A Woman’s Virtue

What is it that can bring a woman to give-up and willingly abandon that which is most sacred to her--her virtue? Is it power? Greed? No! It is a need of acceptance and desire for love and to be loved! It is man who so easily and casually can abuse woman without a second thought—or even with the second thought feeling that they must or else they will fall into obscurity—as to what they are doing and what they, themselves, will end-up paying for in the end...

So, Nephi isn't saying, "Look, there were women doing bad things, but, look how bad the men are that are using women like gold and silver... like fine-twined-linen! Look how man thinks of women as a commodity or as a "thing" to be traded for and bought and sold! Look how depraved the men are in that abominable church" Are men or even I different from them? How?

The virtue and chastity of women are important--maybe the most important of all--but, I think God is using this type of language to say that men need to be protecting women's virtue but saying it in a way that makes men think it must be women's fault (like it's their choice alone that has brought them into prostitution)... He must be terribly disappointed in the choices of some women, but even more so in the men who are charged with their protection and care, right? How are we, the saints of God or members of His church, treating women similarly--like second-class citizens or even commodities?

JPS

What do you do when you just don’t feel like writing or that there is anything worthy to write about?

Pray. Then just start writing, even if you meed to scrap what first cokes out--just start writing!

JPS

In which ways is the Book of Mormon comparable to the Bible?

• they both testify of the divinity of Christ and of God the Father and the Holy Ghost bears testimony of them.

• they both testify of the reality and veracity of the apostles and prophets—of Christ’s priesthood, granting God’s power and authority to man on the Earth!

• they both testify of the church of Jesus Christ.

• both reiterate over and over of God’s dealings with His covenant people and how His Son appears to them and teaches them His Gospel.

• both show how men will be destroyed when they refuse to follow God’s commandments.

• both show God’s promises to His people and the blessings He gives to the obedient.

• both show God the Father’s and His Son’s love given to His children.

• “. . . It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.“ (Intro)

JPS