Friend To Friend

In the February Friend there is a great article written by Bishop Gary E. Stevenson entitled "It's Your Turn".
He writes about the 2014 Winter Olympics where ten of the athletes who competed were member of the church!  Three of those athletes went on to win Olympic medals!  He writes about the lessons learned from each of these athletes -

Noelle Pikus-Pace's event was the skeleton.  Imagine traveling headfirst with your face inches above the ground down a winding icy track going 90 miles an hour on a sled!  This was not the first time Noelle had tried for the Olympics.  In 2006 she broke her leg and couldn't compete and then in 2010 she missed winning a medal by one-tenth of a second.  But she didn't give up!  In the 2014 Olympics she won the silver medal.

Christopher Fogt was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the four-man bobsled race.  He could have given up after a terrible crash in the 2010 Olympics but he also kept trying and won a medal!

Torah Bright is a snowboarder from Australia. She noticed American snowboarder Kelly Clark was nervous
after her first bad run.  Instead of focusing on her own race she went over and hugged Kelly and calmed her down.  Because of this simple act of kindness from Torah, both girls ended up winning medals. 

Read the rest of this article to find out how these lessons can apply to you.  Our eternal life is much like each of these athletes.  Read about the things you can do to win the prize of eternal life.  You have prepared for your time on earth.  This is your moment to perform!