"Family is the most important thing in the world." -Princess Diana: September 2015

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Trends in Society

Do you ever get the feeling that you learn so much and you're super excited about it, but then when you have to talk about it, you forget about it? Well, that's me right now. However, I would like to share some thoughts that I've had during this week.

This week we talked about a lot of trends that we are seeing, and how they are all tied together.
1) Cohabitation; about 50% of people live with their significant other, but are not married.
2) Premarital sex; while people in the past have had sex before marriage, the numbers are increasing and it is becoming a norm.
3) Having children out of wedlock; This as well has been known to happen in the past and is also becoming a very normal thing to do. Just in my high school graduating class of 1,000 there were 5 pregnancies. . . and those were just teen pregnancies. Not to mention those who are out of high school.
4) Working mothers; the number of women who have children under the age of 5 years old and are working has inclined over the years.

A lot of these trends go hand in hand, Since more people are choosing cohabitation, it increases the chance that they will have sex out of wedlock. Since out of wedlock sex is more common, having children out of wedlock is also common. Than because women are having children outside marriage, some of them are forced to work to provide for their little one because what their boyfriend makes isn't sufficient, or they are walked out on, leaving them to raise a baby on their own. See the connections?

Ever since I was a little girl I KNEW that family is the most important thing in this life. Having our own families someday will be the greatest challenge, but also the greatest reward we could ever hope for. To see people throw away the idea of family like it is trash breaks my heart. Coming from a big family, I quickly learned the perks of having 2 parents, and LOTS of sibling.

One of the things that immediately pops into my brain is the fact that my 6 sisters, and 1 brother have ALWAYS been there for me. At the end of Freshman year in high school we had auditions in choir to see if we could be in Concert Choir. I was confident that I would make it since I've been singing since I was in the womb, and had been in multiple audition-only choirs. However, when I read over the list of people who made it into Concert Choir, my heart sank into the pit of my stomach. I didn't make it. I acted like everything was okay until I got home. I grabbed the phone and called my sisters and started crying. The right away cheered me up, and they knew exactly what to say.

Most of what we're taught about real life, we are taught in our homes. Being a freshman in college, I don't need to know y=mx+b equals. I need to know how to cook, do laundry, clean, stick to a budget, and be a nurse for myself. These are all things I learned at my house. Family IS the most important thing in our lives, and I'm very grateful that I got to grow up in a home where I felt the love of my family, my Savior, and my Heavenly Father.

Families can be together forever through Heavenly Father's plan.

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Today I had the experience of going to a baby shower of a girl I've known for most of my life. What an amazing experience to get together with friends and family to celebrate the fact that we have a wonderful Princess arriving to the world in a month! It's an amazing gift to be able to know that such a gift comes from a loving, kind, and generous Heavenly Father.