Stay Positive

Post #11

Stay Positive

I remember specifically the day that the letter came in the mail telling me that I wasn’t going to the Air Force Academy. I was crushed. My best friend took my spot there even though I thought he was going to be going to the Naval Academy. I wasn’t too happy with him to say the least. Well, I fortunately had still applied to BYU and for an AFROTC scholarship. I was blessed at this point. I decided to pull myself together and enjoy what I got. It turned out to be a huge blessing in my life. Heavenly Father was definitely taking care of me. At the academy, I wouldn’t have been able to get married until after graduation. The opportunity to serve a church mission would have been different in timing. I wouldn’t have met my wife until later on in life most likely. I wouldn’t have been able to experience a college education with a religious background to things, and quite honestly I don’t know if I would have gone on a mission and served the Florida people and learned Spanish if it wasn’t for my denial to the AFA and the acceptance to BYU.

Long Story short, hang in there. Don’t give up because one road closes, just keep looking and you will find a way I promise.