Saw the movie Millions two days ago by suggestion from my brother the Narrator. This is a very good movie. This boy is a better person than i know I could ever be with a million dollars. As my brother pointed out, all you really can say about this movie is wow. There is so much that touches you visually or emotionally. And the interactions the boy has with past Saints who did amazing things in their lives was just touching. Makes you want to be a better person.
Now for something that may offend some, cause I for one saw that it did offend some people. The other day I was trying to enjoy some nice discussion in institute. They were getting into discussion about the importance of gender roles as discussed in the Old Testament and Pearl of Great Price. Now I for one do not like the statement, "Woman do not hold the Priesthood because their much higher calling is motherhood." or something to that effect. You know what i mean though. People trying to give reasons on what the gender role of the woman is in conjunction with the priesthood and also a lot of other things. Does that mean a woman here on this earth that can not bare children only can only fufil her gender "calling" once she passes away and "in the eternities"? I for one don't follow and buy in to it. Well that's besides what I want to get at.
The class started to go off on a tangent and start speaking about the importance of marriage and the eternal realm. Then someone even went further and started talking about how Christ could of been married. (You should of seen the instructors face when people started to go on about that). Then just when I think the instructor was about to blow, the comment that i most enjoyed was that Christ was feminine. BOOOM!!!!!! (That is the sound of the instructors face blowing up.)
At once, right when the finale syllable left the kids mouth, the instructor was defending against his comment. And so was everyone else in the room! I heard everything from "he was a carpenter, now that's manly!" to "I would say that fisherman are quite masculine, wouldn't you". Everyone defending the Savior from being "humiliated" as being called feminine. I was actually pretty offended by the way this young man (which is actually being baptized tomorrow) 's comment was shot down soo speedily. And to think, they were the ones who took offense to his comment. Here is why I am upset...
Tell you the honest truth... according to that time period, Christ was feminine. Christ taught more about love and kindness then he did about Tonka Trucks and big rocks and wrestling wild bulls and guy stuff like that. He spent time with children, teaching them. He spent time with woman, consoling them. He spent time with those that needed compassion, kindness, and love. Obviously he's going to come out a little bit feminine compared to the other guys. AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT??? I see people put Christ as their hero more than people who put the Arnold Schwartzmypantsonfirenager as their hero. Does Christ need to be pretty manly to make him more important? NO! OBSCENITY!!!! CURSE WORD!!!! VULGAR LANGUAGE to you who think so. Tell you the truth, I would rather think that my Savior was a little more in tune with emotions and feelings then he was with being tough and masculine. Ya he was a carpenter. Ya that was manly back then, but what's wrong with being feminine at the same time?
I think this day in age the tough "I was born playing guns and Tonka Trucks with big rocks" male has a very wrong and stupid idea of what being feminine means. I think we can all learn from Christ's example and be a little bit more "feminine" and I am being serious.
My thoughts are scrambled now. I am tired. Maybe i'll write more about this later. Nite...