Remember Your Story - A Returned Missionary Podcast

Sabrina Ceraso and Rebecca Devonas•podcasters.spotify.com

When you finished your full-time mission, did you have a story or two to tell? In this podcast, returned missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tell mission stories! Our purpose is to offer returned missionaries an opportunity to recount their mission stories, fortify their testimonies of Christ, and share their experiences with others who are curious to hear. Podcast music: “We’ll Bring the World His Truth” Music by Janice Kapp Perry | Arranged by Michael Ethington | Played by Rebecca Devonas

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In The Right Place at the Right Time

With a guitar in one hand and a violin in the other, Camille Nelson Schwendener brought the Switzerland Zürich mission to life with music from 2002-2004. Camille’s fondness of Switzerland led her back year after year after her mission, and it was a guitar, a friend, and faith that brought her back to stay. Camille’s music can be found right here on Spotify!

Aug 07, 2022•32 min

God Loves Svanhvít

Along with the seven other missionaries in the entire country of Iceland, Austin Ludwig served in the Denmark Copenhagen mission from 2016-2018. Through a rather rare opportunity of finding an Icelandic family to teach, Austin recognized God’s love for His children. On the last day of his mission while kneeling in prayer, he had a realization about that godly love that he has never forgotten.

Jul 19, 2022•28 min

Finding Mark

On a Sunday afternoon in the seaport town of Mariupol, Ukraine at the close of her mission a decade ago, Megan Armknecht and her brand-new companion set out to visit a sailor. In the surprising encounter that followed, Megan saw firsthand God’s awareness of two sister missionaries and a name in a book.

May 03, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Maddie Fillmore's Song

Upon hearing the devastating news of the death of her past companion's sister, Julianna Carlson composed and recorded a song while on her mission in Salem, Oregon. The process and effective reach of her inspired song, " I'll See You Again " were nothing short of miraculous.

Mar 14, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Being Where the Lord Wants Me

Junior Banza's mission started long before he put a tag on in 1991. As the first person baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Congolese soil, Junior helped to pioneer the spread of the restored gospel in his home country years before being called to serve a mission in Kinshasa, Congo. When civil unrest broke out in the Congo, he was unexpectedly reassigned, in an unexpected way, to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Losing and Finding My Faith

Called to serve in Rostov Na Donu, Russia shortly after conflict in the Crimea broke out eight years ago, Brunson Smith recounts his first months in Russia as a missionary. What he describes as “being held by God,” Brunson tells how he saw the indescribable divinity in the Russian people. After walking away from his faith post-mission, Brunson embarked on a journey to rediscover it, and talks about it in detail in his Faith Journey podcast episode . We recorded this interview a few weeks before ...

Mar 04, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Christmas in Germany, Part II - The Parable of the Cello

Given to her on generous loan from a member of the Church in Görlitz, Germany, the cello Kylie Maag Moon played during Christmastime suddenly took a blow, but was not far from heaven’s repairing hand.

Dec 24, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Christmas in Germany, Part I - Hawaii Toast

Anticipating a hearty German Christmas feast during his first year as a missionary in Berlin, Germany, Dr. Chris Karpowitz sat down to a widow’s meal he has never forgotten.

Dec 22, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Hannah es la puerta

While proselyting online and teaching remotely during a global pandemic as a Spanish-speaking missionary in Kennewick, Washington, Hannah Gunther recounts an unforgettable phone call.

Dec 04, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ma

From one desert to another, Levi Tua’itanu, a Pleasant Grove, Utah local, recounts the miraculous healing of an investigator in Narrogin, Australia, who then becomes the “Ma” of his mission!

Sep 04, 2021•17 min•Ep. 2

Our Story

Co-hosts and podcast creators Sabrina Ceraso and Rebecca Devonas recount how they were mission companions in northern Italy at the dawn and denouement of their respective missions! While missionaries, they had a common interest in interviewing and collecting stories, and are now pursuing one of their earnest passions: uncovering the untold stories of returned missionaries from all walks of life.

Jul 24, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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