I listened to a talk by Belle Spafford (former General Relief Society President) given in 1975 called “Latter-day Saint Women in Today’s Changing World” and I think it’s very applicable today.

The entire talk was excellent but two specific things stood out to me:

• First, Latter-day Saint men are taught to honor and respect women.
• Second, Latter-day Saint women are encouraged to develop themselves as much as they can.

Sister Spafford said, “The gospel teaches women how to behave toward their husbands, and it teaches men to esteem womanhood and to honor and respect their wives. The church places no restrictions on a woman’s going into the marketplace and into community service on a paid or a volunteer basis, if she so desires, when her home and family circumstances allow her to do so without impairment to them. Women are encouraged to develop their full potential as women, and the church affords abundant opportunity for them to do so. Well-directed compassionate service, which is according to the nature of women, is but the law of brotherhood in action.”

I love womanhood, being a woman and the love, honor and respect LDS women receive all around the world. Click here for the talk.