I love Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

"Be strong and of good courage.  You are truly roayl spirit daughters of Almighty God.  You are princesses destined to become queens.  Your own wondrous story has already begun.  Your once upon a time is now."

back to young women

We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him.


We will stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things,

and in all places as we strive to live

the Young Women values, which are:

Faith

Divine Nature

Individual Worth

Knowledge

Choice and Accountability

Good Works

Integrity and

Virtue.

We believe as we come to accept and act upon these values,

we will be prepared to strengthen home and family, make and keep sacred covenants,

receive the ordinances of the temple, and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.
 
 
did you know that the young women motto is Stand for Truth and Righteousness?  I thought that's just what we said to get the young women to stand and say the theme!  I love that. 
 
i love that as we come to accept, put our faith to work and try out the values as stated that we WILL be prepared to do all the things our Heavenly Father has for us.  How awesome is that?

very cool, guys.

have you been to mormon.org?

it is really cool.

 

go check it out. 

 

And while you're there, members of the LDS church can create a profile!

it doesn't take very long.  it's a great way to share your testimony in a non-threatening way for anyone who is interested to read.

the wait is over

Yes. I'm really doing it.

I'm applying for The Mormon Bachelor.

this is my audition tape.

Ha. It's nerdy and awkward
and completely me.
let me know what you think!

A big THANK YOU and a shout out to my good friend Jordan over at MakinUVbetter for filming/editing this.  I couldn't have done it without you!! :)

The Mormon Bachelor

Please go to THIS LINK right this second.



I know what you're thinking. Erin, you JUST said in your previous post you're not looking to date anyone! 
But I'm all for dating adventures. 

And "I'm not looking" doesn't mean I'm not open to it!  I'm totally open to dating if the right guy came along! 

What a creative way to meet someone new. 

And if it doesn't work out (heck, I still would have to apply, be accepted, and there's still a gazillion other girls he could choose from!)  it would still be a great story to tell.


So my blogging compadres,


Do I do it?

Or Not

Leave a comment and tell me what you think! 

The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem in celebration of the birth of the Babe has given at least equal attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits so that we may, if we will, illuminate the landscape of our individual lives, so that our light may not only lead others but warm them as well.
-Bruce R. McConkie

What I know for sure.

As I was twiddling my thumbs in the Long Beach airport awaiting the flight back from sunny California, I decided a good way to kill some more time would be to pick up a go-to magazine.  Naturally I tried to find Real Simple and Martha Stewart Weddings, but since I subscribe to RS and MSW was nowhere to be found, I picked up the O magazine.  That's right, kids. Oprah.

I used to tease my mom about watching Oprah every day, then highschool rolled around and I started to join her.  I've truly grown to love the show, and the magazine isn't bad either.  It's kind of Real Simple meets Martha Stewart---just without all the darling layouts and paper art that is the appeal of Real Simple.

Anyhow, as I'm reading through it, I guess Oprah writes a one page article every month.  And titles it What I Know For Sure.  

Here's what Ellen DeGeneres knows for sure if you're curious 

Anyhow, it got me thinking.  What does Erin know for sure?

I think I do know a lot of things for sure.

But lately {lately this thought tends to be all the time more recently} I've been thinking about reaching my full potential.  I want nothing more than to be successful and to be completely happy doing what I know and love. 

How funny that Oprah's article this month was about reaching our full potential. 

Reaching your potential as a human being is more than an ideal. It's the ultimate goal

She talks about discovering who we are, dealing with problems as they arise and living each day to be better than you were the day before.

Doesn't it ring a bell? 

It just clicked again; 

What I know for sure.

I've been progressing toward reaching my full potential every day.  One day at a time.  I know for sure that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be made perfect and reach our full potential.  Because, my friends, through Him, everything is acheivable.  If you can dream it, you can do it.  I'm serious.  I know that for sure.  

 He is our Savior, and He is the author of your great expectations.

-Thomas S. Monson

Forgiveness

I do not like to cry. But check this video out on Forgiveness. Made me bawl. Totally worth it.

Wonderful

LDS General Conference.

Sister refers to it as the LDS Superbowl...

How is it that all the talks have to do with (in some way) what I've been praying/thinking about?

How is it that there is something in every talk that I can relate to?

How is it that I can learn something and apply it to my life at this time no matter what the subject matter?

I'll tell you why.

It's because the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the true church.

I love the Gospel so much. I feel so much peace after listening to the leaders of the LDS Church and hearing their guidance and counsel given through them directly from our Savior Jesus Christ, who leads this church today through His chosen prophets and apostles.

I am so thankful for modern revelation. How would we deal with the world today without it?

Does anyone else feel the way I do?

<3

Have a little Faith!

If your goals are righteous, of God-given perspective, eternal in their nature, then go for them. Pray for the inner strength to have the discipline to do those things that will guarantee through your activity and your life that you will reach your goals. Then, I think, perhaps as important as anything, we have to have faith. We have to have faith in God. We have to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And oh, how desperately we have to have faith in ourselves.

We all are the sons and daughters of God. Therefore, none of us, no not one, should ever have a low self-image. We belong to Him. We must struggle always to keep in our minds that our ultimate goal is to inherit eternal life

-Elder M. Russell Ballard

I love this. I often forget to have faith in myself as well as in Jesus Christ. We are all sons and daughters of a Heavenly Father therefore none of us should ever have a low self image.

One thing I'm going to strive for this year is to have more faith.