03/11/2025
“At sixteen, I was drawn to the restored gospel not out of certainty, but because something in it felt morally alive and intellectually beautiful.
Over time I’ve learned that faith and doubt are not enemies; doubt, when faced honestly, can refine faith into something deeper and truer.
Every great spiritual awakening begins with a question that exposes our limited ideas of God.
Real doubt isn’t rebellion.
It’s the soul reaching for more light.
Faith, to me, is not about having proof but about entering a relationship.
It’s trusting God enough to risk being wrong, just as love always carries risk.
We cannot love without vulnerability, and we cannot have faith without it either.
God Himself loves vulnerably, He weeps, He feels our pain, and that truth changes everything.
The restored gospel reveals a God who educates us through experience, inviting us to grow into His likeness through love.
When people ask how the Church can be the ‘only true and living church,’ I see it as the faith that most fully gives life, the one that restores the vision of eternal growth and divine relationship.
Prophets and leaders are imperfect, but that’s the point: God works through flawed people to teach perfect principles.
The Church isn’t a refuge for the righteous but a workshop for learning to love.
We need community because religion binds us together; it’s where we practice charity, patience, and grace.
I’ve had my own dark night of faith.
After a near-death experience, I felt spiritually hollow and had to rebuild from the ground up.
I began with what I knew: that goodness, truth, and beauty are real, and that Christ embodies them.
From there, faith returned.
Not as certainty, but as chosen trust.
For those who struggle or have stepped away, I would say this: your questions can be holy if they lead you toward love.
Start with what you know, stay open, and let faith be an act of courage.
The heart of the gospel is not control or perfection, it’s a God who weeps with us, calls us His children, and invites us to keep coming back to Him in love.”
Terryl’s interview from the Come Back to Christ event is out now. 🤍
