Krista: Enduring and Seeing Beauty in My Husband’s Blindness
Krista always expected to live a fairytale life with her husband and her growing family. But when her husband was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, she had to learn that she wouldn’t...
Margaret (England): Not Letting Others Choose My Faith
Margaret’s life has not been the way she expected or prayed it would be when she first became a convert to the Church. Time and time again she encountered staggering loss and grief, but she didn’t always receive the help she needed from other Church members. In this episode, Margaret shares how she learned not to let the behavior of others affect her personal faith.
Possibility and Permission
Once our narrators worked through anxiety and appreciated that returning was a real possibility, the way they describe their next steps often indicates that they seemed to need a kind of implied...
Orjan Soderberg (Sweden): Investigating Deeply Brought Me Seasoned Faith
After his Grandmother’s death, Orjan’s questions led him to Investigate the Church deeply, to discuss difficult issues with Church members, and to read both scriptural and historical sources. Since...
Emma: The Pressure of Expectation in LDS Culture
Emma says she was raised by “nearly perfect parents,” which became both a sort of stepping stone and a stumbling block as she reached adolescence. This podcast interview contains a candid discussion...
Tara: How Chronic Illness Challenged and Strengthened My Faith
For several years, Tara has been managing the almost unbearable challenge of dealing with a chronic illness every day. The cumulative weight of the daily physical and emotional pain has affected her...
Louis Herrey (Sweden): The Many Resources of CES
In this interview, Louis shares with us a variety of helpful resources and tools that he has implemented and learned to love through working in the CES Program.
James: A Philosophy Professor’s Approach to Unanswered Questions
James’ interest in philosophical questions began when as a missionary he had several encounters with philosophers who asked questions that he couldn’t answer. He chose to study philosophy and...
Oscar Bergstrom (Sweden): How Church is My Place of Rest
Oscar’s parents left the Church when he was only sixteen-years-old, but Oscar made a deliberate choice to stay active because attending Church gave him a “special rest.” In this interview, Oscar...
Espen Amundsen (Sweden): How a Neurosurgeon Built a Foundation to Continue His Faith
As a neurosurgeon, Espen Amundsen has always been passionate about “digging into questions on his own.” He was raised in the Church, but his parents wanted him and his six siblings to create their...
Eva Mattsson (Sweden): How I Choose Christ Again and Again
When she was only 15 or 16, Eva Mattsson says she “felt empty” because she discovered that she needed to match the passion of her external church activity with an internal passion for church...
Harry Marby (Sweden): How an Imperfect Bishop Stayed Rooted in Christ
Harry Marby has been a member of the Church since 1962, and his faith was built on the spiritual experiences he had in his home as a child. Harry says these experiences made him feel that “Christ is...
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