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How did you gain a testimony?
by Emilia Rabe
Have you ever wondered how your peers gained a testimony of Jesus Christ? How they felt confirmation from the Holy Ghost? How they are choosing to live their testimony? I interview all kinds of people to figure out the answers to these questions, in hopes that you can relate to one of them and find comfort in their journey. Finding Jesus Christ is different for everyone, and I hope all these different stories can help you. Podcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/gain_a_testimony?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090551566065
Episodes
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Emilia's Testimony: Finding Your Worth
Today my Dad interviews me! I'm so glad I got to finish up this episode before I begin my service as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am so grateful for everyone who has listened to the podcast, and who has sent me kind inspiring messages along the…
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Ellie's Testimony: Boarding the Plane
Today I interview Ellie Johnson! Ellie recently got home from her mission in La'ie, Hawaii serving in the temple visitor center. Ellie shares that her testimony began with incredible examples and spiritual experiences with her parents and her sisters. She shares the troubles that she faced trying...
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Ashley’s Testimony: Christ Will Guide You
Today I interview Ashley Clark! She tells of her childhood growing up Catholic and her struggles with mental health as she started university. She explains teh strong pull that she had towards God and religion and how her now husband helped her find the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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Parker's Testimony: An Eye of Faith
Today I interview Parker Horn. He shares how his parent's constant example and devotion to the church and its youth programs helped him to develop a love and respect for the gospel. However, he felt that his testimony of the church was mostly passive with little opposition until he left home for...
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David's Testimony: "Nail Gun, Foot to the Floor"
Today I interview David Ashton. This interview is full of engaging metaphors and idioms that begin to explain the full excentric personality of Brother Ashton. He talks about his strong upbringing in the church and how his parents set up an incredible foundation for him to build off. He speaks of...
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Claire's Testimony: Seek and Expect Miracles
Today I interview Claire Hall. Claire explains how she was the youngest of a big family and that her two older siblings chose to take rather different paths in life as it pertains to the gospel. These examples cause Claire to question what she truly believed, and those questions led her to...
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Reagan's Testimony: Plant That Seed!
Today I interview Reagan Lapicola a math education student at BYU and one of my closest friends. Reagan's testimony started with a deep love for her family and a desire for them to be together forever. She comments on her rocky understanding of the scriptures and how she didn't find community…
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Sky's Testimony: Take that Leap of Faith
Today I interview Sky Barkley a chemical engineering student at BYU and a good friend. Sky's childhood was filled with a desire to connect with a higher power and to understand her spirituality, which took her to many different churches and denominations. She was then introduced to the Church of...
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Kerry's Testimony: Nearer My God to Thee
Today I interview Kerry Muhlestein a professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU, Director of the BYU Egyptian Excavation Project, and my Old Testament Professor. Kerry talks about how he feels like he's had a testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints his whole life. He discusses how...
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Autumn's Testimony: God is Aware of us
Today I Interview Autumn Stephenson a student at BYU and a good friend of mine. Autumn grew up in Eagle Idaho, a town just outside of Boise. At the beginning of high school, Autumn found herself pushing down her religiosity in order to fit in with friends who disagreed with the Church of Jesus...
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Emily's Testimony: Step by Step
Today I interview Emily Taylor! A Ph.D. student studying political and religious differences in families. When Emily was younger, she had to take the initiative to begin growing her testimony in a home where the gospel was often a source of contention. She eventually developed a profound…
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Jonathan's Testimony: Responsibility
Today I interviewed Jonathan Brinley, an instructor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University and my New Testament teacher! Brinley explains that his testimony was shaped by religious speakers and educators that he crossed paths with because of his father's occupation as a religious...
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Amaya's Testimony: enduring through guilt
Today I talk with Amaya. Amaya is a student at BYU hoping to be in the nursing program. She talks about her experience growing up in a protective household that didn't let her have very much freedom. During COVID, Amaya's family became especially religious and she felt like that religion was…
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Harrison's Testimony: Action Without the Answers
Today I interview Harrison Moore. Harrison grew up in Dallas, Texas, and had a strong testimony when he was a child because of his church environment and his parents' strong testimony. However, as Harrison grew older, he found himself doubting the gospel more and feeling like he was letting...
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Max's Testimony: Desire Challenged by Depression
Today I interview Max Craft, also known as Elder Craft, because he is currently 20 months into his mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pocatello Idaho! Max's testimony began with an unquestioning belief in what his parent taught him and eventually grew when he made...
