"The thought that I was a square peg trying to fit in a round hole was a big fat lie. Our identity is children of God, and of course we are all misfits, every single one of us is, we all need Christ! No one is the same, there is no perfect member out there, it doesn't exist, it is just a narrative that we tell ourselves and becomes an excuse, it became an excuse for me. We all belong with Christ. Another thing there is a difference between guilt and shame. Guilt can be good as it encourages healthy changes in our lives. Shame is a tool used by the adversary, shame deters us and is more like an external thing, it's about what others think of us. We can shame ourselves but it usually has to do with some sort of external criteria. While guilt is like an internal, motivating process that helps us learn and grow, and that is why we are here! We aren't here for it to be easy. My last takeaway is that Christ is always there waiting for us. Always. He never gives up on us, in the dark times and the low times, especially, He is there. He is just waiting for us to turn our face towards Him. I experienced that and can testify of the deep and incredible love that He has for us, we can always turn back to Him and he can save us. His love is infinite, we don't even have the capacity to understand it right now."
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
1:48 - Jenna's background and experience with sexual abuse as a child
6:15 - Cancer diagnosis
9:44 - Serving a mission
17:43 - Going inactive after her mission
26:19 - The birth of her son and the beginning of her comeback story
29:12 - Her amazing ward family
33:37 - Jenna's husband, Ryan, is baptized
36:59 - The enabling power of the Atonement of Christ can change your heart
42:04 - Learning to overcome fear
44:42 - How to deal with hard questions
50:27 - How can a parent help a child who has left the Church?
53:00 - Conclusion
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