The Test

By Zach Palmer

I remember in 6th grade a super important math test was coming up. I was very nervous about failing it. I thought that if I failed it, I would be held back. I said a prayer and nothing really happened. Fast forward a week. I was studying hard. I studied about an hour a day, but I still didn’t believe in myself. I kept having the thought that I would rush and fail it and get no points.

Even though it was a math test, all of my other teachers were talking about it and added pressure on us by telling us how extremely important this test was. Everyone except my math teacher was freaking out during the week of the test.

The day of the test I was feeling incredibly nervous. I couldn’t eat my lunch. My hands were shaking whenever I would try and bring something to my mouth. Playing football with my friends normally made me relaxed, but it made me even more nervous by how much my hands were sweating. 

I walked into the classroom, and all the desks are far away from each other. There were some people from the district to make sure we didn’t cheat. I was so incredibly nervous, that I dropped my pencil more than 3 times, and I couldn’t write my name normally. When everyone sat down and settled down, the teacher said no talking. Whenever we finished, we would shred our notes sheet. 

I sat down and as soon as I wrote my name, I felt calm, and I felt like I knew all of the answers. As soon as I got my test back, it became evident that my prayer did come true. I almost aced it. Heavenly Father really does answer our prayers.