Often times in the scriptures we see places where Christ teaches us that we are not supposed to judge for various reasons. Well this week in class we talked a lot about first what kinds of problems different economic families around the nation have and how that correlates to their family life. We also studied how even different cultures and ethnicities effect family relations. This really hit me hard because I have always been one that tried to overcome culture boundaries and see everyone as equals. This helped me realize though that even if we view everyone as equals we can still can recognize were they came from. With that though we need to make sure that we choose the things that mean the most and act on those and change those that are not in line with what we believe. For example my good friend Kenny got married this week his wife Heidi. Now Kenny is Polynesian and Heidi isn’t. That allows for Heidi to learn a little bit more of the culture that comes with that. Learning different things of respect and importance of family, not that she didn’t know it before but will be able to see it in a different light. I do have to admit from what I have learned from different cultures and especially watching interactions with family has really taught me different lessons of what truly brings happiness in families. It may not be an easy road but if we are willing to learn and grow. I believe that is how we can glean from different cultures the things that we are impressed by and apply it in our own life. This might seem strange but I believe that we can learn from each other and truly do believe that this is one way we can do that from. I love this Gospel and learning about families and thinking about them in a temporal things but also to ponder on the eternal truths and family as well. Families are meant to be together forever anyway!