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I love jogging in the early morning hours here because there is almost always a beautiful sunrise that gets me thinking about life and trying to find meaning in it. Recently I have been peeking in on a few blogs about women in the scriptures and topics related to them. My patriarchal blessing tells me to learn of great women in the scriptures and in church history, so I feel like I need to really study them. This morning I felt that it would be a blessing for us to do this together.

Please don't feel obligated as I know many of you are already studying other topics. I just want to invite you to feel free to post and comment. My goal is to start with the Book of Mormon, then move to the Bible, and then to study various women in the church. I would love for your insights and testimonies as I undertake this study. I think that my personal scripture study needs improving and I need to be able to "liken the scriptures unto me" better.

Here are my main goals and objectives:
1. Learn about the women of the scriptures and the church. (I'm not a scriptorian at all, but I think I need to learn enough about these women to know them as people, not story characters.)

2. Understand my role as a woman, mother, and wife. (This one is obviously an area where I am currently trying to find balance and gain a stronger testimony of my role as I spend more time in the home.)

3. Understand my worth as a daughter of God. (It is easy to base my worth on the standards of the world, for good or bad. I feel that one of my weaknesses is failing to recognize God's love for me and appreciating that I can be of value without being prideful.)

4. To grow together as a family and sisters, while supporting each other during times of challenge and while distance separates us.

5. To gain insights into raising children at this time in the world. (This scares me sometimes, but I know we've been encouraged to not be afraid.)

I don't plan to post everyday, but just as I gain insights. I may also post on thoughts not related to motherhood. I'm not one to share my feelings or thoughts much, but I feel like we need to grow stronger as a family while distance separates us. Please let me know what email you use so that I can make sure you can post in addition to commenting. Thanks for sharing with me.