The Stara's first pregnancy was terminated when she was 15 years old.

She didn't understand what was happening.

After three more abortions, she finally learned the truth.

I heard it from focus on the family and they were talking about pro-life being a baby, a human being in your stomach.

And I was like, wow, that's pro life.

Today, Dostara has six children who represent God's love and forgiveness in her life.

And today, Dostara is a pro-life advocate.

So it's focus on the family has definitely sharpened me and I'm looking forward to

continuing to being sharpening. I'm not embarrassed anymore about the choices that I made. I'm wanting to help.

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When you were dreaming of getting married you probably had a list of things you wanted in a spouse.

I'm John Fuller along with the two people in charge of our marriage department and they're married.

It's Greg and

Smalley and I got to tell you that when we were dating my wife and I had this

epiphany kind of moment it we were pretty far along in kind of a dating relationship.

We hadn't rounded the corner to engage, but I pulled out a yellow piece of paper

and I had done the exercise many young people do. I don't think everybody, but many do, of things I'd like to see in the future spouse.

And I pulled my list out and I started going through it with Dina saying, look how crazy it is that you meet so

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