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I absolutely loved class on Friday. I was completely hooked! It was so fascinating to watch how the "family" shared their feelings. I thought a lot about my own family and some of the challenges we have faced. My sister has isolated herself from everything and now I can kind of understand what might be going on in her head. It's really hard, but we are working on being apart of each other's lives again. I really liked it when we were talking about how sometimes we would rather talk with our Mom or friends when we have a problem instead of our spouse. Bro. Williams said, "It's hard. It's not natural. It's divine." That helped me to remember how we were put on this earth to practice being like our Savior. "As we follow [the Savior], He blesses us with gifts, talents, and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones and do things we’ve never before thought possible." —Robert D. Hales

Post # 1

I really like our discussion about Fertility this week. I love it when I learn something new and see how Heavenly Father prepared and planned for that event to happen on Earth. He knew that this would happen, but He has always told us of how important families are. It just builds my testimony of His love for each of us and how He truly wants all of us to return to live with Him again. After our discussion I was able to share what I learned with my family. Now I understand so much more of my responsibility to have children and to teach them the gospel. In Elder Andersen's Oct. 2011 General Conference talk titled "Children" he says, "My daughters recently referred me to a blog written by a Christian mother (not of our faith) with five children. She commented: “[Growing] up in this culture, it is very hard to get a biblical perspective on motherhood. … Children rank way below college. Below world travel for sure. Below the ability to go out at night at your leisure. Below honing your body at the gym. Below any job you may have or hope to get.” She then adds: “Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.”