Can You Feel So Now?

Justin Barton
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Conversations with very-recently returned missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discussing changes of heart, spiritual growth, change, and challenges from their missions. To help you remember the feelings brought on by connecting with God that inspired you to make enduring positive changes. https://www.alma526.com

  1. Can You Feel So Now, Mallory Lybbert?

    6D AGO

    Can You Feel So Now, Mallory Lybbert?

    Host Justin Barton interviews Mallory Lybbert about her service in the Washington Spokane Mission in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (set apart June 16, 2024; home Nov. 25, 2025) and the mission emphasis on the Doctrine of Christ—faith, repentance, baptism, the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end—along with “press forward with steadfastness in Christ.” Mallory describes initially not wanting to serve, feeling prompted to go, and being grateful for a stateside call. She shares how faith became recognizing everyday actions as faith, how prayer deepened through listening for revelation and acting on first promptings (including a lawn-mowing contact who was later baptized), and how enduring became “enjoying to the end” and giving “justice to where you are.” She discusses repentance as ongoing change, lessons on exact obedience (including Mosiah 3:1–4), facing grandparents’ deaths near the end of her mission, and bearing testimony of the Restoration, Joseph Smith, and Jesus Christ.   00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:23 Mallory Background and Mission Dates 01:12 Mission Theme Doctrine of Christ 02:33 Faith Before and After Mission 04:01 Deciding to Serve 05:44 Opening the Spokane Call 06:29 Patriarchal Blessing Fulfilled 08:59 Culture Shock and Early Trials 10:28 Trainer Lessons for New Missionaries 12:29 Prayer and Hearing Answers 14:58 Promptings Lead to Baptism 17:00 Enduring and Enjoying to the End 20:06 Repentance as Daily Change 22:31 Hard Moments and Wanting Home 23:25 Grief Near Mission End 25:03 Blessing and New Perspective 26:30 Feeling Christ Through Companionship 27:48 Learning Exact Obedience 29:25 Obedience After Coming Home 31:28 Mission Prep Regrets 32:19 Preach My Gospel Breakthrough 33:32 Why Doctrine of Christ Matters 34:46 Knowing God Loves You 35:56 Obedience Turning Point Story 40:51 Can You Feel Questions 43:12 Coaching Your Future Self 45:45 Testimony and Closing

    50 min

  2. MAR 20

    Can You Feel So Now, Quinlin Haglund?

    Host Justin Barton interviews Quinlin Haglund, an endurance athlete and organist from Quaker Hill, Connecticut, about serving in the Adriatic North Mission (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from June 2023 to June 2025. Quinlin describes learning Slovene in the MTC, serving his first year in Slovenia (including a branch he attended as a child), then transferring to Zagreb, Croatia, to finish his mission while learning Croatian. He shares emotional struggles with comparison and feelings of failure, and how returning to personal prayer, journaling, and keeping “a song in your heart” (especially “Come, Come Ye Saints”) helped him rely on the Lord. He discusses lessons on agency, the Serenity Prayer, mission themes of obedience guided by the Spirit, Omni 1:26 and consecration, and how the Lord used his media and music skills to produce mission content and organize concerts featuring Alex Sharpe from Celtic Woman.   00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:23 Quinlan Background and Sports 01:42 Adriatic North Mission Overview 04:08 Languages and Areas Served 05:09 Switching Countries and Stress 08:12 Doubt and Needing God 11:10 Rock Bottom and Comparison 15:10 Serenity Prayer Lessons 17:30 Prayer and Hymn Strength 22:04 Writing as Therapy 23:58 Journaling After Mission 25:53 Mission President Obedience 27:37 Spirit Versus Letter 29:25 Omni Verse Deep Dive 32:09 Consecration And Calling 35:52 Talents In Media Work 40:52 Change Of Heart 43:33 Song Of Redeeming Love 44:54 Advice To Future Self 49:12 Testimony In Two Languages

    54 min
  3. Can You Feel So Now, Jamie Fullmer?

    MAR 13

    Can You Feel So Now, Jamie Fullmer?

