Have you ever met someone who was just so on fire with their faith that it was contagious? 

I met Suzanne Spalding about eight years ago when we were both studying abroad in Costa Rica. Suzanne lived the gospel with the guitar-playing, praise-singing style of your favorite Evangelical, but kept me awake late in conversation on at least one occasion expounding upon the doctrines of the Catholic church that clearly kept her grounded. 

Suzanne now works as a Catholic youth minister in her hometown in central Kentucky. In this conversation, she talks about the joys and challenges of being a youth minister - very similar to what we may experience as youth leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! She also shares her experience coming from a mixed faith home and her journey finding Christ and truly choosing for herself to follow Him in the Catholic church. 

We discuss prayers, and we even take some time to dig into the topic of recited prayers. Some may consider recited prayers to be simply "vain repetitions," but for Suzanne, these prayers mean so much to keep her close to God. 

Enjoy!