Why We Stay explores the reasons people choose to stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while navigating questions, history, personal wrestles, and modern complexity. Hosted by Kalyx Christensen-Bell and Hannah Walstad-Kramer, the show blends scripture, storytelling, and lived experience to highlight how truth, revelation, and Christ-centered discipleship shape our spiritual paths. Whether you’ve stayed, stepped away, or are in between, we pray this podcast meets you with honesty and hope.
Why We Stay
Claim This Podcastby Kalyx Christensen-Bell
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46 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Why We Stay explores the reasons people choose to stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while navigating questions, history, personal wrestles, and modern complexity. Hosted by Kalyx Christensen-Bell and Hannah Walstad-Kramer, the show blends scripture, storytelling, and lived experience to highlight how truth, revelation, and Christ-centered discipleship shape our spiritual paths. Whether you’ve stayed, stepped away, or are in between, we pray this podcast meets you with honesty and hope.
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5/31/2022
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
episode 2: room for everyone ft. Richard Ostler, Host of the Listen, Learn, and Love Podcast
<p>In this heartfelt interview, Richard Ostler shares his journey from being a YSA Bishop to becoming an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion within the LDS Church. The conversation explores how to create safe, loving communities that reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ, emphasizing understanding, vulnerability, and ongoing revelation.</p>
May 31, 2026
I Owe You an Explanation: Welcome to Season 3
<p>I realized something recently that completely shifted how I see faith — and it’s not what I expected. 😊<br />Drop a 🙌 if you’re still figuring this out too.<br />After years of holding onto a rigid view of faith, I finally understood that faith isn't about certainty — it's about hope.<br />Real faith means embracing the unknown, trusting Jesus even when we don’t have all the answers. That’s what keeps me coming back, not perfection or confirmation.I used to think certainty and faith were the same — but they’re not. Faith requires vulnerability, recognizing our doubts, and still choosing Jesus every day.It’s a journey I’m still on, and I bet many of you are too.<br />But I do believe the heart of it all is Jesus — His love, His grace, His willingness to meet us in our mess.Maybe it’s time we stopped demanding proof and started living out that hope.<br />What’s your take? Do you see faith differently now?</p>
December 15, 2025
season 2 episode 16: CALLED ft. Lauren Willardson
<p>Lauren joins us to walk us through her journey as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Houston, TX. Within the first 3 months of her mission, Lauren and her companion experience unimaginable violence in their missionary apartment. By the power of God, they were spared and have made full recovery. Lauren, in gratitude to God, shares her story and encourages others to do the same to spread the light that comes from following Jesus Christ. Lauren is evidence that life is unpredictable, but the love and healing through Jesus Christ is real and inevitable. This is Why She Stays. </p>
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