Amanda was placed in Twin Falls, ID in 2015 to serve as the Deaconess Intern at Willard's church, Immanuel Lutheran. At the end of Amanda's internship, she was extended a Call, which she accepted, to be their Deaconess. Willard and Amanda began talking, and struck up a friendship in late 2016, while watching Green Bay Packer games together with his family, and began dating on her birthday, in March of 2017. One year and one week later, Willard took Amanda to dinner on his birthday, and after dinner he got on bended knee to ask for her to be his bride. Amanda excitedly agreed!