John Magnus is a Speaker for Aim For Success. He
is from Michigan and exudes youth, charisma, and energy to the room
every time he speaks.
John loves to share his story as part of the presentation he
delivers:
"When I was a teenager, I had dreams and goals. I wanted to go on
to college. I thought it would be cool to play soccer in college. I
wanted to join the military and serve my country and travel around
the world.
Also when I was a teenager,
I decided I was not going to have sex until I got married. An adult
in my life who I really respected told me,
John, when you get older you're going to meet someone you are going
to fall in love with. And you are going to love that girl so much,
you are going to want to spend the rest of your life with that girl.
And when you get married you're going to promise to love that girl
more than anyone else in this world. But when you have sex with
someone, you create a very special bond with that person. That's a
very special thing that two people do with each other. Why would you
want to do that with anyone other than that person you are going to
promise to love more than anyone else?
So I chose abstinence. I
decided I was going to save that gift for that person that I did not
even know yet.
I recently met that girl and
just got married this last summer. That was the first time I had
sex. I was able to give that special gift to my wife. And my wife,
that was the first time she had sex as well. She was able to give
that special gift to me.
Now because I made that
choice I was able to play soccer in college. I joined the Air
National Guard. I am now a Firefighter, Staff Sergeant in the Air
Force. I went to Iraq four years ago and served my country. And when
I got back and finished college, I was able to travel around the
world and see a lot of cool places because I had the Freedom to do
that.
So when I say Abstinence
gives you Freedom, I'm not just making that up. I know first hand
just how it can give you Freedom."
Just by walking
in the room, John ’s personality and presence makes students
instantly like him and say “cool.”
John enjoys spending time with Melody (of course!). Melody works for
an organization that assists teenage mothers. John also does volunteer
work at this organization. He stays active by working out and
running 5K races.
John earned his bachelor’s degree in Watertown, Wisconsin where he
played NCAA Division III soccer. John is currently working on his master's degree in Dallas
with the goal of being a Chaplain in the Air Force.
"John is an amazing speaker. I had lots of
fun."
-15 year old girl - Saginaw, TX
"John is very funny, he is a great
speaker."
-14 year old guy - Grapevine, TX
"I was extremely excited to see Aim For Success
reach out to our students about abstinence. Premarital sex is a huge
issue today, and we need to not only get the word to our students
but we need individuals like John to model the cause."
-Teacher - Dallas, TX
"Great job connecting with students, being
honest, making it fun, and keeping their attention."
-Teacher - Lewisville, TX
Aim For Success award winner
Most Presentations by a Part-Time Speaker.