Emily Beata Marsh, FSP grew up in Bemus Point, New York, and is the oldest of twelve children. She enjoyed reading, soccer, playing the piano, and working in her father's grocery store. She met the Daughters of St. Paul when she was sixteen years old, and felt God calling her to love him with her whole life and to help other people know God's love. Sister Emily Beata has worked in the children's editorial department at Pauline Books & Media (the publishing house operated by the Daughters of St. Paul), and in outreach and evangelization. She currently serves in Alexandria, Virginia, and is pursuing her degree in theology at The Catholic University of America.