Week 2

OK, better this week!

Here are the value experiences:

Faith #2:

 "Discover the principles of faith taught by the mothers of Helaman’s stripling warriors. Read Alma 56:45–48 and 57:21. Review what “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” says about a mother’s role. With a mother, grandmother, or leader, discuss the qualities a woman needs in order to teach children to have faith and to base their decisions on gospel truths. How can these principles help you in your life today and help you prepare to be a faithful woman, wife, and mother? Record your thoughts and feelings in your journal."

Here is my journal:

The role of the mother is so important. I think that mainly, women need to lead their children by example. I have heard it said, "Teach your children, and when necessary, use words." I think it is important to have a firm testimony in the gospel, and to teach children that they need to live up to their heritage and ancestry. A mother needs to have a lot of patience and a lot of nurturing skills as well. She needs to be praying and reading her scriptures, so that she can know how to help her children when they need her help. I love reading about the mothers of Helaman's stripling warriors, because they must have been so courageous and such an example to their children. I hope to be that example to my children as well. 

Divine Nature #1:

"What are some of the divine qualities of a daughter of God? Read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”; 2 Peter 1; Alma 7:23–24; and Doctrine and Covenants 121:45. In your own words, list the divine qualities discussed in your reading. Think about how you can discover and develop each of these qualities. Record your ideas in your journal. "

Here is my journal:
 
Divine qualities
Faith
Charity
Humility
Submissiveness
Confident
Kind
Patient
Nurturing 

Virtue #1: 

"Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It includes chastity and purity. The power to create mortal life is an exalted power God has given His children. He has commanded that this power be used only between a man and a woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife. Study the meaning and importance of chastity and virtue by reading Moroni 9:9; Jacob 2:28; “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”; and the section on sexual purity in For the Strength of Youth. Also read Article of Faith number thirteen and Proverbs 31:10–31. In your journal write the promised blessings of being sexually clean and pure and your commitment to be chaste."

Here is my journal:
Virtue and moral cleanliness are SO important to Heavenly Father. The blessings are very numberless, including being free from sexual diseases, but not only that, but being able to know that you are clean before God. When I got my recommend to get married in the temple, the stake president kind of held his breathe when he asked me about chastity. I said that there was no problem. He said, "really? None at all?" I told him that Chris and I were very good with each other. We understood that the time to have sex is after we have been sealed in the temple. We had both made covenants up to that point, and there was no reason to break them. It was a very good feeling to know that we were completely clean before him when we got married. I will continue to be chaste, because I know that there is no person on earth that I would rather be with than my husband. I know that this will bring me so many blessings in the eternities.  

Book of Mormon reading:
I finished to 1 Nephi 18 on Tuesday!  So that is good news!  As far as my assignment for this week, I was able to finish it on Sunday.  Man, I love the Book of Mormon!  These chapters were the Isaiah chapters, which I admit, are sometimes hard for me to get through, but I love them still!

In my lesson today, we talked about Virtue #3 in preparation for attending the temple.  I do not see it on the list, so I think I will do that sometime this week to check it off.