tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post764231865840236948..comments2023-07-20T08:35:44.681-07:00Comments on A person named Eunice: Things that Sister Beck maybe said (and maybe didn't)Darlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390374931911258822noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-24462841217677592162009-01-19T12:08:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:08:00.000-08:00I have at least one friend who was discouraged whe...I have at least one friend who was discouraged when she heard that quote, but whose mom and sisters said, "You took it wrong -- listen to it again and you'll see that it's meant in a supportive way," and she did listen again and felt differently. I think I took it in a positive way on my first hearing because:<BR/><BR/>a)Homemaking is already my more-than-full-time job, and I do feel like most of the time I'm doing the best I can, so for her to say it's a job worth doing was very affirming, and,<BR/><BR/>b) The modern world is often so dismissive of the value of homemaking any more, that I think that merely by valuing homemaking and trying to do well at it, as current worldly trends escalate, it's not much of a stretch to consider that (as long as we don't abandon ship) LDS women could easily end up being the best homemakers in the world without changing much of what we're doing. (This isn't to say that there's not always room for improvement in individuals, but just that by explicitly valuing homemaking, we're already on a different trajectory from many in the modern world.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-19228061596208977682009-01-19T06:20:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:20:00.000-08:00Oops, that wasn't "mini-man" speaking (my son). Th...Oops, that wasn't "mini-man" speaking (my son). That was me. Gotta remember to sign him out before I go commenting on blogs.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390374931911258822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-75440871899255085692009-01-19T06:19:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:19:00.000-08:00Kristi,You know, I think she said "Homemaker," not...Kristi,<BR/><BR/>You know, I think she said "Homemaker," not "Housekeeper." (I may be wrong.) There's a difference. For me, her talk didn't bother me because I can easily see the price that I and my family would pay in order for me to have the cleanest house on the block. Doing so would make my home LESS home-like. So it would directly contradict the goal, which is to make it a good home for me and my family. For us, a good home has dust and clutter to a reasonable (for me) extent. And I have no stress about that.Mini-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482745073899521174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-50140581675483100812009-01-18T21:31:00.000-08:002009-01-18T21:31:00.000-08:00I wish you would have asked your questions. I'm th...I wish you would have asked your questions. I'm the same way at firesides. I have deep burning questions that I am desperate for an answer but never ask. It just never feels like the right time to ask. <BR/><BR/>Really what did Sister Beck mean about being the best Housekeeper. That one has kept me up at night. I just keep coming back to a talk- I'm not even sure if it was by her about simplifying life. I pretty much use that one as a mantra. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great posts. I miss you. Hope to see you soon.Hoontahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601234829089589146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-39019876521266824572009-01-17T21:58:00.000-08:002009-01-17T21:58:00.000-08:00Very nice. I wonder how she would have responded t...Very nice. I wonder how she would have responded to your questions. (I'm one of those women who felt totally dismayed by her words--although I did not sign the petition. I figured my response was more about what was in my own than what she actually said.)<BR/><BR/>I like the point about respite. I gotta work on that one more. <BR/><BR/>I think Sister Beck is someone you can come to like more and more over time.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214008384316494193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-57160346534280353512009-01-17T19:16:00.000-08:002009-01-17T19:16:00.000-08:00I found it. (Click here.) It's actually in all the...I found it. (<A HREF="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/search?search=flight+haste&do=Search" REL="nofollow">Click here</A>.) It's actually in all the standard works but the New Testament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-78847882018649757682009-01-17T19:10:00.000-08:002009-01-17T19:10:00.000-08:00"These are your three responsibilities daily...."These are your three responsibilities daily. Nothing else matters much."<BR/><BR/>That should have come with a warning since I don't usually expect to burst into tears while reading a blog. How reassuring!<BR/><BR/>I've heard of at least one case of why they would give that warning at the beginning -- something that a GA said in someone's ward got sent all over the web and was used in a kind of panicky and almost superstitious way. (I don't remember much more detail than that.) Anyway, I'll try to not do that thing where in a year I say "Well, I remember hearing in General Conference . . ." and then quote you quoting Sister Beck. :)<BR/><BR/>I love that thing about swing shift -- makes me feel better about how I do quite a bit of napping or reading etc. during the day, saving up a reserve for the afternoon and evening. (I also like your term "witching hour.")<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I liked your questions and had had about the same responses to the things you mentioned (i.e. that being the best homemakers doesn't mean more spotless homes, or that preparing for financial challenges is something we should keep working at steadily like we should have been all along.) Somewhere in the D&C it's talking about leaving for the (next location of) Zion and says something about "go not out in haste" and I like the idea that we'll always only be accountable for what we were capable of -- also, the end of the world could be tomorrow for any of us if we were to die in our sleep tonight, so making our last preparations needs to be a daily event -- and not a panicked, hasty daily event, a planned and purposeful one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this and for the food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-53164913728236817802009-01-17T16:22:00.000-08:002009-01-17T16:22:00.000-08:00Thank you. I needed this.Thank you. I needed this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23774671.post-55485083923981302142009-01-17T13:24:00.000-08:002009-01-17T13:24:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing this. I especially appreciated ...Thanks for sharing this. I especially appreciated reading about the idea of respite and the swing hour. Boy, could I use a little help there!Jennifer B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18027072144184440842noreply@blogger.com