us: Always, always wanting us."
Michelle describes how the intense circumstances of losing a job and being pregnant without their own home helped her faith and understanding of Jesus grow. She loves that she can be yoked to the Savior even though we aren't equally suited to pull with Him, and how forgiveness after abuse once felt impossible, but because of Jesus, she could forgive to let Christ heal her. The forgiveness was not just for the abuser, but for her to heal.
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"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.
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"It's never a mistake to pray about it."
Jessica tells her story of following a prompting to give up all of her post-graduation opportunities, what it felt like for her to "come back" to church after a harrowing pregnancy, and how 2 Nephi 32 guides her every day food choices.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
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"Elder Helm, I'm going to stay."
Renn describes how staying on his mission in Mexico after an intense robbery took so much courage, that the accidental death of a friend matured him in his faith, and how the Atonement of Jesus Christ is everything to him.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"If God trusted His home to be safe in Tucson, then I can trust my home to be safe in Tucson."Lita describes how the temple and the Book of Mormon have softened an incredibly difficult life transition, how personal revelation and temple covenants have given her peace, and how she has seen God bless her immediately like it says in Mosiah 2:24 and 25:10.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.
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"You have to lean not only on your earthly support system, but you have to lean on your heavenly one as well. Lean on Christ, lean on the angels and the people in heaven who are cheering you on every day."
Emma describes regaining a more expansive testimony of prayer, enduring a trial and feeling Heavenly Father say, "Aren't you proud of yourself?" and how 1 Peter 1:6-7 gives her strength to bear trials well as they refine her like gold in a fire.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
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"Think of Jesus and his pace of life. He's four days late for Lazarus. He spent two days here when he was on his way somewhere else. It's okay if we take longer to do things and if we don't get all the things done... It's going to God's house that gives me that peace."
Shima tells how years of intense hip pain and infertility lead her family to a miracle, how she sees Jesus Christ changing the lives of convicts, and that Alma 7:23 gives her direction on how to become like Jesus, a little bit at a time.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"When that depression comes, it's like, 'Wow, I really feel like I don't know what I'm doing anymore, and I need to figure it out.' But part of that is learning how to adapt. And for me, part of that adaptation came after many, many experiences of this over the years, ... trying to be in close proximity to people that I know ARE feeling the spirit. It helps, it really helps."
Jonathan talks about how belief can lead to action, and when someone is depressed, believing Christ through past experiences and believing in someone else's belief is a valid way to make it through. He talks about his divorce, and how he tried so hard to pray and qualify for blessings and his marriage still ended, and how a simple question from his seven year old daughter got him back on spiritual track. 2 Nephi 10:20 helps Jonathan ask, "What's next?" and gives him courage to bring others along with him, 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.
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"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.
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"I'm not afraid to ask why, because I always get an answer."
Karin talks about how she is not afraid to ask God "why," that serving others and letting others serve her LIGHTS HER UP and builds connection between us, and that flipping to a scripture in Mosiah (24:13-14) showed her that the Lord heard her prayers, and that her covenants with Him are what ultimately saves her.
Find Karin and her service IG page @the.awesomeproject
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
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"I really had to dig deep and understand that my Savior loved me for me, and he loved my dad, still."
This episode is about the individual and personal love God has for all of us, even those who are different from us, even those who make big mistakes. Janaca shares a scary incidence crashing on an icy freeway, her father's incarceration, and how she loves and appreciates the people of this church who are so willing to reach out and serve as Jesus did.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
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"I would say that the 'natural man' is the corruption of our appetites."
"Our bodies are a tool, ... there is so much to learn from them and from being in them"
This episode is about healing through Jesus Christ. Melanie bravely opens up about decades of disordered eating, and how her eyes have been opened, like Romans 8:5 says, to focus on the things of the spirit, and put away the things of the flesh.
IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE, WILL YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD? This podcast is nothing without your testimonies and your support.
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"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.
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"Even in my bitterness, God saw my efforts. He saw my faith."
Kamden talks about how, with ADHD, she feels faith through 3 part harmonies. She recalls the miracle of an adoption and a family story she never would have imagined, and the change of heart and transformation she had with siblings leaving their faith.
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"I had made a commitment a long time ago that no matter how hard it got, I was not going to give up on God."
