A week later, I was reading one of my favorite columnist from the Salt Lake Tribune, Robert Kirby. Apparently, he didn't realize that there was a gay agenda in the books he read during his childhood. Apparently "Frozen" had a hidden agenda, according Sister* Skaggs. What he wrote got me curious, so during lunch one day, I googled Well Behaved Mormon Woman. I didn't have time to read the blog, so when I came home that evening, I read it. Her blog post was very long. As I was reading it, I thought this woman was reading things into the movie that were just not there. I thought of Elsa as a very lonely person, not a lesbian because the movie did not provide a love interest for her. Does Sister Skaggs think I am a lesbian because I'm a middle aged single adult who has never married or had children? That hurt, but I know there are small minded people in the world. I thought of message I gathered from the film. To me, it was about forgiveness, but mostly letting love heal our and other's brokenness.
As I thought of it more, I thought of the scripture that my sister's family was memorizing the week I was in the Seattle area. Ether 12:27 "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." Elsa had the ability to freeze, which sometimes hurt others. At the end of the movie, Elsa had turned that weakness into a strength. With love, her freezing abilities helped others to experience the joys of winter, even in the summer.
I can see where a gay person would relate to Elsa, but I could also see anyone who faced discrimination or bullying in their life, identifying with Elsa. To me the message of "Frozen" was about letting go and letting love heal us. Let go of things that drag us down, like guilt, like pain, like depression, like low self-esteem, like anger, etc.
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:34-35
*In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we refer to each other as brother or sister, although it isn't as common as it was in the 1970's. Usually at church, I am called by my first name, unless I am teaching Primary, then I allow myself to be called Sister Jackson.
I enjoyed reading that.
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