Mentoring: Radiant Purity conference

  On October 11th and 12th, Bright Lights was holding a Radiant Purity conference only twenty minutes from where I live.  I decided to take Sarah and Baylee to the conference as a part of mentoring them.  I have been to two Radiant Purity conferences in the past, and they are great!  Because Sarah and I are the same age, we would be put in the same small group.  However, Baylee, being a few years younger, would have been alone.  I took my sister, Frankie, along to be with Baylee since they're the same age.

  While the main topics at the conference were modesty, courtship, and guarding our hearts which I'd already covered in LIVE, the girls said they learned a lot!  They enjoyed their small group times, too, which is always an important part of the weekend.

  I took them out to eat after the conference to ask them some follow-up questions.  The girls shared some commitments they had made such as saving their first kiss until their wedding day.  They also relayed to me that several things that Sarah Mally had shared were making them consider several things.  It's very important that, when it comes to standards in relationships, we respect our parents rules.  However, I believe it's important to set our own standards, too.  Personally, I started thinking and praying about standards I would set for myself when I was 16.  Although I had no one interested in me, I still set my own rules for when someone came along.  Honestly, it wasn't until I was 17 that I sat down with my parents to hear their rules.  You can read more about that on my personal blog here.  I encouraged Sarah, Baylee, and Frankie, to start thinking and praying about it now so that when someone comes along, you know where you stand.

  They also shared that they will send anyone interested in them to their dad!  This was discussed in depth at the conference and it opened their eyes to how important it is.

  We had a wonderful time this weekend!  I'm glad I had the chance to take them.

In Christ,

   Sierra