Marland O'Neil Smith

"Growing up I always attended church. God has been part of my life since day one. I remember going to church 3 or 4 times a week as a young kid. And at that time I never really understood what all the praising and worshiping was all about. It wasn't until I got older when I started to realize all of the things that God had brought me through. How I would watch tv and everyday a kid my age was killed or a kid my age died in a car accident. The older I got the more I realized how much God meant to me. I began to really develop a relationship with him. I began to find ways to praise him and give him thanks in my own way. Everyone isn't the same. We are all made differently and unique in our on way. You don't have to praise and worship God the same way someone you know does. Find your own way to give thanks to him and I promise you'll make a difference in someone else's life without even knowing it."







Age: 22 years old
Attends: Southeast Missouri State University
From: Little Rock, Arkansas

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