For the next several days I will be posting about the World Congress of Families. This year it is being held in Sydney, Australia.  Remember how we helped to raise funds for Angela to attend? She is sending daily reports of the presentations, interviews she is able to have, and more. I am excited to share with you what she is experiencing. There are so many around the world - politicians, religious leaders, community organizers, trained professionals, and others - who are dedicated to defending the family. I will try to post each day's events in order so you are not reading them backwards as you scroll down. I have broken up Angela's summaries into several posts so it isn't overwhelming to see a HUGE post. Remember, if you have any questions you would like her to ask when she gives her interviews, leave them in the comments and I will pass them along to her.

Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic for March 23

This next topic is one that I hope causes you to THINK. I've been studying Sister Julie B. Beck's General Relief Society talk from Sept 2010. In there she says several important things, only one of which I want to focus on for today. She says:
"We know that many sisters live in oppressive or dangerous circumstances. Some are constantly hungry, and some must summon daily courage to continue in faith despite disappointments and being betrayed by others. Because we are living in the last days of this earth, there are signs of a great struggle everywhere. Myths and misperceptions regarding the strength, purpose, and position of Latter-day Saint women abound. Prevailing myths imply that we are of lower importance than men, that we are generally sweet but uninformed, and that no matter what we do, we will never be enough to be accepted by our Heavenly Father.

In the growing climate of entitlement, excuse, apathy, and enticement, daughters of God who are not watchful, prayerful, and inspired are increasingly at risk of becoming what the scriptures describe as “silly women” who worship a variety of “strange gods.” Sadly, as a result of life’s difficulties and the world’s popular heresies, many sisters believe the myths more than the truth. Their misalignment with God’s plan is demonstrated in findings that many are not doing essential things such as praying and reading scriptures. The Lord Himself has said that “this is a day of warning, and not a day of many words.”

Do you see those sentences I put in bold print? That's what I want you to think about.

MYTHS ABOUT WOMEN

Be Superwoman - Do it ALL             Women Cannot be Scriptorians

Be SOMEONE - Work in a Career       

To be Beautiful you must be - skinny, pretty, fashionable

     Being a Homemaker is drudgery        Women are not equal to men         

Children are Oppressive - Limit how many you have
What myths have you overcome in your life? What misperceptions have you had that you realize now are wrong? And most importantly, what are you doing about changing those myths and misperceptions in your life and the lives of those around you?

Get those thinking caps on. Dig deep. Write a post to share next Wednesday, March 23rd.

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6 comments:

  1. Wow, what a topic...where do I begin? I have just the quote...

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  2. I love listening to Julie B. Beck. Her words are always uplifting. This is so funny, I was just thinking for a few days now on this very topic! I was going to write a similar post anyway so it works out great! :-)

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  3. Love this meaty topic! I will think and write about it!

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  4. Love the topic. It is very thought provoking. I know that my life has been an uphill battle, but so worth it!! Things do change. Sometimes it takes awhile.

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  5. Whew, tough topic. I really love the art piece you have featured on this post. Who is the artist?

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  6. @Kodelle The print is called Manuella by Louis Toffoli. I Love it too!

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