I'm LDS and I teach Primary...the five turning six year olds. They are the funniest group of kids, and the most hyper. There are four boys and two girls, although both the girls rarely come. So usually I just have an all boy class, which is exciting to say the least.
But this last Sunday one of the girls came, which makes this her second time coming since I became her teacher earlier this year. She is so cute, and has the most beautiful green eyes I have ever seen.
This cute girl and I had a funny exchange during Sharing time...it went something like this:
"How old are you?"
"I'm twenty two"
"How old is your husband?"
"Oh, I don't have a husband yet"
"Why not?"
"Because they can be hard to find"
"But you're going to get one soon, right?"
"Yes, once I find him."
I laughed so hard later, especially since sooner or later every kid I teach asks me that question. Kids are so cute.
We also talked about Peacemakers in class and how they create a calm and happy place to be...but when I asked if any of them knew what a Peacemaker was they answered like this:
The same girl as before said: He delivers and makes Pizza!
And one of the boys said: Well...um...they are those small round green things...Peas I think they're called peas...I don't like those.
I love teaching Primary. I wouldn't trade my calling for anything.
I've also been thinking about how the Ordained Women don't really get the gospel. They called their own belief Mormonism...but we don't worship Mormon, we worship God--Our Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ...we are Christians, Latter Day Saints of the Church of Jesus Christ. The Priesthood is amazing, and just because woman don't hold the Priesthood doesn't mean we don't glean all the benefits. I don't understand why they are so desperate to be like Men, why aren't they proud of being Women? We have something Men will never have. We form a bond with our children even before they are born. We can do things even science cannot do. Science cannot bring a soul to this world. It's not an insignificant or a trivial Power, and I call it a Power because that is exactly what it is. No man can bring a soul into this world--only a woman can do that.
A man is a necessary part of the process of having a baby, but only a woman can carry and bring the baby's body and soul into this world. And that is certainly not nothing.
I wish more people respected Men. The world I see around me is always tearing down men and making them seem less important. Women need respect too, but there is such a huge push for women rights and fighting the "oppression of Men" that I feel like people forget...we are all the same.
Humans are humans, male of female...in the end we are the same and all long for the same things.
Women are told they are just something to be on a man's arm, and all the clothes in the stores suggest she needs to show off every inch of her body to be loved or noticed.
Men are constantly reminded of how weak they are and how people expect them to be womanizing playboys, that constantly feast on their own hungers and desires.
Gentlemen are looked down on and Playboys and Womanizers are idolized.
Ladies are called naïve, weak and are even looked down on, while 50cent hookers are praised and little girls dream of being on a man's arm in a mini skirt instead of being loved and respected for who they truly are.
Women who are able to remain true to what they believe in, true to who they are, dress in a way that says they love who they are, respect themselves, respect others, and do not sell themselves short should be the ones we are praising. They are the ones worth attention and letting the little girls dream of becoming strong beautiful women like them. Women who are not in any way desperate for attention are the most beautiful.
Men are incredible and of course have their own problems. But Men who have confidence, kindness, honesty, respect for himself, respect for others, dress confidently, take care of themselves, are true to themselves, decisive, and can control his temper is far more attractive than anything you will find on TV these days.
I want a Man, not a boy who is afraid of being himself.
Sorry I realize this post was pretty religious...which is weird because I never talk about religion. And it was pretty ranty.
Anyway Have a Nice Night!
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