My name is Jackson. I'm from Utah. When I was a little boy, two
of my favorite things to do were saying the alphabet
and drawing dragons. So I was very excited
when I was old enough to finally go to school. I had lots of friends,
and I loved to play. But pretty soon it was hard
for me to learn in class, and I couldn't finish
my assignments. I started falling
behind in my schoolwork, so my mom decided I
should see a doctor. He told me I had something
called amblyopia in one eye and I could go blind one day. To help it heal, I had to
wear a patch over my good eye to make my bad eye stronger. On the way home from the doctor,
we stopped at a crosswalk. Just then a blind man
crossed the street. It made me realize how blessed
I was that I could still see with my good
eye, and one day I would be able to
see with both eyes. When I got home from the
doctor's office, I was tired, so I decided to rest
and watch cartoons. The cartoon character
couldn't see very well either and was having a hard time
in school just like me. The cartoon made me
laugh, but then I thought Heavenly Father
sent me two messages that day telling me
everything would be all right and that He loved me. Now my eye is much better. I really like school,
and I can learn about all of my favorite subjects
like geology and music. I also love to be
with my family, and I'm pretty good at
skateboarding and playing the guitar, too. I know Heavenly Father loves me. I'm Jackson, and I'm
one in a million. [MUSIC PLAYING]
