Feeling our worth

I just spoke to my Aunt Debbie on the phone. She lives in LaVerne, California. It is on the eastern border of Los Angeles county. Yesterday was supposed to be their stake conference. Instead of a stake conference, they had a regional conference for all of Southern California. They were fortunate to have President Hinckley speak. He spoke on women and our divine worth. He spoke about our husbands and children valuing the work we put in as housewives and mothers. He talked about husbands and children sharing the household responsibilities instead of everything falling to the women. My aunt made the comment that we should be seen as more than barefoot and pregnant with a baby on our hip. The role of wife and mother is sacred but we should also be valued as equals and as women. She said she has never been more impressed by a talk. She felt like President Hinckley was saying the time is now for women to feel valued and know of their divine worth. I felt like sharing this with you because I know that when we are changing diapers, laundry, and dishes, balancing checkbooks, paying bills, dealing with tantrums and all the day to day "trials", it is always nice to hear that we are appreciated. My aunt is going to see if she can find a typed copy of his talk and get it to me. I will pass it on if she can find it.