Families on the Frontline

  Dating in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints… it's a whole different kind of bread. Not only is dating hard in the modern world now, but add on standards, strictness, lack of desire, and people who don't know where they stand in the gospel. It is a hard life to figure out and the expectations from older members are very high! To start with I'd like to talk about the culture of "dating." I don't think we can consider it dating. Nowadays, it's a life of hanging out. We have lost the courtesies of a good date. Like manners, expectations, and boundaries. I like to think of the dating game 40 years ago. The purpose was to go out with the opposite gender and have a good wholesome time getting to know each other. However, in today's culture, we do not have that as much. Within the Church, there are a few who still try but it seems to be rare. I would say typically life in the dating culture of the church is the following: Someone asks for the o...

  The identity of families has been slowly changing for years. The biggest impact on families has been gender. This is something so essential. Literally, to create we have to have a MAN and a WOMAN. Simple as that. Sure, if you want to use some science, you can try to mix it up, but you will not have the necessary genes possible to create a child. I do not understand why this is so hard for people to realize. The process of changing your gender is not something that is possible. Yet, so many people are trying to these days and I will say it is not something from God. He gave us our bodies as a gift. We have our specific genders to help us create life and to help us reach our divine potential. We have roles for our gender. According to the Family Proclamation, which is something that was written in 1995. Way before any of this random gender, furry identification stuff came out. The proclamation states that the role of women is to nurture children. To care for them and help raise the...

  It's amazing just how many cultures there are on the Earth. Not only cultures in countries but as well as cultures in families. Each family is unique in their own way and so is every individual within the family. Not only are we different in our own personalities, but also I believe where we grow up and live plays a big role in the culture we claim. I wouldn't necessarily say we claim culture, but more that we become like a certain group of people. In a way, we are given a label. In society, these groups are considered social classes. It's amazing to see how social classes have changed over time. We think back to the 1800s when there were basically two different societies. Upper class and lower class. We see in families that those who were in the upper class were more proper and sophisticated. The lower class was out working hard on their farms or in local shops. Fast-forward 200 years, and it's a stark contrast to the social classes we have today. I don't think w...

       Have you ever watched a movie where the whole family comes together to rally and support each other? When it takes the whole crew to accomplish something. One of the first ones that come to my mind is Cheaper By the Dozen. The family is going through a tough time but as they rally together slowly things are mended. All the siblings come together to find their brother who ran away. They needed everyone's help. There is great power in numbers.     Now every family is different but each has power as they come together to accomplish something greater. It involves selflessness and commitment to each other. In my opinion, I think this concept of unity in the family is slowly starting to wear away in families. The world has become a very selfish place. People search for independence over unity and family. Now granted there are still plenty of people who want families and have that desire to share their lives with others. However, I think the concern is that...