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Several months ago I left my country to go to one where I knew only my sister and her boyfriend. At church I felt like an outsider. Two or three months went by, and I felt the same feeling of loneliness until I decided to smile at others and ask, "How are you?" Each Sunday that went by, they were saying more to me than the simple "I'm fine." It also helped to participate in seminary and Mutual and to work on Personal Progress with other young women. Now I feel comfortable at church, as if I were at home.

Vanessa B., 17, La Vega, Dominican Republic