The Blessing of Friends

I can honestly say that my friends are better than yours. I cannot think of a time that I have not had at least one friend help me when I needed them most (even though I had not talked to them). Although I have many great friends I feel the need to talk about a few individuals and the things they have helped me learn.

My best friend from high school has taught me the importance of enduring until the end. Her life hasn't always been easy. All growing up she went through struggles with family and medical difficulties but she never gave up. She always was so strong. I am so happy that she has found her Perfect man and been sealed to him for time and all eternity. I love to see that finally everything is working out for her. She has been blessed with a wonderful baby boy who I know feels her with so much love. She is the wonderful wife and mother I knew she would always be. I feel so very blessed to have been able to grow and mature with her through out high school. We have had our laughs and our cries for sure but I will always remember how when ever we were together in high school there was never a dull moment. We had a two year break from each other but the funny thing... you would never be able to tell. She has been there for me through so much. I feel as though she is the sister I never had. The best thing is when she will text or call me and it is always exactly when I need to hear from her the most. She always has a place in my heart.

Another best friend of mine has been there through so many things this last year. We have been able to discuss our hardships and relate but most of all she has been one who I can talk about all the magnificent blessings that have occurred. We always have the best conversations about the Lord and his atonement.  I have loved our most recent conversation. After being told that she will have to wait for something even longer than she already has she then was told but the price will go up (in her favor). We then talked about how that is the way the Lord works too. Although we may really feel we need something at the time the reason we probably did not receive it or that it didn't work out is because the things the Lord has in store for us is much greater than what we want at the time. Then we reflected on how we both had been praying for someone to come into our lives to help us through the struggles we had been facing and that we needed someone that would understand us and be there for us. We both realize that the Lord blessed us by introducing us. If it wasn't for him and his prompting to take a job out in California we would have never met and been able to grow and been strengthened by each other. I am so grateful for the many talks I can have with her whether it be day to day randomness, boys and our funny dating experiences, our trials, and most importantly our faith. She has helped me learn to keep chugging and that there is always a way also to count all my many blessings.

I am so grateful for all my friends and the wonderful things that they teach me. I am especially grateful for these two individuals and their strength.