    Justin Barton interviews Jamie Fulmer, who grew up in Spokane, later moved to Kansas, is adopted, and loves basketball and playing violin. Jamie shares how he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the California Los Angeles Mission ("CLAM") from August, 2023 to August, 2025, speaking Spanish after training at the Mexico City MTC. He discusses having two mission presidents who emphasized the doctrine of Christ, what he learned about Latino work ethic ("la chamba"), and how his understanding of daily repentance shifted to turning toward Jesus Christ. Jamie recounts a difficult training assignment with a companion who wanted to go home, and how prayer helped him trust the Lord. He highlights Ether 12 and describes seeing Jesus Christ in the people he served, growing in gratitude and specific prayer, recommitting to temple covenants, ministering, and preparing for future marriage and sealing, then answers Alma 5:26 questions about change of heart and the Song of Redeeming Love.   00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:43 Family Adoption and Hobbies 01:22 Violin on the Mission 02:25 Called to the CLAM 04:44 Spanish in Los Angeles 06:48 La Chamba Work Ethic 08:38 Repentance Reframed 10:55 Key Indicators and Sacrament 15:44 Hard Transfer as Trainer 22:38 Parents and Compassion 25:02 Ether 12 and Seeing Jesus 28:57 Prayer Growth and Specific Needs 31:55 Thy Will and Future Plans 37:53 Advice to Future Missionaries 39:34 Can You Feel So Now Questions 41:49 Time Machine Self Coaching 43:14 Spanish Testimony and Farewell

    48 min
  4. Can You Feel So Now, Charlotte Pedersen?

    MAR 10

    Can You Feel So Now, Charlotte Pedersen?

    Justin Barton interviews Charlotte Peterson, a BYU student and recently-returned missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who gave up college running opportunities after feeling prompted to prioritize missionary service. She served from February 12, 2024 to July 22, 2025, initially reassigned to the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission for five months while awaiting a visa before going to the Zimbabwe Harare Mission. Charlotte shares how fasting shifted her from trying to change God’s will to aligning with it, how Florida taught her obedience and the reality of missionary work in the U.S., and how her mission deepened her relationship with Christ through prayer and the “daily bread” principle. She testifies of enduring discipleship after returning home, and bears testimony of Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon, and eternal families. 00:00 Meet Charlotte Peterson 01:07 Running Dreams and Revelation 03:06 Mission Call and Reassignment 03:59 Language and Companions 06:13 Fasting and Trusting God 09:50 Lessons from Florida 11:41 Obedience from Love 15:56 Daily Bread with Christ 21:01 Scriptures for Hard Days 24:23 Prayer and Hearing God 29:57 Prayer Becomes Real 31:08 Bearing Your Cross 33:12 Joy While Carrying 35:16 When It Felt Crushing 35:33 Dangerous First Transfer 38:03 Prayer Through Hardship 39:41 Missionary After Coming Home 43:33 Finish Strong Together 44:11 Alma 5 Change of Heart 46:16 Song of Redeeming Love 48:02 Remember in Dark Times 50:44 Testimony in Zimbabwe 53:27 Final Thanks and Farewell

    56 min
  5. Can You Feel So Now, Ethan Coplen?

    MAR 5

    Can You Feel So Now, Ethan Coplen?

    Host Justin Barton interviews return missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ethan Coplen, who recently came home from the South Africa, Cape Town Mission, about his upbringing in Queen Creek, Arizona, his large family, football achievements, and a period of inactivity after moving out at 18. Ethan shares how a serious football injury led to a spiritual impression that redirected his life, repentance, and a decision to serve a mission. He discusses learning to rely on Jesus Christ rather than pride, the difference between reading and studying scripture, and how praying, pondering, and obedience shaped his conversion. Ethan recounts facing depression and grief after losing his sister and her children to tragedy during his mission, and explains how being “yoked” with Christ helped him endure. He closes with invitations to prospective missionaries, return missionaries, and nonmembers to seek truth and remember miracles.   00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:31 Ethan Background and Football 01:33 Leaving Home and Church 04:01 Injury and Turning Point 05:57 Returning and Choosing Mission 07:10 Why Falling Away Felt Easy 09:48 Personal Relationship With God 12:00 Yoked With Christ and Miracles 14:49 Missionary Focus and Self Conversion 17:54 Reading Versus Studying 20:37 Charity Learned in the Field 23:11 Obedience Lesson and Spiritual Witness 26:56 Love Your Neighbor 28:10 Pondering and Prayer 29:34 Mission Trial and Loss 32:30 Everything to God 34:16 Hearing the Spirit 36:35 Why Suffering Happens 38:43 Bearing the Burden 40:42 Three Invitations 46:45 Change of Heart 48:18 Song of Redeeming Love 49:47 Back to Basics 52:09 Closing Testimony

    56 min

  6. MAR 3

    Can You Feel So Now, Joshua Fullmer?

