In family relations, we've been talking about what culture are all cultures equally valid? Well first off, we need to talk about what the meaning of the word valid. Basically it means to be equal, at least in this sense. In today's world, I don't think that culture is valid. There are a of families who have a culture where they celebrate premarital sex, immoral things. etc. A lot of cultures these days celebrate things that are completely opposite of what the world SHOULD be portraying. I think that culture is important but as long as it's culture that isn't offensive to others. I think that culture is a very important aspect on life but it shouldn't be portrayed as something that draws away from the meaning of family. It should be something that draws the family closer together. Culture is an amazing part of life if done properly. Now i'm not saying that there is a proper way to celebrate your family life or anything like that. But if you are using culture as a way of drawing all of the negative things in life toward you, It's not going to make you or your family happy. As a matter of fact, family shouldn't be just a happy matter, it should be a joyful.
This last week we've been talking about how we can prepare for marriage. We also have been talking about what the difference between dating and courtship is, etc. A lot of people in this generation get these mixed up. First off I would like to start with dating. Dating is a planned activity with the opposite sex. Usually the guy takes charge of this. If it's payed for, and planned then it's a date. When people these days talk about their significant other, they always say "yes, we are dating." But that's not the case. It's completely different. Is what you should be saying is "We are in a courtship." But that's not the way we speak anymore. Our language has been changed throughout the generations. It's just the same with the LDS church. People say that we get married in the temple. But we don't we get sealed in the temple. It's different because when we get sealed, we don't just have an Earthly marriage, it's eternal. It seals us to our spouse. The next thing we talked about was knowing how to date and who to date. First of all, you should never rush into a relationship. It will not make a successful marriage. When you are picking and choosing who you want to marriage, yes you want to have similarities but you also want to have differences as well. If you were exactly the same, what would you be able to teach each other. How could you help one another if you're already both alike. Choosing who you marry is a big part of your life. Choose wisely! :) Lately in class we have been talking about how Marriage between a man and a woman is essential to not only what should be portrayed here but it's also a part of our Heavenly fathers plan for us. His plan wasn't for us to be sexually attracted to our same sex. How do you have children if you are in that mind set and you are with the same gender? The answer is: There's no way it's possible. I don't judge people who are attracted to the same sex but what I believe is that marriage should stay between a man and a woman. God put us on this Earth for a certain reason. And if we don't follow that plan, then there's no way that we could be with Him again.
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