Announcing the Winners of Living the Legacy Essay Contest

The results are in! Last month, the FFWPU USA National Ministry Team launched Living the Legacy, the 2016 Essay Competition commemorating True Father’s Seonghwa anniversary, by which we celebrated one of the most powerful pieces of True Parents’ legacy: their words.

The theme of the contest was the Cham Bumo Gyeong, the third Holy Scripture, containing some of True Parents’ most powerful messages and reflections on historical turning points in God’s providence in America.

Submissions were received from around the world. Youth, young adults, and adults sent in creative, endearing, expressive, thought-provoking and profound reviews and reflections of the scripture. The entries by youth were particularly heartwarming, as the contents of True Parents’ messages evidently deeply touched even these young minds.

Without further ado, here are the winners of the Living the Legacy Essay Competition:

Adult Category (Ages 19 and older)

Read Essay First Place: Eugene Harnett, Anchorage, AK

Read Essay Second Place: Kanna Orikasa, Oklahoma

Read Essay Third Place: Deanna Cooper, Kodiak

Young Adult Category (Ages 13-19)

Read Essay First Place: Julie Tuballa, Philippines 

Read Essay Second Place: Eugene Pierson, Virginia

Youth Category (Ages 12 and younger)

Read Essay First Place: Mi-ae Nkulu, Arizona

Read Essay Second Place: Edward S. Shin, Chicago, IL

Read Essay Third Place: Elizabeth Reyes, Bay Area, CA

First place winners each receive a $500 scholarship award. Second place winners receive $300, and third place winners win $200. All participants will receive a copy of Living the Legacy, the book of essays, as well as a $10 Starbucks gift card for participating. Congratulations to all the winners and participants!

Stay tuned! In the coming weeks, the book containing all qualified submitted entries will be published and available to order.