Rebekah

My sister finished reading the Divergent book series last week and was anxious for someone to talk to the books about. I told her I would read them as quick as I could. They were incredibly easy to get through due to the writing style and story being very basic. However, at the beginning of this week as I was finishing up the series I found myself putting off my scripture study to read those books instead. I was so mad at myself at the end of the third book. Those books are about a girl, Tris, that is trying to figure out who she is in a dystopian society and she goes back and forth so much that it is dizzying. The books also describe her romantic relationship with another character to the point of wanting to gag and roll my eyes anytime they were near each other. It was pretty ridiculous.

As I studied Rebekah the rest of this week there was a very stark contrast between Rebekah and Tris. Rebekah was amazing. She knew who she was and she knew what she needed to do. When she had the option to stay with her family a little longer, or to go with Abraham's servant she didn't hesitate. She simply said, "I will go (Genesis 24:58)". Her relationship with Isaac was also a much better love story then Tris'. Tris' relationship was immature, there were way too many descriptions about how they always had to be touching each other, and it seemed unhealthy the way they were constantly fighting and disagreeing about something. Again, ridiculous. On the other hand you have Rebekah who had proven to be very charitable and faithful, and who had prepared to make and keep sacred covenants. Sister Elaine S. Dalton talked about Rebekah and Isaac's love story in General Conference last year. She said, "Now the moral and ending of this love story: Rebekah was prepared and worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and to become a covenant wife of Isaac. She did not have to wait and prepare herself. Prior to her departure from her family, she was given a blessing, and the words are stirring to me, for she was promised that she would become “the mother of thousands of millions.” But the best part of this love story is when Rebekah first saw Isaac and he first saw her. It doesn’t say this in the Bible, but I think it was love at first sight! For “virtue loveth virtue; [and] light cleaveth unto light.” When Isaac went out to meet the caravan,Rebekah “lighted off [her] camel.” And then it says, “And he loved her.” This is where I sigh!"  

The spirit that was felt while reading about these two different heroine's was very distinguishable.  It was another lesson that I learned about the importance of studying the women in the scriptures and putting scripture study first.