Gadianton wrote:You know, when they hardsell lifestyle and codes of conformity and obedience, especially when they try to coat the package to make it look like an opportunity, you know they've got no product.
Some other tidbit's from Julie Beck's talk (all bold mine for emphasis, and my comments are in CAPS):
1. Quotes ETB that "young couples should not postpone having children, and that in the eternal perspective, children -- not possessions, not position, not prestige -- are our greatest jewels." In other words, MAKE BABIES WITHOUT DISREGARD FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
2. Praises mothers who "honor sacred ordinances and covenants." As an example, Beck recounts, "I have visited sacrament meetings in some of the poorest places on earth, where mothers have dressed with great care in their Sunday best, despite walking for miles on dusty roads and using worn out public transportation. They bring daughters in clean and ironed dresses. Their sons wear white shirts and ties and have missionary haircuts." In other words, BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT OUTWARD APPEARANCE THAN INWARD FAITH.
3. "Another word for nurturing is homemaking. Homemaking includes cooking, washing clothes and dishes, and keeping an orderly home. Home is where women have the most power and influence. Therefore, Latter-day Saint women should be the best homemakers in the world." IWO, STAY AT HOME AND ONLY WORK THERE. OH, AND DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PEARLS AND HIGH HEELS WHILE MAKING DINNER.
4. "Nurturing mothers are knowledgeable, but all the education women attain will avail them nothing if they do not have the skill to make up homes that create a climate for spiritual growth." In other words, EDUCATION IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN.
5. "Growth happens best in a house of order, and women should pattern their homes after the Lord's house." In other words, YOUR HOUSE SHOULD BE AS CLEAN AND UNCLUTTERED AS THE STALE TEMPLE.
6. "These wise mothers who know are selective about their own activities and involvement to conserve their limited strength in order to maximize their influence where it matters most." In other words, DON'T DO ANYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY -- LIMIT YOUR ENERGIES TO CHURCH CALLINGS AND HOMEMAKING CLASS.
7. "Mothers who know do less. They persmit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home." In other words, REINFORCEMENT THAT LDS WOMEN SHOULD COCOON THEMSELVES AND THEIR KIDS IN THE HOME AND AWAY FROM THE EVIL WORLD OUTSIDE.