Cassidy Stay: A Survivor’s Story and the Hope of Resurrection

All In

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

At just 15 years old, Cassidy Stay endured the unimaginable—the tragic loss of her entire family in a horrific act of violence. Left for dead, she survived by pretending to be lifeless, and with remarkable courage, alerted police to the killer’s next target, potentially saving many more lives. Now, a decade later, Cassidy reflects on her journey through grief, healing, and unshakable faith. In this week’s episode, she shares how the gospel of Jesus Christ has sustained her, the peace she’s found in His promises, and the hope of being reunited with her loved ones again.

2:34- Remembering a Family
7:05- A Choice to Be Happy
9:06- The Day That Changed Everything
31:55- Victim Impact Statement
37:36- Dumbledore’s Letter
40:26- A Future Reunion
45:00- Giving Burdens to Christ
53:09- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“I have something to look forward to and, for me, if I don’t have that, what am I doing? If I’m not working for that, what am I working towards? I am so excited to see my family again.”

Links:
Cassidy Stay’s Victim Impact Statement- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3NcXqwoLWw
Cassidy Stay and attorneys address media- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnE3eQSST5E&pp=ygUMY2Fzc2lkeSBzdGF5

Transcript

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0:00.0	On an upcoming episode of All In, we will have a special treat of talking with Melinda Wilwright Brown about her new book, An Endowment of Love. This book, published by Desiret Book, offers a unique and fresh approach to temple worship. The goal is to strengthen our understanding of the connection between our temple covenants and principles of
0:21.7	eternal loving relationships. The hope is that in the end, you and I will recognize God's
0:27.9	love throughout our temple experience, and it will help us to more fully love as he loves us.
0:34.7	I will be reading the book over the next couple of weeks, and I wanted to
0:38.3	personally invite you to read along with me. You can find an endowment of love in
0:43.7	Desirette Bookstores now.
0:50.3	An important content advisory before this episode, the following episode includes graphic
0:56.5	descriptions of extreme violence and listener discretion is advised.
1:02.2	When she was 15 years old, Cassidy Stay went through the unthinkable when she watched
1:07.9	as her mom, dad, and four siblings aged four to 13 were shot and killed in their home.
1:14.4	A decade later, Stay is 25 years old and her example of finding peace in Christ after a horrific
1:20.8	experience is honestly awe-inspiring. To me, this episode is the essence of why we celebrate Easter.
1:29.0	President Russell and Nelson has said peace is found in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:34.9	Thanks to him, death is not the end.
1:37.5	The resurrection will come to all who have lived.
1:40.5	Thanks to him, families can be united forever.
1:44.0	Thanks to Jesus Christ, we celebrate Easter, and Easter is about peace and hope, end quote.
1:51.6	Cassidy's Day is currently a BYU pathway student studying family history.
1:57.3	She also works as a nurse assistant in the cardiac ICU.
2:01.5	When she's not working in the ICU, she can be found spending time with friends,
2:06.1	her 22 younger cousins who she adores, or participating in her YSA ward.
2:16.5	This is All-in, an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be all in the gospel of Jesus Christ?
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