Bella & Josiah met in 2021 while they were both earning their bachelor's degrees at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. Bella had become friends with Josiah's sister, Miriam, first, and she said that her brother was hosting a prayer room on campus every morning. Bella attended the prayer room nearly every morning, but she and Josiah never formally met until a few weeks later. The way he tells the story, he'd become interested in her the first time he saw her in the prayer room. Since they had never spoken, he was hoping a natural opportunity would arise for him to properly introduce himself. Luckily, the two attended chapel one night, and Bella happened to be sitting with a mutual friend of theirs and Josiah saw this as his opportunity to start a conversation and have a formal introduction. They spoke for a while that night about prayer, dreams, and themselves. When Bella said goodbye, Josiah called up Miriam to say "I think I have a crush on your friend, help me make this happen." This led to a blatantly obvious setup game night where Josiah was able to get Bella's number through a group chat (smooth), and after that night, the two never stopped talking. Two years later, they're getting ready to say "I do" to the rest of their lives together..