The story I wish all FHE groups knew!

Dear Lauren,

The end of winter 2010 semester was a nightmare. Basically my group of friends turned wacky and started making up stuff, spreading rumors, and treating me really poorly. It got to the point that I felt like a stranger in my own apartment and was in many ways totally exiled from my very close group of friends. With no other friends to turn too I befriended a group of people that had very low morals and considered themselves misfits. I felt like I fit in well, based on my current standing with my other friends.

 As time went by I found myself becoming comfortable around these people. I let them smoke and drink around me and tried to make them feel that I wasn’t judging them. Luckily, I realized that I was being poisoned. No matter how good my intentions, I was getting sucked down right along with them.

 The night I realized this I couldn’t sleep and so I decided to kneel in prayer. I asked for some very specific blessings. One very specific thing that I asked for was a good FHE group. I specifically remember saying, "Father please put me in a group with Lauren Brower." I just knew that we would be good friends and that being your friend could strengthen me.

 When we were, to my surprise, put in the same group, I kept thinking how much God really loved me. We all became such good friends and I was able to have the strength to ditch those rebel friends. For me you were a tender mercy from God.

Thank You,

Alex Trost