David and I met in the summer of 2010 when we were 15. We began to occasionally message each other on Facebook and would see each other at youth group. We hung out in the same friend group as well, and slowly we began to realize that our feelings were growing stronger for each other. David was so easy to be around, made me laugh, and was so different from anyway I had ever met. Even though we both attended different colleges, (and by that I mean that I stayed in North Carolina and David moved to California), we continued to stay committed to each other, growing closer and closer. We grew as individual people and also in our relationship with the Lord. After we graduated, David lived in Wilmington while obtaining his MBA, while I was teaching 5th grade in Raleigh and living in the same state again was just what we needed after long distance. In the fall, David moved to Raleigh, which led up to his proposal in February! David is loyal, genuine, funny, and serves willingly. He loves the Lord deeply and is slow to anger. He is sympathetic, compassionate, and humble and I know without a doubt in my heart that he will honor me, and lead me, looking to Christ in all things as we begin our marriage. I cannot imagine spending my life with anyone else.