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.

2 comments:

Andrea said...

Good insight! Always something thats good for us women to be reminded of! Thanks!

Jonathan and Kiri said...

I love what you said! It's so important that we keep reminding each other what REALLY matters and what's TRULY important. Knowing who we are eternally is the only way we can combat the lies that Satan sets out to deceive us. Dani, you're doing a wonderful job of setting a great example of what truly makes a woman beautiful! I'm so grateful for this post! Keep em comin', girl!