Choosing to Become

Dear Reader,
 Who are you? What defines you? What Who do you want to be? Simple questions with simple answers? Think harder. Truly ask yourself, "Who Am I?" I will give you a minute to think about that and in the meantime I want to share with you what I just experienced.
 True Bliss. Encouragment, words of Inspiration, music that made me weep. I experienced a Time Out.
On Friday, October 7, 2011, my sister in law, Alicia and I flew to the Mile High City-Denver, Colorado. It had been quite sometime since I had been in Colorado, and I was anxiously waiting to land. The turbulence really shook me up!* get it? shook me up--- turbulence?! Anyway, onward and upward! Our girls weekend was starting and on the agenda: Mary Ellen Edmunds author of Buck Up, Little Buckaroo and others; Heidi Swinton, author of the Biography of President Thomas S. Monson, To the Rescue; and a musicial guest, Dallyn Vail Bayles. He recently performed with the closing company of The Phantom of the Opera and played the Phantom. He was amazing. They all were amazing! 
 CHOOSE TO BECOME
 *** to become a little closer to the woman you want to be. ***

Mary Ellen was up first! This was her 75th Time Out. She spoke to me. I could see myself in her words that she spoke. He knows who you are. Everybody has a story. You are who you've always been... I am STILL a Child of God. YOU are REAL. Today you are you, that is True-er than TRUE!!! We need to find out: What is RIGHT 4 U and What is NOT RIGHT 4 U? Choose to BECOME who we really are. Just see who is behind who we are becoming. If YOU only knew how GOOD and WONDERFUL you are! BE KIND... "He came to Himself and He came home." He's waiting on the road for YOU. No one can steal our identity. Look forward to he home movies when you get to Heaven! Read the Book of Mormon. We are Children of God!
Dallyn Vail Bayles sang to us. My oh My! He sang to us! this is what I got from his music.
 Believe you'll make it. His love can be seen in all directions. He show the way to: Peace, Life and Happiness. Put your trust in Him. Let Him Know that you're Real and that you're there! Can you hear Me? is there not in every soul a single spark? Bring Him Peace, Bring Him Joy, Bring Him Home. Then he sang one of my most all time favorite songs from the CD, Praise to the Man. I had goosebumps, butterflies and tears. It was that amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPsy4mdvdg&feature=colike
He received a standing ovation from me and the other 2,000 women in attendance. You could honestly hear the Prophet Joseph singing those words, " I have seen HIM." Through music, we can bear testimony and give witness that our Father in Heaven in REAL. That he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth to be our Master, Savior and Redeemer. I am so thankful to know that, and to have felt the spirit through that wonderful piece of music.
 Our concluding speaker on Friday was Heidi Swinton. I was instantly in love with her. Can you guess why? That's right, we have the same name!!! Heidi is not that common of a name and when I run into another "Heidi" I can't help myself. Crazy sidenote, our waitress at Cracker Barrel on Aubrey's birthday had the same name too. She received a nice tip*!  Heidi opened up with this, "How are you different?" Now think about that. What makes you different from the next? How ironic for me this weekend? How am I different from Heidi Swinton, or even Heidi the waitress? What sets me apart?
 She shared this: Doctrine and Covenants 84:88 "...I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." I WILL atone for your sins, I WILL take for YOU the pain and anguish of your life. The Atonement is about the LORD going before us. More Holiness give me~ More Savior like thee. I am the Lord, My spirit will be in your hearts. Reach out and make a difference. Act upon inspiration. The sweetest experience in all of mortality is to be the answer to someone else's prayer. Do you know how the spirit speaks to you? Learn to Listen. Learn to Act. When the prompting comes we are OUT the door and down the street ready to serve. We are the angels the Lord is counting on. We are HIS HANDS. Do you agree? Those words so simple, yet so profound.
So to my readers, I challenge you to BECOME who you are to BECOME. This was the Friday night event. Saturday brought much more, so stay tuned!!!
 typing for you,
            Heidi
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