Energy not quite up to par so we bypassed Stake Conference and felt the loss of missing Church. Sundays aren't Sunday without Church in my book. enjoy the association and familiarity of routine. Listened to a lot of great music and BYU shows with all sorts of goodies!
I'm so eager for the Saturday meeting with girls from 8 and up. I've really been thinking about the state of the world and immoral acts becoming legalized. I've thought of the discord/discontent of active LDS women. I also thought once again of President Kimballs acknowledgement of the power of women in the last days. here
Here is my concern. It's one thing to just say....I know the Church is true. We need to put a bit of substance in our testimony, don't you think? someone that is challenging us or wanting to win us over is not going to simply say...You are wrong. We need some doctrinal understanding and not just a cut and dried...I just know.
That being said...I just know is fine as far as it's a soul deep conviction and within myself I can back it with Scriptures and Church statements by Authorities. That I have no doubt about my testimony, the basics of it, is something I want to come across with certainty.
I'm not into arguing/debating etc. My religion is personal and private in a way but I'm okay to defend it. I'm still a basic 11th Article of Faith woman.
What is of concern for me right now are the young woman of the Church and the things they are up against...legalized marijuana, legalized gay marriages, LDS women wanting the Priesthood, abuse of technology, no standards in the world on chastity and now pornography and on and on. I was just reading that girls need to be talked to about perils of pornography so they can avoid it! How on earth do you do that? What do you say? I have no idea. One thing the article said, is to talk about what they read, as that is sometimes the beginning of future problems with romance type books being a common teen genre. Music? Movies? As I said, I have no idea on that particular subject BUT I do think you wonderful women with girls need to figure it out and act on it.
I talked to one of my granddaughters tonight and told her my concerns and to please educate herself doctrinally on issues and fortify her basic beliefs. We talked a bit about the Family Proclamation. I told her about the letter from the First Presidency to those women wanting to enter into the Priesthood meeting in a desire to obtain, eventually, the Priesthood for themselves...that has the statement that Doctrinally this goes against the plan. That is a good one to study also.
To learn to access God through prayer and to also figure out how to receive regular guidance through the Holy Ghost. A gift at baptism so even an 8 year old can experience it. two great powers that we can all develop and use. Shouldn't that be taught and fortified? I think so.
These precious girls need us to help them gear up to fortify themselves and be ready for anything they encounter. You sweet Mothers will be inspired to leave nothing to chance. Figure it out Moms.
As a Grandma I can speak up also. Am I still feverish and ill, just soap-boxing or what????? I feel this so passionately to get these girls in battle gear!!! Hallucinating? No. I really feel this way!
I look forward to the Saturday Broadcast. I have no Granddaughters here but I have my 8 year old BFF, Lydia, and if it all works out we will be together for this historic event.
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