Running Together

By Tiffany Kwok

I first got to know my friend, whom I will call Sally, through running with her. I tried to find someone who had the same running speed as me and found Sally. We found that we had many similarities, which got us talking.

My friend was a Christian, but in some ways doubted God. Over time, Sally and I have become great friends, and through the respect I showed her and the friends we shared, she realized there was something different about me. I was able to share snippets of the gospel with her and explain a little about what we do in the Church. I was able to invite her to activities. Later on I was able to invite her to a Sunday meeting.

I talked to her about my spiritual experiences, invited her to our youth conference, and was able to give her advice on her problems. I suggested she pray—such a simple thing but a great answer to problems. She has taken my advice, and through prayer she has grown closer to Heavenly Father. She also was able to take some of the Bible stories we were taught and apply them into her life. She began to take religion a little more seriously.

I hope I was able to influence her a little to have a stronger connection to Heavenly Father.