When the Marriage Ends…Does Faith Have To?

Divorce, faith in Jesus Christ, adding oil to your lamp, spiritual preparation, healing through trials, LDS testimony, temple worship, and trusting God when life breaks apart.She loved the Church. She sang in the choir. She believed she had a good marriage.Then one day, everything changed.In this deeply personal episode of the Anchored Podcast, Shayla shares how divorce landed unexpectedly in her lap — and how the Savior quietly prepared her long before the crisis came. Through temple worship, prayer, scripture study, and the parable of the ten virgins, she discovered what it really means to add oil to your lamp before the darkness arrives.Nothing was fixed overnight.But somewhere in the middle of the breaking, she began to recognize Christ — and discover He had never stepped away.If you’ve ever felt invisible at church, wondered where God was in your pain, or asked how to keep going when faith feels fragile — this conversation will meet you there.🎧 Listen now and discover:• How spiritual preparation sustains us in crisis• Why agency and consent matter in relationships• What “oil in your lamp” actually looks like in real life• How Jesus Christ heals what He doesn’t immediately remove00:00 God’s Care in Suffering00:44 Meet Shayla Hakizimana01:54 Feeling Out of Place in a Family-Centered Church03:25 Temple Marriage, Big Dreams, and Sudden Divorce05:27 Guided by the Spirit Through Divorce06:44 Agency, Sealing Power, and Letting Go08:22 Divorced in the Church: Belonging and Healing09:23 Healing from Hurtful Words10:24 The Tabernacle Choir as a Place of Healing11:26 “Consider the Lilies” and a Personal Message from God13:17 The Ten Virgins and Preparing for Trials15:00 Oil in Your Lamp: Building a Relationship with God16:45 Jesus Christ Brings Light for the Next Step17:31 Learning to Hear Revelation19:42 How to Fill Your Lamp with Oil21:18 Trusting God After Betrayal22:34 Joy in the Middle of Trial24:31 Lessons from Single Life26:28 Choosing Agency Over Victimhood27:59 Ministering to Divorced Members31:13 Say Something: Ministering Through Awkwardness33:47 Music, Discipleship, and the Spirit37:33 Anxiety, Meditation, and Peace in Christ41:05 Staying Anchored in the Wilderness42:22 Why I Stay in the Church of Jesus Christ#LDS #JesusChrist #FaithInTrials #HealingAfterDivorce #AnchoredPodcast