This week we talked about cultures. We were presented with the question: Are some cultures more valid than others? In class we looked up the definition of "valid." It means sound, well founded, producing desired results. I think that it is hard to determine if a culture is more valid than another culture, because every person is different. They have different expectations, goals, and beliefs. How can one person tell another person that what they believe in is wrong? Especially when each person sins and has flaws. The one being who can tell any of us that one culture is more valid than another is our Heavenly Father. 
In class we did an activity where a few students were put in the front of the classroom. They were given roles such as: mother, father, kid, cousin, uncle, and grandparent. They were told that they were a Hispanic family and the father was going to be moving to America to give his family better opportunities. The family was planning on moving out with the father shortly after he got there, but unfortunately it didn't work out that way. It was 3 years before the two kids and the mother moved out there and by then a lot of emotional damage had been done. The kids talked about feeling abandoned and the wife had many hardships. I couldn't help but feel sorry for this family. I wish things had been easier or better for them, but watching this role playing gave me hope for families. Even though it was a difficult thing, the father went to America out of love for his family. Some people aren't so privileged to have a parent do something so loving for them.  Sacrifice goes a long way in showing someone that you really love and care about them.