YOUNG AMBASSADORS

My wonderful mother has such a great love for music. As a young girl, my mother started me singing in front of large groups so that I would not be afraid of performing in front of others. I learned at a very young age that being in the spotlight was a fun and exciting place. Our family had a performing group called "The Sounds of Youth" in which we sang, danced, made people laugh and cry. Those were fun times with my family. I was never scared to go out and perform my songs either by myself or with the group. I discovered that I loved being in the spotlight. Being a performer on the stage was something I loved.

I truly loved those days of performing. I make my own kids sing in Church or other places just so that they can feel what it is like to experience the excitement of
performing in front of a crowd. I don't think they have had the same feelings about it as I did at such a young age.

I have always wanted to see the BYU YOUNG AMBASSADORS perform but have never had the chance until now. They performed at James and Kae Lee's High School. When I found out they were performing so close to home, I bought tickets for the whole family and told them that this was for me. I had hope that they would enjoy it also.
Well, from the moment the production started, we were all hooked into their music, costumes, lights, and energy. They were just incredible as they performed songs from the 60's down to the present time. They even did some songs from the play
"Wicked" and it was just incredible. It made us wish that we could go and see "Wicked". We laughed, sang, cried, and just enjoyed their show so much. We were sad when the time was over and the end was coming all to quickly. To close the show, the whole crew sat on the front of the stage and sang " I Am A Child of God". Wow--what spiritual way to end an incredible performance. It was just amazing. It
literally took my breath away. Maybe if I would have kept up with my own dreams to perform in front of the crowds, I could have been part of the Young Ambassadores when I was younger. You just never know.