Mazel Tov

Right now, I'm taking this class called "Families in World Religions". I love it because it talks about how families fit into some of the major world religions. The last few class periods, we've been watching this movie that follows a Jewish family who lives in Jerusalem. It takes place during one of the major religious festivals called Sukkot, or Feast of the Tabernacles. Not ever having learned a lot about Jewish culture before, it was interesting to watch and compare their worship rituals to my own.

Usually, I'll read my scriptures and say my prayers in the morning and then not think about it until I do it again at night. However, in this movie, it showed the husband and the wife continually praising God. Out loud, most of the time. They read their scriptures, said multiple prayers throughout the day, and the husband went to a worship service every morning. They were so faithful that God would let everything work out in their lives that it became a major theme of the movie. I guess you can say that this media had a good effect on me because it's helping me to realize that there is still so much more that I can do. It's important for me to never stop trying to be better because the fact of the matter is that I'm not perfect yet. But, that's still okay... :)