In the summer of 2021 we met at the annual FOCUS training which, ironically, took place in Abby's hometown. We were providentially placed on the same team and became very good friends throughout our time on mission together. Ryan was then sent to be a missionary in San Diego and Abby stayed in Colorado. We reconnected in May of 2022 and went on our first date the day Ryan returned to Colorado. The 10 months that followed were filled with prayerful discernment, dating long-distance, and great conviction that the Lord's will is for us to grow in holiness with and through each other for the rest of our lives. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! St. Catherine of Alexandria, pray for us! St. John Paul II, pray for us! Sts. Zélie & Louis Martin, pray for us!