Ever felt like you were living two lives—the polished version everyone sees and the anxious, exhausted one you keep hidden? We sit down with Liv, an LDS creator whose journey from college drift to deep discipleship shows how honest effort, not perfection, opens the door to real healing. She shares the pivot that changed everything: reading the Book of Mormon cover to cover for peace rather than debate, then stacking daily habits—short prayers, audio scripture on migraine days, institute and long drives to the temple—until clarity and courage returned.

We get specific about the costs of spiritual drift, mapping how shame silences prayer, how the body mirrors the spirit, and why the first step back is often the smallest: show up weak. Liv talks about aligning her online and offline selves, posting the valleys as well as the peaks, and discovering that authenticity creates community. That honesty spills into our stories from LDS Addiction Recovery, where a simple invitation—assume the sale—sparked confessions, friendships, and a sacrament meeting filled with living testimonies. The takeaway is practical and hopeful: vulnerability is a spiritual skill; consistency beats intensity; and asking for help is how light gets in.

If you’ve felt far from God, anxious about worthiness, or tired of hiding, this conversation offers tools you can use today: five-minute scripture study, a text asking for prayer, a quiet drive to the temple, or a candid post that tells the whole truth. Subscribe for more grounded faith conversations, share this episode with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find their way back to Christ alongside us.

What if the problem isn’t just the habit, but the silence around it? We sit down with Tyler—creator of Redeemed, Recovered, Restored—who opens up about early exposure to pornography, twenty years outside the church, and the rock-bottom prayer that sent him back to God, off cigarettes and porn, and into a life of service. His story is vulnerable, practical, and full of hope for anyone who feels stuck, ashamed, or convinced they’ve gone too far.

Together we draw a bright line between sobriety and recovery: white-knuckling can keep you “clean” for a while, but real recovery frees your thoughts, shrinks cravings, and rebuilds identity. We talk about why confession is necessary but incomplete on its own, and how accountability—naming your triggers, owning your choices, and reporting your why—restores agency. From leaving your phone outside the bathroom to replacing rituals with better ones, we lay out simple safeguards that compound over time.

We also take on the loneliness-anxiety-relapse loop that so many men face today. Loneliness often drives compulsive behavior, which then distorts self-worth and relationships, feeding even more isolation. Tyler shares practical ways to break that cycle: join a weekly group, text a friend when urges spike, attend addiction recovery meetings, and build routines that actually meet the needs you tried to medicate. Threaded through it all is a steady witness: the Atonement of Jesus Christ is not infinite except for you—it’s infinite, period. Healing is possible. Change is learnable. You can start today.

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What if the warm feeling we chase in December is only the starting line? Morgan opens up about beloved family traditions and then asks a harder, more honest question: do our songs and stories move us closer to the living Christ, or do they leave us lingering at the manger? We trace a line from childhood Christmas readings to Joseph Smith’s search for truth, and we sit with the scriptures that warn about honoring God with our lips while our hearts stay far away.

From there, we pivot toward a practical, hopeful path. The wise men become a pattern for modern discipleship: costly gifts, real distance traveled, risks taken to reach Jesus. We look at how the Savior left the manger to teach, suffer, atone, die, and rise—and why celebrating only His infancy keeps us from the power of His adult ministry. Morgan names simple, concrete ways to turn nostalgia into transformation: reorder your schedule around scripture and prayer, trade polite reverence for repentance, bring generosity that pinches, and let carols become commitments that last beyond December.

By the end, you’ll have a clear invitation to move: admire the manger, then step into a year‑round relationship with Christ where obedience, faith, and connection reshape your days. If you’re ready to give more than words and receive more than a mood, this conversation is your nudge to lay down your gifts and follow Him. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves Christmas, and tell us: what will you bring to His feet this week?