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Kaitlyn's Testimony: "Fake it till you Make it"
Today I interview Kaitlyn Murry, a student at UVU studying public health and working at an autism clinic to help young children better their social skills and quality of life. Kaitlyn talks about how the foundation of her testimony was built on the example of her parents and close family who set…
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Logan's Testimony: Motivation Through Journaling
"Journal or record your spiritual experiences and surround yourself with peers who will uplift you" is Logan Shulz's advice for gaining a testimony. Logan recently graduated high school in Maine and is leaving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Stockholm Sweden in...
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John's Testimony: Gaining a Testimony Through Bearing Your Testimony
Today I interview John Hilton iii, a religious education professor at BYU and the author of various books and teaching courses. John talks about his experience gaining a testimony as a child was largely motivated by his desire to read and fully understand scripture. John explains how during one...
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Jasmin's Testimony: God is Always There
Today I interview Jasmin Felton. The moment I met Jasmin her lust for life and love of God was strikingly apparent. In this episode, she shares how she had a rough childhood, but God was with her every step of the way. She stumbled upon the Chuch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through…
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Fashion's testimony: From Cognitive Dissonance to Repentance
Fashion decided to live her life on the covenant path and follow the gospel of Jesus Christ one night after a conversation with a friend. She had grown up in a Latter-day Saint household but soon her family shifted priorities and she was left to choose her own path. After her parents divorced and...
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Carter's Testimony: Faith Through Cancer
Even before cancer, Carter Low possessed a fervent and pure faith. His childhood was filled with family scripture study and family home evenings, which helped him build a doctrinal foundation to build his testimony. His faith helped him to serve a mission in Houston Texas, Mandarin-speaking. On…
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Hunter's Testimony: A Leap of Faith
Hunter Martinez is a recent convert to the church with a powerful testimony. Growing up in Utah, Hunter was surrounded by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and felt like an outsider. Once he went to college, he began to investigate the church without the judgment of…
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Marianna's Testimony: The Sealing Priesthood Power
Marianna found her testimony through "the covenants that we make with God". As the head of communications for the G20 interfaith forum, she often interacts with various other religions and faiths. It is because we have a prophet of God that has the sealing power of the priesthood that Marianna...
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Braxton's Testimony: Social Anxiety and Enduring to the End
Today I interview Braxton. Braxton didn't have a testimony in high school. He doubted his faith and his testimony on his mission. His social anxiety greatly affected his church attendance and his ability to serve the Lord. Yet, through his many struggles and his trials his powerful testimony of…
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Hank's Testimony: Faith Followed by Competency
"When tragedy hits, you don't all the sudden have time to gain a testimony" Today I interview Hank Smith, a professor of religion at Brigham Young University. Hank's testimony began with an accidental powerful spiritual experience and an eventual growing curiosity in the gospel of Jesus Christ.…
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Serena's testimony: "I didn't think I could ask God for an answer"
Serena Pemberton is the guest on this week's episode and tells us about her journey to gain a testimony. She explains how moving several times in her childhood made it difficult to fit into a ward and led to her feeling judged by the other youth. She stopped attending church and began to struggle...
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Nick's Testimony: "I didn't want to go on a mission, but I knew I should"
Nick's steps to gaining a testimony: 1. take action and the Lord will magnify your efforts 2. get on your knees, and ask Heavenly Father what he would have you do Nick Carter is a college student in Rexburg Idaho who served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in…
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Dr. Romneys testimony: Decide now.
"There's a lot of preparation, and I see how much my preparation, and my understanding of the gospel, and actually living the stuff for years and years has prepared me for having a home with the gospel in it" Chelsea Romney, a psychology professor at BYU, has such a powerful testimony. Dr. Romney...
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Tylers testimony: gradual, open-hearted, and personal
“Gradual, open-hearted, and personal” are the words Tyler Bills would use to describe the process of gaining her testimony. Tyler talks about the difficulty of having friends making decisions that were contrary to her standards, her struggle to receive confirmation to go on a mission, and her...
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Megan’s Testimony
The first episode!! Megan’s a freshman at BYU preparing to serve a mission in Lima Peru! (we filmed this before she knew where she was going). She talks about how she gained a testimony through her trials by holding on to the basics until she saw the fruits of the gospel in her life. We discuss…
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How did you gain a testimony?
Hey! I'm Emilia Rabe and Im a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Growing up I had a really hard time understanding how to gain a testimony of Jesus Christ. I would see all my peers and the adults around me stand firm in their faith and they never seemed to have any doubt. I...
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Have you ever wondered how your peers gained a testimony of Jesus Christ? How they felt confirmation from the Holy Ghost? How they are choosing to live their testimony? I interview all kinds of people to figure out the answers to these questions, in hopes that you can relate to one of them and find comfort in their journey. Finding Jesus Christ is different for everyone, and I hope all these different stories can help you. Podcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/gain_a_testimony?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090551566065
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Emilia Rabe
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