Jesus Christ, personal revelation, faith transitions, Church culture, and true discipleship—what changes when following the Savior becomes personal, intentional, and transforming

Jeff had spent his life surrounded by the gospel. But it wasn’t until he chose to seek God with real intent that belief became something more—and he began to experience the mighty change that comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

That choice would shape everything that followed: the way he understood revelation, the missionaries he later guided, and eventually the questions he pursued through years of research. Why do some people flourish within the Church while others feel judged, misunderstood, or unable to remain? What are we missing when we assume everyone’s faith should look the same?

Jeff’s discoveries invite us to look more closely at what it really means to become a disciple of Christ—not only in the way we seek Him, but in the way we make room for people in different places along the path.

Because perhaps the clearest evidence that Christ is transforming us is not simply what we believe. It is who we are becoming—and how we love those whose journey looks different from our own.

SHOW NOTES: Buy the book:  Amazon.com : torn by jeff strong 

Website: Home | Torn - Understanding why those we love leave the Church 

CHAPTERS:
00:48 – Jeff Strong’s Story: Faith, Family & His Book Torn
05:25 – From Going Through the Motions to a Real Testimony
08:22 – Experiencing a Mighty Change of Heart Through Jesus Christ
13:04 – Desire, Discipleship & Being Called to Follow Christ
16:02 – Choosing Faith Over Fear When Life Feels Uncertain
22:48 – Fear Is a Warning Light, Not a Windshield
28:31 – Personal Revelation, Agency & “Bumper Bowling” with God
34:45 – Prayer, Contemplation & Recognizing God’s Tender Mercies
41:27 – Why Faithful Latter-day Saints Sometimes Leave the Church
47:47 – Trusting God When Someone You Love Steps Away from the Church
53:30 – The Five LDS Faith Mindsets: Seeker, Cultivator, Protector, Avoider & Connector
57:34 – From Protector to Cultivator: Making Room for Different Ways of Believing
1:04:22 – Building a Church Culture Where Different Faith Mindsets Belong
1:08:43 – Why Jeff Strong Chooses to Stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1:10:51 – New Wine, New Bottles & Making Room for Faith to Grow

LDS testimony, Moroni's Promise, hearing God's voice, faith crisis, family betrayal, spiritual confirmation, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ, doubt, revelation... What happens when everything you believe is tested?

He never expected his greatest test of faith to come from inside his own family.

After years of believing the gospel was simply "what you do," painful discoveries forced Gary to ask the questions he never thought he'd have to ask. Was the Book of Mormon really true? Why hadn't God given him the unmistakable answer he had prayed for? And what do you hold onto when people you love shake everything you thought was certain?

What followed wasn't a dramatic vision.

It was something quieter.

A lifetime of unnoticed witnesses. Small moments of light. Gentle reminders from the Spirit. And the realization that God had been answering him all along.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that Jesus Christ is bigger than our questions, stronger than our disappointments, and faithful through every season of doubt.

Show Notes: 

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/lawrence-e-corbridge/stand-for-ever/?highlight=Elder+Corbridge 

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2011/05/general-conference-is-for-you/nurturing-your-testimony?lang=eng&utm 

CHAPTERS:
 00:45 Meet Gary Cox: Faith, Family & a Lifelong LDS Testimony
07:12 Meeting His Future Wife in Primary
15:08 Perfectionism, Grace & Trying to Earn Heaven
17:23 Feeling the Holy Ghost for the First Time
21:21 Reading the Book of Mormon & Seeking a Testimony
24:02 Moroni’s Promise: Praying to Know the Book of Mormon Is True
25:23 Recognizing How God Had Already Answered His Prayer
28:13 Knowing Heavenly Father Sees You in Everyday Struggles
31:28 When Family Trials Challenge Your Faith
39:36 Holding On to the Book of Mormon Through a Faith Crisis
40:17 When a Missionary Comes Home Early
42:12 The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith & the Foundation of Testimony
45:32 Loving Family Members Who Leave the Church
46:37 Elder Corbridge: Primary vs. Secondary Questions of Faith
49:45 “He’s My Son Too”: Trusting God Through Heartbreaking Trials
51:37 Elder Holland’s Blessing & Knowing God Sees Your Family
54:00 Why I Stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Latter-day Saint faith, Jesus Christ, walking with God, spiritual promptings, Christian service, motherhood, miracles, discipleship, and finding purpose through simple acts of faith.

