In my Gospel Library app (the app I use for reading and marking my scriptures, seminary lessons, and other church-related materials), I have created a tag entitled "Who I Want to Be". Whenever I find a scripture or quote that inspires me to be more than I am and to aspire to be the woman I picture my Heavenly Mother being, I mark it with this tag.
2 Nephi 4:33
O Lord, wilt thou encircle me around in the robe of thy righteousness
When I read this phrase, I picture myself peaceful and happy, wearing a swirling silky white robe. It is white and bright because it is free from the stresses of the world. I am able to move freely in this robe, and wearing it is a constant reminder of that flowing freeness - of the neverending possibilities of my life. It is in unconcerned with what is on trend and beautiful because it reflects the love of the giver. My Father gave me this robe to protect me and it does. I am careful not let the grimy dirt from the roads I walk on stain the hems. When I spill on it, I ask my brother to wash it clean again and He does. It can always be as bright as the day I received it.
This is who I want to be:
A woman whose concern is not on looking good for the world, but being good.
A women who embraces the commandments her Father in heaven gave her because she knows that they will make her stronger and happier.
A woman who is comfortable in her skin, every moment of every day, because she knows who she is and whose she is.
A woman who sees the eternal potential she possesses if she doesn't give her freedom up.
A woman who knows that there is power in purity.
A woman who remembers that there is someone who loved her enough to suffer all her sorrows for her. She doesn't trample on that remembrance but holds it in her heart every day.
