Elder Kitchen grew up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but spent years running from it. Parties, sneaking out, trespassing, chasing approval from everyone around him. He was numb. Not sad. Not happy. Just empty.

Then one Saturday morning his mom walked into his room and asked what was wrong. He told her everything. And watching her heart break was the moment that woke him up.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Elder Kitchen sits down with Elder Avalos to walk through the five years of gradual decline that led him to his knees at 1:00 in the morning, asking God to forgive him for the first time in his life. What happened next was not what he expected.

His story is for anyone who has been looking for joy in all the wrong places and keeps coming up empty.

Elder Kitchen's answer: Wickedness never was happiness. The joy that comes from Jesus Christ has nothing to do with your circumstances and everything to do with your focus.

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Jeff Young grew up being told The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a cult. His mother made sure of it... but something kept pulling at him anyway.

Then he met Katie. She never pressured him. She just shared small pieces of her testimony and let him decide.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Jeff shares what happened after he got baptized in secret, walked into a burning building and heard a voice, and spent 30 years asking one question before every police call: Would the Savior be pleased with what I am about to do?

His story is for anyone who was raised to fear God instead of trust Him.

Jeff's answer: He is not there to punish you. He is there to reach for you every time you fall.

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Don Reed spent years asking questions that nobody would answer. The Catholic seminary told him some questions weren't appropriate. So he walked away and kept searching.

Then he met a woman who had walked away from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He encouraged her to go back, and as he watched her change, he knew he needed what she had found.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Don shares what happened when he walked through a temple open house in Casper, Wyoming and felt something he had never felt before. A quiet, firm insistence. This is where you belong.

His story is for anyone who has been asking questions and keeps getting told to stop asking.

Don's answer: The right church welcomes every question, and the Holy Ghost gets clearer the closer you get to the truth.

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Elder McCartney grew up going to church because his best friend's family made it a condition of Sunday hangouts. He got baptized at 13. Then at 18 he walked away. Four years of going inactive, making mistakes, and becoming someone nobody recognized including himself.

Then on December 17th at 4 a.m., he said goodbye to his mom. And the only thought that got him through that night was one thing he had been taught as a kid. Families can be together forever.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Elder McCartney shares what happened after that night, how a random sacrament meeting in Utah made him feel whole for the first time in four years, and how a service mission became a teaching mission through nothing but miracles.

His story is for anyone who thinks they have gone too far to come back.

Elder McCartney's answer: God has been one step ahead of you the whole time. He never stopped trying to bring you home.

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Hunter grew up around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made it his own. The night his best friend died by suicide, he prayed almost by instinct and felt an unexpected peace he couldn't explain. He set it aside for years, not knowing what it was.

Then a missionary lesson on the Plan of Salvation changed everything. Learning he would see his friend again one day brought that feeling rushing back. This time, he knew.

In this episode, Sister Hawker sits down with Hunter, a BYU-Idaho student and recent convert, to walk through the quiet moments that led him to choose Jesus Christ. His story is for anyone who has ever felt something pulling them toward faith but didn't know what to do with it.

Hunter's answer: trust the feeling. It's not random. God is patient, and He is personal.

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Bill Berry spent 12 years watching his wife go to church without him. He met with 24 missionaries. His neighbors fixed his appliances and never charged him. But none of it was quite enough.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Bill shares what finally happened when he knelt down and prayed out loud about the church for the first time. Then doubted everything four days later. Then heard a knock at his door at 3 in the morning with nobody there.

What followed changed everything.

His story is for anyone who has been close to belief but couldn't quite get there. And for anyone who has ever told God, "I know this is true, but I can't do it."

Bill's answer: say that out loud to Him. He listens.

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Before her mission, Sister Peña never believed in God.

Growing up in Mexico, she struggled with anxiety, depression, and addiction while trying to find acceptance and belonging. For years she felt lost, surrounded by unhealthy influences and searching for something that could bring real peace into her life.

Everything changed the night she prayed for the first time.

Desperate for help, she asked God for a sign that He was real. The next morning, two missionaries knocked on her door with a message she had been praying for: that she had a loving Heavenly Father and a purpose in life.

In this episode of the Choosing Jesus Christ Podcast, Sister Peña shares her powerful story of overcoming addiction, discovering faith, and finding hope through Jesus Christ and the restored gospel.

Her journey from anxiety and darkness to serving a mission is a powerful reminder that God hears prayers and answers them in ways we may never expect.

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Patrick Toussaint has lived a life that doesn’t make sense on paper—until you hear his story.

Raised Catholic by a mother who was once a nun, Patrick was “made” to join the Church as a teenager… but didn’t truly understand why. Then everything changed after two separate bicycle accidents—both times he was hit by a car, survived, and didn’t break a single bone.

That’s when he finally asked the question: “God, why am I still alive?”

In this episode, Patrick shares how those experiences sparked a real conversion, led him to search the scriptures, serve a mission, and discover his purpose: helping people find hope, faith, and joy in Jesus Christ. He also opens up about one of the hardest trials his family faced—his wife’s cancer diagnosis—and how prayer, fasting, the temple, and trust in God carried them through.

If you’ve ever wondered whether God has a plan for you, or how to keep moving forward through fear and pain, this episode will build your faith and remind you that Jesus Christ is everything.

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