Gary and Mary Young

While I was at the Young Living convention, I had the opportunity to listen to Gary Young speak several times. And even though I had read his story and background before, its not the same as hearing him talk about it. There are many details that he talks about that you won't read in print. And to hear him speak, and see his heart and passion, is very different than reading!

Let me first preface this by saying that I am not a "man follower".  I am very careful to not put any man (or woman) up on a pedestal. As a Christian, Christ is first and foremost in everything in my life. So I am always very careful to not elevate any human to a platform only reserved for Christ.

To see and listen to the man who founded this company over 20 years ago was a huge highlight for me as a distributor. Young Living is the oldest essential oil company in the industry. Gary Young is a pioneer in bringing truly pure, therapeutic grade oils to us for use in health and wellness. His own story of using the oils for his paralysis is amazing. And the many other ways they used the oils in their own family. He has a heart and passion for helping others, and that is the mission and drive behind what Young Living does and why they do it. They own 9 farms on 5 continents and have 14 partners in wildcrafting worldwide. And they are continuing to buy farm land and partner up with other farmers whose standards match that of Young Living. They do all this in order to maintain their high standard of integrity to be able to bring us oils that are grown in organic soil and using organic methods without compromise. And that is a truly important thing when you consider that our skin is the largest organ of our body. Everything we put on our skin is absorbed into our bloodstream. So we need to make sure that whatever we are using is truly organic and pure, or we can compromise our health.

I had an opportunity to say "hello" to Gary and Mary and have a photo taken with them. They are sweet folks and even though they were very busy and probably tired that week, they still took the time to have photos taken with the distributors.

If you would like to read a bit of Gary Young's story, you can find it HERE.

And there is more here at the D. Gary Young Foundation site.