Looking For Super Girl

 I have guilt. I want to go back in time and tell a teenage girl in Applebee's that she looked beautiful. The problem is I don't know who she is. All I know is it was close to Halloween, she was at an Applebee's and she was the only modest super girl in a large group of super girls. She was beautiful, radiant and it showed. Everyone agreed she was the prettiest girl in the restaurant. I wanted to go up and tell her. The problem is I wasn't brave enough. I didn't want to look stupid. I didn't understand yet what she had to go through to get to that Applebee's dressed modest. Now that I have a teenage daughter I understand. I truly understand the stress, tears, time and money it took for her to stand up for her beliefs.

I remember when my daughter was about 12 or 13 we went Easter dress shopping. She found a cute dress. This dress with a couple changes would be cute and modest, but we had to change it. She wanted it so badly. I told her I really wanted to find one we didn't have to change. I didn't want to support the immodest clothes, even if we changed it. She looked at me and said,"Mom can one girl really make that big of a difference?" I honestly didn't have an answer. She didn't buy the dress. Later that same day, we went to the general young women's broadcast for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They showed a video where the Young Women's General President said this, "now young women you might ask, can one girl really make that big of a difference? And to you I say YES!! Yes she can!!" I started to cry!! My daughter smiled and handed me a Kleenex. I was so grateful for a loving Father in heaven who answered my daughter's question when I didn't have the answer. From that point on, she has stood up for what she knows to be true. I'd like to say it was me. That would be a lie. She has taken my high standards and raised the bar even higher.

 My daughter is now a junior in high school. She has been to prom, sweethearts and now homecoming. Each time she searches and searches until she finds a beautiful dress that is modest. It isn't easy and is stressful every time. She just went to homecoming and of course she was dressed in a modest beautiful yellow dress. As they sat at Texas Roadhouse a nice lady came up to her and told her how beautiful she looked. This made her so happy!! It was so nice to hear from a stranger that she looked beautiful. Not just for the dress she was wearing and the way her hair looked, but for what she stands for. For the decision she made to stand up for what she believes in even if she was the only one. That is what makes her beautiful.

 Seeing the smile on my daughter's face when she told me of the nice lady that told her how beautiful she looked made me remember super girl. I have never forgotten her. I've never forgotten how truly beautiful she looked in the only modest super girl costume. If I could go back and tell her I would. I would like to thank the lady who was braver than me and told my daughter how beautiful she looked. Thank you!! Thank you for helping my daughter stand up and be beautiful.

 And to super girl who is probably all grown up now. You are beautiful!!