We met at school. I was a transfer student and ended up in his math class. I am a tall white woman, and John is a short Hispanic male. My family was well-to-do, while John's family lived paycheck to paycheck.

John's family is very religious. His grandfather is a preacher at their church, his father wants to be a preacher, and they always attend every single church meeting and function. My family is the complete opposite when it comes to church. We used to be very religious, but as the years passed we slowly stopped going to church activities.

I think John has loved me from the moment he saw me -- well that's what he says. As we started to get serious and think about a future together we begin talking about issues that we had tried to hide or forget about. Church was the one thing that made it harder.

I am Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and John is Church of Christ. Whenever we would try to talk about the issue we always ended up fighting. or one of us would just leave. I thought that our relationship was ending, and I began thinking that maybe we shouldn't keep trying to fix the religion issue, that what was meant to be was meant to be.

But I loved John so much I wanted to marry him; I wanted him to be the man I grew old with. I knew he felt the same way.

So we began to study each other's religion, and we discovered that we do believe in the same principles. Then I started attending his church meetings, and he came to a few of mine. Our love exploded. We began to understand each other better, and we both had a willingness to learn about each other differences.

I think that us trying to fix the religion issue also fixed other problems in the works. Now our relationship is stronger then ever and we got married June of '98'.

It has been four years since we first met in that high school math class, and our love is still going strong. We have a little boy and we are planning for more children. I attend his church but I am not a member of it. I still have the same beliefs that I did four years ago but I am willing to compromise and make a little sacrifice for my husband and my family.