Joselin's Side: Jayden and I met at a two-year bible school program named The Full Time Training in Anaheim. We both attended in February 2020 shortly before the pandemic. When I first started the training, I told myself I would not get distracted by anything or anyone. As soon as we heard about the pandemic, the training started taking safety protocols and putting us in different rooms by terms. During this time I was able to see who was in my term. I looked around and noticed Jayden sitting a row next to me in the back. I remember thinking, "Hmm this person is pretty cute." After that, I did not give it too much thought as I was focusing on my spiritual journey with the Lord. We eventually got sent home due to the pandemic and did the training virtually. Once we started the training virtually every once in a while I would scroll through Zoom looking for him. I wanted to make sure he was listening and focusing on the classes but also wanted to see him hehe. During this time my feelings for him went from a little crush to a very big one. I would think about him during the day wondering what he was doing and how he was doing. I wondered if he would be interested in me. I had many conversations with the Lord thinking, "How can my feelings grow for someone whom I have not talked to or met formally?" However, the Lord was able to use this time to gain more of my heart and know Him in a different aspect of my life. Once I entered my third term, I told the Lord I wanted to know and experience His love. Therefore, my third term was a term of love, falling in love with the Lord even more. I remember surrendering everything in my heart to the Lord and enjoying being in His presence and musing on Him and His Word. When I would have thoughts about Jayden I would remember the verse Matthew 6:33 which says, "But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" and would give Jayden to the Lord. Our fourth term came along and we were able to proceed with the training back in person again. I remember being so nervous to see everyone again and being back in the training center. I was also thinking how it would be to see Jayden again. When I finally ran into him I thought, "Yup, I am going to marry him." No, I'm kidding haha. But it made me more interested in getting to know him. My fourth term overall was pretty hard. It was a term of learning to trust in the Lord. Throughout my last term, I kept wondering if Jayden was interested in me or not. This again allowed me to have many conversations with the Lord. One afternoon I was talking to the Lord about Jayden and while I was praying to Him, the Lord gave me so much peace within. I sensed a feeling that he was already mine, the Lord gave him to me. Eventually, Jayden and I started courting. After much prayer and fellowship, and waiting on the Lord's timing, we both felt peace within to be with one another.

Jayden's Side: The first time I saw Joselin was at a bible school in Anaheim back in 2020. It was a place where young adults get together to pursue the Lord, and also to know Him in a subjective way. We all gave up a lot to be there. So getting into a relationship was not a motivation or factor for me though I've always heard stories about couples meeting in the program. The first time I took notice of Joselin was when she was conversing with a teammate which is a brother that I grew close to in the training. There was definitely an attraction upon seeing her. However, I did not think too much of it since we were in our first semester. Shortly after that we were dismissed from the school due to the pandemic. The school transitioned into an online program for close to a year and a half. Since we were all really sheltered during that time, I remember thinking of Joselin on several occasions and wondering how she was doing and what she was up to. We did not see many fellow students until the last two weeks of my first semester where we all had classes together. I believe the school was actively trying to adapt and find better ways for the students to engage with the teachers instead of just reading lectures. That was when I saw Joselin again. I felt like inwardly it was really hard for me to not try to scroll through the pages on Zoom to try to find her. At the same time, I felt that I was encouraged by seeing her in all the classes. On the one hand, my attraction grew much stronger towards her. On the other hand, I told myself that I was not her type as a way to push these feelings away so I would not be hurt if she ended up pursuing someone else. I feel like a good portion of my schooling was really about failing and failing again. It caused me to realize that I am not able to accomplish anything, and that I needed Christ. And so my attraction toward Joselin was a matter that I was hiding from the Lord for a long time because I did not want to bring this to Him. I thought that this matter was too small and that I should not waste time on matters like these. However, I was constantly reminded about Joselin. Eventually, I started giving these thoughts to the Lord. Though I often failed to give it to the Lord, at least it created a small opening for the Lord to come in. This was my experience particularly during my second and third semester. For my last semester we had the privilege of coming back to Anaheim. I remember feeling a little bit nervous because I did not know how I would feel seeing Joselin in person again - a person that was on my mind at least once a day for the last one and a half years. Interestingly, I somehow felt assured upon seeing her again and I couldn't really explain why I felt that way. Although I was not sure how she felt about me, I felt that inwardly there were no struggles. Eventually, I found out that the feelings were mutual and that was when I started to really struggle. Even though my last semester was so difficult, I really thanked the Lord for His arrangement. I felt that the Lord gave me a personal training - a training on taking Him as my patience, peace, trust, anything and everything. This truly is my experience of Rom. 8:28 - “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” The good here is not just something materialistic. It is to conform us to the Lord’s image. It makes us more like Him by taking Him as our everything! Joselin and I began courting right after we finished the program. With the Lord's guidance by much prayer and fellowship from His called ones, we were ready to take it to the next step.