The End to Family Relations!

I wish I could explain in every single way what this class has done for me but that would take a lot more than this last blog entry. This class has opened my mind to a lot of different and new opinions. I don't feel as strong willed about certain things as I used too and I can not thank the insightful whisperings from the spirit enough. Before I started this class, I had a five year plan that I was determined to stick by regardless of what entered into my life. I knew what I wanted and I didn't take the time to sit and think is this what the Lord wants for me. And I can honestly answer no to that already. My plans have changed and are lining up more with what He wants for me than me thinking I know what is best. One of the biggest things I have learned in this class is my idea of how I want my future family to be and grow. I understand things in a new light that I didn't take the time to understand before. Like how many children I want to have or how I will treat my husband and how he should treat me. But what makes this class so much more worth while, is that I have finally decided to have a career in this field. Family is the most important thing on this Earth and should be valued above all things and it slowly fading, but I refuse to allow it to get out of reach.

Parenting at it's finest!

Parenting is hard to judge considering I am not a parent..haha! But because I have been blessed with incredible parents with habits that I hope I can pass down to my children. My parents have given me examples on how well they work off of each other while they discipline. My dad has always been the one to take my mothers side and stand by her when us kids get angry. They understand and work on the same team. They are a unit and partners that are equal to each other. I have learned from the way they respect each other and us as kids. My parents have always given me the opportunity to make the decisions on my own depending on the situation. We have built trust. Parenting is a lot more than that though and it takes each a team of two willing to work at it everyday with each other.

Gender Roles in the Eternal Family!

The gender roles seem to be more skewed than ever before in our world today with how they think women needing to be out more working and changing the world in a different way. But while they are so focused on trying to prove how women can do what men can, they are forgetting the beautiful uniqueness of women. Women have a special role in the family that can not be replaced by a paid nanny, a teacher, or any other paid professional in this world. It is that special. Mothers' are given such tender and sweet traits to help raise their child. Women are given an obligation to that child of taking care of that child and guiding that child, just as well as men do. I think of when Jesus Christ came down on this Earth for us. He gave everything and felt everything for us because he loved us. I hope as mothers and future mothers we can understand the divine role we have to our children..

Sex...What?

Sexual Intimacy is such an interesting topic that should be discussed but is rarely ever mentioned. Sex should only be between a man and woman that are married. I know that in our society this is such a hard concept for people to understand. They believe that if you are in love than it is fine. But that isn't the case. Sex is such a beautiful thing that when misused people end up hurt and broken. It is so sacred and chemically bonding that it is meant for building two people closer. It is one of the strongest ways to express love to someone. Anything that special is worth waiting for. That is why Satan wants to destroy it. Because when misused, people feel worthless and feel guilty. It hurts and can cause bad habits in the future that may cause farther heartache later and even can cause very hurtful diseases. So although it may be something that you think you want in that moment, think about the eternal perspective of it and how beautiful and sacred it will be with the right person at the right time.