Nyle Creason:  

The summer after graduation Steve Hall and I rode 10-speeds from Provo to Alberta, Canada and back to Denver. The highlight was biking through Glacier National Park. We lost 15 lbs. each during the trip living on $2.00 a day for food. During high school I had surgery to repair ACL damage. With my diminished weight and a knee not too stable,I reasoned my football days were over. So I went a year at NAU and a second year at MCC. I hung out with Ben Davis and Steve Hall. School service kept me busy as the Chief Justice of the Student Court. I joined the speech and debate team. Bill Mosley was the big speaker on the team. Linda Psaute was also a talented competitor. She had been my last date in high school. I accepted a call to serve a mission for my church and traveled 5 hours away to Arcadia, California. It wasn't exotic or culturally divest but I remember asking God if He knew me and if He cared about what I was doing. It was near morning, when He revealed His profound love to me. The experience changed me forever. I thank Him for that and other experiences where His hand has been revealed. It was two months after returning home to Mesa that I enrolled at BYU. During my 2nd date with my mission president's daughter, I asked her to marry me. She truly is the love of my life. Her name is Robyn Melchin. She said yes and ...Expand for more