Stacy Smith wrote: > The line must be decided individual case by individual case between the > person and the bishop, I'm sure. in response to a posting by Jim Cobabe: > >With regard to applying prophetic counsel, where is the line between > >personal prerogative and inspiration, and personal apostasy?
I don't think that it is any of the Bishop's business, in general. In fact this entire thread has seemed a bit strange to me. On numerous occasions, we have been counseled that women need to get a good education to not waste the gifts that have been given to her. I would hazard to guess that many working mothers do not really have to work, that the family could work things out so that she would not have to work. However, there are many cases where the financial situation requires a woman to work, some of them unforseeable, some of them unavoidable, and some of the the result of bad decisions and completely avoidable. Unforseeable: the husband is disabled and there has been insufficient time for the family to build up sufficient reserves/disabiliy insurance to make it through, or some similar situation. Unavoidable (by the mother): a flake of a husband leaves the family by running off or committing a crime, etc. The mother has no alternative but to take on both roles. Bad decisions: The husband dies and has no/insufficient life insurance. The famliy acrues unnecessary/avoidable debt. But whatever the case, it is between the individual and his/her maker to judge. In my own personal opinion, each individual knows in their heart whether they are working out of necessity, or if they really don not need to work, or could arrange things so as not to have to work (move locations or to a smaller house, etc.). Jon ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
