On April 30th I attended the fourth annual "Royal Experience" where I had the opportunity to teach young ladies how to sing and how I use my talent to praise the Lord and give back to others. The event was filled with presentations, gifts, glamour treatments and a talent show. One of my favorite moments of the day was when a little girl named Moriah approched me after my presentation and told me she wanted to sing a song for the talent show, but was afraid of doing it herself. I told her we could sing a song together and she was thrilled to perform with me. When our names were called she grabbed my hand and we walked on the stage together. She held the microphone close to her mouth and looked intently into my eyes while we sang "You Are My Sunshing" to the audience. She did a fabulous job along with the other young girls who participated in the talent show. It was definately a moment I will never forget.
Moriah's Performance
There were several other Miss Minnesota Contestants involved in this event and it was great spending some extra time with them before Miss Minnesota week.
Aja and I after our "Glamour Treatments"
My Little Sister Queen Bailey and I
Miss Minnesota and Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen
The next day, May 1st, I had the incredible opportunity to introduce our faculty speaker at our Senior Farewell Dinner by singing a verse of a song. It was such an honor to get up in front of my entire class and be apart of the evening. I still cannot grasp the idea that I will be graduating this Saturday! I remember checking into my dorm room 4 years ago as if it was a moment ago. This is a very empowing time in my life and I try to cherish every moment, but no matter how hard I try, time continues to fly by.
This morning I took my Dental Admission Test (DAT)! I studied very diligently over the past two months and I walked into the exam ready to except any results that may occur. I did well, but I didn't recieve the scores that I was hoping for. I'm excited that I can put that aside for now and focus on preparations for Miss Minnesota! Like I said, only 30 days until check in day! My schedule is loaded with driving, mock interviews, and practice. I have my last Pizza Ranch fundraiser on Wednesday, May 25th in Waite Park benefiting the Children's Miracle Network. I hope you all can come :-) I love eating food for a great cause, and who doesn't like PIZZA!
Don't forget to mark you calendars for May 20th. I'm very excited to sing the National Anthem at the Target Field for the men's Gopher Baseball game. If you are interested in going it starts at 3:00pm. I would love to see you there.
Always,
Bethany Beniek
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