Changed for Good: Life Elevated through Christ

Tracy Rogers shares her journey of coming unto Christ, battling feelings of unworthiness and skepticism to finding a whole new life and identity in her new and stronger relationship with our Savior. It isn’t always an easy process, but “diamonds are made under pressure” as she experiences greater healing and growth.“I feel empowered to be who I am and love who I am. That's no small thing for me.”LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Kim Jensen shares his life work of studying and working with the people of the Middle East, how he gained his own testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ in spite and because of the challenges of his upbringing, showing up with love and kindness to all people, and how the Savior has continued to change him and his life for good.Books/Talk Mentioned: The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute, The Bible and The Book of Mormon, Stand Forever by Lawrence E. CorbridgeLSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Mark Miller joins us today with his incredible story of the miracle that started in a prison cell with a commitment to follow God’s plan: we discuss choosing your friends wisely, the power of simple daily spiritual habits, prison as a blessing from God, being an example and standing apart, making a choice and sticking to it, goal setting and relying on God’s timing, don’t let Satan’s lies steal your hopes and dreams, “as long as we’re doing good we get good”, all I had to do was…and life becomes magical, helping others, we all need chances, and that “genuine change begins with personal desire”.If you or someone you know has suffered from addiction, been to prison, or has a felony, this is a message of hope for you! LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Janette Geise shares the ways she allowed Christ to change her life, starting with a seed of faith planted in her youth to her baptism many years later. Join us as we discuss how people are put in your path for a reason,  challenges with divorce, preparedness for the next step on our journey (and that we are each on our own journey of faith), learning and gaining attributes of Christ by doing and practicing, God leveling you up to offer you so much more even though change is uncomfortable, answered prayers, and a reminder to never dim your light.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Rick Mangum has much to share with us today about the importance of and recognizing the spirit, heartache and miracles with infertility, a struggle with faith and leaning on the faith of others, and the need for constant renewal of our connection with God: “I need to feel the spirit daily.”*Unfortunately this episode had some audio issues, but you won't want to miss it!LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Connie Howden shares her journey from a turning point experience and miracle with her young son's illness, feelings of worthiness, finding and embracing truth including tithing and service and participation and loving it all; she recalls "we didn't know we were missing anything" but found so much love and acceptance and joy in the gospel of Jesus Christ, and ALL are included.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Glen Asay shares with us his love for Christ, how he uses his unique talents for work and through music, learning a language as a missionary is a gift from God (among so many other things), and changing for the better through the Savior’s grace.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Nicole Runyan shares her story today of coming back to church at a young age and despite all the hard and challenging thoughts and experiences, she has found so much happiness and light and peace in following Christ. "That’s what he does! That’s Jesus!”“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” President Russell M NelsonLSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Mike Calhoun shares his life experiences with Christ - serving Him, finding the gospel with his wife, seeing miracles, recognizing blessings and knowing that “He lives with us every day”. LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Dori West joins us today to share her love of Christ and howHe has changed her life through devoting her time to serving God’s children, praying and answers to prayers, attending church and feeling light and blessings and love flow into her life instead of self-pity and misery: “I’ve just blossomed into all I wanted”.Discussed in this episode:JustServe.orgComeUntoChrist.org/bookofmormonLSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Gracie Harris joins us again to explain her experience of going to the temple for the first time and a story of prayer and forgiveness just in time for Father’s Day, with a beautiful reminder of our relationship with our Father in Heaven.See Gracie’s first interview in Episode 32.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Karl Tanner relates the story of being washed away in a flash flood, leaving then coming back to the gospel of Jesus Christ along with the blessings and joy that he experiences as a result of that decision, turning to God for truth, and change.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Britton Bryce share his experiences going to templeopen houses, his own conversion to the gospel while serving a mission, acting in faith and then understanding God’s plan in hindsight specifically through adopting 4 children from Russia, and that Christ helps us change and see ourselves and others in a new light.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Matt Heath Van Horn shares his story of howGod was looking out for Him even before he knew God and the moment when he knew it was not just good luck, first church experiences, continuing to recognize God’s hand in his life with job changes and moves and continued blessings as a result of following Christ, a testimony of tithing, the importance of learning from failure, and Christ’s mercy and forgiveness.