I did it!
Well folks I did the double duty sacrament! Yippee for me! The talk went great but the song.....yep, I cried about 90% of the time. I couldn't get a hold of myself. O'well! So I have a question for ALL of you....what is a TRUE friend? Is it one that you talk to often? Is it one who you only see once a year? One who makes a comment on everyone of your posts? One who calls? One who emails? This was a hot topic today and I was curious what you all thought? Please share what you think! Thanks!
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I think if you can truly love people for who they are...then you can call them a friend. I think all of us have thise few friends that we cal "best friends" just because we simply click with them more, but I can honestly say I haven't really met too many people I don't like because I try to see them for who they are and love their strengths instead of looking at the things that are maybe different from me. I know there is good in everyone. My sisters are my absolute best friends though!
I don't think that friendship should be measured by distance, amount of phone calls or lunch dates. True friendship should be measured by how well you really know each other, the good and the bad, and you still love each other unconditionally. I also think real friends always tell each other the truth, even when it might hurt because when all is said and done friends look out for each other and say the things that nobody else has the courage to. Lastly, I think that true friends serve each other. It can be as simple as a phone call during a bad time in life, a hug for no reason, or dropping off dinner when their family is sick. It shouldn't matter what act of service is performed...the point is that you put your friend first even when it is not convenient for you.
Nicole- Thanks for sharing! That is so neat about you and your sisters! Not too many people have that!
Tara- Wow! That was really beautiful! You always have such beautiful things to say. Thanks!Wish you were here so I could give you a hug!
Congrats on making it through your Sunday. Im sure you did a great job. And ditto what Tara said. And one thing that I have discovered lately is that good friends can be hard to find.
I think Tara said it perfectly. I have a hard time with high maintanance friends. Anyone who knows me knows I don't call anyone everyday. I love when you can talk to someone you haven't seen or heard from in 6 months and pick up where you left off. Plus, we both know what kind of a friend I would be if you needed me to call everyday! I am terrible!
Oh yea! I am glad everything went so well!
See you in 6 days!
Yeah, I love those friendships too where you might not see each other for a year and when you finally do it is like no time has passed at all.
I am the worst at calling people back. I don't do it on my purpose I just am very forgetful.
I was going to say what KJ said. I am also really bad about phone calls. And, wow Tara! You're deep...and also a poster child on the subject!
Life is so busy sometimes with the kids and it is soooooo nice to know you still have friends even though you dont chat everyday!
There is no way friendship is measured by phone calls otherwise I would have no friends; I hate talking on the phone, ask Mandy. When we were dating and she lived in Cedar while I was in the Prove I called her like once a week...if that. Usually it was Ashlee telling me, "Maybe you should call Mandy?!?" Like Sister Cave said (did that make you feel old? I'm sorry) I like pretty much anyone I hang around with, with a few exceptions. I think my true friends are usually the ones who can tolerate my antics, that's what made me fall in live with Mandy; not only did she tolerate me but she laughed all the time...it made me feel special. For example turning up the heater to 85 at last years Christmas party. A normal person would have thought I was a moron and never invited me to another party. My friends just laughed and that was it; it was just me being me. Or when I say an off the wall comment, which is pretty much all that comes out of my mouth, my friends are those who don't judge me for the things I say. Plus if you like the Rebels that is a huge plus.
I agree good friends can be hard to find. And I also agree that there is no one way to measure a friendship. Someone you care about that cares about you. And maybe someone you haven't really spent time with since high school but check their blog almost everyday! ;)
POST PICS NOW! Also, a friend is someone who holds your hair when you puke.
Aren't that what hair elastics are for?
I rubbed Tiff's back once when she puked (right after she got her massive cast on for her tiny leg) and I ALMOST lost it too! I had a hard time seeing Cheese Its for a while.
Tiff probably would have wiped my chin after I was done if it was me on the other end!
I like the primary song that simply says, "To have a friend, you must be a friend too." This helps me give others, especially my friends, the benefit of the doubt. I would hope my friends would do that for me too. Service, like others have mentioned, is no doubt a true sign of a good friend. We know when we serve with love, and if we have that willingness in our hearts when we serve, we know we are being a true friend. Time is another valuable gift to give a friend.
Wow! I am getting a little choked up girlies and Tay! I remember that day Kissy....yuk! I got so sick! You were a champ! I sure am grateful for blogging! I feel closer to all of you now! It's nice to know we can count on each other no matter how far!
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