"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

"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.

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.

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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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.

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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.

"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.

"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.

"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 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.

 "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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"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.