This week's show involves mature themes and may not be suitable for children.

It is also important to note that we have taken security precautions to protect our guest on this episode.

This weekend, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will join together to watch General Conference.

The Church's members live in 196 nations and territories.

General Conference is available in 100 languages.

A recent letter from the First Presidency States, although we speak many languages, we are united in our efforts to follow the Savior and rejoice in knowing that we are all children of God.

I was reminded of the reality of that statement during the interview you're about to hear.

Ruhina Arya grew up in Iran. She suffered incredible persecution for her desire to learn more about Christianity,

but was ultimately led to the United States where she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Yes, Ruhinas is just one person's story, but to me, it is representative of so many Latter-day Saints throughout the world who have made significant sacrifices to follow the example of Jesus Christ.

This episode is a tribute to all of you.

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?

I'm Morgan Jones, and I am so excited to have Ruhina Arya on the line with me today, Ruhina. Welcome.

Thank you so much.

Well, I am so excited to share your story with our audience and want to kind of start out with the very beginning.

So you grew up in Iran, and I'm wondering because most people listening to this podcast, including myself, will have no idea what it's like in Iran.

We've literally only seen it in news footage, and so can you tell me a little bit about what your childhood was like growing up there?

Yes, of course. Thank you so much for giving me this chance, Morgan. I'm so glad that I can be here with you all today.

Yeah, I was born in Iran or in English, Iran, and I was born in a Muslim family.

My parents were both Muslim, my grandparents, so when you are born from parents or Muslim, you automatically are constantly a Muslim in your whole identity.

The childhood, for the most part, it was good. You know, just as a child, like you don't understand much. You're just in your own little world.

But growing up, as I grow older, it was so hard just seeing how they would treat women and how the rules being changed not just by the religion, just by the people.

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