"Sometimes I just try to smile," says Lorena. It may sound simple, but smiling and having a positive attitude really helps Lorena feel the Spirit—especially when she starts to feel down at school. "I see the people at school and all their sad faces and how they don't want to be there. I always try to be positive, and I try to bring out a positive attitude with my friends and the people around me."
Often Lorena's positive attitude rubs off on others and helps them feel a little bit better. As she is able to help her friends brighten their outlook, it has definite benefits for Lorena too. Helping others feel good inside "makes me happy and brings the Spirit to me," she says.
"Yeah, same here," chimes in Ronald O. He tells about walking home from school each day and how many of the people around him seem grim-faced and unhappy. Ronald says that when they notice the smile on his face, they often wonder what's wrong with him. "Why is that?" he wonders. "Why should it be that when you're smiling, people around you think you have issues? I'm often smiling while I'm walking home. And it helps me feel the Spirit."
In 2 Nephi 2:25 the prophet Lehi taught, "Men are, that they might have joy." So be joyful, and don't be afraid to let it show. Lorena and Ronald are sure you'll feel the difference when you smile—and so will the people around you.