    Host Justin Barton interviews returned missionary Joshua Fulmer on the Can You Feel So Now? Podcast about his service in the Texas, Houston East Mission (Spanish-speaking) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joshua shares his background in a large family, plans for BYU, and passions for running and piano. He discusses emotional challenges of tying feelings to missionary outcomes, learning to pause rather than react through prayer, repentance, and temple worship, and a baptism incident where he accepted correction. Joshua recounts a prayer answered when a hostile man relented and helped them contact someone. He reflects on the mission theme Joshua 3:5, temple service, healthier living, scriptures Alma 37:15–17 and D&C 82:10, deepened relationships with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, future plans in music and possibly medicine, and a change of heart centered on redemption and trusting God.   00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:19 Meet Joshua Fulmer 01:27 Called to Texas Spanish 02:06 Music as Ministry 03:21 Running and Resilience 04:34 Emotions and Control 06:29 Pause Then Respond 07:52 Baptism Lesson in Humility 10:03 Discipleship After Mission 13:08 DandC 4 Attributes Shift 16:00 Trusting God Story 19:30 Mission Theme Sanctify 22:08 Scriptures and Promises 24:42 Knowing the Father 28:59 Needing Jesus Daily 33:22 Future Plans and Risks 37:54 Can You Feel So Now 39:36 Five Year Faith Advice 41:09 Spanish Testimony Closing

    45 min
  7. Can You Feel So Now, Michael Hazel?

    FEB 27

    Can You Feel So Now, Michael Hazel?

    Justin Barton interviews newly returned missionary Michael Hazel on the Can You Feel So Now podcast. Michael shares his background and explains that he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Alabama, Birmingham Mission from June 2023 to June 2025, assigned Spanish-speaking for two transfers before serving mostly in English while still using Spanish. He describes being inactive from about age 13 to 25 due to painful experiences and feeling that the Atonement didn’t apply to him, then beginning a spiritual turnaround in 2019 when someone read the Book of Mormon with him daily for 90 days. He discusses the difference between being “lukewarm” versus fully detached, how many small spiritual experiences helped him understand grace and the Atonement as constant help, and why faith and accepting God are choices rooted in agency. Michael emphasizes charity—choosing to love people who are rude, lost, or even threatening—and explains forgiving a bishop he once hated by choosing forgiveness and later feeling peace even when seeing him at the temple. He outlines how consistency comes through daily Book of Mormon study, meaningful prayer as a real conversation with Heavenly Father, and conscientiously partaking of the sacrament, and he shares views on recognizing revelation in everyday ways and repenting as simply turning toward Christ. He recounts being prompted to serve a mission later in life after a branch conference message from his stake president about covenants and bears testimony that following Jesus Christ is always the right decision. Using Alma 5:26, he describes a change of heart as visible in a person’s countenance, defines the “song of redeeming love” as a state of being, and advises his future self to remember the Lord’s tender mercies. He closes with a testimony of Jesus Christ, the reality of spiritual witness, the importance of temple worship and consecrating one’s will to God, and the joy found in the work of salvation and exaltation.   00:00 Welcome + Meet Michael Hazel (Background & Family) 01:22 Mission Call: Alabama Birmingham & Spanish-to-English Switch 03:18 Why He Left the Church (13–25) and What Brought Him Back 05:19 Lukewarm vs Detached: The Misery of Life Without God 07:05 Reading the Book of Mormon Daily: Rebuilding a Testimony 09:05 Atonement Reframed: “Wind at Your Back” + Still Small Voice 11:30 Sobriety, Agency, and Choosing Faith Over Nihilism 14:47 Charity on the Mission: Loving the “Lost” and Difficult People 19:21 Forgiveness as a Choice: Healing from a Hurtful Leader 22:56 No Gray Area: Doctrine Changes Behavior + Staying Consistent 27:15 3 Daily Anchors for Spiritual Consistency (Scriptures, Prayer, Sacrament) 29:01 Your Environment Shapes Your Spirit: Who You Spend Time With 30:42 Hearing God’s Voice: Recognizing Revelation in Small & Simple Ways 34:57 When You Can’t Feel the Spirit: Repentance as a Simple Turn to Christ 37:52 Why Serving a Mission Is Always the Right Choice (And a Life-Changing Story) 45:50 Alma 5: “Can You Feel So Now?” Change of Heart & Redeeming Love 48:33 15 Years Later: Remembering Tender Mercies When You Feel Off Track 49:44 Final Testimony: Choosing Christ, Daily Consecration, and True Joy

