(JP) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a live audience at a tech conference that he has “become more religious” in recent years. Zuckerberg was interviewed Friday evening at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit.

“The last few years have been really humbling for me,” Zuckerberg said. “I’ve become more religious.”  He attributed his religious evolution to the issues his company has faced over the last few years and the birth of his two daughters, now ages four and two, Deseret News reported.

“We all need to feel like we’re parts of things that are bigger than ourselves,”  Zuckerberg said. “I try to put my girls to bed every night… I don’t always get to do that but that’s important to me. Work is important… but at the end of the day, we’re all people, and you need your family and friends and communities around you.” “You have to believe in things that are bigger than yourself,” he said.  READ MORE