My Role Model

     On Saturday night, my husband, baby, and I got to participate in Fountain Green, Utah's annual Live Nativity.  My husband grew up in Fountain Green and I mentioned to his Mom one day how I thought it would be fun to participate in it and so she signed us up!  I do happen to have a cute little guy who turned 11 weeks old today after all.
     In the Nativity we participated as Joseph (my husband), Mary (me), and baby Jesus (my baby Reuben).

It was such a beautiful experience playing the Mother Mary.  During the 2 hours we were there, I took the time to reflect and think about Mary and baby Jesus.  She is my biggest role model.  I have always had this desire to be a better person because of Mary.  I want to be just like her.  The Lord found favor in her, Nephi describes her in the Book of Mormon as the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.  She was worthy to be chosen as the Mother of the Savior.  I hope that someday I can be as choice and righteous as she must have been.  As I looked at my baby I thought about how much joy Mary must have felt to hold her little baby Jesus in her arms and know that he was the Savior of the world.  

Here are the scriptures found in the Book of Mormon, written by the Prophet Nephi in 1 Nephi chapter 11:

 13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.

 14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?

 15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

 16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?

 17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

 18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

 19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

 20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms

Love,

      Becky joy