It all began when Alexis started going to church in Amesbury in 2015, where Jared had already been attending and was involved in for some time. We became fast friends and spent a lot of time together with mutual friends in our Young Adult group, with our mission team, and many other groups related to the church. We were good friends for years before the idea of dating was relevant to either of us. During our first mission trip to Honduras together in July 2017 (Jared had already been twice prior) it was obvious there was a connection between the two of us that took us some time to contemplate. When we finally decided it was worth risking our friendship for a romantic relationship, we began dating and God has blessed us overwhelmingly with the amazing growth and beauty of the best relationship either of us have ever been in!