Come Back Podcast

 "It's a little scary, you know, going to church with tattoos for the first time or having multicolored hair and going to church or dressing a certain way. But like at the end of the day, we are all children of God. He's just happy to see us there. And even if you don't feel like you belong, you belong because he accepts you. You belong because you belong with Christ. Not because you belong with the crowd, but because you belong with Christ." Episode Sponsor Brick House RecoveryWebsite: https://www.comebackpodcast.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/come.back.podcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085100628137Twitter: https://twitter.com/Come_Back_PodTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@come.back.podcastJoin our Book Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129233501137568/If you have a story to share please contact: ashly.comebackpodcast@gmail.comFor business inquiries contact: info.comebackpodcast@gmail.comCome Back Team:Director, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneEditor: Cara ReedOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaProduction Director: Trent Wardwell

 "This is what those athletes are missing, they are missing peace. They're missing hope. They're missing security. I have never been more confident in my life. In sports, we put on this facade that we're the best and we have so much confidence and it is so shallow. You do one thing and boom, our confidence is tanked. And so my invitation to those athletes would be, if you want to be more confident than you've ever been, if you want to have peace, you wanna have hope, you wanna have true belonging, if you wanna be blessed both temporally and spiritually... follow God and let him be the author and finisher of your story. I know that as I continue to trust in him, my life's gonna lead to places much, much better than what I could have done myself."Episode sponsor: Serve Clothing Website: https://www.comebackpodcast.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/come.back.podcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085100628137Twitter: https://twitter.com/Come_Back_PodTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@come.back.podcastJoin our Book Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129233501137568/If you have a story to share please contact: ashly.comebackpodcast@gmail.comFor business inquiries contact: info.comebackpodcast@gmail.comCome Back Team:Director, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneEditor: Cara ReedOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaProduction Director: Trent Wardwell

"Things continue to happen as long as you keep seeking. You know, if you're a seeker and you found the church, rev up to think about what you were doing when you were seeking. How much were you reading? How much were you praying? Who did you associate yourself with? Where did you spend your time? Okay. Get back into that mode, then come back to your current self. Game time! You'll be able to feel the gospel alive again." Website: https://www.comebackpodcast.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/come.back.podcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085100628137Twitter: https://twitter.com/Come_Back_PodTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@come.back.podcastJoin our Book Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129233501137568/If you have a story to share please contact: ashly.comebackpodcast@gmail.comFor business inquiries contact: info.comebackpodcast@gmail.comCome Back Team:Director, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneEditor: Cara ReedOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaProduction Director: Trent Wardwell

"God has been miraculous. And the best thing that ever happened is I learned that I love Jesus Christ. I love what he does for us. I know he is real and I know that he loves me, which I never knew that before. I was just going through those experiences to have to tell the story here, and there's just so much more about being a gay man and navigating through the church."Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaProduction Director: Trent WardwellEpisode sponsor: Serve Clothing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1⁠

Jillian Deaton, a professional ASL interpreter renowned for her work alongside artists like Taylor Swift, shares her deeply personal journey of faith and doubt. She candidly discusses the emotional turmoil she faced in 2020, grappling with her beliefs while navigating racial and LGBTQ+ issues within the church. Jillian highlights the immense value of community support during crises, revealing how such connections can spark transformation and resilience in the face of adversity.

 "I went home and I was like, I need to change. Like I need to change! I knew it was gonna be hard. I had to change everything. So I'm like, okay, I'm gonna go to church every Sunday. That is what I'm gonna start with. I don't care if I listen. I don't care if I wanna be there, but I'm starting with that because that's something I can do. I'll go to church every Sunday. I started with that."Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaEpisode sponsor: Serve Clothing⁠⁠⁠⁠https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1

"I think that's the big thing is I had been to the temple once, right when I got outta prison. But I didn't feel like I was doing it for myself. I felt like I was doing it for the people around me and I didn't get to really enjoy it. And of course, your first time in the temple, you're looking everywhere. You're like, what does this mean? What does this mean? But now that I came back to this church and I went back for the first time in February, it's for me, it's for no one else. It's for me. When you do it for yourself, it feels so much better."Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneProducer:Outreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaEpisode sponsor: Serve Clothing⁠⁠⁠https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content that may be triggering or offensive to some audiences. Parental discretion is advised." Reading the Book of Mormon that week, I really sat down and actually studied the words of the Book of Mormon, and it was powerful. It was so powerful. It was undeniable. And I had been reading about how this genius farmer, right, we always were like, 'He's such a genius. That's how you get away with it', wrote this book out of nowhere. And as I'm reading it, I'm just like, there is no way. There is no way. I remember so many scriptures, I couldn't get enough because there were so many things, and it just felt like God was just waiting for me to open the door and he would just feed me, you know, like I was starving and he would just feed me."Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneProducer: Lauren RoseOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaEpisode sponsor: Brick House Recovery

" And I see that in Thomas B. Marsh's words, where he says 'The Savior loved me, but he loved me enough to whoop me.' Basically, to put me in circumstances where I realized that I needed to come back and that I was missing something from my life."Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneProducer: Trent WardwellOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaEpisode sponsor: Serve Clothing⁠⁠⁠https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1

Come Back TeamDirector, Founder & Host: Ashly StoneProducer: Lauren RoseOutreach Manager: Jenna CarlsonEditor: Cara ReedAssistant Editor: Michelle BergerArt Director: Jeremy GarciaEpisode sponsor: Serve Clothing⁠⁠⁠https://serveclothing.com/?gad_source=1