Nov. 30

Nov. 30: I was very tired today from staying up so late working on my application the other night. Tonight was the ward date night to Trafalga. Most nights Nathaniel and I hang out at my apartment and watch a movie and just sit on the couch. These are all upon my request because I'm always tired from the week. Nathaniel really likes to go out and have fun and so he was excited for this ward date.
I was so tired and just wanted to stay home instead of going. Nathaniel even offered to stay instead of going, but I knew it wouldn't be fair to him, since he really wanted to go. As we went around looking for people we could get rides with, I was tempted to purposely miss people so we couldn't catch a ride with them. I wanted to pretend that I was bummed that we couldn't go, but really inside be happy we weren't. That wouldn't be honest though.
I knew how much it meant to Nathaniel, so I decided to forget my wants and do what he wished and do all those things with honesty. We found a ride, we went, and had fun. This was helpful to my relationship with Nathaniel, because if I was dishonest with him it could have hurt his trust in me. Instead, it grew.