 I grew up going to a United Methodist Church and I loved going to church because that was my church family. And as I got older, I realized that the United Methodist Church had this slogan, open hearts, open minds, and open doors and that is what I first fell in love with being a United Methodist. Because for me that embodies what John Wesley has to say about grace so completely about how grace is offered to each and every one of us freely and without stipulation and there's nothing we will do that can separate us from God's love. And for me that's why I love being a United Methodist. My hope for the United Methodist Church is that it continues to listen to the spirit. It continues to listen where the spirit is calling us to grow so we can continue to meet our neighbors, wherever they may be, and include all who are precious children of God. And my hope is that we continue to have this open hearts, minds, and spirit that I fell in love with. As a deacon in the United Methodist Church, one of my passions is to bring the church out into the world and the world back into the church. And with our world today vastly different than it was a few months ago, we are seeing that there are creative and innovative ways that we can start bringing communities together. One of the things I love about our church is the connection aspect of it and we can bridge youth groups across different areas in geographical regions. So the youth in my rural community can start getting to know youth in a more urban community and vice versa. So one of the most creative ways I love doing that is to bring people together and that can be in the virtual space or in physical space as well.