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new diamonds By this time, Maree had given up on men. She had informed God that if he wanted her married, then he would have to send someone to her doorstep. Roberto showed up looking very nice and after a half hour conversation, Maree was intrigued. It took some soul searching, but on February 29th, Leap Day, Maree proposed to Roberto. He was stunned, but quickly agreed and three weeks later they were married. Roberto said, “and then we started dating. We did it a little backwards, but I think she loves me.” Maree helped run her family’s restaurant and Roberto was a system’s engineer, working for Goldman Sachs, when they meet Gina Truman. One Sunday, after dinner, Gina pulled out a bottle of dōTERRA’s Digestzen and began drinking from it. Maree said, “I thought to myself, ‘what is she doing?’ I had never seen an essential oil casually taken like that.” Maree’s sister was a massage therapist so she was familiar with essential oils and had used several brands. However, she had never used them in that way. She was intrigued and immediately wanted to know more. She attended a meeting with her sister-in-law and they both signed up. Roberto took a little more convincing. He watched as money was spent and kept telling Maree to, “go get a real job.” However, Maree convinced him to let her continue. It took a year, but Roberto soon saw people’s lives were changing. He began pondering on these results and eventually joined Maree on her journey. Roberto said, “When I resigned to do dōTERRA full-time they couldn’t believe it. My boss suggested I take a two week vacation to think about my decision. When I told them I was sure, they suggested I see a psychiatrist.” Resigning from his position took a leap of faith, there was little money at the time, but Roberto’s stance on money had drastically changed. Roberto had seen what dōTERRA had done for his wife and he wanted to do the same for others. Just Don’t Stop The Loayza family in Ogden, Utah Maree’s motto is, “just don’t stop!” Maree has watched people, with so much potential, disappear from this business when they could have succeeded. Maree succeeded because she knew that this was what she was supposed to do and she never deterred from that. One of her favorite quotes from Star Wars is, “Do or do not, there is no try.” Maree and Roberto believe that if you teach and share, the rest will take care of itself. They never use the word sell, they are educating people and allowing them to experience for themselves what the oils can do. This philosophy is what has provided them with success. 25