The hardest part about our friendship was when we went from seeing each other every day to not seeing each other for eight months. She went off to serve at a summer camp, and I went off to serve as a missionary. It was one of the hardest things for the both of us…

“feels” good to us is what we should pursue, and if we continue to chase after it, it will consistently make us happy. But the truth of the matter is that feelings and emotions aren’t real, and they also come and go, never being permanent.

I remember thinking, “Wow, this is so much better than freshman year. I feel like I’m going to spend the rest of my life thankful that I’m not a freshman anymore.”