One of my greatest achievements was coming second in a state competition with my church. Usually people would not consider this as a memorable achievement, but for me it is. Every two years churches across New York come together to compete in categories such as art, music, drama, or liturgical dancing. My church would generally excel in each category that we would participate in, yet we always finish in last place in the bible quizzing category. This category is the Christian version of jeopardy; each group is required to memorize various verses from the bible. Before the competition even started, my teammates and I already had defeat on my mind However, with help from my sister, who was our couch, and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, we were
