Some Positives of Women in The Media

Wow these past two class periods have been deep! I really loved everyone’s comments, in class of women in the media and I feel like a lot of what everyone had to say I had been thinking and so I was glad that they could be discussed!

Looking on the more positive way women are portrayed, I thought I would share about a movie I have seen before, but watched again starting Saturday and finished watching Monday- Womder! Julia Roberts played a very strong and powerful mother who only had her thesis left to get her masters degree when her second child Auggie was born with some major facial deformities. She chose to Put aside ontaining her masters degree for a season and care for and soon homeschool Auggie clear through the fourth grade before she would send him to school where he would have to face socializing with others. She then was able to get her masters that year when he was at school, as well as care for him and do her best to care for her daughter Via too. This to me is a strong woman! 

I also rewatched the episode from the Book or Mormon youtube series of Lehi and Sariah’s sons going back to get Ishmaels family. Seeing the part when Laman and Lemuel bound Nephi and were about to bind him again, when Ishmael’s wife and his daughter pleaded with them to stop hurting Neph was very powerful. I loved watching this scene because we see the influence that these good female characters had to cease the angry actions of Laman and Lemuel, and further lead them to plea forgiveness from Nephi. I’m excited to see more of how this series porttays women, I like it thus far. 

Also I wanted to share: my husband and I have started waking up early to study our scriptures,  Come Follow Me, and The Power of the Everyday Missionary. Waking up with this media at the beginning of our day is something we want to continue. We also have started listening to some classical music at night to help get us in the right mood to fall asleep. These have been two positive rituals that are based on media that will surely help us! 

Hope you all have made it to the end of midterms okay! I know it was a fight for me!

Just a report of some other media from my last post until now:

• My sisters first time through the temple! Got to be there for that.
• Readings for classes.
• Essay writing, midterm studying, etc.