Dear Teacher,
Although I'm just a name on your primary roll,
With so many others, your classroom seems so full,
You may not have time to go seeking for lost sheep
With a family to tend to and appointments to keep,
But here is a story to help you to see
How important it is to help others like me.
A long time ago, in heaven above,
I had chosen a family to live with and love.
I was told that the gospel would rarely be taught,
But that I could find Jesus if only I sought.
They would teach me the things of the world I should know,
But in heeding the gospel their path would be slow.
So the Lord promised others to help me to see,
And to teach me the truths of eternity.
He told me of teachers whose missions of love
Would bring me the knowledge of my Father above.
You see I'm still young and my way is not clear.
My parents aren't active, though they're loving and dear.
But there's something inside me that stirs now and then
When I think of the promise He made way back when.
So please come and find me, I'm waiting to hear.
I'm more than a name and a small, empty chair.
I'm a daughter, a son, a child divine,
The one who is lost from the ninety and nine.
Please find me and love me and show me the way,
And I know that my Father will thank you some day.

By Kelly Allen