There is a lot of debating going on with gender and how at this time in the world, gender isn't becoming important. For me, this isn't the case. I believe gender is so important and that we are inherently blessed with our gender and talents. In the proclamation to the world it explains, "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." I believe that this is how it is supposed to be. Women are more nurturing and loving and men or more protective and strong. Both male and female have divine roles based upon our gender this is how God designed it to be and it is one of the best ways to raise our families.

This past week in my family relations class we discussed social class and how our families tend to behave as part of a social class or they try to progress and move above their social class. But we also discussed how social class often tends to be passed on from generation to generation.

In few of this topic we had a discussion about how important it is to not judge people. We don’t understand their circumstances or the things that they have experienced. Some people just need help along this journey we are all trying to live.

Another important principle we learned about was the importance of knowing right and wrong. Now a days many people feel that what is right for them could be wrong for someone else, but this isn’t the way it is supposed to be. Right and wrong is black and white. There isn’t any middle ground or “maybe’s”. We need to make sure that we are always trying to listen to the spirit and recognize that we have the power to stand up for what’s right, especially when it comes to the family.

This past week in my Family Relations class we learned about relationships and the many different boundaries that can be found in relationships.

Some of these boundaries include:

 

Rigid boundaries little exchange of information or warmth

Permeable or clear boundaries an appropriate or healthy degree and quality exchange of information or warmth

Poor or diffuse boundaries. These are called unclear boundaries because they often fail to define the boundaries between individuals.  

Affiliation, or involvement between individuals or subsystems.

Overinvolvement  there is too much exchange of information or behavior.

Conflict is indidicated by lines with an obvious break

Detouring refers to the behavior of relating or responding to others via another.

 

All of these are important boundaries to understand because they can have an impact on our communication and our ability to trust and learn from each other. If we have rigid boundaries then communication faulters and conflicts aren't as easily resolved.

I think something that we should all be challenged to do is create more permeable boundaries so that it won't have a negative impact on our families. If we try to have permeable relationships with our spouses then I believe that many of the other relationships in family will become much more blanced.