Creating Your Forever

Am I Prepared for Marriage? Dating vs Hanging Out Is this a date or are we just hanging out? The question that we all ask ourselves! But what’s the difference anyways? Does it matter which one it is? Dallin H. Oaks, a leader in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says that it does matter! In 2005 in an address to young single adults, Dallin H. Oaks addressed this question. He began by talking about an article from Time Magazine that stated that, “the years from 18 to 25 have become “a distinct and separate life stage, a strange, transitional never-never land between adolescence and adulthood in which people stall for a few extra years, [postponing] … adult responsibility.” There is a tendency for young adults to postpone adult responsibilities and marriage. According to Oaks, “Knowledgeable observers report that dating has nearly disappeared from college campuses and among young adults generally. It has been replaced by something called ‘hanging out’.” Hanging out includes...

Gender can be a very sensitive topic for many people. The purpose of this blog post is to better help you understand Heavenly Fathers' doctrine concerning gender and how it applies to the circumstances of the world today. In The Family: The Proclamation to the World it states that “All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose." As we better understand Heavenly Fathers' plan for us, we can better understand the purpose of gender. What is the definition of gender? This question isn't as easy as you may think. According to the World Health Organization, Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed. According to Yale School of Medicine, Gender is a person's self-repre...

The Effects of Social Class Does social class really have that much impact on a person's life and family? That is the topic that I am going to dive into today! There are different aspects of social class that I wanted to discuss today which include physical health, mental health, family life, education, and religion. Physical Health Physical health is one thing that is greatly affected by someone's social class. With low social class, it affects the ability to receive proper medical care and nutrition and often, living and working conditions are unhealthy. According to Health Equity, "Poorer neighborhoods tend to have fewer grocery stores and more fast food chains than wealthier neighborhoods, increasing nutrition problems and the risk of conditions, such as heart disease". On the other end of the spectrum, people with a higher social class have access to the medical care that they need, or just that they want, they are able to afford healthy eating styles and gym...

Where We've Been Hello! Welcome to my blog where I talk all about the family! I am excited about today’s topic! To talk about where we are going, or where we want to go, we need to talk about where we started. In today's blog post, I wanted to talk about the evolution of the American family. This was something that was interesting to me, so I did some research and here is what I found! The common structure of the family has changed dramatically over time. The resources that I used will be linked below if you’d like to read more! The Beginning Back when our country was founded, the common family structure was a husband, wife, and their biological children. At this time, if people could get married, they would and they would usually stay married to their spouse until death. Divorce was very rare at this time! At this time, after marriage, a woman would lose her legal existence, property rights, and other rights. The husband was the provider for the family. It was against the ...

As members of the church, we believe and follow a document known as "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." If you would be interested in reading the document, here is a link! The Family: A Proclamation to the World https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world?lang=eng The world today has many views and beliefs as to what is true than what is actually true to God. His truth is what we should care about. Today, I wanted to talk about some of the truths that are taught in "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" versus what the world believes. Near the beginning of the proclamation it states that "All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God." This seems like such a simple and well-known truth, but it is something that the world is forgetting or changing. Social media, Hollywood, and pop culture make us believe that we must look a certain...