Becoming a Queen: Being a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Being a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon)

A few weeks ago, Joni Martin, asked me to write a post on her blog, Hope's Journey!   I was thrilled and honored.  The assignment was to answer a few  questions about my religion and how my belief in God has influenced my  life.

I  love what Joni is doing!  She is highlighting several religions, as she  looks into their beliefs and gains a better understanding of women  around the world and how their beliefs guide them from day to day.  I  have read some of her blog and have found it to be very very  fascinating!

If you'd like to read my post visit Joni's blog, Hope's Journey!

4 comments:

EmilyApril 26, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Hey! I'm Emily -- I did the post on Joni's blog right before you! Love the theme of your blog. I keep finding women who started blogs like this right around the same time last year. Woah.
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Joni K. MartinApril 27, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Yay! I'm glad you two met! You're both awesome!
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Empowering LDS WomenApril 27, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Hi Michelle,

This is Stephanie, one of the authors from EmpoweringLDSWomen.blogspot.com, and we're collecting guest posts from various inspiring mothers discussing how they are able to find balance in motherhood. We're posting these stories in a blog series the week before Mother's Day. Would you be willing to participate and write about how as a mother you are able to balance the many constraints on your time and still find time to do things that are rejuvenating for you? Joni actually reccomended you as someone who is a great writer about motherhood :)

This post can be as short or as long as you'd like. If you are willing to share your experiences, please email me at empoweringldswomen.blogspot.com.

Thanks! I hope to get to know you more in the future!
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EmilyMay 4, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Hey Michelle! I have a question for you -- e-mail me at gidgetebf at hotmail. Thanks! Emily
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Becoming

In recent months, I have been fascinated with the idea of becoming. By that, I mean the idea of changing and evolving into my full potential. Into something greater than I currently am.

I have felt a need to find out what I am really doing here. It is my belief that we came from another existence where we were given a choice to come to earth. I believe that promises were made there and assignments were given. We interacted with God. I believe we are His children, and as His children we hold divinity that is beyond our comprehension. Being here on earth is part of a grand plan, the purpose of which, is to unite all of us as one eternal family and allow us the choice to return to our Father in Heaven. I have lived my entire life with these understandings, but I realize that just knowing something doesn’t mean I am really living up to my potential and purpose.

What is it then, that must be done for me to become who and what I am meant to be? Is it more about changing myself, or is it more about remembering myself? Most likely some of both.

Because these things have been on my mind a lot lately, it feels like I am at the beginning of my journey, but if I look back at my life thus far, I find that I have been on the journey all along. Becoming is simply about choices. Every choice we make sends us down the path of becoming. The question is what am I becoming?

Am I on the path to my full potential? Or am I wandering around, lost, confused, and focused on things that are nothing more than distractions.

I want to become who I am supposed to be. That is what I have decided for myself, and hopefully my choices will reflect that more often than not. Fulfilling my purpose is a very personal and sacred path, but I am all about working together to make things happen, and I’d like to include anyone and everyone who would like to help. In return I’d like to help anyone I can.

Through this blog I am going to share what I feel are crucial elements in this process. My hope is that others will help and contribute. I would love to interview others who are on this same quest, and who may have insight that will help me on my journey. I am excited to learn and...become.