Men and women are unique, individual, divine, and separate
but equal.
“All human beings—male and female—are created in the image
of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as
such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential
characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and
purpose.”
What attributes are commonly observed in male/female
differences? Below is a brief complied list. Note; these are strengths of each gender.
That is not to say that the other gender does not possess any of the qualities,
nor does that say that every female, and every male possess these and only
these qualities.
Women STRENGTHS Men
Sensitive (or more likely to express emotion)
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More likely to be aggressive
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Relationship and Symbol oriented (i.e. landmarks rather
than North/South directions)
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Spatially oriented
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Cooperative play (“How about you can be mom and I’ll be
the dad”)
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Competitive play (“okay, here’s the rules”)
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Capacity to be aware of multiple things
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Incredible focus-one track mind
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Within the brain, contain more white matter (connective tissues)
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Within the brain, contain more gray matter (storage and
processing)
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Natural nurturing, loving disposition
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Inborn need to protect, provide, preside
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“By
divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and
righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and
protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the
nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and
mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.”
There is evidence after evidence
that gender is unique to who you are, and that even as an infant there are
differences that can be noted. For example, when my brothers were young they
were all about “vroom vroom” noises and then I decided to come along and my
mother noticed a stark difference that from the very beginning I was all about “gah-gah,
goo” as my sounds were sounds of communication and interactions.
There was a study conducted by John
Stossel in which they took children (approx. 18 months if I can recall
correctly.) They put them behind a glass barrier and had their mother on the
opposite side. The majority of the males would run and bang against the glass
in an effort to “get out”, while the females would often look at their mom and
break into hopeless tears. These young children reacted differently and without
any “social conditioning” per say to tell them that “girls act this way, boys
act that way.” It was innate. It was natural. It is who they are. It’s who we
are.
Now, don’t get me wrong, there are many exceptions, many
personalities that differ from this “rigid” outline of genders. I hope to
address more of this at a later period. I only wish to say, do not
underestimate your talents and abilities. Do not discredit yourself because of
your natural make-up and identity. Strive not to change, but rather understand
those not of your gender who handle things maybe a little different than you
do. Embrace who you are. We have all been blessed with these strengths for divine purposes.
(https://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation?lang=eng)
So True!
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