Ok, I admit it - I officially suck at updating my blog. Sorry! I do have some fun photos to upload, but I'm at work so I'll get it done this weekend at home. In the mean time I wanted to share a website with all of you. It is called the Mormon Women Project. It is not set up by or affiliated with the church, but it's run by a group of women who want to share inspiring stories of different women in the church. I have to admit that I've struggled for a long time with the view of women in the church and what role they play in it. I think a lot of my feelings come from the way that I was brought up. I was raised in a small town where 99.9% of the people around me were white church members. I have a big, traditional mormon family with a dad that works, a mom that stayed home and 7 brothers and sisters. Everyone I knew had a similar family situation. I didn't know anyone that didn't have a traditional family. Although it really was a fantastic, stable way to grow up, I think that it in some ways warped my perception of the way that the church (and the Lord) views women. I went a long time with bitter feelings, thinking that if you aren't in that role of the traditional LDS woman, you are not of value. It was hard for me, as a single girl, working and striving for an education and career. It's taken a lot for me to try and move past those feelings, but I'm working on it. Reading these stories really helps me see that there are so many different faces, experiences and backgrounds that make up the beautiful women of the church. And the Savior values and loves each one of them! I am continuing to realize more and more that as long as I am striving to live the gospel, I am enough! Right now I am a single, (that's soon to change!) working, school-going girl, and that's ok. I'm not the typical LDS girl that got married right out of high school and started having babies. I've had my ups and downs and even my rebellious days. My story is different, but it is of value and the Lord accepts my faith too.
Wow, I didn't mean for that to be a sermon, I'll just calm down now! Anyway, check out the website, it's awesome:http://www.mormonwomen.com/
2 comments:
You definitely grew up with a different mind set than I did. And I think where you grow up definitely changes how you think of the 'mormon' family dynamic. All of my cousins in Colorado married later, had children later, have careers. I think a lot of it is that is what Utah is geared for, its a super family oriented place.
I love that you said this, "My story is different, but it is of value and the Lord accepts my faith too."
Love it. Glad you are back to posting too!!
cool website!
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