Preston Dixon, owner of Renaissance Ranch Treatment Center, shares his story of coming back to God, and The Church of Jesus Christ.

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Preston shares his story of overcoming addiction, coming back to God, and going on to run a treatment center based on gospel principals.

"It starts in the quiet moments. When you are in the quiet moments and you feel like something is missing.. and you start remembering what life was like when you had the spirit with you and you had that natural joy. I think the world is really good at distracting us, and we can stay busy most of the time if we really want to. But the things that are significant, the things that really help us align with our purpose & values, and bring us fulfillment, aren’t from this world."

"I asked God if he knew who I was and if he cared about me. I got on my knees to pray and I had this overwhelming feeling of a spiritual warm blanket, hugged me. I felt God’s love. After that experience, I felt different. I had hope again. I knew God really was there. It was life changing. "

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. Okay, Preston, I am so pumped that we are finally doing your podcast.
0:20.0	You, okay, first of all, I would not have done this podcast if it wasn't for you.
0:25.0	It was this idea floating in my mind for a long time and then when I saw you at the conference it was like I needed I knew it
0:38.1	needed it happen like I just I don't know like I'm I'm super grateful that we ran into each other and talked about it because it would have never come to be had I not
0:49.3	Ran into you and talked about it
0:51.5	Well, I remember when you were telling me about it,
0:54.1	I had like goosebumps.
0:55.2	I like this is so cool, like why isn't a podcast like this?
0:59.4	Because my story is not unique at all.
1:02.1	You know, I've worked in recovery for, you know, as you know a lot of years and been in recovery a lot of years and I just met so many guys and women who have very similar stories and like that that's that's how
1:16.4	I got sober is when I heard stories from guys who had been in my shoes but yet they had like that light in their eyes that I wanted that I recognized.
1:25.0	You know, they seemed happy and I wasn't happy.
1:29.0	So it kind of gave me hope like, okay, I can do this.
1:31.0	Like you can recover, you you know you can get better so
1:34.3	when you told me about it I was like yeah this is so cool you got to do it so yeah I'm
1:38.6	I'm glad we had that conversation for sure. Yes me too okay, let's kind of start at the beginning, like, you know, what was your early years like?
1:48.8	Did you have a testimony at a young age?
1:51.0	What did that look like? So yeah I grew up in the church awesome family I think you know
2:00.4	I in Utah growing up you you know, the church was was uh, we went pretty much every Sunday.
2:06.8	I played soccer growing up. I'm oldest of five kids.
2:10.4	Um, and you know, just pretty normal family for the most part. You know, we had a lot of emotional
2:22.0	constipation, I think, in our family.
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