Episode 60 - Anchored - Dennis Schleicher From Anti to Anchored

He never planned to walk into that chapel. He certainly never planned to steal a Book of Mormon from a Marriott hotel. And he was the last person—the very last—who ever imagined he’d fall in love with the gospel he once mocked.But God has never been limited by the stories we tell about ourselves.From a childhood marked by rejection, to LGBTQ advocacy born from trauma and survival, to the moment a stranger from the other side of the veil whispered, Join this church for our salvation—Dennis’s life has been a series of divine interruptions he couldn’t ignore.What began in anger and rebellion became a journey that shook heaven. Walk-ins prayed for. Hearts softened. Endowments granted early. Eleven personal letters from the First Presidency reminding him that Jesus knew his name. Viral posts. Death threats. Miracles in Palmyra. A calling that brought the inactive home. A future foretold by Marie Osmond herself.Today, the man who once fought against the Church now carries light to tens of thousands across the world—yet insists it was never about him. It was always about the Savior who saw him first, loved him longest, and never stopped calling him back.In this episode, step into the astonishing true story of a boy once told “Jesus doesn’t love you,” and the God who shattered that lie—again, and again, and again.Show notes: For his book Is He Nuts? https://www.amazon.com/He-Nuts-Become-Member-Church/dp/1462135714https://www.facebook.com/DennisSchleicherLDS