More to the Story

By Janae Castillo; illustrations by Kayela Larsen

Hey, Ali, can I borrow—wait …

Are you OK?

I’m fine.

OK. Well, can I borrow your sweatshirt for camping with Nina this weekend?

Whatever.

Thanks!

Thanks for inviting me to come camping, Nina! The stars are so bright here.

Glad you could come! Know any constellations?

I know the Big Dipper, but that’s it. What about you?

I know lots! See those three stars close together? And see the others that make an “X”? Those make the Orion constellation.

Wow! I had no idea they were part of a bigger constellation.

Almost every star you can see without a telescope is part of a bigger constellation. There’s more to the story!

More to the story, huh?

Ali, were you upset the other day? I thought you were, but you said you were fine.

Honestly, I was upset. I don’t know why I said I was fine.

I’m sorry. I should have seen there was more to the story. Your body language was telling me that something was wrong!

So, what happened?

Well, it all started when …

“As we intentionally strive to incorporate a compassionate attitude into our way of life, as exemplified by the Savior, we will become more sensitive to people’s needs.”

Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Oct. 2021 general conference (Liahona, Nov. 2021, 14).