Elizabeth is having a difficult time becoming a young woman and all the "joys" that go with it. She was complaining that boys have it so easy which led her into "Why do the boys get the priesthood and we don't?" That is a question that I have battled for years. Over time, when I was ready, the Lord would tell me a little. And sure enough little by little my heart changed until I was able to easily explain to my daughter why boys get the priesthood and women get to be nurturers.
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It is amazing to me how Satan has put such a rift in our society. He has made such a competition between men and women. He has made the women feel that they need to be like the men but never has he made the man feel that he needs to be like a woman. If we women would value our role in this world, see the importance of being a nurturer as our ancestors did we would not feel oppressed or degrated.
Yes, it is true that in history women have been oppressed in several ways and even in some countries it is still that way and yes, our society has come a long way in helping women be able to have good jobs and live good lives. But, our socitey is also taking away the value of a woman. We are loosing the honor of being a mother, a homemaker, a care taker, a wife. As we women focuse more on ourselves and more on being equal with men we loose who we are and who the Lord wants us to be.
My biggest revelation came when I realized that it is not a competition. Heavenly Father did not decide that He loves men more so He gave them the priesthood and that He loves women less so they should raise the children. NO!! a loving Heavenly Father would not do that. He loves all His children equally. He loves the men just as much as He loves the women. We have to change our perspective and realize that He gives women His most precious possession, His children. He entrusts them to us, He has Faith is us. God does not think that having children is degrating. That is one of Satan's lies. He gave us the highest honor He could. He gave us what we need to do to return to live with Him again. Being a mother humbles us and makes us rely on our Heavenly Father just as being a priesthood holder humbles a man and makes him rely on his Heavenly Father. God gave us what we needed to return to live with Him and what He needed to help all His children.
I am grateful to my Father in Heaven for His love and patience with me. For helping me to have a change of heart and for helping me look through His eyes instead of the eyes of the world.
Today I watched this video about Christ teaching that we must become like little children:
It got me pondering about Matthew 18:5 “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me”
I then found a talk Behold Your Little Ones, by Margaret S. Lifferth, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency:
"As we seek Him and His Spirit to help us, we will see a miracle. We will recognize that our own hearts are changing and we too are becoming “submissive, meek, humble, patient, [and] full of love” ( Mosiah 3:19 ). We too will reflect the light of the gospel in our own countenance. We will come to understand these words of the Savior: “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me” ( Matthew 18:5 )."
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It is amazing to me how Satan has put such a rift in our society. He has made such a competition between men and women. He has made the women feel that they need to be like the men but never has he made the man feel that he needs to be like a woman. If we women would value our role in this world, see the importance of being a nurturer as our ancestors did we would not feel oppressed or degrated.
Yes, it is true that in history women have been oppressed in several ways and even in some countries it is still that way and yes, our society has come a long way in helping women be able to have good jobs and live good lives. But, our socitey is also taking away the value of a woman. We are loosing the honor of being a mother, a homemaker, a care taker, a wife. As we women focuse more on ourselves and more on being equal with men we loose who we are and who the Lord wants us to be.
My biggest revelation came when I realized that it is not a competition. Heavenly Father did not decide that He loves men more so He gave them the priesthood and that He loves women less so they should raise the children. NO!! a loving Heavenly Father would not do that. He loves all His children equally. He loves the men just as much as He loves the women. We have to change our perspective and realize that He gives women His most precious possession, His children. He entrusts them to us, He has Faith is us. God does not think that having children is degrating. That is one of Satan's lies. He gave us the highest honor He could. He gave us what we need to do to return to live with Him again. Being a mother humbles us and makes us rely on our Heavenly Father just as being a priesthood holder humbles a man and makes him rely on his Heavenly Father. God gave us what we needed to return to live with Him and what He needed to help all His children.
I am grateful to my Father in Heaven for His love and patience with me. For helping me to have a change of heart and for helping me look through His eyes instead of the eyes of the world.
Today I watched this video about Christ teaching that we must become like little children:
It got me pondering about Matthew 18:5 “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me”
I then found a talk Behold Your Little Ones, by Margaret S. Lifferth, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency:
"As we seek Him and His Spirit to help us, we will see a miracle. We will recognize that our own hearts are changing and we too are becoming “submissive, meek, humble, patient, [and] full of love” ( Mosiah 3:19 ). We too will reflect the light of the gospel in our own countenance. We will come to understand these words of the Savior: “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me” ( Matthew 18:5 )."
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want to come to understand the words of the Savior: "And whoso shall
receive one such little child in my name receiveth me." (Matt 18:5) As I
think about my life and my early decision to not have any children and
now to have five I wonder if I am following this scripture. Does it me
that because I have had the children that God wanted me to have that I
have received Christ?
"Brothers and sisters, as a mother and a Primary leader, I know this work with children is not easy. Protecting, teaching, and loving children can be demanding, often discouraging, sometimes exhausting, and occasionally the fruits of our efforts are long delayed. But it is precisely because it is not easy to bring children to the Savior that we must come to Him ourselves.
As we seek Him and His Spirit to help us, we will see a miracle. We will recognize that our own hearts are changing and we too are becoming “submissive, meek, humble, patient, [and] full of love” ( Mosiah 3:19 ). We too will reflect the light of the gospel in our own countenance. We will come to understand these words of the Savior: “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me” ( Matthew 18:5 )."
"Brothers and sisters, as a mother and a Primary leader, I know this work with children is not easy. Protecting, teaching, and loving children can be demanding, often discouraging, sometimes exhausting, and occasionally the fruits of our efforts are long delayed. But it is precisely because it is not easy to bring children to the Savior that we must come to Him ourselves.
As we seek Him and His Spirit to help us, we will see a miracle. We will recognize that our own hearts are changing and we too are becoming “submissive, meek, humble, patient, [and] full of love” ( Mosiah 3:19 ). We too will reflect the light of the gospel in our own countenance. We will come to understand these words of the Savior: “And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me” ( Matthew 18:5 )."
--Having children brings me closer to my Heavenly Father.
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