While navigating the highs and lows of life in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Sam Merrill has relied heavily on his faith.

Recently, Merrill was a guest on Jimmer Fredette’s “From the Logo with Jimmer Fredette” podcast .

During the episode, Fredette asked Merrill about the effect his faith as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had on his career.

While “there’s so many different ways that it has helped me,” Merrill said, he specifically mentioned the two-year mission he served for the church in Nicaragua .

He quoted President Jeffrey R. Holland, saying, “how your mission goes is how your life will go.” The hardships Merrill has experienced in the NBA are reflective of the hardships of his mission, he said.

“It’s been pretty spot on what h

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