Over the summer I posted two flyers announcing a presentation, a fireside, that Jacob and I would be giving at different locations in Phoenix and in Utah. We have finally distilled that presentation down and wanted to post it online for all of you.
We are so grateful for the individuals who helped these events come to be. The managing partner at the Phoenix office of Perkins Coie, our dear friend Mandi, and our parents were instrumental in arranging these meetings and giving us the opportunity to speak.
Many of our friends and family members were able to attend in person, and we are so grateful for all of those who came to listen to us talk. It was overwhelming enough to put ourselves out there, but having rooms full of people we love and appreciate and whose faith has sustained us melted our nerves away. We were able to open our mouths and speak from our hearts and the kind reception for the things we shared was overwhelming to us.
We know that there were many people who were not able to attend either of these presentations, and apologize that it has taken us so long to get the content out to you. We did make a video recording of the night, but felt that it is more personal than we want to put out online, so we decided that posting the written document felt more comfortable to both of us. It is a long document, 14 pages, and was given orally over a 50 minute period.
I wrote this in the PDF, but for those who have questions about any of the terminology that we use, especially LDS ecclesiastical terms, please reference on either LDS.org or Mormon.org for the most accurate definition.
Please feel free to share this talk with anyone it could help. We have been blessed and helped so much by others who have gone through a similar experience and opened their hearts to us and hope that we can do the same through sharing these words.
