It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.
There is a sense that women are more anchored than men in our society.
I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles.
In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity.
Women have full equality with men before the Lord. By nature, the roles of women differ from those of men. This knowledge has come to us with the Restoration of the gospel in the fullness of times, with an acknowledgment that women are endowed with the great responsibilities of motherhood and nurturing.
The test of civilization is its estimate of women.
I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,' and not ruffle any feathers. Women, in particular, are sometimes not allowed to consider who they are outside of the roles that they play.
It is important that we women use our position as a platform to influence for good.
Women, nowhere in the world, have the kind of important position in society in the amount that they ought to have.