Daughters in My Kingdom

“You are chosen to be faithful women of God in our day, to stand above pettiness, gossip, selfishness, lewdness, and all other forms of ungodliness. Recognize your divine birthright as daughters of our Heavenly Father.”

                                  -Howard W. Hunter

I met a girl who prided herself in her "feminine" ways.  She was delicate and proper and  knelt flat rather then up on her knees when we would pray together.  She often commented on the different masculine attributes in us as her roommates.  Once she made the comment about having just done the most masculine thing in her life.  She was appalled by her action. 

As I thought about the pride she had in her femininity, I thought how sincerely unfeminine I saw her.  

I believe that feminine women are those who love unconditionally, support and strengthen, build and not tear down those around them.  They are women who think more of others then of themselves, who listen with a trained ear to the cries of the wounded, and seek for their relief.  Feminine women are women of God, they have His tender hands and healing heart and they provide stability and confidence in their role as women in a world so void of such attributes. 

I have been reading "Daughters in My Kingdom" and I feel like such truths about womanhood are testified of within its pages. Below is a quote that seems to sum up my feelings on the mission of women in the Church, 

“Ours is a healing mission requiring the larger heart, the kindlier touch, the steadier will.”

                                 

                                   -General Relief Society Presidency, 1947

I am grateful for such a mission. I hope to fulfill its purposes in my quest for womanhood!