Awesome Writing Opportunity!

One of my co-workers at the Church magazines sent out a call for stories from young adults that I thought I'd share, in case any young adults reading this blog are interested in BECOMING SUPER FAMOUS :)

Here's her letter:

"I am looking for stories from young adults who would be willing to talk about determination and faith as they make life decisions, particularly when their first plan didn’t work out.

"For instance, I would like to talk to young adults who weren’t accepted to the university they had always dreamed of attending. Or a young adult who had a dating relationship end when they thought that they’d marry the person they were with. Or they weren’t able to serve in the military in the position they wanted because they didn’t meet the stringent qualifications. Or they didn’t get the job they were certain they qualified for.

* What was your situation? What did you hope would happen, and what actually happened?
* How did this make you feel?
* How did you determine not to give up? What did you do to try again? Was trying again difficult or discouraging?
* There are many examples in the scriptures of people whose lives or tasks didn’t work out the first time. For instance, Nephi and his brothers made several attempts to obtain the brass plates before they were finally able to do so. What scriptural examples have strengthened you and helped you try again?
* In some cases, we discover that our second try—our “Plan B”—opened doors and opportunities that we never dreamed would be possible for us. Perhaps we find that “Plan B” was really “Plan A” all along, and that Heavenly Father was guiding us to something different, something better. Has this been the case for you? If so, in what ways?
* Any other thoughts you’d like to share?

As always, we’re happy to receive these responses in any language, and they can be from young adults who are married or single. I’m hoping to receive responses by the end of April. E-mail responses to melissa@ldschurch.org.