Hello friends, Morgan here! SO...Jordan, and I met in Daytona Beach serving at Passion Camp (church camp) all the way back in 2017! I had driven down to Daytona Beach with some friends and it was my first time serving at Passion Camp and Jordan was attending a church in Orlando, FL and he drove to Daytona with his church to serve as well. Honestly, and this is just the saddest part of all, our meet cute was short and sweet and I dont have much of a memory of our very first encounter. Sometime later, Im thinking it was later that night or the very next night around 10pm I started to get so sick and I ended up having to go back to the hotel room early only to end up throwing up almost every two hours for the rest of the night! Sadly...Jordan and I's paths did not really cross again for the duration of camp as I was sick in my room. At some point while serving, precious and intentional Jordan Klima went around and got everyones social media to all be able to stay in touch. We followed one another on instagram and we stayed in touch here and there. Jordan came to Passion Conference in Atlanta pretty much every year and I was attending Passion City Church at the time so I was also regularly attending Passion Conference. So at Passion Conference 2018, he was so intentional to meet up with as many of us who had served together at camp as he could to check in and say hello. He's just always been one of those people you can tell really and truly wants to know how you're doing, what's new in your life, etc. I remember seeing him again at Passion 2019 and this time, I had had a whirlwind of a conference experience.. I had dealt with some heavy spiritual warfare and was struggling with some friendships and I remember he messaged me to ask if we could meet up so he could say hey. He was kind, as always, intentional to ask how I was and I really felt I could open up to him as a friend. I have always appreciated and loved that about him. After that, we just stayed in touch on occasion as friends via Instagram or text. He was usually the intentional one - checking in to say hello and ask how life was. In 2020 I went overseas on mission and was supposed to be gone for the entire year. Then..our favorite..covid..so back to the states I came to deal with covid, confusion about what Yahweh had for me, and to deal with the sadness I felt about not being able to finish the mission I thought I had been set out to do. I remember that fall - 2020 - I reached out to Jordan with a theological question of some kind - knowing he was in school for his Masters in Biblical Studies. He told me he would reach out to a professor of his to help me get my question answered and I remember wondering to myself at some point...what if Jordan is the one Im meant to build a life with?..but how? There's no way..he's in Orlando! Im in Atlanta. I haven't even SEEN him in over a year.. well of course.. Yahweh had other plans. In the spring of 2021, we talked on the phone for the first time (I know.. MAJOR feat there...haha) and it just felt so..life giving. We share with one another about our families and our siblings and our jobs and our dreams. He shared with me about getting his Masters and wanting to go into full time ministry and after that call I remember us saying we should do it again sometime! Little did I know.. fast forward to June 6th 2021, I woke up to a text from Jordan. He had seen some photos I posted of myself on Instagram and told me how incredible and how beautiful they were. I took FAAARRR too long to reply...poor guy was nervous, but I thanked him and we talked on the phone again and since June 6th 2021, weve not stopped talking. We officially began dating on July 6th, had our first official date and saw one another in person again (finally..first time since January 2019) on August 23rd and the rest is history!

Hey guys! It's your friendly neighborhood Jordan here. (I am not as cool as Spiderman) I wanted to share a little more in detail about the proposal so that you can have a better idea of the special day! Man, I had been planning this proposal to Morgan for several months, probably starting in February. It is very challenging to keep all that from someone for that long, but we (both families) pulled it off. The full plan began to take shape leading up to going on a vacation with my Dad and my siblings and Morgan. My Dad found this incredible mountain cabin up in Ellijay, GA which was the perfect setting for my proposal. You know, the trees, a creek, maybe even some deer...it was picture perfect. The day of was a busy one because I had to get both families to the house early to set everything up without Morgan knowing. I should add that I had a perfect plan set before we arrived on the property which had to be immediately trashed for a new one because the house was laid out differently than expected. But have no fear, I figured it out with the help of my Sisters (Darci and London) who were absolute champs all week. They took Morgan out for a "girls" day of shopping and eating while the rest of the families were busy decorating and cooking, and getting "the spot" set up. Morgan had no idea what was happening. (mmwwahahahhaha) Since Morgan had no clue that any of this was happening, much less having all of her family there, I planned to have both families line a path down to this big tree in the back yard, next to the fire pit and the creek. Looking back at it in pictures, it kind of turned out looking like a mini wedding isle. The magnificent Emily (Morgan's Sis) captured the all the precious moments with her camera. One of my favorite things is the video Darci filmed of the moment when they pulled back up to the house and Morgan began to piece together what was happening. I am still not sure how I feel about her shouting "no no no no no no" over and over the entire time down to me, but I chalk it up to utter surprise and elation (hahaha). When Morgan was stumbling her way down to me, it was one of the most precious moments of my life. The plan went off so perfectly and we shared a beautiful moment. Let me tell you this. It was sprinkling out (basically raining) not 15 minutes before Morgan got back to the house. When I went down on my knee, the sun came out right over the house and shined on us both. It was something only God could orchestrate. He is good to us. When Morgan jumped and squealed and said yes, all the fam popped off little confetti cannons and we celebrated. The Parents took turns praying over us. Overall, it was simply the best. Some might ask, "Jordan, were you nervous?" My answer would be a big no. Here is a big reason why. Morgan and I both have incredible families. I think one of my favorite parts of the entire plan is that each of our family members had a part to play. From the cooking, to the decorating, to the gifts, to the planning. It was such a great experience for me to get a chance to work together to make this thing amazing. Everyone was invested and prepared. Guys, family is amazing. It is an incredible gift to not only begin a family of my own soon, but to be a part of two families like the ones we have. We aren't perfect, but we are together. Anyways, that barely scratched the surface and if you want more details, don't hesitate to ask me! Love you all!