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Judy Bee shares with us her journey of coming unto Christ as a teenager, learning gospel principles from the children primary songs and many helpful friends and teachers, challenges including eventual divorce, importance of understanding our true identity, having questions, each of our contributions as a piece to the puzzle, and her testimony: “I love my Lord Jesus Christ; He is everything to me.”LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Patrice Moore and I discuss challenges and blessings throughout her life, talents, answers to prayer, personal revelation and acting on it, the gift of seminary (attending and teaching), and the amazing youth of this generation.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today we are pleased to have Nate Summit return to the podcast sharing experiences from his mission – which he says is the greatest decision of his life (but the hardest decision to leave), lessons in service and obedience, and the perspective that when his focus is on others in any pursuit is when he’s strengthened and experiences growth. LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Maureen Saenz shares with us today her journey of 51 years to joining the church, the hand of God in our lives and His timing, the power of faith, her testimony of tithing, and the joy and blessings of service. LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.In this conversation with Gracie Harris, we learn about herpainful past of domestic violence and her ensuing journey of healing through religion and retreats, relating to the stories of people in the Book of Mormon, prayer and the temple, and refusing to be the victim but instead choosing her focus and what she can do: “This is all about the Lord and what we focus on”.Books referenced:The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, The Bible and The Book of MormonLSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Jacob Packer reflects on mission challenges such as the language barrier, that God’s temples have great power, accomplishing great things in a small amount of time because God magnifies your efforts, God puts you where you are for a reason and you can learn from those around you, age doesn’t give you knowledge but experience does, and the idea that God doesn’t want us to speed run through life – there’s no rush, but keep growing, repenting and improving.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Thorin Niven shares his journey of searching for God through all the world religions, the miracle and answer to prayer which led to his baptism, “learning how to let go of the things that I value for the greater good – for other people, for God – without expectation”: serving a mission is the best decision he ever made AND challenges on his mission, sharing the gospel with a friend, the power of the sacrament, Jesus Christ as our example of what to be every single day/of sacrifice/of love, and doing the difficult right over the easy wrong.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as John Trevor shares his strong desire to serve the Lord both for the living and the dead; we discuss loving one another and coming together unitedly, his parent’s service in WWII, the unique and unusual events that led to his baptism, the Lord’s hand in his life, and to be bold and courageous in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ: “The Savior being there is what motivates me regularly.”LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Chris Verduzco shares his experience of coming unto Christ and allowing Him to change his life despite turning away from Him, being homeless and feeling inadequate to a complete shift in following Him and serving a mission for the Lord; regularly seeing His hand in his life and a continuous change for the better in himself and others.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Nathan McClellan shares challenges he experienced while serving a mission which he wouldn’t trade for the world, recognizing strength for change comes through living the principles of the gospel, afflictions are swallowed up in the joy of Christ, God cares about the seemingly unimportant things in our lives, and humility helps to bring the change.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Trey Ely shares his experience with prayer when you don’t know what else to do and answers to prayer in ways we don’t expect, God using us exactly where we are needed, loving people and seeing them through God’s eyes is when we really see progress in others and ourselves, building testimony by watching other people, making Christ the center, and sacrifice along with obedience brings forth blessings.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us today as Brian Haddad and I discuss struggles on his mission along with God’s help and awareness of him, gratitude, God’s mysterious ways and being a tool in His hands, perspective, “try every day to be as close to the Savior as you can”, and the importance of actions in the process of conversion. Link:"Live in Thanksgiving Daily" by Elder Joseph B. WirthlinLSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Terry Barney joins us as we discuss recognizing the Holy Ghost, gaining a testimony, seeing and looking for God’s hand in our lives every day, acting on promptings, comforts of prayer for anxiety and worry, and fine tuning our relationship with our Savior.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today James Yancey shares his correlation between food preparation and prayer, finding peace amidst the chaos, parenting, Christ’s influence on his life even as he stepped away from church activity, honoring our covenants and a better life with covenant relationship in Christ.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

