This last weekend I went to my roommate's grandma's house and we had a roommate reunion sleepover. It was so much fun! We got to update each other about our lives and new developments but most importantly, we got to rekindle our friendships. I am so happy that I was able to spend that time with them - it is a memory that I am not likely to forget soon!
When we woke up in the morning we went on a hike to overlook the city. Our shoes got really muddy, we fell in snow that was deeper than we thought a
nd the hike took a lot longer than originally expected. However, we entertained each other and had a grand old time! On the way up we made a friend - a little white cat who followed us since we reached the dirt trail. She (we called her sarah-emily - on behalf of two of our roommates who couldn't stay the night) was obviously domestic as she responded to our encouragements and petting and was clean. As we continued to walk farther and farther from her home, I half expected her to turn back. Sarah-emily stayed with us though, through the mud (although she whined at some of it haha) and allowed us to carry her through the snow. (this is a picture of my roommate, Kimmie, holding Sarah-emily).
nd the hike took a lot longer than originally expected. However, we entertained each other and had a grand old time! On the way up we made a friend - a little white cat who followed us since we reached the dirt trail. She (we called her sarah-emily - on behalf of two of our roommates who couldn't stay the night) was obviously domestic as she responded to our encouragements and petting and was clean. As we continued to walk farther and farther from her home, I half expected her to turn back. Sarah-emily stayed with us though, through the mud (although she whined at some of it haha) and allowed us to carry her through the snow. (this is a picture of my roommate, Kimmie, holding Sarah-emily).I would like to connect this to the fact that we all need friends and we all need to be loved. I love my roommates and they provide a type of support that no one else can. For a time, this little kitty loved us, because we played with her. Jesus loves us all the time, but not because of anything we have merited. He only asks one simple thing of us, that we love eachother! "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." (John 13:34 http://scriptures.lds.org/)
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