So there is this teenager in our ward who got baptized in February. She is now famous to all the missionaries that have gone through here because they all knew her. She was EMO. Like wrist cutting, devil worshipping, wrist cutting, scream rock EMO. All the missionaries have tried to get her to listen to them, but she would always say crazy things or leave the room. Eventually the right missionaries came and something magical took place. A true miracle. She changed... as simple as that. I have heard the stories of her and can barely believe them. However the scars on her wrist are pure evidence of what she has been through... Well we showed up to give her an ordinary boring lesson when some next door lady came over and chewed her out cause she called some grandma a nick name. She came back in crying and her mom yelling at her and it was horrible. I had no idea what to do so I prayed with all my strength and the spirit guided me.
I don't remember the scriptures I used, or how I said it but me and her both just cried. I testified to her for a good 10 minutes about how happy Heavenly Father is with us when we change. When we don't give up, but focus on making ourselves better people. How change is real and possible, and that how she is an example to all who know her of how much she has changed. She like tells all her friends about the Book of Mormon and the Gospel, she goes to seminary every day. She still has her problems but she is such an example to me. I have my problems, but if she could change, can´t I? I testified to her about all this stuff, and it was like through my own mouth the spirit was helping me to understand that he is ready to help me on this next grand step I am about to take in life.
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