One of the quotes from the book "I Am A Mother" that stuck out in my mind the most is this one:
"If I were Satan and wanted to destroy a society, I think I would stage a full-blown blitz on women. I would keep them so distraught and distracted that they would never find the calming strength and serenity for which their gender has always been known." -Patricia Holland
"This tactic seems to be working, doesn't it? Many times the still, small voice must compete with the frenzied cries that claim we can have everything- and have it all, now. Today's culture is very much about instant rewards, measurables, if you will, and immediate gratification." -Jane Clayson Johnson
This quote made me really stop and think. How full do I pack my life? I am constantly running from one thing to the next. I don't leave any breathing room. If you look at my calendar it is full everyday. You couldn't fit one more thing in if you tried. Why? I don't know. That is something I have to figure out.
I really think Satan has issued a full-blown blitz on women. Just look at how women are portrayed in our society today. They are degraded, portrayed as mere objects. And sometimes it is easy to get caught up in it all. When you are bombarded on every side by images of women who are picture perfect, surgically enhanced, air brushed, with a sprayed on tan, anorexically thin, scantily clad....well that eventually starts to have an effect on you. Whoever you are.
As women living in the world today, we need constantly to be on guard. We need to slow down and not be so frazzled. I had never thought of that as being one of Satan's tools before. But it makes sense.
This is another quote from the book :
"It is not for you to be led by the women of the world; it is for you to lead the...women of the world, in everything that is praise-worthy, everything that is God-like, everything that is uplifting and that is purifying to the children of men."
-Joseph F. Smith
What a great call to women today. What a huge challenge for women today. What an important lesson for the women of tomorrow. The daughters we are raising today. What a great example we can be to them as righteous women and mothers in a world that has declared war on women and all that makes them sacred.
"If I were Satan and wanted to destroy a society, I think I would stage a full-blown blitz on women. I would keep them so distraught and distracted that they would never find the calming strength and serenity for which their gender has always been known." -Patricia Holland
"This tactic seems to be working, doesn't it? Many times the still, small voice must compete with the frenzied cries that claim we can have everything- and have it all, now. Today's culture is very much about instant rewards, measurables, if you will, and immediate gratification." -Jane Clayson Johnson
This quote made me really stop and think. How full do I pack my life? I am constantly running from one thing to the next. I don't leave any breathing room. If you look at my calendar it is full everyday. You couldn't fit one more thing in if you tried. Why? I don't know. That is something I have to figure out.
I really think Satan has issued a full-blown blitz on women. Just look at how women are portrayed in our society today. They are degraded, portrayed as mere objects. And sometimes it is easy to get caught up in it all. When you are bombarded on every side by images of women who are picture perfect, surgically enhanced, air brushed, with a sprayed on tan, anorexically thin, scantily clad....well that eventually starts to have an effect on you. Whoever you are.
As women living in the world today, we need constantly to be on guard. We need to slow down and not be so frazzled. I had never thought of that as being one of Satan's tools before. But it makes sense.
This is another quote from the book :
"It is not for you to be led by the women of the world; it is for you to lead the...women of the world, in everything that is praise-worthy, everything that is God-like, everything that is uplifting and that is purifying to the children of men."
-Joseph F. Smith
What a great call to women today. What a huge challenge for women today. What an important lesson for the women of tomorrow. The daughters we are raising today. What a great example we can be to them as righteous women and mothers in a world that has declared war on women and all that makes them sacred.
2 comments:
thanks ally-i shoudl read the book
You should. Everyone should. It is that good.
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