Real Men want Real Women

Yep... you read the title correctly.  As I was reading in Alma yesterday I was struck by the absolute sacrifice made by Alma (the elder).  In chapter 4, Alma, seeing the great wickedness that has swept over his people, passes his position of Chief Judge onto another.  This was a very high and honored position among the Nephites, but he does this so that he can go and preach the word to the Nephites.  He is successful in his endeavors and is later welcomed by the people in the land of Gideon.  The people in this land receive him with open hearts and minds.  However, upon entering the land of Ammonihah he is rejected and cast out... and not in a nice way.  Upon leaving the city the spirit directs him to return.  He is obedient.
      At this point in my reading I have to ask myself what I would do.  First, would I be willing to give up my "status" if I had any?  Second, would I be able to dedicate my life to preach the gospel after giving up said status?  And third, would I be willing to listen to the spirit and return to a city where I clearly was not welcome?  These questions all danced around in my head as I read these chapters.  I started thinking... 'WOW, Alma was a true servant of God.  He was real in every aspect of his life.  He was a real man.'
     After I finished my reading I thought some more about the concept of being real.  I came upon some awesome videos on youtube and posted them to my blog. To me, the men in the videos that I have posted are all REAL men. And then I realized that, although I am not married as I wish to be, it is worth it to wait for something "real".
     Now here's the catch... this REAL man that I'm waiting for... well, he's gonna want a REAL woman.  Now... that's a LOT of pressure.  So far I've merely dabbled at being a REAL woman.  It is time for me to knuckle down and get serious.  Because somewhere out there is a REAL man waiting to know the REAL me!