Althea C.

14, New York, USA

Living in New York, I’m surrounded by people who are different from me. I like learning about what makes each person unique, because it teaches me how to accept and love their differences. I think it’s especially interesting to learn about the different ways people were raised.

For a long time when I was growing up, I didn’t pray on my own. Then one day I had a problem, and I thought, “I don’t know what to do. I can’t make this choice on my own. But I know Heavenly Father can help me.”

Now praying makes me feel closer to my Heavenly Father. Sometimes I pray just because I want to talk to Him! Even if I don’t have some big question or problem, I want to talk to Heavenly Father. I know He’s not looking down on me and getting mad at me for my mistakes—He’s my Father, and I want to have a relationship with Him like I have with my earthly father.