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Women of Wisdom and Knowledge: Talks Selected from the Byu Women's Conferences
Latter-day Saint women seeking to understand their individual identities and destinies in a world of conflicting roles and values may not find answers easily. But there are answers. With Isaiah's words "wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times" as a theme, this collection of talks from the 1988 and 1989 BYU Women's Conferences points toward some answers by examining aspects of LDS women's lives, including service, education, relationships, religion, and leadership.
269 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1990
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October 1, 2013
This book is hard to find but worth the read. I was lead to it after reading this online article published in same year which the author references. https://ucs.byu.edu/sites/ucs.byu.edu...
The article argues the necessity of not being afraid to say the word "career" to young, single college-age women raised to believe the MRS degree is the only one worth getting and the top priority of their lives. It's a good article.
Women of Wisdom and Knowledge contains twenty-four talks taken from the 1990 BYU Women's Conference with five of the speakers being male. The rest are women. Half the talks focus on the importance of women obtaining all the education they can because, as Anna Tueller said, "I faced a crisis...graduating from BYU...and I was unmarried." It's never too late to go back to school, get a degree and realize your potential as a woman. Women's roles are also discussed. We should embrace our unique gifts, go out into the world and make a difference. Julia Mavimbela, a black south African woman, talks about becoming a leader in her community and teaching other women and children to be self-sufficient because the men would rather kill each other than be husbands and fathers. Again, all women are encouraged to get an education and serve others.
The men's talks are fascinating as they comment on the emerging third wave feminism, the effects of which are still being felt more than twenty years later. Something big is happening, they all say, and we men aren't sure how to deal with it but we hope it will lead to stronger families and greater appreciation for feminine values. One man shares how his wife was able to, in today's terms, "have it all" because she returned to school, became a college professor of law and still somehow managed to successfully raise five children and not divorce him. That's right, folks, it can be done.
Concerning the recent Ordain Women to the Priesthood movement, I strongly urge them to read "Mothers in Israel: Sarah's Legacy" by Carol Cornwall Madsen who lists prominent women from ancient Old Testament days and the more recent 18th century who served, prophesied, healed, blessed and were called to the ministry working side by side as equals with priesthood holding men. Eliza R. Snow is but one of these examples. One glaring fact, that you must hold the marriage card in order to quality for "Mother in Israel" was troubling to me. Shari Dew was quoted in at least two talks, wonder what her thoughts are on this?
The other talk that really impressed me was "The Writings of Paul About Women" by Keith Norman who says we should look beyond the context of Paul's writings to the deeper meanings such as the importance of women to men. "Of all created beings, women is the only suitable companion to man...he is incomplete without her...she is not subordinate but necessary for him."
Wow. Why aren't we teaching our young men and women today about this? Perhaps it would encourage young men to take the initiative and ask young women out on more dates that lead to marriage. Perhaps young women wouldn't feel such pressure to lower their standards if they knew this profound truth which today has been twisted into a hideous lie. I was raised to believe that as a woman, I am nothing and have no value without a man. This book was very enlightening.
The article argues the necessity of not being afraid to say the word "career" to young, single college-age women raised to believe the MRS degree is the only one worth getting and the top priority of their lives. It's a good article.
Women of Wisdom and Knowledge contains twenty-four talks taken from the 1990 BYU Women's Conference with five of the speakers being male. The rest are women. Half the talks focus on the importance of women obtaining all the education they can because, as Anna Tueller said, "I faced a crisis...graduating from BYU...and I was unmarried." It's never too late to go back to school, get a degree and realize your potential as a woman. Women's roles are also discussed. We should embrace our unique gifts, go out into the world and make a difference. Julia Mavimbela, a black south African woman, talks about becoming a leader in her community and teaching other women and children to be self-sufficient because the men would rather kill each other than be husbands and fathers. Again, all women are encouraged to get an education and serve others.
The men's talks are fascinating as they comment on the emerging third wave feminism, the effects of which are still being felt more than twenty years later. Something big is happening, they all say, and we men aren't sure how to deal with it but we hope it will lead to stronger families and greater appreciation for feminine values. One man shares how his wife was able to, in today's terms, "have it all" because she returned to school, became a college professor of law and still somehow managed to successfully raise five children and not divorce him. That's right, folks, it can be done.
Concerning the recent Ordain Women to the Priesthood movement, I strongly urge them to read "Mothers in Israel: Sarah's Legacy" by Carol Cornwall Madsen who lists prominent women from ancient Old Testament days and the more recent 18th century who served, prophesied, healed, blessed and were called to the ministry working side by side as equals with priesthood holding men. Eliza R. Snow is but one of these examples. One glaring fact, that you must hold the marriage card in order to quality for "Mother in Israel" was troubling to me. Shari Dew was quoted in at least two talks, wonder what her thoughts are on this?
The other talk that really impressed me was "The Writings of Paul About Women" by Keith Norman who says we should look beyond the context of Paul's writings to the deeper meanings such as the importance of women to men. "Of all created beings, women is the only suitable companion to man...he is incomplete without her...she is not subordinate but necessary for him."
Wow. Why aren't we teaching our young men and women today about this? Perhaps it would encourage young men to take the initiative and ask young women out on more dates that lead to marriage. Perhaps young women wouldn't feel such pressure to lower their standards if they knew this profound truth which today has been twisted into a hideous lie. I was raised to believe that as a woman, I am nothing and have no value without a man. This book was very enlightening.
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