As the leader over the youth, especially in our ward, we've had quite a lot of success with missionary work. The youth have been so willing to share their testimonies with others.

Well, my mom died when I was eight. My dad, I never met him. After my mom died, my aunt kind of took care of us, probably till pretty much freshman year. And then after that, she did stuff that got her locked up for two years. I started getting involved in stuff like sports, music. I would volunteer just because I didn't want to be home. Our stake president asked us to pray about someone they could help. And so our family tried to do that. And we got together and prayed, and each of the kids individually prayed about it too. And that next day, Jessica went to school. And she had been talking to Lupe before and just decided to ask her if she wanted to listen to the missionary discussions. At first, when I just asked her, the reason why I did is because I felt the Spirit. And I knew that that's something that Heavenly Father had in plan for her. So I asked her. And then she came to my house. After she started coming to my house more, it was like I loved her. And I wanted her to have the happiness, and I really cared about her. And I really wanted her to be baptized and to feel it. And I remember I kept going to Mutual. And then I started going to church. And I remember sitting at church Sundays.

I would look around and be like, "Everybody looks so happy. You know, like there's no problems or anything. I guess it's just the gospel in their life." Something that I didn't have at home. When she went up to Lupe to ask her, she wasn't trying to do something that someone told her to do. She really wanted to share something that was inside of her with a friend. And I think that's why Lupe responded, because she knew it was sincere. When the missionaries taught me about the Atonement, they kind of explained what it meant, because I didn't have no idea what it meant. It was like, "OK, it's just a word." Then they explained how Jesus Christ goes through all your pain. Because of the stuff I was going through at the moment, I think it hit me more. Just like--"Oh, OK, He knows what I'm going through. He knows how I'm feeling right now." It kind of helped me know that Jesus Christ was there for me. I feel like everybody cares about you.

It's not just the people that know you. We're a family. Her ward loves her more than anyone. Then it's sort of a ripple effect, that they just want to keep doing it, because they see the joy not only in their lives, but in the lives that they've touched through sharing the gospel.

I don't know. It's hard to explain. It feels like home. If I could say that, it feels like home. Something I was looking for, I found it.