Liz Ortiz

I was sitting in the auditorium of my home church on the day of my missionary commissioning service. I closed my eyes and was taken back...

My phone lit up with a new message: “Can we throw a surprise birthday party for your roommate, Léonie, at your apartment?” I texted back...

Learning a new language isn’t easy. If I were learning French just for fun, I would have quit a long time ago. During the difficult days...

2022 was a year filled with laughter, tears, joy, sorrow, love and loss. A lot happened this past year. I moved to Canada and began...

One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. There are so many things that I love about the holiday: the preparations for the big meal,...

I loved experiencing all four seasons while growing up in Michigan. My favorite season has always been fall. I love this season. I enjoy...

“What are you looking for?” the car dealer asked me as I sat in his office. I had test driven a few vehicles and had not found what I was...

Since the pandemic started, we all have shared a fair amount of changed plans and cancelations. It feels good that things are getting...

On Sunday morning, we noticed something strange: a large vehicle with some type of lift parked right in front of the church. “I wonder...

I finished my first semester of language school! Beginning with the difficulties of obtaining my visa and followed by the deaths of two...