Patrina Mosley (’12, ’15) had never heard of Liberty University until a former neighbor moved to Lynchburg and invited her to visit. Mosley toured Liberty and quickly fell in love with the campus. She earned a scholarship through LU Praise and started her Liberty journey soon after.
“I came on total blind faith,” she said. “But Liberty became a spiritual incubator for me and led me toward the path God wanted me to be on.”
During her freshman year, a Convocation speaker convicted Mosley about not obeying God’s call to go into ministry. That same day, she switched her major from psychology to biblical studies.
“I hit a sweet spot when studying religion,” she said. “I absolutely loved how we would dive into Scripture in our class and learn doctrine.”
But Mosley also became interested in politics and felt a burden growing to affect change in culture. After graduation, she went on to receive an M.A. in Public Policy from Liberty.
“While I was in grad school, representatives from Concerned Women for America came to campus,” Mosley said. “I walked up to their booth and explained to them that I had this heart for ministry and politics. What I didn’t know is that I was talking with the executive director.”
She encouraged Mosley to apply for a position.
“It was nothing I did, but what God did,” Mosley said. “Here I was, able to get a job in Washington, D.C., where I could use the Gospel to influence policy.”
It also gave her and her husband, Steven (’08, ’10), a chance to pursue their desire to plant a church in the D.C. area.
“There are so many people who are unchurched here,” she said. “We’ve heard it all, from ‘There is no God’ to ‘We all come back reincarnated when we die.’ All those things you’d think you’d only hear in movies, people actually believe. You have to be a strong Christian and on your spiritual A-game.”
Now, Mosley works for the Family Research Council as director of life, culture, and women’s advocacy.
“I’m honored to have a small part in helping handpick candidates that FRC endorses,” she said. “It was my education and time at Liberty that got me here.
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