Eliot L.

15, Brasília, Brazil

One of my hardest trials was when my mother had breast cancer. I thought, “Am I going to lose my mother? Why did this have to happen?”

Even when she was suffering, my mother wanted to be strong for us. She would say, “Let me hang the laundry!” But she couldn’t do it. We had to help. I learned a lot about service from that experience. Today, my mother is completely healed, and I thank Heavenly Father every day.

I’ve also learned about service from my father. On a family trip to São Paulo, my father gave a bag of apples to a young man asking for food. Later that day, my father gave our sandwiches to another man. He said, “He needs these more.”

For me, being a disciple of Jesus Christ means representing Him everywhere, at all times—to be an example to others and show what I know about Him.