Dusty Smith: From anti-Mormon, to Coming Back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Dusty Smith converted to the church, served a mission, and was pen pals with Elder Perry.

After encountering "anti-Mormons" for the first time, he started researching church topics that he had never heard before In church history.

Dusty left the church for 26 years.

He spent those years doing everything he could to tear down the church. He debated In online forums with members, trying to prove the church wasn't true.

After many miracles, including a priesthood blessing and a miraculous healing.. Dusty came back.

One of his favorite people to debate the church with, had been putting his name on the temple prayer roll for years. Dusty says his love and prayers led to his coming back.

Dusty baptized, and was sealed to his wife.

Now he does everything he can to make up for his years of attacking... including having his story of redemption told by Elder Uchtdorf In conference.

Dusty's message to you: "Remember, Heavenly Father love you as much as if you were the only person on the planet. No matter what happens In your life, Heavenly Father will always believe In you."

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

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Ashley Stone and you're listening to the Comeback Podcast.
0:07.0	So, D. So Dusty Smith, I am so excited to hear your story and to share it with
0:21.4	share it with the world.
0:24.0	Dusty is a managing attorney, correct?
0:29.0	Yes.
0:30.0	Managing attorney, former city councilman, and former lieutenant colonel.
0:34.7	Anything else you want to add?
0:35.8	Do you have kids, family, pets?
0:39.9	I've got a beautiful wife.
0:41.6	I've got three children. Three dogs, one is 210 pounds. I've got three snakes and four lizards.
0:50.0	Wow, that's awesome.
0:55.0	Well, cool, awesome. Well, so Dusty, I'm just gonna kind of let you take it away.
1:00.0	I know your story is amazing and I'm so excited to hear it so go ahead start wherever you want.
1:06.9	Well as we said the Sound of Music let's start at the very beginning.
1:10.8	Perfect. I was born in 1960.
1:15.0	My dad left when I was five.
1:21.0	Before he left he, he was not a nice man when he drank and he drank a lot.
1:26.6	When I was five I told my mother she would come and she would hold me and I told her
1:31.2	I said I'm not gonna ever drink and I never have.
1:36.5	I just didn't want to ever become like that you know I never wanted to become an alcoholic
1:40.6	and and uh... I was raised then by my mother, my grandfather, and my grandmother.
1:48.1	Now my grandfather was Catholic, my grandmother was Baptist, and my mother was Lutheran.
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