Written by Harper Grinnell (5th grade)
I think almost everyone has had a bad day. A day where you felt like you could never be happy again. And then someone came up and said a kind word. You felt so grateful for their kindness, and then you wanted to give them something in return. Moments like these are very special. One special moment I experienced was when I was at my Memee’s funeral. I felt so sad, like everything was going wrong. Right when I felt my saddest, my classmates came to visit me. It meant so much to me that I started crying with joy. I love them very much.
When I’m having a bad day, going to church always brings me joy. The love of Jesus, and knowing my church family, makes me happy. All of the people I know at my church are always kind to me, and they comfort me when I’m going through something hard. Knowing that Jesus died on the cross for everyone, shows me that he loves everybody, including me. Learning about the gospel teaches me how to be kind.
If you are kind to others, they will most likely be kind to you in return. One day, I walked into school to find one of my friends from my old school was joining my class. It was kind of awkward, because it was so unexpected. At first I didn’t talk to her much, because I was worried that she had changed from when I last saw her. As the year went by, we became close friends, and now we are really good friends. We are friends because I was kind to her.