    57 min
  8. Can You Feel So Now, Emma Pratt?

    FEB 24

    Can You Feel So Now, Emma Pratt?

    Justin Barton interviews Emma Pratt, who grew up in Idaho in a large farming family and learned hard work and endurance from long nights driving tractors. She explains how those lessons carried into her mission, especially during a six-week transfer with no people to teach, where she learned to rely on Jesus Christ and see those she spoke with as God’s children. Emma served in the Alabama Birmingham Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from December 2023 to June 2025, felt spiritual confirmation about her call, and describes being strengthened when asked to train a new missionary despite feeling inadequate—overcoming weaknesses in initiating conversations and using scriptures. Alma 26:12 became a key passage for her about doing all things in God’s strength. She shares an experience of God’s hand in a friend who contacted missionaries via Facebook after hitting rock bottom and was baptized soon after changing his life. Emma also reflects on her parents’ divorce at age 13 as a personal rock-bottom that led her to choose the gospel, influenced by her mother’s example of prayer and observing differences between relying on Christ versus other coping methods. The conversation covers her approach to personal revelation through prayer journaling, finding quiet places to pray, and adjusting post-mission to less structure while trying to keep spiritual habits and goal-setting (including the mission “power wheel” and My Plan). Major themes include choosing lasting joy in Christ (including Helaman 5:12), leadership and charity as a sister training leader, repentance as a joyful process of improvement, and integrating consecrated living into everyday work. Emma closes by connecting her change of heart to gathering Israel and preparing for the Second Coming, and bears testimony of Jesus Christ.   00:00 Meet Emma Pratt: Big Family, Farm Life & Creative Hobbies 01:12 Farm-Built Endurance: Hard Work Lessons That Carried Into the Mission 02:24 No Friends to Teach: Finding Joy When Mission Work Feels Slow 04:24 Leaning on Christ Through Inadequacy: Training a New Missionary 06:06 Go-To Scripture Power: Alma 26 and ‘In His Strength I Can Do All Things’ 07:04 Called to Alabama Birmingham: Dates, First Reactions & Confirmation 08:24 ‘God’s Hand Was in This’: A Facebook Message, Rock Bottom & a Fast Baptism 10:12 Her Own Rock Bottom: Parents’ Divorce, Choosing the Gospel & Staying Happy 13:20 Prayer + Journaling for Revelation: Learning to Hear God More Clearly 15:19 Home From the Mission: Quiet Places, New Habits & the ‘Power Wheel’ Goals 20:56 Tractor Time as Sacred Time: Audio Scriptures, Talks, Podcasts & Saints 22:01 Mission Soundtrack: From Church History to The Beatles 22:30 Finding a Higher Joy in Jesus Christ on the Mission 23:44 Happiness vs. Joy: The “Slow Boil” and Choosing Miracles 25:12 Building on the Rock: Helaman 5 and Enduring Trials 26:34 Sister Training Leader Lessons: Charity, Leadership, and Real Training 29:11 Letting God Train You: Humility, Weak Spots, and Repentance Without Shame 33:36 Consecrating Everyday Life: Giving Equal Time to the Lord (Even Dishes) 38:33 Change of Heart & “Can You Feel So Now”: Purpose, Time Machine Advice, and Testimony

    44 min
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Conversations with very-recently returned missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discussing changes of heart, spiritual growth, change, and challenges from their missions. To help you remember the feelings brought on by connecting with God that inspired you to make enduring positive changes. https://www.alma526.com

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  • Creator
    Justin Barton
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Clean
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