Personal Narrative: The Book Of Mormon

Throughout my life, I lived in an Atheist household within a Hispanic and Asian community called Monterey Park. During high school, I swam diligently for four years and served as varsity captain for my last two years. Although swim-captains formed strong relationships with their coaches, I created an uneasy acquaintance with my coach. After each swim meet, my coach complimented my time improvement. I thanked him, but I continued to convince myself that I'd disappoint him when I couldn't improve anymore. Consequently, I assumed I peaked my potential and stopped pushing myself to get faster. Near the end of the year, my coach wrote in my yearbook. I honestly expected congratulations; however, I received a letter about I fearing failure. In his letter, my coach acknowledged my continual improvement, but also stated that I didn't push myself enough because I feared failing first in order to succeed. …show more content…
I didn't share my feelings with my family or friends, since I didn't want to worry them. Finally, however, after two weeks, I decided to confess my concerns to the local LDS missionaries I had met recently, knowing that they would help me. Through referencing the LDS gospel, the missionaries taught me how to confront failure. I was not only grateful for their lesson, but also shocked as to how their scripture The Book of Mormon contained the answer I needed. From the missionaries’ lesson, I learned that accepting the possibility of failure is the first, hardest step to succeed. Without accepting failure, we don’t challenge ourselves in any particular field we deem slightly impossible. We only accept challenges that we know we will do well in, but we need to learn to invest in sacrificing our pride to