The first one was from 1 Nephi 19:7,9. It says:
Vs. 7: "For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and the soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet...."
vs. 9: "And the world because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long suffereing towards the children of men."
The girl that shared this applied it to all women in general. By worldly opinion, women are supposed to be beautiful, gorgeous, and certain body shape and size, have certain looks about them. And us women are "trampled" if we dont' meet that criteria, and we suffer. The Lord loves all women, no matter what we look like, who we are, what our likes and dislikes are, etc. He holds a special place in his heart for women. One of the wives of the bishopric pointed this out to us all during this discussion about this scripture. She said something to this effect, "Who was entrusted to carry the son of God in her womb? A woman. Who was there when Christ was crucified? Women. Who was there when Christ was resurrected? A woman." If you think about it, women have been there for Christ through all of his trials. Not that his apostles weren't there. We don't know why they weren't there. But it was always a woman or many women there. Christ holds a special place in his heart for women, so therefore, we know we are special. And we should be treated as such. We do have worth. No matter what the world says. We are special.
President Gordon B. Hinckley said this about women:
"Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue..., who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind..., who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth."
The second story was from Alma 48:11-13,17. It says:
Vs 11: "And Moroni was a strong and mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;
Vs. 12: "Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.
Vs. 13: "Yea, he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.
Vs. 17: " Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men."
All I have to say about this story, is that I WANT A MAN LIKE MORONI. I can only hope that one day I will be able to say that I married a man that had such faith, courage, and gratitude in him. I also would like to apply this scripture to any member of the church. We all should have attitudes and attributes like Moroni. This is a model member of what we should be doing with our faith and our lives. I don't even know what else to say... it's pretty self explanatory.
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