It came at the right time

I called home Sunday night, and I was in for a surprise. 

The first thing my mom said was, "Did someone tell you the latest yet?" 

She proceeded to tell me that that Sunday, my friend, Kara Strebel, had given her farewell talk in Church. She went in to the MTC yesterday, to go serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Philippines. Apparently, during her talk, she talked about me and how certain things that I had said when we used to hang out in high school made her want to improve her family relationships, specifically with her sister. 

Earlier that day, my sister had sent me a somewhat teary (I could tell!) text about how she was so happy that we had chosen each other in the premortal life to be sisters upon this earth. I was kinda confused by her text, but now I understand why. 

I never thought that something that I did in high school would ever come back to me. I always thought that my change upon the world would come from becoming a doctor, or serving a mission, or you know, something big... I don't mean to say that I think I changed the world with my attitude. But Kara's words about me and about how my attitude made her want to change her attitude came at just the right time. She made me see myself in a new light. 

I think that during our teenage years we think that our actions are our own and that they don't affect anybody else. Of course, the more we grow up, the more we realize that this way of thinking is completely flawed. Everything we do affects somebody. Kara reminded me of that. 

Her words especially touched me because, even though Kara and I went through our good friends phase, I lost contact with her after high school. Which is normal, right? The people that come with you to college are the ones that you keep in contact with the most. It was always good to see her during vacations and I would occasionally see one of her posts on Facebook, but I never thought that my attitude about my relationship with my sister during high school would have an impact upon anybody besides myself. 

Today, I am grateful to Kara for reminding me that what I do matters. 

Somebody is always watching. 

And I don't mean that in a creepy way. 

Our actions today can have an impact upon people, even if we don't know it. 

And I am also grateful to my sister. For being the type of example for me to follow. I know that we chose each other!!! haha, nobody else would have put up with me in the ways she does.