In this interview with Lena Ramirez we gain insight on the power of prayer, the Spirit as a layer of protection, learning about and guidance from Heavenly Father, being gathered, spiritual warfare and spiritual gems, and God working through us.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Join us as we see God’s hand at work in the life of Cheryl Smith: the beginning of a testimony through seminary, a desire to attend the temple, patriarchal blessings and their impact on our lives, and the surprise miracle that answered her prayer regarding family challenges.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Jeff Brooks and I discuss challenges of family breaking up, feelings of guilt and being unworthy, the power and joy of repentance, deliverance and help from the Savior, Satan’s attacks, the Holy Ghost, the influence of thought, and turning to Christ in weakness.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

In this interview with Sam Yamamoto we discuss finding his testimony of the Savior through fasting and prayer after deciding to serve a mission, God weaving in our lives, helping people with Christ, healing physically and emotionally, feeling the Spirit, and sharing naturally what he knows and loves.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Lani Emmich joins us as we discuss gaining a testimony, growth in being asked to serve, getting out of our comfort zones, murmuring and gratitude, and the Savior inviting us to change and repent.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Ashley Miller joins us today as we discuss how the Lord is orchestrating and working in our lives, serving the Lord can heal relationships, even the most severe trials can bring about incredible blessings, “without the atonement of Jesus Christ I would have never survived”, and the Holy Ghost becoming your CONSTANT companion.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

Today Amber Balle and I explore inviting others, a powerful mighty Savior who understands and has been there, soul-searching moments, light that comes from the scriptures – He speaks to us when we are in the scriptures, being rejuvenated by the Book of Mormon, wrestling with questions and trust in God, and "I am a follower of Jesus Christ."LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio

In this interview with Pam Gates we discuss how the Lord helps us rise to a challenge (and gratitude for them), He will bless us with ideas to progress and grow, “the Lord loves effort”, “by small and simple things are great things brought to pass”, the importance of speaking kind words, the power and effort of friendship, and the Lord’s hand in our lives.

In this interview with Brother and Sister Lewis, we discuss Christ's love for you and all children of the world, that He is our strength, serving, the importance of the temple and spending time with our Savior to draw closer to Him, exercising great faith through challenges, and making changes right now with the help of a Savior.

In this interview with Ernie De Leon we explore the influence one can have on another through example and invitations, the beauty of genealogical work in bearing testimony, and how adversity brings blessings. 

Today we discuss the Spirit, giving talks, loving your neighbor, praying to find answers to work issues, learning from each other, and relying on God and giving credit to Him in this interview with Billy Hartzell. 

In this conversation with Irene Howard we discuss feeling broken, an almost divorce, the Lord's timing, and how God was always there, even carrying her, she just had to humble herself and allow Him in to bring about a miraculous change.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.org

Join us for this interview with Kenzie Sullivan as she shows how Christ has drastically changed her life through a prompting to go to church, how she shares that journey with others, how it impacts her life in subtle ways like her sports performance, and how this knowledge of Christ is her "greatest blessing".

Today in this interview with Mike Hiett we explore his journey of seeking, Heavenly Father helping him find the answers in His own way and time, and how the strong foundation he built over time provided a new way of living and thinking: "things that trouble others don't trouble me anymore."

Join us today in this interview with John Tobin as we discuss overcoming challenging circumstances, people are people and empathy, finding answers, purpose, church community, and "it's a feeling".

In this interview with Don Howard we discuss life with and without Christ: the armor of righteousness, being brave in and living your testimony of Jesus Christ, "If I do it, you can do it", repentance, becoming a tool in God's hands, developing a thirst for knowledge, and how the Savior lovingly brings us into His fold and gives us tools to become like Him.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.org

Today we discuss God's hand in our lives, serving others, following promptings to share the gospel, and how the Savior puts us back together in this interview with Drew Nelson.

Today we discuss how change occurs as we draw closer to our Heavenly Father and serve Him, asking God for understanding and answers, and through covenant keeping in this interview with Jimmy Cox.

Join us as we follow Doug Libby's experience with joining the church as a teenager growing up in Colorado during the 70s and how he has continued to see God's hand in his life, helping him and his life change for good.

In this conversation with Kristin Ransdell we discussed finding answers by turning to God and the reality that He is always with us; guiding us to Christ and as we follow Him, He blesses us with greater knowledge and understanding.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay

Today we discuss conversion, how struggle brings blessings, and feeling inadequate in this interview with Elder Ren S. Johnson and his wife Kelly.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay

In this interview with Nate Summit we learn how he let Christ become a part of his life and bring about a lasting change.LSIStudios.comComeUntoChrist.orgMusic by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay