Hello, I'm a Mormon

My name is Tara Howard. I am nineteen, and single, and currently attending my fourth semester of college. I am studying exercise physiology and hope to become a personal trainer eventually, once I get my master’s degree.

My hobbies over the years have included acting, singing, several musical instruments (including the saxophone and piano), dancing, running, and writing. 

I have four best friends that I hang around with mostly. We have all taken very different paths in our lives, and we are all very supportive of each other and open to each other’s needs.

Currently, I am training intensely in TaeKwonDo. I am a Blackbelt and have been doing the martial arts for several years. I have traveled all over the country to compete in various competitions. I have even qualified for, and competed in regionals, and then the very large National competition. I would love to be able to compete internationally one day.

I also am learning judo and several martial arts weapons as well. One day, I would love to open my own martial arts school. It is what I love, and I love teaching it to other people too.

My siblings and I were raised in the country. We had a large garden, full of raspberries and strawberries, mostly. There were several animals including a big, loyal dog, a lazy horse, and a couple of milk cows. We also had a pond that we would swim in. I grew up in a family of ten kids.

I am very normal in a lot of ways. I love to laugh, and spend time with friends. I like chocolate, reading good books, telling jokes, and having fun. 

I include God in everything that I do. Every morning and every night, I pray. I also pray before every competition, and I study the scriptures diligently.

I am not afraid to stand up for my religion and for who I am. I am also not afraid to uphold all of the standards that the church has proclaimed. I would follow them anyway, because I know with a surety that they make me so much better than I could possibly be without them. 

I would never dress or act indecently, or consume anything that would contaminate my body. I also avoid things that would contaminate my mind and spirit as well.

This is who I am. The blessings I’ve been given, the great life that I’ve been allowed to live, would not be possible at all without the help, and comfort, and blessings of my God. He is always there for me.  I am not afraid to work towards all my hopes and dreams, because I know that He is always there, and He always has my back.

I'm a Mormon girl, and I love my life. I love who I am, and everything I am becoming. I love all the people around me, I have great hopes for the future, and I am not afraid to stand up for what's right.

I know who I am, and I am not afraid to pursue my dreams.


   
Tara J. Howard