I’ve never really dreamed of traveling the world. I don’t
really want to have a successful career. Throughout my life I have only had a
few real life goals, graduating from college, getting married in the temple and
becoming a mother. On April 16, 2011 I was married to my best friend Jason
Norton in the Portland, Oregon temple. I
will graduate from Brigham Young University-Idaho in December. I only have one
more big life goal to accomplish: becoming a mother.
I want to be the type of mom who is always there for her
kids. I want to have a house full of children, not just my own children. I want
my house to be the house where all my children’s friends feel comfortable just
walking through the front door without knocking. I want my house to be where
kids can be found on a Friday night; playing games or watching movies.
I believe that being well mannered and polite is very
important. I want to teach my children to be polite. One part of being polite
is respecting our elders. This has always been important to me, and I plan to
teach this to my children.
My parents taught me that hard work is vital to being a
successful person. I will teach my children the same thing. While I won’t make
my children do everything for themselves, I will teach them how to work. I
believe that doing chores is an important part of learning to work. I will also
expect my children to work outside the home to earn money for things they want.
The gospel of Jesus Christ has had a huge impact on my life.
I hope to instill in my children a love of Christ. I plan to lead by example in
this aspect. I know that I can’t force my children to believe in God, or in the
Church, but I can show them that it is important to me. I will do this by
fulfilling my church callings, praying daily, reading my scriptures, attending
church and serving others. I hope that through my actions my children will see
why the Church is important to me.
Finally, I want to teach my children about the importance of
marriage, especially marriage in the temple. I want my children to know that I
love their father and that he loves me. I will again have to teach by example.
The best way to teach my children what love is, is to show them how love means
respecting and supporting your spouse. I will do this for my husband, and I
know he will do the same thing for me.
