We had a great talk today by a Stake High Councilor on member missionary work. The thing that came out of that talk that struck me the most was a quote by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a politician and US Ambassador. He said this:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts.
So, when I get testy about something - where someone appears to be attempting to manipulate the facts into what appears to be their opinion, I leave the "fight for moral agency" mode and I go into "fight for truth" mode and start to shred. My wife is the same - but being a nurturer (by design) she approaches things from a standpoint of "mercy". Being the patriarch, defender, male-type, I approach them from the "justice" standpoint. The reason I call us "Brother Justice and Sister Mercy"..... So, when we put the two together (the two perfect halves, so to speak), we have a beautiful synergy and "whole" perspective that cannot be beat. That is why I am a big fan of the role of woman - I get the need for that completing and finishing perspective. And, for the most part, I believe she understands my role and how we fit together beautifully.
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