Katie and Ben first met each other in 2021. Katie was doing MTC training for her church mission to Hong Kong. Ben, who is from Hong Kong, was her Cantonese teacher for 11 weeks on zoom.

After Katie completed her 18 month mission, she went back to Utah to study at BYU. One day, Katie and Ben ran into each other at a boba drink place in Provo. That was the first time they had met each other in person. They chatted for a few minutes and went their separate ways. Later, Katie posted a photo from the boba place on her instagram story and Ben slid into her DMs. The conversation at first was mostly about the most exciting topic there is- accounting (Katie and Ben are both studying accounting).

After hanging out a bit with friends, including a Hong Kong/mission BBQ where they talked to each other the whole night, Ben asked Katie out on a date. For their first date, they went to eat Korean fried chicken and took a trip to walmart (Ben was stalling for more time with Katie). After more dates, Katie and Ben started officially dating on Ben's birthday- July 6th, 2023. And the rest is history!

Ben proposed on August 29th, 2024 while they were both in Texas visiting Katie's family!

Katie and Ben enjoy playing and watching sports, cooking, traveling, and watching movies and k-dramas together. Ben still loves Katie even though she is a Dallas Cowboys fan.

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