Kyle talks about fearing he was going to lose his wife, the backlash and transformation he experienced after joining tik tok as a pro-lds account, and how Phillipeans 4:7 is the reason he stays- because he has received the peace that passes all understanding.
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Michaela speaks to being blind-sided by delivering her first baby early and then receiving news about him having a rare syndrome, that she loves how the Gospel of Jesus Christ focuses on Jesus loving us where we are, and ALSO lifting us to where we need to be, and that she has seen the Lord be merciful to her, as Nephi says in 1 Nephi 20.
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"I just have nowhere else to go. This is what sustains me. This is what keeps me going. Jesus is the Christ. And because He is, everything's going to be okay."
Erin explains how 3 distinct and different experiences have helped her know God's promises are sure, that it takes courage to choose to stay every day, and when she focuses on Christ, she sees that He is the miracle, and because of Him, everything is going to be okay.
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"And I reached a point as a missionary where I started to wonder, is my relationship with God one-sided?"
Christian talks about growing up in Seattle and how his missionary-mindedness started as a teenager driving around with his dad, praying where to go to find someone who needed the Gospel. He shares how a strange illness brought him home from his mission, and how he relates to Christ and shares a special bond through his pain.
Here is Christian's book, "With Your Shield or Upon It"
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"Consider the source, remember the motive."
What if you actually asked the questions you're afraid to ask?
Jaylan tells us people tried to discourage her search for the answers to the "weird" questions, how to discern whether your sources have truth and best interests at heart, and how the gospel of Jesus Christ lights her up as it truly caters to the individual.
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If people tell you it's been long enough, and that the Second Coming ISN'T coming, will you believe them?In 2 Peter 3, we read about WHY it seems like the Lord is taking SOO LONG to come again, and WHAT we can do while we wait.
My witness is that Jesus WILL come, and that He will come "as a thief in the night" as the scriptures say. (2 Peter 3:10)
We need to stay faithful, stay diligent, endure to the end, and help others find Christ along the way.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. Although we adhere to the teachings of the Church, this podcast is not produced or endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All rights reserved.
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"That's the cost of discipleship." Becca Obeng recounts a time on a NYC subway train when she was spit on, just for standing there with a missionary tag on. She talks about how her husband's reaction to their daughter's meltdown over a broken crayon gave her great insight into the Savior's Atonement, and how shining her light is something God continues to call her to do.Check out Becca's project, Becoming Undaunted on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/becomingundaunted/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.
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"But there does come a point, at least for me, where I needed to work through my feelings and my thoughts to the point where I could sit in church meetings and be okay."Emily Adams, author of "Divine Quietness," talks about her faith crisis, and how rethinking faith and finding peace with God's "quietness" allowed her to heal and find her faith foundation again.
Also mentioned in this episode: "Let God Love You" by Wendy UlrichIF 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.
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Spunky, AMAZING Tara bravely confronts her beliefs and her faith journey over 13 years of battling brain cancer.
After 15 surgeries, she's going in for one more. Hear how her faith has evolved and how she decides how she will believe.
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"I used to desperately want stability. Then I realized, 'That's a stupid thing to want, cuz you're never going to get it.'"
Darla talks candidly about her interfaith marriage, and what her life's journey has taught her about covenants, and learning to balance the tensions in the gospel.
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New Year, New You? How about new SECOND, new you?
Learn how to use the Atonement NOW, and stop waiting for Jan 1st
Mosiah 27:25-26
And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
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"Even when they are not making the best decisions, they are STILL having an experience with Jesus Christ."
What can we do to help our teens stay anchored to Jesus Christ? What will make the biggest difference in their journey through life?
In this episode, we welcome Rachel Stewart back to the podcast to tell us what she's learned about bringing teens to Christ through being a mom of teens and a YW President for the last three years.
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WOW what is up??
In this episode, I talk about our family's current challenges and how God is REAL and He can give us PEACE that passes all understanding. Tune in, it's, like, only 6 mins.
I'm glad to announce that Why I Stay is BACK on Jan 2, 2024. I can't wait to get back into this podcast with you all.
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
<3 Lynzi
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I am taking a 3 month break from the podcast to have my new baby and recover. BUT WE WILL BE BACK! So subscribe and then enable your notifications for your podcast app so you will see when I start posting again! Probably in October, but I'll let you know.
I still need interviews though, so email me at whyistaypodcast@gmail.com to get your testimony on the air. It's such a great gift, don't miss your chance to have your story help another, or maybe even your future self.
