An Embarrassing Moment/ Discussion lesson 3

I remember as if it were yesterday. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the summer time. Me and
my family had just arrived at church to enjoy June Festival. My family is from Brazil we attended a
Brazilian ward, and it is a cultural activity that’s held every June in the winter time. At this festival there
are fun and games, square dancing and every type of amazing food you can think of. I was in my last
year of young woman’s. We had just moved in to the ward so we knew very little members there,
however I loved young woman’s so the leaders from there I got to know quickly. My younger sister had
only been in young woman’s for about 2 years, at this festival the young woman’s had practiced a dance
to perform throughout the event. When it came time for them to dance me and my sister were not
invited. I recall watching this dance and realizing that W had not ever been invited to practice this dance
at all along with the other girls. I knew that we had only been in the ward a few months but to me that
was plenty of time to let us know there would be a performance. I was very upset, especially for my
younger sister. I was leaving young woman’s that same year so I wasn’t that upset. I was more upset for
my sister, I saw watch that dance and I knew she was hurt that she had not been told about it.

After the dance I went up to the Young Woman’s leader and I expressed how upset and furious I was
that me and my sister had not been informed about the dance. I told her how dumb we felt knowing
and everyone else knowing we are part of Young Woman’s and we were not dancing. I went on and on
about how badly we were treated. I made scene and everyone there that day new I was upset. After I
was done, I walked away and went to help get things cleaned up to end the activity. On Sunday morning
while sitting on the bench next to our Leader I noticed that the boy I had been flirting since our arrival at
the ward was sitting next to her. I asked a friend sitting in front of me if they were related, she informed
me that she was the mother. I wanted to crawl under the bench and never come out again. Felt so
embarrassed, I couldn’t believe I had treated his mother that way. I felt like I could never show my face
again, I could I treat the mother of the guy I was so found of the way I did. What was he possibly
thinking about me, I thought he was thinking the worst of me. That same week I felt I should go and
apologize so that I would look a bit better to my flirt, being that should not have ben the reason for
apology but at the moment all I wanted to look better for my flirt.

I made her a pie and drove to their house, I knocked on the door and she answered. I told her I was
sorry for treating her that way and that I should have been nicer in expressing my feelings. While talking
to her my flirt, her son walked passed the front door reading to hit the gym, I was mesmerized. I though
he was the most handsome guy ever, he was a bit older then me but boy was he charming. He passed by
me and I pretended I didn’t know he was related. I gave him a smile and quickly remarked “ I didn’t
know you lived here.” He looked at me and said “yeah I do, my mom is your leader” at that moment I
was in shock! I couldn’t believe he had known about my little episode. After all was said and done we
remained in the ward for almost seven years. I became her and her husbands’ best friend till this day.
They both love me and I love them dearly. They are great people, as for their son we never got passed
flirting, he got married just about a year after all that. We had our share of laughs, smiles, and flirting. I
did learn one thing after all that. We never know who’s watching our actions and behaver. That’s why
we should always strive to be good examples and act Christlike. If we do that then we will have less
embarrassing moments.