Monday at FHE I learned some new games and had awesome
conversations with awesome people and was just feeling super happy about life.
When I got back to my apartment that night my roommate was skyping with her
boyfriend and she said “I haven’t gotten a hug from someone I love since my mom
left, I can’t wait for you to get here!”
In my mind I was thinking really you haven’t gotten a hug
since you’re mom left? I get hugs every Saturday at youth night and Sunday at
church and on Monday at FHE all by people I have come to love. I know that when
I walk into the building someone is going to come up to me and ask me how I’m
doing and tell me how much they appreciate me and then probably ask me to say a
prayer or something but I know that if I’m ever in need of a hug I can just
walk into the church in Athens and someone will greet me with open arms.
I never thought about that aspect of being away from
home. All the other study abroad students don’t have a built in support system
anywhere they go. I know that no matter where I go (ok except like China) I can
find a church building and walk in and immediately be welcomed with a warm
smile and possibly a hug.
Also for the rafting trip I went on we had to list an
emergency contact and one of the international students asked me who I put down
and I said I put the Relief Society president from my church down and they were
like well what should I put? I love that I know that there is someone here who
could and would help in an emergency.
3 comments:
That is so cool!
Yes, totally awesome, just another testimony builder.
Brittney! I read the whole thing. Good Job and sounds fun! Ha Ha
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