"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.

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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.

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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."

"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.

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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.

"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.

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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.

"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."

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 [email protected] 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.

"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.

"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.

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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 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.

"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.

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.