My sister and I were really close growing up. We talked about everything, we did everything together, and always knew what was going on with each other.
As I came down to BYU, I was determined that we would stay close and still have that bond despite the distance.
After a few months and not as many phone calls as I had hoped, Nicole and I began to not be so close. I felt so bad. I was letting her down. We had always been close, and I didnt want to mess it up by going away to college.
Over time we have stayed close, but still not as it was when we shared a room.
These past few weeks, I have been thinking about life and growing up and finding yourself. (As I have dont alot of that while John has been away)
And it just kind of hit me. As we grow older, we find other people and other things that give us strength, and in different ways than when we grew up. Nicole had me read over her college admission essays and one of them talked about her finding a friend in Jesus Christ.
As I pondered the experience she had, I realized, that even though her and I grew apart as we moved on to bigger and better things, that we are given an opportunity to grow closer to Christ. And to learn more about ourselves, and our true nature, as human beings, as children of God, and as the person that we could become.
It was hard for Nicole and I as we adjusted to me being away at college and her being at home (among other things) but because of it, we both gained a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior.
