For Health and Strength

Before class this week I hadn't though a lot about the little things that can make marriages crumble. My concerns had always mostly been about the really big issues. Throughout class this week we were talking about things that couples need to make sure and do during the first part of their marriage. Thing like finances, responsibilities, how to deal with conflict and all of those things were talked a lot about. It made me feel more than a little overwhelmed. I've discovered that both people have to really want their marriage to work out because Satan will try anything to destroy the family because it is the unit that all of God's plan is based on.

First Comes Love, Then Comes MARRIAGE!

Ever since we were little, this idea of marriage has been drilled into us. When did it all of the sudden become ok to live together before marriage. We live in a society that is all about excepting people the way they are. It's Satan's way of justifying sin. He makes us think that we shouldn't have to change because people should just accept us as we are. When we discussed in class all of the research that shows how dangerous it is to cohabit, I was shocked. I knew that it was against my morals, but I didn't realize how much people are risking. I wish that the whole world could take this class so that they could be educated about the dangers of things that they don't even realize are wrong.

Feminism

Feminism is a topic that my sisters and I discuss a lot. We feel that it is important for women to have equal opportunities, but that doesn't mean that every job should be half women and half men. We feel that women are making themselves inferior to men by trying to do what men do. We are making our "job" of nurturing and caring for the home seem less important. We are getting rid of something we are really good at and trying to do something we aren't as good at. We can't do manly things as well as men can, so we are making ourselves seem like the lesser sex.
We also talked a lot about same-gender attraction and how it begins. It's sad to me that Satan is making one of the best qualities human beings have and making it seem bad. It is not bad for boys to be creative, but for some reason that strikes people as being a girly thing to do. So, God and Jesus Christ created the world. Does that mean they are "sissy's?" This video was given in a talk to women, but it talks a lot about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ creating. I believe that it applies to boys too.

Hugs and Kisses!

I've found that the boundaries in my family are very loose. We are very affectionate people. We like to make it clear and feel clearly the love that is in our family. I really like it this way, but that's obviously because I grew up with it like that. We are also very inclusive. There are no strangers at my home.  If one of us brings a friend home to stay the night, after family prayer, they get a kiss from my parents along with the rest of us. I think sometimes this can be awkward for them, and I never really thought of that until we were talking about the different family cultures in class. I realized how much we say 'I love you' in our family, both in what we say and do. I love that. It think it is the most important thing in the world to know that you are loved. This video help illustrate the importance of family.

I think that is a very special movie. I especially love the quote by Shakespeare.