A great and terrible story of a young mans journey through addiction to freedom.  I met Marshall Roberts in 2005 in the hallways of the Highland, Utah 18th Ward (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) during weeky youth activities. I recall a sad, angry teenager who wouldn't crack a smile if you gave him a hundred bucks. He was a little too cool for his own good or so it would seem. In this 2-part interview we do a deep dive into the the reasons behind the sadness and the depths to which it took him over the next 15 years. We travel from the peaceful community he once called home to living on the streets of Salt Lake City to 8 years of incarceration in the Salt Lake County Jail and Utah State Prison to a free and happy man with a new hope for a better life.  Marshall can be reached via email at [email protected] and is also available for speaking engagements to share his story with any youth or adult group event.

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