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We’re so grateful to be hearing from Jake today!

0:41- Jake introduces himself. Jake was raised with different faiths, his parents and grandparents having differing beliefs.
1:30- Jake’s grandfather joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after learning about the church’s emphasis on genealogy, something he really enjoyed.
2:22- It came time for Jake to choose where to attend school. He had two major choices and ended up feeling strongly to choose a catholic school. He took some christianity classes while in school but wasn’t impacted by them.
3:04- Jake received a call that his grandfather had passed away. His bishop spoke at the funeral about life after death, which piqued Jake’s interest but only momentarily.
4:03- Jake went back to school and began noticing his dependance on alcohol. He wanted to remove himself from social situations that would cause his alcoholism to spike so he began to take on more time at one of his job locations called Sub Zero.
5:06- Jake made friends with some new coworkers who seemed very optimistic and happy. He began learning more about what made them different. He learned that they were members of the LDS Church.
6:02- One of his coworkers mentioned to Jake that she was going to get married in the temple of the LDS Church. Jake said that her response caused him to feel the spirit for the first time.
7:35- Tracey invited Jake to church for the first time after receiving her mission call. She also gave Jake a Book of Mormon with passages outlined that would be interesting to Jake.
9:44- Jake hasn’t ever been interested in reading but when he began reading the Book of Mormon, he couldn’t put the book down. He prayed about the book and learned some powerful lessons.
11:09- The missionaries kept trying to meet with Jake but he didn’t seem to have time for all of the lessons.
12:08- Jake quit drinking. He also began going on dates with Tracey, though they both knew she’d be serving a mission in just a few months.
13:00- Jake wondered if he should be baptized and said yes to the invitation from the missionaries to be baptized. And suddenly, people began questioning his intentions. Was it all just for Tracey? Did he really believe?
14:08- Jake opened his scriptures and read a powerful scripture that secured his decision to be baptized.
15:21- Jake was baptized on December 5th, less than 2 weeks before Tracey left on her mission.
16:47- Jake requested his grandfather’s patriarchal blessing and in transcript read that if his grandfather did his family history, his family on this side of the veil would receive the gospel.
18:07- Jake gives some powerful advice!

Daniel shares his story about his mission in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served in New England. Daniel describes his mission as challenging but beautiful. During Daniel's mission he was diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. Daniel always knew that mental health challenges were present in his life but he didn't feel the weight of the challenges until he was serving on his mission.

In this episode, Kaitlyn and Sabrina talk about JOY! How do we find joy? Is joy different than happiness? Can someone be joyful all of the time? What do I do if I'm not joyful?

On this episode of Saints Unscripted, Gustavo shared his incredible conversion story! Gustavo was born and raised in Mexico City. He was also raised in a very religious household. He had many spiritual experiences but struggled with mental health challenges and other difficult life challenges.

Gustavo came across a video that attempted to disprove the Church of Jesus Christ. He then began to research the criticisms of the church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) and saw lots of personal experiences about how the church had caused harm. He began to feel totally alone. He wasn’t sure if he could ask questions on the church but also didn’t want to leave the church. He felt lost and confused.

We're stoked to be joined by Spencer Schmidt as he shares his musical journey with us!

Spencer shares his story of feeling deeply inspired to devote more attention to his musical interests. Spencer comes from a musical household, his dad being Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys, so music has always been a powerful tool in his life. After losing his sister in a hiking accident, Spencer recalled the music that was of most interest to her and decided it was that genre in which he wanted to pursue his work.

David Douglas shares his story of conversion as a teenager living in Florida. His story is so powerful! David talks about praying to know if God was real. Shortly after his prayer, he fell asleep and had a unique dream. Little did he know that his dream would come back to his mind years later and verify the spirit he was feeling!!

At age 15, David wanted to prioritize God in his life. He had attended different churches but finally felt a pull to the LDS Church after speaking with a friend who talked about the priesthood. David's story doesn't end there!