Gender ...

“Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose”
(The Family: A Proclamation to the World)
"The Moral Force of Women"   Elder D. Todd Christofferson
General Conference, October 2013
Attributes of a Woman:
Faith, Courage, Empathy, Refinement,
Reverence for Sacred Things, Teacher,
Nurturer, Bringer of Peace, Beauty
and giver of Service, Mother (to name a very few)


The world offers: sexuality exploited, objects of "beauty", woman with a cause only, career woman and little else.  Tough vs. Tender, Course vs. Kind, Rude vs. Refined, Greed vs. Goodness, Vanity vs. Virtue, Popularity vs. Purity.


“Brethren We Have a Work to Do” & “Let Us Be Men” Elder D. Todd Christofferson
                                                                                                      General Conference, October 2006 & 2012


Attributes for a Man:
Integrity, Disciplined, Provider, Spiritual Foundation, Educated or Proficient in his Endeavors, Strong, Courageous, Not afraid to Act, Move Forward, Teacher, Develops Talents, Capacity, Fatherhood, Values Spiritual Things, Secure. 



The world offers: Sexual prowess and promiscuity, Immaturity, self-absorbed, self-gratified, needless appendages, avoiders of responsibility and commitment.







 "The natures of male and female spirits complete and perfect each other, and therefore men and women are intended to progress together toward exaltation."
("Marriage Is Essential To His Eternal Plan" Elder David A. Bednar Ensign, Jun 2006, 82-87)
"By divine design, both a man and a woman are needed to bring children into mortality and to provide the best setting for the rearing and nurturing of children." 
("Marriage Is Essential To His Eternal Plan" Elder David A. Bednar Ensign, Jun 2006, 82-87)

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