Anchored Episodes

LDS faith, grief, unanswered prayers, trusting God, Jesus Christ, healing, covenants, temple worship, and finding hope when life doesn’t go as planned — this episode explores what happens when faithful disciples face real heartbreak. She was raised between worlds — born into a family that escaped Iran, with generations of faithful women who fasted for her baptism. Faith was always part of her story. But so was loss. After years of searching for peace, love, and belonging, lif

LDS miracle story | Faith during trials | Personal revelation | Priesthood blessings | Trusting God’s timing At ten years old, Brandon was diagnosed with leukemia. His family fasted. They prayed. He received priesthood blessings. But the miracle didn’t look the way anyone expected. Years later, when financial pressure, closed doors, and major life decisions hit, the questions returned: How does personal revelation really work? How do you trust God’s plan when heaven feels qui

Mary Hailstone had always dreamed of serving God, but when she stepped onto her mission in Houston, the weight of fear, insecurity, and mental illness pushed her to the brink. One night, exhausted and hopeless, Mary found herself on the edge of ending her story forever. But Jesus was not finished with her. Through Spirit-led guidance, prayer, unexpected support, and the courage to seek help, she discovered mercy, healing, and a new purpose. Sent home early, Mary struggled wit

Some love stories don’t begin with hope. They begin after it’s been broken. Dianne learned early that faith doesn’t always protect you from pain. Love came wrapped in promises that turned cruel, and prayer became less about answers and more about survival. Doug grew up in a quiet town with a loud kind of fear—where belief fractured under control, and escape felt like the only mercy. Years passed. Marriages ended. Faith dimmed but never disappeared. Then the prayers changed—no

Misty’s life was unraveling. Addiction, homelessness, and heartbreak had pushed her to the edge. At her lowest, when the weight of guilt and despair seemed unbearable, Jesus whispered to her to run, to survive—and she did. Alone and searching for a way out, Misty experienced unexpected miracles: a stranger offering shelter, small acts of kindness that defied explanation, and the quiet guidance of Jesus leading her step by step toward hope. She wrestled with faith, independenc

He never planned to walk into that chapel. He certainly never planned to steal a Book of Mormon from a Marriott hotel. And he was the last person—the very last—who ever imagined he’d fall in love with the gospel he once mocked. But God has never been limited by the stories we tell about ourselves. From a childhood marked by rejection, to LGBTQ advocacy born from trauma and survival, to the moment a stranger from the other side of the veil whispered, Join this church for our s

Jasmin has always chased the questions others are afraid to ask. Raised on the East Coast, with one side of her family rooted in Argentine Catholicism and the other in LDS pioneer tradition, she grew up in a home where scripture study started at 5 a.m., and curiosity was a way of life. As a teenager, her most pressing question was simple, yet profound: Does God exist? Hard conversations with friends pushed her to confront doubt, to seek, and to look for answers beyond the obv

Ethan never meant to lose his way. But somewhere between a childhood tragedy, a decade of rebellion, and a string of broken beginnings, he found himself in a place he never expected—alone, stripped down, and asking, “What am I doing here?” Then came the knock on the door. The perfectly timed strangers. The whisper in his heart: Peace, be still. As he searched through other faiths, chased success, and wrestled with God Himself, one truth kept pulling him back. And when Ethan f

Hannah had plans — a career in animal care, a mission at nineteen, a future that made sense. But when heartbreak hit and faith began to fracture, she walked away from everything she once believed. Church. God. Hope. What followed were years of questions, anger, and silence. She searched for peace in every direction except the one she’d left behind. Still, something — or Someone — kept reaching for her through the noise. A song. A verse. A memory she couldn’t quite shake. Six