If you were to meet Mia Skipwith now, you might be tempted to assume that with her warm heart and loving demeanour, she’s been a member of the church her whole life. However Mia did not grow up in a safe, nurturing home, nor did she have a knowledge of a Father in Heaven who loved her. But despite suffering through a childhood of abuse, and feeling utterly alone, Mia has defied the odds and found a life of peace through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In this episode Mia joins me to trace her miraculous journey over the last thirty years, which has involved escaping her family environment, navigating foster care, tackling trauma, meeting the missionaries, adjusting to life in the gospel as a single mother, and learning how the Atonement of Jesus Christ and forgiving those who wronged her could heal all her ‘broken bits’.

Just a quick content warning, while we don’t go into details, this episode does reference various forms of childhood abuse.