Day 2

Today in church we had 2 mission farewells. I don't know either of them very well, but I do know both of them because I grew up with them. But, for the longest time I never really talked to one in particular because I thought he was part of the "popular" crowd, and he is, but I realized as I was in his house with some of my friends that were also really close friends of his, anyway, I realized that if we put down that social classification of popular and not, we are all really cool people. The only reason that most people are classified as "cool" is because of people like the "band kids" or the "science geeks" or even the "math nerds" that think they aren't "cool" enough to talk to them. Yes, there are people that think they are high and mighty, and there are people who are just naturally really weird and awkward to talk to. But if you just open up and smile, laugh, and be genuine, they will talk to you. I experienced this happening today and it was really cool. This boy gave me a hug and said "Thank you for coming! I really appreciate you coming to support me. That means so much!" He was actually being genuine. There was no fake smile on his face. There was nothing in his eyes that said, "Oh my gosh, why are you here? You are so awkward." Nothing like that at all. It's really sad to know that I could have had a really good friend for all of these years if I would have just given them a chance to say something. So, as I move up to college in one month, I am going to keep this in mind. Give people a chance. They deserve it, and so do you. This boy will be a great missionary, and I can't wait to see what he does with the rest of his life after he serves the Lord for two years.

I just love this quote, and it fits what I have to say.

LOVE Elder Holland!!

Much love, The Ginger