In this StoryCorps conversation recorded in the spring of 2022, Carla and Dena Lantz talk over their shared personal history.
Around a decade ago, Carla and Dena married. Together, they portray a wonderful love story that has carried them through difficult experiences with the 2011 Joplin tornado and eloping to Iowa for their wedding, in an era when Missouri prohibited same-sex marriage.
You can play an excerpt of their StoryCorps interview by selecting the "Listen" button above.