Women Are Awsome

Yesterday we had a lesson in RS that really stuck with me. We were talking about self worth and how we, as women, often struggle with this. One lady stood up to share her testimony at the end of the lesson. She was in her eighties. She told about how she had ten children and raised them while living on a farm. She talked about how she always felt guilty that she spent more time doing farm chores than with her children. She told of a time she had come in the house after finishing her many chores to find peanut butter and jelly all over the floor. She talked about how awful she felt when she discovered it was there because her 4-year-old was making her younger sibling a sandwich because she was hungry. How many times do we feel inadequate as mothers, wives, or just women? I am grateful to be surrounded by such amazing women in my life. I honestly believe there isn't a woman that I know that would wish harm upon another person. By nature, woman are good, compasionate, and loving. We all feel at times that we are not measuring up to others, but we are. That woman who told that story in RS has no idea how wonderful she is--what influence she had on her family, and how strong she is for working so hard. I know it's late for Mother's Day, but I want to say "thank you" to all the amazing women in my life--my mom, my sisters, my friends, and my role models.

If you haven't heard this talk from Elder Ballard titled "Daughters of God", READ IT--IT IS AMAZING.
http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-851-37,00.html