Debora never set out to change the world. She was simply trying to follow Jesus Christ—one prompting, one person, and one uncertain step at a time.

Some of those steps carried her across the world. Others led only down the street. Some placed her before influential leaders; others beside one woman who needed help or a classroom of small children. But along the way, Debora discovered that in God’s hands, there is no such thing as a small assignment.

This is the story of what can unfold when an ordinary disciple chooses to walk with God—and how each quiet yes can draw us closer to Jesus Christ while changing someone else’s world.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 God Will Move Mountains When We Walk With Him
3:45 Why I Choose to Stay a Disciple of Jesus Christ
6:00 Enoch’s Call and the Invitation to “Walk With Me”
9:18 Our Role in Gathering Israel and Preparing for Zion
12:45 Following God Into the Unexpected
15:02 A Prompting That Led to Humanitarian Work Around the World
17:18 Walking With God Opens Doors We Could Never Plan
23:17 How Simple Connections Helped Open Doors for the Church
27:44 Learning to Trust God Through the Example of Faithful Parents
29:01 Sacrificing Everything to Be Sealed in the Temple
35:39 A Father’s Example of Consecration and Christlike Service
38:14 How Do We Learn to Walk With God Every Day?
40:30 Walking With God When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
46:14 Following the Spirit When God Asks You to Stay
53:17 Walking by Faith and Why I Choose to Stay

LDS testimony, personal revelation, hearing God's voice, answers to prayer, repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, covenants, spiritual experiences, strengthening your testimony, finding peace.

Some answers come in an instant.

Others are written across an entire lifetime.

A young missionary kneels alone, wondering if God can still forgive him. A father raises six children while learning that the greatest legacy isn't success—it's a daily relationship with Jesus Christ. A military pilot discovers that miracles rarely look the way we expect. A bishop learns that imperfect leaders can wound us, but they never have the power to separate us from a perfect Savior.

Each experience feels like a single thread. Only looking back do they reveal the pattern God was weaving all along.

This isn't a story about a man who always had unshakable faith.

It's about how Christ patiently built it—one prayer, one disappointment, one miracle, and one quiet answer at a time.

If you've ever wondered whether God still speaks... or whether He's speaking to you... this conversation may change the way you recognize His voice.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction: A Difficult Experience with a Church Leader
00:47 Meet Glenn Curtis: A Life of Faith, Family, and Service
03:51 Looking Back with Gratitude: Recognizing the Lord's Hand
04:49 A Four-Year-Old's Prayer That Built a Testimony
06:07 A Missionary's Turning Point Through Repentance and Revelation
09:39 Protected by the Lord on the Green River
13:07 Building a Christ-Centered Home Through Daily Scripture Study
17:36 When Church Leaders Disappoint: Keeping Your Testimony Intact
28:07 How Do You Forgive Imperfect Church Leaders?
30:12 Personal Revelation: Knowing God Knows You
34:23 Pivots, Forks, and Trusting God's Direction
35:13 Receiving Revelation Through Church Callings
45:01 Compassion Over Condemnation: Leading Like the Savior
47:17 The Blessings of Staying on the Covenant Path
54:55 Final Testimony of Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost

Personal revelation | hearing God's voice | faith through grief | trusting the Holy Ghost | LDS testimony | finding God in everyday life | temple blessings | hope after loss

No one could have convinced young Paulette that one heartbreaking moment would alter the course of her family forever.

When tragedy struck, they weren't a family deeply rooted in the gospel. But the quiet love of an ordinary ward showed up when they needed it most—and what began as compassion became the beginning of a legacy of faith.

Years later, Paulette would begin noticing a pattern.

A feeling she couldn't ignore.

A prompting that arrived before she understood why.

Words from a prophet that seemed ordinary until life proved they weren't.

Looking back, she realized the Lord had been weaving together a story she could never have written herself.

