Alex (front middle)      Growing up, I tried to live a good life based on what I heard when I visited church because I thought that was all I needed to do to be a Christian, and I wanted to please the people of the church as well as my parents. Unfortunately, in my high school years, I really saw myself turning away from those ideals as I started pursuing my own desires through getting a girlfriend, taking my soccer dreams very seriously, and going to high school parties. The