Thankful to be a part of Gary's legacy

Jul 2, 2025 12:45 PM Central
Carrie McVige
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I didn't write the below, but one of our upline leaders did and I thought it was so good I wanted to save and share it from here.

“Do you understand now why I didn’t sell my oils to a health food store?” —Gary Young

A long time ago, a big-name company tried to buy out Young Living.

But Gary said No.

Not because the offer wasn’t generous.

Not because he didn’t want to “make it big.”

But because he believed in us—the people.

And the mission.

He knew two things were non-negotiable:

Relationships.

Gary saw how powerful this model could be when it’s done right.

Real friendships.

Real impact.

Real community.

Not some product gathering dust on a store shelf.

Education.

He didn’t want someone buying an oil with zero support or understanding.

He wanted every bottle to come with a person—someone who could say, “Here’s how this changed my life.”

That’s why we do what we do.

Why you matter.

And why the Young Living model still works 30+ years later.

Did you know?

Young Living was the first essential oil company to bring oils to the world through network marketing.

We created the trend.

We built the farms.

We ran the tests.

We wrote the books.

Some of the other companies out there today?

Yep… they started here too.

But they don’t own a single farm.

They buy oils through brokers and slap on a label.

But here’s the deal: quality isn’t negotiable.

There’s a buyer for every oil out there—no matter how diluted or doctored. But not us. Not YL.

I can stand here today and tell you—with full confidence—our oils are the real deal.

The testing, the transparency, the farms… it’s unmatched. #SeedToSeal isn’t just a slogan.

It’s our standard.

If you’ve never flipped through the Essential Oils Desk Reference, it’s a goldmine.

YEARS of research and wisdom packed into one resource.

Ask who you work with how to get your hands on one.

You’ll be obsessed.

I’m just so dang grateful Gary never “sold out.”

This community? These products?

They’ve changed lives! Including mine.

#helpingkeepGaryslegacyalive.

TY @debrastarkey

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Carrie and Michael McVige Diamond Recognition Night

In 2001, I lost my special needs medically fragile daughter after 6 years of trying to keep her alive. I lost my health to the stress, grief, mold in my home, and self-medicating with sugar and caffeine. Years of nutritional supplements and radical diet changes only made a minimal difference. In 2007, Karen Hopkins, a woman who didn't even know me, gifted me with One Raindrop Technique service and taught myself and some friends the Ancient Oils of Scripture class. I woke up the following morning happy for the first time in 10 years, as I realized I had lost happy when the doctors took my little newborn daughter and didn't let me see her touch her or know anything about her condition for 2 full days. I've used Young Living Essential Oils daily ever since and people who were around me would ask me what I was doing different and then ask if I knew of an oil that might help them. I love helping people find wellness, purpose, and abundance. I will never be the same again.