Equal Partnership
"A helpmeet results in an absolute equal partnership between a husband and a wife."
Elder Earl. C. Tingey
It is important not to misinterpret the Proclamation to the World: The Family. Though it spells out the separate but equal roles of mothers and fathers, it does not mean one has dominion over the other. The stewardship of priesthood does not superimpose a hierarchal relationship over the God-ordained equality between husband and wife. James E. Faust taught that "every father is to his family a patriarch and every mother a matriarch as coequals in their distinctive parental roles."
Benefits to couples with an equal partnership:
I chose this picture for this post, because this is a realistic picture of what equal partnership looks like in my home. My husband is so great about helping me with household chores and upkeep, such as the dishes. I hear a lot of wives talk about how their husband doesn't help with the kids much, and they have to ask nicely if their husband would watch the kids for a minute while they go out just for a while. Equal partnership applies to parenting, too. While one spouse, usually the wife, has main stewardship over parenting, we shouldn't have to ask our husbands to "babysit." They should be participating fully in parenting.
Elder Earl. C. Tingey
It is important not to misinterpret the Proclamation to the World: The Family. Though it spells out the separate but equal roles of mothers and fathers, it does not mean one has dominion over the other. The stewardship of priesthood does not superimpose a hierarchal relationship over the God-ordained equality between husband and wife. James E. Faust taught that "every father is to his family a patriarch and every mother a matriarch as coequals in their distinctive parental roles."
Benefits to couples with an equal partnership:
- Happier relationships
- Better individual wellbeing
- More effective parenting practices
- Better functioning children
- Better overall marital quality
- Less likely to experience verbal aggression
- Less likely to experience physical violence
- More satisfied with physical intimacy
I chose this picture for this post, because this is a realistic picture of what equal partnership looks like in my home. My husband is so great about helping me with household chores and upkeep, such as the dishes. I hear a lot of wives talk about how their husband doesn't help with the kids much, and they have to ask nicely if their husband would watch the kids for a minute while they go out just for a while. Equal partnership applies to parenting, too. While one spouse, usually the wife, has main stewardship over parenting, we shouldn't have to ask our husbands to "babysit." They should be participating fully in parenting.
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