I thought about telling people beforehand, because it would have been nice to have some help, but I didn’t want to seem like I was just looking for attention.

When I got home, I was ready to eat ice cream and relax the rest of the day.
And then my visiting teacher texted me asking if she could stop by for a quick visit.

I was in no state to have someone visit me, so I told her that I just got home from the hospital and needed to relax and recover.

She responded: “What?! You are supposed to tell your visiting teachers when this happens so we can help you out and bring you treats!”

Fast-forward a little bit and I was meeting with a sister on my ministering route.

She told me about a recent surgery she had that I had no idea about.

“Why didn’t you tell me?!” I asked.

“Oh I hate telling other people when things are going wrong. I hate asking for help,” she said.

Fast-forward to last week as I was being admitted into the hospital for surgery.

I was exhausted and my phone was dying. I just found out that I needed surgery and would unexpectedly be staying in the hospital for a few days.

My immediate family knew, and I thought, “Ugh. No one else needs to know about this. I don’t like drawing attention to myself in this way or asking for help.”

And I think something finally clicked.

Have I ever thought that someone just wanted attention when they were sincerely asking for help? Nope.

Would it be nice to have help and prayers right now? Yes.

Do I have people who probably want to help me but just have no clue what I’m going through right now? Yes.

People can’t help if they don’t know that you need help.

And so I asked for help and prayers and support.

And it came.

I just had to ask.

And our Heavenly Father expects the same thing. He has told us time and time again in the scriptures that we must ask in order to receive.

And even when our mortal friends fail us, our loving Father will always give us exactly what we need.

He just requests that we do our part to lay aside our pride and ask.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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