Tolani Francisco - Pueblo of Laguna

Tribe of Testimonies

Some people have incredibly fascinating stories. Tolani's story is fascinating. She started life without a birth certificate. She's ending life with multiple graduate degrees. There's a moment when she talks about how she's not always made the most perfect decisions--but has used the Atonement of Jesus Christ and second chances to refocus and redirect. I love that. I love that she is vulnerable enough to talk about how that blessing has affected her life. I also love how she talks with affection about some of the simple acts of service toward her: a clean cup of water for sacrament, a word of inclusion in a ward that didn't originally feel inclusive. I just sat back in awe at Tolani.