Kelsey Straeter

"My faith is important to me but no church defines me or my life, and I am not a spokesman for any church or any group of people. My values define who I am. We need less hate in this world, not more."

“I identify myself as a child of God, and I can’t get up here without thanking God...I want to encourage you that God made you and you’re important."

"I just want to thank Jesus for letting me be a part of this, that he's put a voice in my throat. For everybody who's a writer, whoever's involved in all this, I just think it's such a gift. This community of music. I love it so so much, and I'm just incredibly grateful." 

"If men were standing up doing what they’re supposed to do, much of this would be eradicated."

"You're here because we're gonna do something big that we've never done for any family ever. It's the biggest thing we've ever done."

“[God] doesn’t ask us not to have sex for him because he wants rules and stuff,” said Bieber. “He’s like, 'I’m trying to protect you from hurt and pain.' I think sex can cause a lot of pain."

"Last night, while waiting to board our plane, Carter Jean was being her usual inquisitive self wanting to meet and say 'hi' to everyone she could, until she walked up on this man. He reached out and asked if she wanted to sit with him. He pulled out his tablet..."

"It was a Saturday. I was working on the dishes. I honestly didn't know what to say...She'd obviously noticed that our home wasn't all that tidy."