Well, you know, the Navajo people are very strong in their—I’m not going to call it their religion, because it’s not really a religion, it’s a belief—it’s an everyday thing. It’s like living in harmony, walking in beauty, and that kind of thing. You have to really know the meaning behind it. And there’s a real connection with the earth. There’s a real connection with Creator.
So that’s really been a strong [belief] instilled in all the Navajo families. It was with my mom. And when she was first taught the gospel, the Church didn’t tell her to leave it alone. But there’s certain ceremonies that she did let go. And when I went back—I think it was after the first year of being in Eureka—it was an adjustment because I had learned, basically, a new way of life.
And so the kids were a little mean to me, but it’s whatever. They’d say, “You’re an apple now: red outside, white inside.” That kind of thing. It didn’t bother me because I felt comfortable with who I was and where I was at that time in my life.
Well, there’s the scripture—the Book of Mormon. I mean, I feel like in my heart, and I feel through the Spirit, that it’s the book of my ancestors. The stories in there connect. And not just my tribe, but other tribes, they see it too, and they feel it too. There are stories and legends and prophecies that we have, that have gone from generation to generation, that come to light in the Book of Mormon. So yeah, I felt like the Church doesn’t—they’ve never swayed us from— Yeah. I feel like it fit.