Once upon a time. These are the four words of my childhood. Being the second girl out of 5 daughters I had my share of dress-ups, princess Barbies, and sneakily wearing my mothers lipstick and high heels. I was and always will be a girly girl. From a very young age I wanted to live in a castle, find my prince charming and raise my baby dolls to become princesses too.
Now as I’m older, I realize not every little girl thinks like this…not a lot of people think like me. I’ve realized that a lot now being here in college. I still have the dreams I did when I was a little girl, but some have been changed a little. I want to get married in a castle…and that is now the Salt Lake Temple to me. I find it to be so beautiful, I can’t imagine anything greater.
I want to marry my prince charming there. I know that he’ll be the one for me, the one my Heavenly Father has preserved for me to spend time and all Eternity with. I picture that amazing day dressed in my white gown never feeling more beautiful and more like a princess. What excites me most about that day is the fact that I will be 100% happy. Every insult for being a “goody goody” will be worth it, choosing to live a pure and chaste life will be fulfilled, and I will be hand in hand with the man who loves all of me for who I am. What a man he’ll be, I can’t wait to meet him 
Some people see me as not being “ambitious” enough or not having personal goals for me. They think “all you want to do is get married and be a mom, that’s practically throwing your life away.” Well I’ll tell you what, I do have goals for me. I am studying in the field of Broadcast Journalism and plan to go as far as I can. I don’t wish my life away in hopes that I can’t gain an education. I’m simply loving life! I’m in college, meeting amazing friends, learning wonderful things I’ll use my entire life, and I’m having experiences I couldn’t gain anywhere else. I wouldn’t call that wishing my life away.
I just have my sights set on an eternal happiness. I’m excited to raise a family in the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I see no other profession, life, or circumstance to be of more importance than being a wife and mother. Those will be the two greatest titles I’ll ever be given. It’s the life where true dreams come true, goals are completed, and the truest forms of happiness are met. I’ll welcome it whenever my Father in Heaven is willing to give it to me.
I thought I had my fairytale figured out for a while…I had a plan. Certain things were going to happen for me before I got the chance to get married. I was so happy with this plan, I mean after all it felt right. Other people encouraged this plan because it was a happy one, a righteous one. But then…God decided to give me a wake up call. And I am SO grateful He did. I went to a different school than I ever thought I would, I changed my major, I lost friends, made new friends, and it’s all because God said so.
I may not have my prince charming right now…but I’m good with that. You know why? Because of who the main man in my life is. My Father Daniel Hess I can only hope and wish that everyone could have a father as loving, giving, and caring as my father is, and always has been to me. I know he will always be here for me. People have asked me why I I sometimes have a hard time with young men they ask me, “Is it because you don’t have brothers?” well that could have something to do with it, but no that’s not the answer. I have had the ULITMATE example of what a prince charming should be my entire life by being raised by my father. No one has ever come close to being as wonderful as him. He has been so wonderful to my mother and they have taught me to settle for nothing less than the utmost respect
He’s just the greatest man I’ve ever known, and I’m lucky enough to call him father
I know I wouldn’t want to be a wife and mother as much as I do if I didn’t have my mother Janalee Hess She has been the most amazing example to me in my life. She has taught me how to be a lady, how to treat others, and how to love all I meet. She is a queen in my eyes and I only hope that someday I’ll be half the woman she is.
“This journey is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” –President Hinckley I just love this man. He could not have said it better. I plan to thoroughly enjoy this journey that I am now on. I’m excited to progress as an individual and prepare myself to be the best I can be.
In my heart I’ll always be that little princess, with dreams and fantasies. what’s the difference you may ask? I’ll be living them, I’ll wake up and reality will be better than my dreams. What a life huh? So for quite some time I had thought that my Once Upon a Time had started…but now I’m seeing just starting to come into sight…and and beautiful the view is!
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