This talk won't go over well with some...

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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

What if all the men in the church were told that the noblest calling they could have would be as a construction worker? It's useful to society, you can stay physically fit, and you'd make very little pay, but it would be an honest living.

I object that the job of homemaker should be held up as the dream job for every woman. Do I look down upon women who like being homemakers (and are good at it). Of course not. But why should it be for everyone?

I am grateful to be a mother, and I know how important that job is. But one day, the kids will be in school and I don't think I will be happy as a homemaker.

That is an awfully narrow view of what is said. Sad actually, for that's not what I or my wife heard. My wife felt supported, appreciated and grateful that she was acknowledged in conference by another woman, an authority in the church.