Every year our Stake President invites the women in Relief Society to submit any question that they might have. We can ask ANY question, and he will research answers and then there’s a big Relief Society fireside where he answers them all. I have gone the past two years and these firesides are really amazing. This year, we have been told, will be the last of these question and answers firesides with President Draper, as he mentioned that there will be some changes made to the stake at our coming stake conference in October.
I personally have never submitted any question, but I like to go and take some paper so I can take notes. 🙂 Here are some of my notes from this years fireside:
- Sincerity of prayer-TALK to my Heavenly Father, show respect, but just talk to him.
- Don’t play violent video games-video games are the biggest waste of time.
- Regarding choices that our children may make as they grow up-Live as pure a life as you know how. And if you are teaching correct principals you must find peace with that.
- Someone asked President Draper if he could go back and do anything different with his family what would it be, and his wife in the audience said “More scripture study”.
- Don’t find an excuse to remove your garment. It’s perfectly ok to wear your garment while working out. The only times you should remove your garment are when you’re swimming, when you’re showering, and when you’re being physically intimate with your spouse.
- Someone asked about Joseph Smith’s polygamy habits and President Draper said all we need to be concerned about regarding Joseph Smith are two things 1. DID the Father and the Son in fact appear to Joseph Smith? And 2. Is the Book of Mormon true? Anything else Joseph Smith did is HIS business.
- There’s a wealth of knowledge in the Bible Dictionary.
- Study the conference talks to find the apostolic blessings within.
- Someone asked a question about how to encourage her husband to take the lead in holding Family Home Evening, family scripture study and family prayer. She said that she felt like if SHE didn’t call the family together for these things then they just didn’t happen. When President Draper read this question I totally felt like it could have been written by me, because that’s the way those things are in our house too. If I don’t say it’s time for FHE and already have something planned then it just never happens…Anyway President Draper suggested reviewing the Proclamation to the world on the Family with my husband to review what each of our jobs are, then reward good behavior. 😉
- How do you approach teaching the law of chastity to your children? For the Strength of Youth.
- Interview your children, one on one (fast and pray for guidance).
- The most important traits in marriage are unselfishness and gratitude.
- The purpose of the sealing ordinance is to ensure eternal parentage for your children. Then you must earn the right to be that parent.
- Within marriage there are three areas of intimacy 1. Spiritual (most important) 2. Emotional (we need to talk eye to eye) 3. Physical (this is the bonus). If the first two are strong, the third will also be strong. 🙂
- Communication is EVERYTHING-Have Family Council
- I need to be worthy to be a goddess before I can apply any secular learning to my life.