No father at home and battling addiction, Will finds his true identity through his Father in Heaven

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

" I wish I had this knowledge at the age of 12 or even 8 when I was baptized. And I know it was probably preached to me, but I wish I would've grasped it. But I wish I knew who I was before. I wish I knew that I was truly a son of God. You can figure out who you are by gaining a relationship with your Father in Heaven. It's real. It's almost tangible. There's times where I say prayers and I feel the spirit so strongly that I'm speechless, you know? I think if we really try to get close to Heavenly Father, He's not going to hold back."

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00:00 Struggles with Church and Addiction

06:12 Will's Early Childhood and Family Background

07:43 Impact of Missionaries and Church Activities

19:23 Realization and Return to Faith

35:31 A Pivotal Bishop Interview

45:41 Mission Challenges and Growth

56:09 Advice for Those Who Feel They Don't Belong

01:01:02 Closing Thoughts and Gratitude

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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone

Editor: Cara Reed

Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson

Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger

Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze

Art Director: Jeremy Garcia

Production Director: Trent Wardwell

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0:00.0	In the church, there's not a lot of us.
0:02.3	There's not a lot of black folks in the church, right?
0:06.8	And, you know, I was dealing with all these different things.
0:10.5	So I dealt with, you know, my addiction.
0:13.7	I dealt with, you know, feeling alone.
0:16.3	And just my circumstances, like my upbringing really made me feel like I didn't fit in into
0:24.6	that church culture, so to speak.
0:31.0	This is Ashley Stone and you're listening to the Comeback Podcast.
0:45.8	We are so excited to announce the full lineup for our Come Back to Christ event happening September 5th and 6th in Provo, Utah at the Utah Valley Convention Center.
0:51.4	On Friday, it will be from 6 to 930, and we will have Jillian D.
0:55.4	Deaton, Marcy Taylor, and our keynote speaker Jared Halverson, which I am so excited about.
1:01.7	It's going to be amazing. And then Friday night we'll have our Come Back to Christ Dron
1:06.1	Show event, and it is going to be so epic. We had one at our last event. It is amazing. You don't want to
1:13.2	miss it. Nothing says awesome like seeing the Savior's outline in the sky followed by the words
1:21.1	comeback. So we're so excited about that. And then Saturday from 9 to 2, we will have Nia, Peter, their former podcast guests.
1:30.6	If you know, you know they were so good.
1:34.1	We have a live podcast with Carla Collins.
1:36.9	And then our keynote on Saturday is Terrell Givens.
1:40.0	Terrell wrote the book Crucible of Doubt, which has changed my life.
1:43.4	I've talked about it many times on the podcast.
1:45.6	It is so amazing.
1:47.1	We are so excited.
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