Equality

Two things can be equal without being the same.  My favorite analogy of this is 4 quarters and a dollar bill.  They are worth the same, thus equal, but they can be used very differently.  Yes 4 quarters can fill in for a dollar bill, or a dollar bill can fill in for a quarter, but they have different purposes and are different, yet equal. 

In math you can have 2 equal equations that are not the same: x(x+2)=x^2+2x.  The left side of the equation is an easy way to find out what the equation equals when set to 0, but I'd rather substitute a number for x into the right side of the equation.  I'd also rather substitute the right side of an equation into another equation...

I was thinking this morning of going to Disneyland.  I've been to Disneyland many times, each time has been so much fun, equal in the level of fun, yet I've never gone to Disneyland with the same people, done the exact same rides, or had the same experience.

So why do we think that men and women have to do the same things to be equal?  I am no less equal than my husband because he has the priesthood.  I am no less equal than him because he goes to a job all day long and works to provide for our family.  I am no less equal than my husband because he has a master's degree.  I am DIFFERENT from my husband, but not unequal.  I bring different attributes and ideas to our marriage, but together we make harmony!:)  My husband sometimes plays the melody and sometimes I do, but we are united and strong, because we are different but equal. We both make major decisions for our family, we both share in the responsibilities of raising a family.  We both work together to make our marriage work, we both serve each other.  We are equal!!!:)