MY THREE WHITE DRESSES

MY THREE  WHITE  DRESSES

My  mom bought me a white dress,  Not red or pink or blue.

     She said it was a special  dress,  Like very other few.

There has been just one before,  A dress now put away,

     That I wore some time ago,  Upon my blessing day.

As a little baby clothed,  In my first white dress,

      My Dad held me in his arms,  There to name and bless.

So pure and clean was I just then, With time to grow and learn,

     About the Father’s plan for me,. My glory I must earn.

Now I’ve reached  the age to judge,  The wrong road from the right,

     And I am here to be baptized,  In this dress of white.

So once again I’m free from sin,  The path is clear to me.

     I’ll grasp the road and hold on tight,  I now with certainty.

Just as mud would stain my dress,  Sin would strain my soul,

     The key is to repent or bleach,  For whiteness is my goal.

And if I try my very best,  Then richly blessed I’ll be,

     Wearing inside God’s holy house, White dress number three.

So today I make this pledge:  I’ll strive to choose the right,

     Through this sacred baptism ordinance, In my second dress of white.

PRINCIPALS OF EQUAL PARTNERSHIP

PRINCIPALS OF EQUAL PARTNERSHIP

Although the exact allocation and implementation of family responsibilities may differ between families and across time within the same family, the following principles of equal partnership should prevail at all times and places.

Equal and United in Power	Husbands and wives each have common and unique powers or stewardships that are balanced; each is essential to become like God.
Equal and United in Purpose	Wives and husbands work toward the same, equal purpose which is to aid in bringing to pass the immortality and eternal life of themselves, each other, and their children.
Equal and Unites in Possibility	Husbands and wives are yoked together as an independent unit.  Their ultimate, eternal possibilities are as a joined couple, not as individuals.
Equal and United in Participation	Wives and husbands have equal levels of responsibility and participation in the plan of salvation and in the sacred work of family life.  Husbands are as dependent on wives as wives are husbands.
Equal and United in Prominence	There is no value hierarchies or value distinctions between women and men nor in the stewardships they fulfill as wives and husbands, mothers and fathers.