When we both unexpectedly felt a pull to serve with NET Ministries in 2018, we only expected to grow deeper in our relationship with the Lord through ministering to young people, sharing with them the love of God that we had each experienced. So when we were assigned to co-lead a team of young adult missionaries for the year we were like, "cool." We expected that we would be friends, but we didn't expect how well we would get along. By halfway through our year, we were best friends. Then, after another year-and-a-half of being unable to pursue a relationship because of our continued missionary lifestyle, Ryan was FINALLY able to ask Kiersten out in June of 2020. After dating for almost a year (during which Kiersten's continued missionary lifestyle prevented them from getting engaged), Ryan was FINALLY able to ask Kiersten to marry him. Now, we are excited to be taking on the Lord's mission in a new way: entering into a Sacrament together to continue to serve Him with our lives and push each other toward Heaven.