Dedicated to You

As I look back on my life, I can remember all the people that I have considered "best friends". It saddens me to think that these people aren't as big in my life as they used to be. I don't even speak to some of these people anymore. It's sad, yes, but I know everything happens for a reason. 

Like the year(s) I was friendless. (You laugh, but it's true.) And it's not that I was friendless either. I just didn't have my close-knit group of friends. I hated going to school, because it was always different who I hung out with. I knew people liked me, but it was still a very low time in my life. I cried myself to sleep every night and just prayed to my heavenly father that I could find a friend. There were days it felt promising, but...no such luck. 

Every year before we go to school, my dad gives us a father's blessing. It was the day before 9th grade, and in the father's blessing, it specifically said I will find my friend this year. It gave me hope, that's for sure. But 1 trimester, 2 trimesters had gone by and I still hadn't found my friend. I never gave up hope, even though it was really discouraging. 3rd trimester, in choir, I met a really cool girl. She was interested in the same things as me, and it was really exciting. We became best friends. It felt so good to be needed again. We had our own group of friends, and it was absolutely the funnest time of my life. 

Unfortunately, that girl is no longer my best friend. But I still have pretty much that same group of friends. I have people who love the same things I do, and that try to be good just like me. We have so much fun together, and we can talk about anything. I am so glad I finally have found my blessing friend. It took me a while, and I had to go through others to find her, but I found her. And it feels so good. 

I can't say I'm the most popular girl in the world, but I am surrounded by people who love and care about me. I am so grateful Heavenly Father gave me that trial, because it definitely made me stronger. It taught me that I can stand alone. But now, I am even more grateful that He has given me friends to help me through High School. They mean more than anything in the world. 

So, this, my friends, is dedicated to you. Thanks for everything. 

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