Some chapters were filled with joy. Others with unimaginable heartbreak.

Only in hindsight did the pattern become unmistakable. What once looked like ordinary moments became undeniable evidence that God had been writing a far greater story than she could see.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome and Meet Pette Roberts
01:18 Growing Up in Price and a Pioneer Legacy
05:43 A Baby's Death That Changed Her Family Forever
10:53 Preparing for the Temple Changed Their Home
12:17 Learning to Recognize the Spirit
14:30 Her Father's Powerful Example of Sacrament Worship
17:35 Meeting the Love of Her Life
21:44 Following the Prophet Before Understanding Why
23:08 Widowed at 24 With Three Young Children
27:27 God Led Her to the Perfect Home
31:03 When the Spirit Said, "Marry Him"
36:18 Hearing God's Voice in a School Parking Lot
40:05 Called to Serve in the Temple
42:00 Building a Family Through Faith and Perseverance
44:27 Why She Has Never Questioned Staying in the Church
47:00 Final Testimony and Closing

Leading Saints Podcast. Kurt Francom. Divine identity. Child of God. God's love. Jesus Christ. Grace. Shame. Faith. LDS. Latter-day Saints. Healing. Covenants. Beloved. Spiritual growth.

For years, he believed he understood the gospel.

He knew the scriptures. He served faithfully. He led. He taught.

And yet there was one quiet question he could never quite silence.

It followed him from childhood into adulthood. Through missions, leadership callings, and moments that should have been filled with confidence.

The answer didn't come all at once.

It arrived through unexpected experiences. Through disappointments he couldn't explain. Through questions he never planned to ask. And through a relationship with Jesus Christ that slowly became something far different than he had imagined.

Today, Kurt Francom has spent years listening to the stories of Latter-day Saints around the world. But before any microphone was turned on, God was patiently rewriting his own.

What he discovered has the power to change far more than how we see ourselves.

It changes how we see the Savior.

CHAPTERS: 

00:00 How the Adversary Shapes Our Identity
 00:42 Meet Kurt Frankham and the Leading Saints Podcast
 04:22 The Gospel Is About Relationship, Not Religion
 05:52 The Lie That God Is Disappointed in You
 10:52 "You're the Stupid One" and Childhood Shame
 13:40 God's Identity vs. Satan's Labels
 18:22 Grace, Ordinances, and Divine Identity
 20:32 Chasing Worth Through Achievement and Callings
 24:19 The Moment God Changed Everything
 27:13 Faith Begins with Knowing You Are Beloved
 29:02 Righteousness Means Right Relationship with God
 31:01 The Sacrament Is for Those Who Need Grace
 34:20 How to Strengthen Your Relationship with God Daily
 41:04 Hope for Parents with Children Who Have Stepped Away
 46:25 What Jesus Christ Has Taught Me and Why I Stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

SHOW NOTES: 

Amazon.com: Is God Disappointed in Me?: Removing Shame from a Gospel of Grace (Audible Audio Edition): Kurt Francom, Kurt Francom, Leading Saints: Books 

https://leadingsaints.org/ 

Infertility, miscarriage, adoption, faith through suffering, trusting God, LDS testimony, cancer survivor, covenant path, miracles in the waiting, Heavenly Father understands.

She was eighteen years old when the doctor quietly told her she might never have children.

The words followed her home like a shadow.

Who would marry a girl who couldn’t become a mother?
What kind of future was left after that?

So she smiled through church meetings. Dated anyway. Prayed anyway. Tried to believe anyway.

But deep inside, she carried the ache of feeling broken.

Then came the years of waiting.

The fertility treatments that failed.
The miscarriages that stole hope just as quickly as it appeared.
The questions from other people.
The silent wrestle with God.
The terrifying pregnancies.
The emergency surgery that nearly took her life.
The cancer diagnosis.
The wheelchair.
The hospital rooms.
The nights she begged Heaven to tell her why this was happening.

And somehow… in the middle of every shattered expectation, God kept showing up.

In priesthood blessings.
In strangers who understood her pain.
In miracles that arrived slowly.
In whispered reminders:
“I understand. Just trust Me.”

