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LDS women told to reach out

Wonderful, uplifting article! Makes me what to be and do better!
Thank you!

Sheri: Your words ring out in pure truth. No one is
greater than the other,and the empty promises of the
world are just that, empty. There is nothing as
beautiful as a rightous,and intelligent lady. I would that more could see these simple truths.

How much money does she make as CEO of Deseret Book. Women need to be educated so as to be prepared for the unforseen divorce, widowhood etc. Sounds a bit like Warren Jeffs beliefs of controlling the mind of women through the spirit. Women can be fulfilled with life when balanced but to dwell in one area is allowing weakness in others. Get rid of the pills and guilt and be yourself and live your life according to your heart and mind. Don't allow others to influence you when they don't walk in your shoes.

Good point !

I believe that the statements made were about happiness through Christ not about mind control through the spirit. I love how you twist her comments and then add the remark assuming that all LDS women are on pills and feel guilty. I can't understand why people always want to take one persons issue and spill it over into a particular group and state that all of them have the same problems.
Im LDS and I have pretty much always walked to the beat of my own drum, which yes may have been a little different from others in my religion, but I know from my heart and mind what influences are pure and those that kill the soul.

Here's an idea...how about we LDS women, all women for that matter, think for ourselves. Novel thought, huh?

I don't need a man OR another woman telling me what to think.

As for me, NO MIND CONTROL HERE! I will make up my own mind daily and do what I want. You women need to stop all the antidepressants, live a happy life and be nice to others. Take off the grumpy frowns and adjust the position of your nose as well---not to high now!

It's about time that we "reach out". We've got to stick together sisters!!!!!!!!! Also, polygamy is bad.

The funny thing about this talk is that it contradicts almost everything else in Mormon culture. The church and church related entities like to parade around women (and men) who have done all of these things outside the home that Ms. Dew says are not the most important. They talk about how wonderful they are because they have done all these (seemingly unimportant according to her talk) things and are still such good people and we should want to be like them.

So many of these decisions are personal decisions and have little or no relation to a person having a relationship with God.

Women should make their own decisions about how they want to spend their time and money. The focus should be on helping women develop a relationship with God and then they can make their decisions with this personal relationship in mind. It seems like she is too focused on trying to make everyone fit a certain mold. This just does not work for everyone. Those who naturally fit the mold love it but everyone else is alienated. Many good people are just not interested in trying to fit this mold they have created.

Yes, because listening to someone encouraging a more fulfilling lifestyle is mind control. (?)

All Sister Dew is trying to get across is that after we develop a personal relationship with Christ (notice I said personal, not public) we can determine, with the Lord's influence, what it is that we should focus on in our lives.

I appreciate the thoughts of this article. The older I get the more I realize happiness comes from working for things of value to me.

I value education more than recognition. I value my children more than money. I value my relationship with my husband more than I value self-indulgence.

This is about recognizing what is of the greatest value and giving that the greatest priority.

I read an article and the comments on it from the SL Tribune and thought it was worse than the comments on articles in the Deseret News, but I guess not. I am a single, very active older LDS woman and I have met Sheri Dew. She is one of the most humble, intelligent, educated and successful women I have ever met. She doesn't dwell on her unrealized dreams and desires ( and she has at least one big one), she goes out and bears her testimony to others and works hard in all her responsibilities.

All those who think what she was saying is mind control need to get a life. You ahve no idea what a wonderful, powerful woman is....

Ever heard President McKay's constant reminder, "No other success can compensate for failure in the home?" The church's stand that the family comes first applies to both men and women. No other organization holds the family with greater esteem. All other pursuits come second to the family, even the church itself. Is there a greater mold to fit than that of mother or of father?

God bless all of the mothers and fathers out there who know this to be your greatest role and contribution in this life. My greatest role models are my parents with titles such as baseball coach, barber, chef, artist, and many many more. My parents balanced skills aplenty and being their child, it mostly mattered with how it related to family life at home. They weren't perfect in anything but everything they aspired to blessed me. I love them for it and wish everyone could have such joy and fulfillment in life, including myself, still single and looking for the right woman who fits the not so common mold.





Read the article, again. Better yet, look up the talks from Women's Conference. Women are invited to reach their divine potential, is a mold

Geeze! The man knows it all! Good luck in finding an un-molded woman. Doubt you'll have much luck on a weird and molded post like this one.

It's sad that some people think that encouraging women to be an "influence to lift others" is a bad thing.

Makes you wonder who is influencing their lives.

Inspiring and empowering, urging women to influence many rather than to be influenced by the world. Wonderful words for wonderful women. Influencing others came up twice in the article. To ask the opposite of the points covered is really mind control, not to mention degrading to women.

How can anyone discredit the instruction to cultivate oneself, but efficiently so, while serving others, to love and be loved, and to be true to your unique qualities as women instead of seeking to be men. What other pursuit is more important than a successful mother in raising the next generation? Hope you all have a happy mother's day.

Naysayers haven't given one specific example of anything in the article that was bad advice for women, nor have you given any better vision. Your claims have been as empty as the worldly mold you advocate.

I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's so wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
And you may find a friend

I knew a man that I did not care for
And then one day this man gave me a call
We sat and talked about things on our mind
And now this man he is a friend of mine
Don't be afraid of love
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid to love
Everybody needs a little love
Everybody needs somebody
That they can be thinking of

I love that song.

I have read all of these blogs and found like in everything else #1 not matter what you say or do people are going to be negative #2 too many people don't have anything better to do than criticize.
Now lets talk about mind control...boy that Satan sure has control of some peoples mind, doesn't he.

I think it was a good reminder to use kind words and a gentle voice in our homes. That was one of my new year's resolutions. Most days I'm rushing the kids and forgetting my manners.

Inspirational talks are good for the human spirit. I'm thankful for good insight and the wisdom of others. No one can make it here alone. And, no one controls my actions.