This book contains moments, stories and lessons I have found valuable in the course of my life. It started with identifying my true-life purpose, a difficult quest in and of itself. Then, finding meaningful ways to live that purpose with authenticity. In the process, I gained a testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, which led me to serve as a full-time missionary for a couple of years, which motivated me to move to the United States where I met and later married my beloved Michelle. Raising children with earnestness led to many chosen lessons, some delightful, others less so. Still, raising a family together helped us discover our intrinsic identity and what mattered most in the process. This book is not an autobiography, but rather a collection of thoughts and moments that led to a continuous transformation into what I was meant to become. The story is still unfolding, and the lessons keep coming. Even if some of these lessons are unique to my circumstances, they each represent an aspect of life challenges that we must all face.This memoire vividly documents how I went about overcoming my challenges, and that experience became my life journey. You may find it insightful to compare notes with your own life journey as you read mine. My witness may enlighten you into your own journey or serve as a witness that we are not alone in facing our trials. My witness may also provide strength to go on when we run out of steam; that new possibilities can present themselves when we run out of ideas; and that there is a purpose to everything. I found it very difficult to identify, review and change some of my childhood-acquired life beliefs born out of the circumstances of my upbringing. Some of these deep-seated beliefs deeply hurt so needed to be purged. But, they like to play hide and seek in never-ending layers that must be peeled and released. As I was working on fixing the past, I realized that I also needed to align my desires, aspirations and needs according to the will of God. This is a difficult journey that we must all undertake if we are to find lasting peace and, ultimately, meaning for being. I hope that this personal introspection will help the reader understand what a life of hope is made of when Jesus Christ is at the center.