Watching this movie in class was kind of depressing for me. I went home wondering what could be done to change the warped ideas that the media present to us about women's role in the world. Like Dr. Coyne, I thought maybe I should run for congress. I worried about this for a couple of days and then this morning I reread President Russell M. Nelson's October conference talk entitled, A Plea to My Sisters. He quoted President Kimball who said that the women of the church must be distinct and different-in happy ways-from the women of the world. I thought to myself, maybe I can't singlehandedly change the media industry, but this is one area that I as a woman in the church can be different from women of the world. We talked in class today about how the media has effected our culture even at BYU, and I think that as mormon women, we can do better.
President Nelson also quoted President Boyd K. Packer who plead for women to detect "the trends in the world...that, however popular, are shallow and dangerous." I think the gender roles for both women and men that we have learned about in the past two days of class fall under this category of popular but shallow and damaging trends. Since we, as students, now know that, I think it is our responsibility to do as President Nelson pleaded, and become "defenders of morality and family in a sin sick world."
Well said! I loved your likening this class lecture with that talk.
ReplyDeleteI remember talking to my sister this past week about how tired I was and how there seem to be so many things going wrong in the world, I never know where to start! I think there are days or moments when we feel helpless in this world...
I loved this talk though. So inspiring.
As we keep trying to follow the counsel of prophets, and specific guidance from our Heavenly Father, I do believe we make a difference.
Thanks for sharing this!