Sis. Jill Rockwood from the stake RS presidency taught from Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk from last General Conference, 'The Moral Force of Women'. Elder Christofferson says that, "A woman's moral influence is nowhere more powerfully felt or more beneficially employed than in the home. There is no better setting for rearing the rising generation than the traditional family, where a father and a mother work in harmony to provide for, teach, and nurture their children. Where this ideal does not exist, people strive to duplicate its benefits as best they can in their particular circumstances."
Sis. Rockwood shared some powerful examples in her life when she was able to be an influence for good while she was a Young Women's leader, before her own children came. She also expressed a great appreciation for women in her life who were wonderful examples to her own children. No matter what our individual circumstances, we can be a powerful influence for good by example and deed.
Elder Christofferson talks about 3 forces and trends that are at work that weaken and even eliminate the good influence of women. 1) A pernicious philosophy that undermines women's moral influence is the devaluation of marriage and of motherhood and homemaking as a career. 2) Attitudes toward human sexuality threaten the moral authority of women on several fronts, such as abortion and sexual immorality. 3) The third area of concern comes from those who, in the name of equality, want to erase all differences between the masculine and the feminine.
Elder Christofferson quotes Elder Neal A. Maxwell, who said it well: "When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses?"
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