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BACK TO THE BASKETS
I WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH MY FRIENDS IN physical education class at school. After I threw a pass, I came down on one foot, and I heard a very loud snap in my right ankle. When I realized I couldn't move it, I was frightened, and I asked a classmate to help me to a bench on the sidelines. I didn't feel any pain in my ankle at that time.
With the help of my friends, who carried my books and helped me around, I was able to attend the rest of my classes. But by the end of the day my ankle was very painful, and I could hardly walk. I prayed to God that I would be able to get home. A friend went with me, and when we got there, I told my mom what had happened. She began praying, too. My mom and I knew that even though my ankle didn't look good, the spiritual fact was that God is perfect and I was His daughter, and that His perfection was reflected in me.
About the author
Joana Fonseca Rivera is a sixteen-year-old high-school student in Jalisco, Mexico.

February 14, 2005 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ANDREW WILSON, KAREN KLING, AVENEL M. HUME, DAVID K. MARTIN
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THE FACES
SUZANNE SMEDLEY, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Karen Rivedal, Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., Christie Storm, Ashley Lawson
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ROADMAP FOR THE RISING GENERATION
Channing Walker
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THE SPIRITUAL GENERATION
Sara Hoagland Hunter
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LETTING THEIR LIGHT SHINE
Laura Lapointe
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BACK TO THE BASKETS
Joana Fonseca Rivera
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3 DEGREES OF SEPARATION
Jan Libengood
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CAN WE EVER BE SAFE?
Richard Bergenheim
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FINDING COMFORT IN INFINITE LOVE
Lynn Noerhadi
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SIGNIFICANT OTHER, OR SIGNIFICANT ONE?
BEVERLY PEAKE
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EVERYONE COULD USE SOME BLESSING
EVAN MEHLENBACHER
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ON THE WINGS OF PRAYER
VALERIE MINARD
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PRAYER IN A DENTAL EMERGENCY
PRIYA AGA
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FAST PAIN RELIEF
LAURA BLOCH