Also one last thought: which way are you facing? Which way are you headed? Luke 15:7 "I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."
SEE YOU IN 3 MONTHS!!
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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
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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.
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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?
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"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?
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What do we actually mean when we say, "The Church is true?"
Don't roast me about the title of this episode just yet...
Here we'll talk about why we say that phrase, what does it mean, what could we say instead to get our meaning across more clearly, and we consider: what other imperfect organizations do we put our trust in?
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"Having anxiety especially, it's hard for me to create those feelings of peace on my own, but when they do come, it's powerful and I know it's coming from the Spirit."
Bryson talks about leaving his position in his music education major at Arizona State Univeristy to serve a mission, and coming back and getting his spot back through a promised blessing from an Area Seventy. He talks about battling anxiety and depression after his mission through life coaching and healing in rewiring how he thought about the gospel, and that we don't need to "know" the church is true to stay in it and live by its principles.
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Find out how to participate with God in doing mighty miracles from Jacob 4:4-8. We will break down these dense verses and find the equation that brings spiritual power.
References:
Jacob 4:4-8
Drawing Closer to the Savior, Neil L Anderson, Oct 2022
A Compensatory Spiritual Power for the Righteous, Neil L Anderson BYU Speeches
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"There is no other option for me than to be where truth lies."
Roxanne talks about finding the church and how scary and hard it was at the beginning of her discipleship, she shares how she was terrified and then suddenly gained peace after praying before going up to sing in front of a congregation, and that opened the way for her to hear the words, "You can serve a mission." And she talks about her love for Jesus and that her curiosity is so great that she wants to stick around to learn all the mysteries of the Universe.
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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.
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"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.
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When you're starting to wonder if all of this is just made up...
Don't stop believing. Hold on to that feeling.
Just kidding, but really.
This episode is my testimony to you of something that I know. And I'm recording it here just in case I start to wonder in the future...
Is this all really... REAL?
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"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.
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How much do our circumstances impact our inner peace? Can we have peace when our world is falling apart?
In this Stay Power episode, we talk about:
Being in control of THOUGHTS and ACTIONS, not OUTCOMES
How the GOOD and BAD in life are necessary
And because of Jesus, we will have peace later. And if there will be peace later, we can have peace now!
References:
Alma 36:21
2 Nephi 4:19
2 Nephi 9:6-7
2 Nephi 2:11
Matt 16:25-29
Elder Anderson, April 2023 General Conference address, "My Mind Caught Hold upon This Thought of Jesus Christ"
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"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.
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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.
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"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."
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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?
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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"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.
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"[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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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"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.
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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
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"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.
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"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.
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"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."
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"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/
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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!
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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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"'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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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."
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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"What can YOU do to make wearing your temple garments a more intentional and sacred experience?"
"Throughout time, God has given sacred clothing to His children who are willing to yoke themselves to Him through covenants. It's not new, it's ancient. And if it doesn't fit into modern culture, that's why." - Lynzi Clyde
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"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.
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"Staying in the church gives me the opportunity to practice becoming like Jesus quite often... If you are going to be like Christ, and if you are going to try to follow His example, the Church provides this wonderful path."
Renan relates his experience coming back into "activity" in the church and what that did for him, how hope, growth, and heavenly parentage give him strength, and how music has lifted him when spiritual learning has been difficult.
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How do you have courage through your questions? What do you do when you lose a child? How can we anchor our children in Christ?
Becca talks about how she's had some big questions through the last few years, and how her courage helped her to stay and keep showing up for herself and for her family, how having a stillborn daughter has given her family a reason to desperately cling to the doctrine of resurrection and the hope that is in Christ, and that the one thing she keeps coming back to is reminding her children to always look to Christ as their Savior, Healer, and Master, no matter what they are going through.
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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."
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Nobleandgreat.org <<<<
Need to jumpstart your life this summer?
Wondering what your purpose is?
Want to feel God's love, hear His voice, make life-long friends, eat good food, and never forget this summer??
COME!! First session is June 9-11th, spots are filling up!
For young single adult women ages 18-25, it's a non-profit so donations to your ticket are tax-deductible!
I'll be there as a mentor, and would love to see you.
More info at nobleandgreat.org.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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"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.
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"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.
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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."
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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."
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"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."
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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.
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