The theme for this year for the youth of the Church is "Be Thou an Example," which is loosely my topic, and I'm thinking to myself the following:
I mean, seriously, like, this is what you could get yourself into:
Not that I've literally drowned myself, but it has made me think, when I was thirteen, what did I really need to know?1. How to gawk at the unruly size of my own backside.
2. How to survive bra and dress shopping with my dad after being led into the maternity section.
3. How to avoid creepy old men in AOL chat rooms.
4. How to not embarrass myself.
5. How to not get laughed at by the cheerleaders by wearing a cow-spotted Gateway sweatshirt to school.
6. How to firmly resolve not to embarrass myself.
7. How to get out of swimming after having my hair relaxed.
8. How to dance.
9. How to be a high school freshman.
10. How to get the best possible score in the monthly Teen magazine quiz.
11. How to memorize my student counsel speech and not forget it in front of 300 people and fail miserably without a chance.
12. How to write notes to the boy I like.
13. How to not eat an entire bag of Doritos and three frozen burritos in one sitting after school.
14. How to lose twenty pounds.
15. How to write in my journal during class without being caught by Mr. Smith, economics guru.
16. He wasn't really a guru. Just a middle-aged man with a mustache.
17. How to play the clarinet after having my braces adjusted.
18. How to find the best acne solution.
19. How to wear makeup, including eyeliner application and finding the right shade of Covergirl powder.
20. How to apply a picture of Josh Hartnett to the side of my dresser.
I mean, these are just a few things, but . . . I just don't think that's what I'm supposed to talk about tomorrow night.
6 comments:
lucky girls!!!
I would love to just sit and listen to your lessons on life. I could listen to you speak or read your writing any time-
Liz- I remember all of those things in high school and you left out some of the most important. Like the fact that you actually ran for office, you kept great journals (and lets face it, do you really need to pay attention every second in econ? I think not), you played the clarinet and the bass and other instruments to boot (a weeks worth of a screechy clarinet wasn't bad when others knew you were actually really good). Movie nights and Harry Potter parties are the times you live for in high school -it is ok to down a bag of chips and a whole bottle of salsa with friends every now and then :)I guess what I am trying to say is that sure all girls have awkward uncomfortable times, but the important thing is you pulled through them. Though you still may feel like you don't live up to where you want to be look at all of the things you persevered through. That is the real crux of being an example- someone who pulls through the trials and the awkwardness and keeps going.
~Linda
Thanks, Linda :)
I heard you did a fabulous job talking to those young girls : )
Hey yeah how did it go? I haven't heard the report.
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