Divorce, faith in Jesus Christ, adding oil to your lamp, spiritual preparation, healing through trials, LDS testimony, temple worship, and trusting God when life breaks apart.
She loved the Church. She sang in the choir. She believed she had a good marriage.
Then one day, everything changed.
In this deeply personal episode of the Anchored Podcast, Shayla shares how divorce landed unexpectedly in her lap — and how the Savior quietly prepared her long before the crisis came. Through temple worship, prayer, scripture study, and the parable of the ten virgins, she discovered what it really means to add oil to your lamp before the darkness arrives.
Nothing was fixed overnight.
But somewhere in the middle of the breaking, she began to recognize Christ — and discover He had never stepped away.
If you’ve ever felt invisible at church, wondered where God was in your pain, or asked how to keep going when faith feels fragile — this conversation will meet you there.
🎧 Listen now and discover:
• How spiritual preparation sustains us in crisis
• Why agency and consent matter in relationships
• What “oil in your lamp” actually looks like in real life
• How Jesus Christ heals what He doesn’t immediately remove
00:00 God’s Care in Suffering
00:44 Meet Shayla Hakizimana
01:54 Feeling Out of Place in a Family-Centered Church
03:25 Temple Marriage, Big Dreams, and Sudden Divorce
05:27 Guided by the Spirit Through Divorce
06:44 Agency, Sealing Power, and Letting Go
08:22 Divorced in the Church: Belonging and Healing
09:23 Healing from Hurtful Words
10:24 The Tabernacle Choir as a Place of Healing
11:26 “Consider the Lilies” and a Personal Message from God
13:17 The Ten Virgins and Preparing for Trials
15:00 Oil in Your Lamp: Building a Relationship with God
16:45 Jesus Christ Brings Light for the Next Step
17:31 Learning to Hear Revelation
19:42 How to Fill Your Lamp with Oil
21:18 Trusting God After Betrayal
22:34 Joy in the Middle of Trial
24:31 Lessons from Single Life
26:28 Choosing Agency Over Victimhood
27:59 Ministering to Divorced Members
31:13 Say Something: Ministering Through Awkwardness
33:47 Music, Discipleship, and the Spirit
37:33 Anxiety, Meditation, and Peace in Christ
41:05 Staying Anchored in the Wilderness
42:22 Why I Stay in the Church of Jesus Christ
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