"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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"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.

"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 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.

If people tell you it's been long enough, and that the Second Coming ISN'T coming, will you believe them?

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.

"That's the cost of discipleship."

"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."

Also mentioned in this episode: "Let God Love You" by Wendy Ulrich

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.

Join her army on instagram @cancer.fears.me

"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.