Madeline Miles is an intern with Church News. She studies English, creative writing and Spanish at Brigham Young University. Madeline claims West Virginia as her home state and visits her family there every summer. She served in the Oklahoma Oklahoma City and Chile Concepción missions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period she looks back on as the most formative of her life. In her hometown, Madeline spent a summer working at a local newspaper, which inspired her to pursue a career in writing. She plans to work toward a master’s in English literature and will return to journalism after earning her degree. Her writing interests include religion, environmental issues, family and public health.