Week 4:

President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "In His grand design, when God first created man, He created duality of the sexes. The ennobling expression of that duality is found in marriage. One individual is complementary to the other. As Paul stated, 'Neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord' (1 Corinthians 11:11). There is no other arrangement that meets the divine purposes of the Almighty. Man and woman are His creations. Their duality is His design. Their complementary relationships and functions are fundamental to His purposes. One is incomplete without the other." 

I love this quote. I know that God created men and women so that together we can be one. This week we have learned about the differences between men and women. We know that men are more masculine, protective, task oriented, focused, and women are more gentle, verbal, loving and detail oriented (not all). I know that both sets of characteristics help us help each other. They are created to balance each other and to become one. It is Gods plan for us. 

The proclamation states, "By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners." 

I know it is true. I believe that these differences are essential to every family and their family system.