11:11:11 on 11-11-11

Where were you on this once in a century moment? Seeing as Friday was November 11, 2011, everyone was waiting for when the time hit 11:11 and 11 seconds. Unfortunately, as hard as I tried to be somewhere cool at the exact moment, I was unsuccessful. At 11:11am, I happened to be sitting through a lecture in one of my classes at BYU. And then at 11:11pm, I was waiting in line to get into a dance party; my luck couldn't have been any worse. Although this event and date has nothing at all to do with spiritual aspects of myself I try to progress and prepare for my mission, I thought it was noteworthy enough because it happens only once every century. Even without having anything memorable occur at 11:11 am and pm, I was able to spend my day with my friends. With so many bad influences around us in this world, it's important to have friends that share the same morals as you. If you are persistent enough, getting great friends like the ones I have will come easily. More so than any of the memories I could have gotten from 11-11-11, I will always be able to remember the friends that I was with on this day and the special relationships that I shared with each of them. My advice is to make sure that you appreciate and spend as much time with those friends that share the same standards as you; you'll have much more fun and memorable moments if you do.