This episode is raw, sacred, heartbreaking, and deeply hopeful—a story about infertility, adoption, survival, covenant faith, and discovering that Jesus Christ does not abandon us in our hardest chapters.

Because sometimes the strongest testimonies are not born in the miracle…

but in the waiting that comes before it.

TRIGGER WARNING:This episode includes discussion of infertility, miscarriage, cancer, medical trauma, and adoption, which may be sensitive for some listeners. Please take care as you listen.

CHAPTERS: 
00:00 A Heartbreaking Diagnosis at Age 18
01:18 Growing Up, Faith, and the Dream of Motherhood
05:31 Marriage, Infertility, and Three Years of Waiting
08:18 Learning Patience and Trusting God's Timing
10:52 Adoption, Miracles, and an Unexpected Pregnancy
14:11 Miscarriages, Loss, and Holding Onto Hope
20:40 A Life or Death Delivery and Divine Intervention
24:06 God Is in the Details of Our Lives
25:34 Wheelchairs, Cancer, and Unexpected Blessings
30:57 Finding Joy in the Middle of Cancer Treatment
35:03 How to Keep Your Testimony During Hard Times
40:15 Why Covenants Matter More Than Ever
43:44 Small and Simple Ways to Stay Close to God
47:13 When You're Doing Everything Right but Life Still Hurts
49:50 Why I Choose to Stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Faith crisis. Pregnancy loss. Spiritual drift. Feeling abandoned. Quiet spiritual experiences. Rebuilding testimony. Jesus Christ, covenant faith, healing, belonging, grace, and learning how to hold on when belief becomes harder than it used to be.

Jordan’s testimony began long before he realized it was growing.

As a young man navigating family heartbreak, instability, and loneliness, small spiritual experiences quietly rooted faith deep inside him. Mentors, coaches, church leaders, and faithful families became evidence that God was aware of him—even when life felt uncertain.

But testimony planted in youth still has to survive adulthood.

Years later, after devastating pregnancy loss and seasons where both he and his wife found themselves drifting into a more casual relationship with faith, Jordan was forced to wrestle with what he actually believed… and whether those early spiritual experiences were real enough to carry him through grief, disappointment, and doubt.

This episode is a deeply honest conversation about the slow cultivation of testimony, the danger of spiritual complacency, and the way Jesus Christ patiently calls people back—even after seasons of numbness, distance, or struggle.

From sacred moments that shaped him as a teenager… to faith crises inside marriage… to building a Christ-centered home and fatherhood intentionally different from the one he experienced growing up… Jordan’s story is a reminder that testimony is rarely built all at once. But the Savior can rebuild it stronger than before. 

Chapters:

00:00 – Finding self-worth through Jesus Christ instead of seeking approval from others.
01:28 – Family heartbreak, divorce, and the mentors who changed Jordan’s life forever.
07:15 – Learning that true healing begins by knowing your divine worth.
09:20 – How serving and coaching youth gave purpose to a broken season.
15:15 – Meeting Joselyn, sharing faith, and building an eternal family together.
19:45 – The spiritual experiences that anchored Jordan’s testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored Church.
30:55 – Watching faithful parents fall away and choosing to stay on the covenant path.
40:10 – Breaking generational cycles through covenants, grace, and Christ-centered marriage.
44:00 – A child's illness, miscarriage, and discovering God's strength in suffering.
49:20 – Raising children with Christ at the center of everyday life.
54:45 – Why Jordan chooses to stay in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
57:30 – Forgiveness, covenant discipleship, and finding lasting peace through Jesus Christ.

LDS testimony, trusting God’s timing, covenant faith, mission struggles, hearing the Spirit, surrender, motherhood, discipleship, grace, obedience, miracles, faith in Jesus Christ through uncertainty and change.

Shawnee had a plan for her life.

God did too.

And they were not the same plan.

After a basketball injury shattered the future she thought she wanted, Shawnee returned home determined to rebuild her life on her own terms. But through unexpected promptings, a mission call during COVID, painful lessons about grace and judgment, a whirlwind love story, and a future filled with risks she never would have chosen, she slowly discovered something life-changing:

God was never taking her dreams away.
He was leading her somewhere better.

