After experimenting with partying, Chris Warnick shares his story of gaining a testimony on his mission and his passion for spreading the gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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"As I was packing to go home early from my mission, I saw my Book of Mormon on my bed. I jumped on top of my bed and I clenched the Book of Mormon with both hands. I remember calling out to God "Is this book true or not? I need to know!" The next thing that happened was a wave of the spirit hit me, and then another wave, and another wave. For about two minutes the strongest spiritual wave just kept hitting and every wave was getting stronger and stronger and stronger. Right then I was told by the Spirit, you have been led here. Like D&C 112:10. That scripture is one of my favorite scriptures because I realized I had been led to that point. And that is when I knew I could never deny that experience at that time. I knew it was true and I could never deny that moment that happened in that little trailer."

Come Back Team: Director, Founder & Host: Ashly Stone Producer and Senior Editor: Lauren Rose Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson Editor: Michelle Berger Art Director: Jeremy Garcia

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0:00.0	This is Ashley Stone and you're listening to the Comeback Podcast.
0:07.0	Yeah, I want to introduce you a little bit.
0:15.0	So, Chris, you know, you reached out to me and you mentioned that, you know, this is something you're really passionate about. You have a lot of friends that have left and you've watched kind of their process and I am in a similar, you know, I'm in a similar boat. I have a lot of people that have left that are close to me and it
0:37.7	It's kind of I don't know it makes you kind of evaluate your own experience and why you stay and so you have a
0:45.4	really awesome story just what you sent me was so incredible and I loved it and so I'm
0:50.5	excited to hear the the live version I guess.
0:55.0	But yeah, I'd love to hear if you want to just start from the beginning
0:58.0	and share kind of what, you know, what, where it started, what all of that looked like and yeah the
1:06.8	reason I was so drawn to your podcast is because I actually had the same idea
1:10.9	you know four or five years ago. You know, it dawned on me as I was listening to a very close friend go on Mormon stories and kind of just pour out their experience and just kept saying over and over like why didn't know and
1:24.2	tell us this about history and why can't the church answer all our questions and
1:29.1	they just went on and on it was four hours and by the end of it I just was like you know lost I was just you
1:35.6	know left sad and empty and uninspired and I said there's got to be another
1:41.4	solution rather than people that just pour out their soul and what are they left with?
1:46.3	Like they have no foundation anymore.
1:48.7	You know what I can understand if you leave and go to another religion and find, you know find a different faith in Christ.
1:55.0	You know, find more truth.
1:56.2	I'm a truth seeker, but to just leave avoiding your life
1:59.9	and you just walk away, kind of bitter, kind of doesn't sit well with me and so that's why I was
2:05.4	passionate about you know a full podcast would actually be about somebody
2:10.1	that went through you know the refiners fire and like you describe why do people come out
2:14.9	stronger is because just like when I'm at the gym and I work and you know get
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