Thursday, July 22, 2010

What We See

Is it surprising that today in our society we see women sufferring from body image misconceptions, bulimia, anorexia, low self esteem, and much more?!

Tonight at Institute we studied President Monson's May 2010 Conference talk titled "Preparations Bring Blessings". It is a great talk, it may not specifically talk about self esteem but when our Institute teacher asked us why as women we expect these standards, my good friend Erin said, "Why do men?".

What touched me in President Monson's talk when he stated this, "The Apostle Paul declared: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? … The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” As women, we are temple's of God and we must believe in our selves and know how much we are worth. No matter what we look like, how short, tall, skinny, curvaceous, freckly, or what not....we are all daughters of God and hold a high place along His side.