Divine Help

-Posted by Mary
As you all know I have been taking classes this spring and trying really hard to bring my GPA up a little bit. One of the classes I'm in I took the summer right after High School. It's called "American Heritage" and it is a requirement course. It is also one of the hardest classes here at BYU. The first time I took it, I got a C. Since I have a scholarship this spring and summer, I decided that I should retake the class to raise my GPA. I have been trying very hard to get a better grade but lately I have felt that there was no way I could get much better than before. I had been doing a little better but I still felt that the class was just too difficult. Because of this, I have been really upset and feeling down about school. I felt like I couldn't do any better no matter what I did.

Well, this week I had another midterm in the class. I was stressing alot! I studied alot but I still felt that because I am not a good test-taker, it would be really difficult for me. So I got down on my knees and pleaded for the Lord's help. I knew I needed it, and then I went to take the test.

It was brutal. I had to go over my answers a few times before I felt like I had done the best I could. I did see the last page of the test becuase it was on the back. They let me go back and answer the last few questions but my score was not shown on the screen by the exit of the testing center. So I had to go look online to see my score which made the pain of waiting excruciating. I immediatly went to a computer lab and looked up my score. I was certain that I would be dissapointed but I was wrong. I got an 83% on the test(which is really really good for an American Heritage test because a curve is applied for each test). The average score for the class was a 69%. With the curve, my score changed to a B+ so I should be able to get a better overall grade if I do well on my final.

Needless to say, I know that the Lord had alot to do with this outcome. I believe this was His way of letting me know that He is still with me and if I look to Him in all things, I will be able to overcome all my adversities. I hope you all enjoyed this story. This experience has really helped my testimony grow. I know the Lord loves all of us and He will always be there for us in times of trouble and uncertainty.