Happily Ever After.

 Every girl has that dream of that perfect guy who holds her hand, makes her laugh when she's sad, holds her tight, says I love you and is all around the perfect guy. But as far as I am concerned, that guy doesn't exist on this Earth. I know he is out there somewhere...I just don't know where. In church they always say that they man you're going to mary, you have already seen him. Whether you walked past him at Disneyland, smiled to him at the par, sat next to him in school...you've seen him! It just amazes me that I could have already seen my future husband and it kills me no being able to know who he is.

Is my husband tall or short? Blonde or brunette? Good at math (i hope) or bad? Extremely cute or average? I want to know so bad! I'm at that point in my life where I can't wait to be 16. To be able to drive, go on dates, to dances, maybe have a boyfriend excites me! I just can't wait. I still have 11 months 'till I can do any of these things!

A lot of my friends have so many guy friends that they hang out with and talk to with no problem. I have a lot of guy friends...I just never hang out with them! I'm afraid that my parents won't let me. Like when I am home alone, bored, on a saturday afternoon and my friend asks me if I can hang out. I really would like to, but I don't know if I can! I think that my parents would be okay with it...but you never know.

Elder DIETER F. UCHTDORF gave a talk to the Young Women last year and it is by far my favorite one. He says:

"My dear young sisters all around the world, I am grateful and honored to be with you today. President Thomas S. Monson and all the leaders of the Church love you; we pray for you, and we rejoice in your faithfulness.

Over the years I have been exposed to many beautiful languages—each of them is fascinating and remarkable; each has its particular charm. But as different as these languages can be, they often have things in common. For example, in most languages there exists a phrase as magical and full of promise as perhaps any in the world. That phrase is “Once upon a time.”

Aren’t those wonderful words to begin a story? “Once upon a time” promises something: a story of adventure and romance, a story of princesses and princes. It may include tales of courage, hope, and everlasting love. In many of these stories, nice overcomes mean and good overcomes evil. But perhaps most of all, I love it when we turn to the last page and our eyes reach the final lines and we see the enchanting words “And they lived happily ever after.”

Isn’t that what we all desire: to be the heroes and heroines of our own stories; to triumph over adversity; to experience life in all its beauty; and, in the end, to live happily ever after?

Today I want to draw your attention to something very significant, very extraordinary. On the first page of your Young Women Personal Progressbook, you will find these words: “You are a beloved daughter of Heavenly Father, prepared to come to the earth at this particular time for a sacred and glorious purpose.” ¹

Sisters, those words are true! They are not made up in a fairy tale! Isn’t it remarkable to know that our eternal Heavenly Father knows you, hears you, watches over you, and loves you with an infinite love? In fact, His love for you is so great that He has granted you this earthly life as a precious gift of “once upon a time,” complete with your own true story of adventure, trial, and opportunities for greatness, nobility, courage, and love. And, most glorious of all, He offers you a gift beyond price and comprehension. Heavenly Father offers to you the greatest gift of all—eternal life—and the opportunity and infinite blessing of your own “happily ever after.”

I really hope that I will find my knight in shining armor who loves me for me, is strong in the church and uses his priesthood powers. I know that I may go through many boy troubles, broken hearts and drama but it will be all worth it to get my Happily Ever After.

Someday my prince will come...and our picture will be a part of this :)