5. Elder D. Todd Christofferson
“The Moral Force
of Women”
6.
7.
8. Elder Christofferson
• “By praising and encouraging
the moral force of women, I
am not saying that men and
boys are somehow excused
from their own duty to stand
for truth and
righteousness, that their
responsibility to
serve, sacrifice, and minister is
somehow less than that of
women or can be left to
women. Brethren, let us stand
with women, share their
burdens, and cultivate our
own companion moral
authority.”
10. Women Statistics in
Scriptures:
Named
Unnamed
Groups of
Unnamed
Old Testament
133
90
145
319
New Testament
33
28
16
60
Book of Mormon
3
18
66
24
Doctrine &
Covenants
2
4
4
20
Pearl of Great Price
2
17
5
24
Scripture
Parables
including women
*A group can consist of anywhere between 2-3 women and 10,000 women
Total= AT LEAST 556 women mentioned in the scripture
11. “The Unnamed Woman”
Lesson Objective:
Whether named or unnamed, we
can contribute to and witness
grand miracles.
18. Warnings
• 1. Devaluation of marriage and
motherhood
• 2. Attitudes toward human sexuality
• 3. In the name of equality, erasing the
difference between the masculine
and the feminine
19. President Margaret D. Nadauld
• “The world has enough women
who are tough; we need
women who are tender. There
are enough women who are
coarse; we need women who
are kind. There are enough
women who are rude; we need
women who are refined. We
have enough women of fame
and fortune; we need more
women of faith. We have
enough greed; we need more
goodness. We have enough
vanity; we need more virtue. We
have enough popularity; we
need more purity.”
24. References:
• Talk, “The Moral Force of Women”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW23JpDYVrc
• Clip, “Olympic Moms”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57e4t-fhXDs
• “Raising an Olympian”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCY4D6J-6WE
• “The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to
Calvary”, Book 4, pages 259-269
Editor's Notes
Grew up in Utah and New JerseyAttended BYU and served a mission in ArgentinaRichard G. Scott was his Mission PresidentMarried Kathy Jacobs and had 5 childrenLaw Degree from DukeBeen in the 70 since 1993, called to 12 in 2008
----- Meeting Notes (2/12/14 15:37) -----What lesson teaches us better about forgiveness than the woman at the well, or the best about the healing power of the Savior than the woman with the issue of blood, or who is on the Lord's side than the woman at the well?
Mothers and wives behind the armies of HelamanThe women who prepared the last supper mealThe mothers of the children who knew who Jesus was because they had taught themThe fishermen who were able to leave nets because the home was secure in the hands of their wives and daughters
