Guardians of the Family

We are happy to have our first guest join us for our 11th podcast on the topic of confidence.  Our guest Natalie Spaulding has an Instagram account where she discusses the importance of self confidence, and she is a great addition to our discussion today.  Confidence is such an important topic to discuss because so much of who we are and what we do hinges on our own self confidence, and it is an important topic to discuss as we focus this year on becoming.   In this podcast we talk about what confidence is, were it comes from,  and how we can increase our confidence.  We also talk about the counterfeits of confidence and how we can teach our children to be confident.

You can find Natalie’s Instagram account here: ConfidentSelf

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We are so excited for the new year and with the new year we are beginning a new focus.  In 2017 we focused on our roles as women and how we fulfill those roles.  This year we are going to focusing on “Becoming”, becoming who God wants us to become and becoming the women we want to become.  In our first podcast on becoming we focus our discussion on using classics to help us become who we want to be.  We use the book Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter as a reference to our discussion.  In our discussion we talk about how to find and recognize true principles and how to use classics to find answers to questions in our own lives.  We also include a list of classics to easily learn from.

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Thank you for joining us on our discussion of Eve.  In this podcast we discuss how the family is central to God’s plan for us, and how Eve’s decision to partake of the fruit allowed for this plan to progress.   We talk about how understanding Eve’s choice effects how we view women in general and how we view ourselves. We also discuss how understanding the Hebrew meanings of words gives us a greater understanding of the scriptural account of Adam and Eve, and how that changes what we have commonly thought about their story.   We talk about how we are each like Eve and are faced with similar decisions.

Our discussion today comes mainly from these articles and books:

Genesis in the Bible

Women of the Old Testament by Camille Fronk Olson

The Gift of Giving Life:  Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth 

Teaching The Doctrine of the Family by Julie B. Beck

The Great Plan of Happiness by Dallin H. Oaks

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Join us for podcast 8 as we continue our discussion on femininity.    In this podcast we explore what makes us feminine, are there “feminine” characteristics, and are they in opposition to the modern idea of what a strong woman should be.  We also discuss how we use our feminine gifts to help us fulfill our role as guardians of the family.   The article we are discussing today is “The Joy of Womanhood” by Margaret D. Nadauld.

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What is “Femininity”?  Femininity is both physical and spiritual.  In this podcast we define femininity, and we talk about it’s counterfeits.     We also discuss what being a help-meet truly means and how we return to true femininity.  The articles we discuss in this podcast are “The Beauty of Femininity” by Donna Goff, you can find more from her at Mentoring Our Own , and “The Lord as a Role Model for Men and Women” by Ida Smith.

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This is part two of a two part podcast.

In this podcast we discuss the 7 Keys of great teaching from the book Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens and A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching A Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century.  We talk about how we use these keys to get a great education that will help us and our children fulfill our God given missions.  We also discuss how to find your mission and give you a list of possible missions you may have.

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Because of the length of this podcast we had to split it in to two parts.  This is part one.

In this podcast we discuss the 7 Keys of great teaching from the book Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens and A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching A Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century.  We talk about how we use these keys to get a great education that helps us and our children fulfill our God given missions.  We also discuss how to find your mission and give you a list of possible missions you may have.  After listening to part 1 continue on to part 2 for the full episode.

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In our fourth podcast, we continue our discussion of Rachel DeMille’s article Steel to Gold: Feminism vs Stateswomanship.   We talk about our vision as women and the what, how, and the why we must make a difference in the world.  We also discuss our job as women to raise the 12 people that will raise our great-grandchildren, who those 12 people are, and how we can with confidence and vision raise those 12 people successfully.

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Thank you for joining us for part 1 of 2 as we discuss Rachel DeMilles”s article “Steel to Gold: Feminism vs. Stateswamanship.”   Ancient women had confidence and vision, they walked side by side with their husbands, and they understood that their objective was the maintenance of the family unit.  In this podcast we discuss how modern women came to loose that confidence and vision.  We also discuss what feminism looked like historically, the different kinds of feminism we see today, and why it is important to recognize and understand their differences.

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In this podcast, we discuss the document The Family: A Proclamation to the World.  The Family Proclamation is a blue print for successful, happy families.   Families are designed by God, and he has a plan for us and our families.  The Family Proclamation outlines God’s doctrine on the family and gives us the principles we need to apply individually and in our homes to make our families stronger.

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We would love to hear your thoughts, questions, and comments.  What are you reading?  Do you have ideas for future shows? Let us know!