As businesses struggled, plans crumbled, and fear threatened to overpower faith, Shawnee and her husband learned what it really means to follow Jesus Christ when nothing feels certain.

Honest, vulnerable, and filled with spiritual insight, this story speaks directly to anyone who has wrestled with disappointment, questioned God’s timing, or wondered whether Heaven still sees them.

A powerful reminder that even when life feels off course, the Savior is still leading the way.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Shawnee’s dream collided with God’s better plan.
 03:55 – A basketball injury changed the course of her future.
 08:20 – Learning to hear the Spirit instead of following her own plans.
 13:10 – Answering a mission call during the uncertainty of COVID.
 18:45 – Grace replaced judgment through unexpected missionary experiences.
 24:30 – Trusting God when life refused to follow the timeline she expected.
 30:15 – A whirlwind love story revealed God's perfect timing.
 35:05 – Marriage brought new opportunities to choose faith over fear.
 40:10 – When business plans unraveled, surrender became the only path forward.
 46:20 – Following promptings when the future made no logical sense.
 52:05 – Choosing covenant faith through uncertainty and financial risk.
 57:15 – Discovering miracles hidden inside everyday obedience.
 1:02:40 – Motherhood deepened her trust in the Savior's guidance.
 1:08:35 – Jesus Christ remained constant through every unexpected change.
 1:14:50 – God never took her dreams away; He fulfilled them in a better way.

faith through loss, miraculous survival, grief and redemption, spiritual promptings, LDS stories, surviving tragedy, second chances, healing after heartbreak, trusting God in darkness

By all appearances, Brian Hall’s life should have broken him.

A fatal accident on a dark highway.
A young wife gone in an instant.
A child left in his arms.
And years later, another unimaginable loss waiting around the corner.

But this story isn’t about a man crushed by tragedy.

It’s about the strange, sacred moments that kept finding him in the middle of it.

A missionary companionship that nearly fell apart.
A voice in his mind telling him to stop the car now.
An encounter at a stranger’s door that changed everything.
A love story that arrived when life felt beyond repair.
And quiet evidence, over and over again, that heaven had not stepped away.

There’s something hauntingly tender about the way Brian tells it all—as if the most life-changing moments rarely arrived with thunder, but in whispers almost missed.

This episode moves through grief, survival, faith, exhaustion, miracles, and the brutal cost of carrying on when your heart wants to quit.

And somehow, by the end, it leaves you with the feeling that even the darkest roads may still be leading somewhere holy.

SHOW NOTES: 

Brian’s song: https://suno.com/song/444d29a3-beb2-484e-bb18-f4610dbc7e66?sh=EiRlIk8OkF0lbUgO

CHAPTERS:

0:42 – Brian Hall introduces his life story, from a shy boy in Roy, Utah to a man shaped by faith and adversity.
7:25 – A childhood lesson sparks Brian’s earliest understanding of Heavenly Father.
9:41 – A patriarchal blessing reveals his future as a teacher and strengthens his testimony.
12:20 – Preparing for a mission brings both spiritual growth and unexpected opposition.
15:44 – A prompting from the Spirit leads to a remarkable missionary miracle in Georgia.
22:39 – A tragic car accident claims the life of Brian’s first wife, Kathy.
27:17 – Faced with grief and guilt, Brian chooses the harder road of faith and healing.
31:08 – Brian meets Kanani and discovers hope, love, and a new beginning.
43:12 – God opens unexpected doors that lead to a lifelong teaching career.
48:20 – A devastating accident changes the course of his son Jordan’s life forever.
51:44 – Nine years of caregiving teach Brian profound lessons about love and endurance.
54:02 – After Jordan’s passing, a sacred hunting experience brings comfort and connection.
57:01 – Brian shares his counsel for those navigating loss, grief, and unanswered prayers.
1:00:27 – Trusting God when the answer is “no” becomes one of Brian’s greatest life lessons.
1:01:40 – Brian explains why he remains anchored in Christ and the hope of eternal families.