Popular culture today often makes women look silly, inconsequential, mindless, and powerless. It objectifies them and disrespects them and then suggests that they are able to leave their mark on mankind only by seduction - easily the most pervasively dangerous message the adversary send to women about themselves. And so, my dear young women, with all my heart I urge you not to look to contemporary culture for your role models and mentors. Please look to your faithful mothers for a pattern to follow. Model yourselves after them, not after celebrities whose standards are not the Lord's standards and whose values may not reflect an eternal perspective. Look to your mother. Learn from her strengths, her courage, and her faithfulness. Listen to her. She may not be a whiz at texting; she may not even have a Facebook page. But when it comes to matters of the heart and the things of the Lord, she has a wealth of knowledge. As you approach the time for marriage and young motherhood, she will be your greatest source of wisdom. No other person on earth loves you in the same way or is willing to sacrifice as much to encourage you and help you find happiness - in this life and forever.
Elder Ballard, May 2010 Ensign, page 19
I want to be that mother.
2 comments:
Me too.
I love this!
P.S. I am a dope. PERIOD. I can't even tell you how many times in the middle of the day I have said, "DANG IT - LIZZA!!!" Not in the "I'm mad at you" way - just the, "why the heck can I not remember to call her, explain that weekend to her, and get moving forward with our plans," way. Please forgive me. It was a CRAZY weekend.
I suppose I could call you this very instant - but I know that if I delete this comment, and go to look for my phone, something will happen and I won't get to it!
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