tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17319462.post999925924217386204..comments2016-07-25T14:57:26.429-07:00Comments on The Tender Mercies of the Lord: Reactions to Sister Julie B. Beck's TalkTerry Neff Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09026308108060372481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17319462.post-51322657304208121312009-11-27T10:37:13.255-08:002009-11-27T10:37:13.255-08:00Interesting how several years after this talk it h...Interesting how several years after this talk it has still made an impression on the women of the church. I was at a friend's house for Thanksgiving yesterday with another family. The mother of the other family and I were engaged in a long, expansive conversation about a number of topics (much to my husband's chagrin), and some how the subject of Sister Beck came up. She asked me if I was a "Julie B. Beck hater" or maybe if some of these other women we were discussing at one point were...can't remember the specifics. Anyway, I had to do an eye roll, as I remembered one of my BFF's older and much more "liberal" sisters were instrumental in developing the website "What Women Know" as a rebuttal to Sister Beck's talk of several years ago. I puled up both again last night when we got home and wasn't surprised that Sister Beck's talk filed me with some hope and understanding, and yes, a little bit of self-loathing for my failings, but alas, that is Satan's work, not Heavenly Father's! However, the "What Women Know" website did nothing of the sort. In fact, it made me feel as if these were women who were willing to buck Priesthood blessings to go after things of their own understanding, who placed things of a true spiritual natural as naught and were offended because Sister Beck failed to be politically correct by mentioning each and every circumstance of each and every sister around the world. It was quite sad. I am a life time member married to a supportive non-member. I did not feel offended or left out, slighted or ignored because she did not mention my exact family...even by name. I feel that many of these women have gotten caught up in the minutiae and forgotten the big picture.MuralMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933241765451600717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17319462.post-80218029095562082372008-01-31T20:32:00.000-08:002008-01-31T20:32:00.000-08:00I haven't heard of any backlash against what she s...I haven't heard of any backlash against what she said.<BR/><BR/>However I do recall that I didn't feel that great after her talk. It seemed that it was someone else saying "your not doing good enough" even though all women tell themselves that anyway.<BR/><BR/>I think so many of us are struggling with inadequacies and depression and living in a world where nothing we do is the right thing that it was difficult.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I try to take from it what I can and recognize that I can't do everything.Anna Maria Junushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17319462.post-27157181947165936742008-01-26T07:38:00.000-08:002008-01-26T07:38:00.000-08:00I've also been a little baffled by the reaction to...I've also been a little baffled by the reaction to this talk. I'm in the RS presidency in our ward, and we've wondered how to address the concerns floating around.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was a great talk, a call to action for the women. It seems like they've really been trying to raise the bar for the YM/YW, and I felt like it was Sister Beck, understanding what's going on in the world right now, raising the bar for the women. I loved it.<BR/><BR/>However, I also understand that those who have been frustrated/offended by the talk just want to be heard and validated. As it says in the scriptures, reprove betimes with sharpness, showing an increase in love afterwards. I think many women just felt the sting of the talk (hello--don't we all already feel inadequate as mothers :) I know I often do), and now long to feel the love.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this. Thanks for your comment on my blog.Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657459550460985456noreply@blogger.com