How learning to ask for help can help you
When President Oaks came for his devotional 2 weeks ago, his third point he gave was to seek help from others.
I will be graduating early this winter. Trying to figure out the ins and outs of that seemed very daunting and unrealistic at first. I didn’t even know if it was a possibility until I went and talked to one of accounting school advisors. She helped me come up with a plan that made it possible to graduate early.
There have been many hic ups in my education since then and I have seen many tender mercies throughout the process. I can’t count the number of times I have been checking my graduation plan, and I see something that I believe will ruin the whole thing. Every time this happens, I go to my advisor’s office and together we have made changes to the plan to still allow me to graduate in December.
There is no doubt in my mind that if I wasn’t for her help, I wouldn’t be graduating. This goes back to the message President Oaks shared, sometimes we need to seek for and allow help form others. Often, I find that I would rather just try it on my own rather than asking help from someone else. More often than not when I don’t ask for help, I do worse than if I would have gotten assistance.
Currently I am in classes with students a year above me as part of my plan. Even though I shouldn’t feel nervous about the first day of class I remember being extremely nervous the first day of the semester. I didn’t think I would know anyone in the class and maybe the material would go over my head. Fortunately, I met someone who is also graduating early, and we have become good friends this semester. It is thanks to his help that I have really come to enjoy and succeed in those classes.
Whether it is my advisor or a friend in my classes, I have learned this semester that I need help. As I have sought guidance from others, I have learned a lot more and grown more this semester. I invite all of us to not be shy or ashamed about asking for help and assistance when we need it!