Gary and I both gave talks today in church, and it has been really great to research for this talk and remember the Divinity and Nobility of motherhood.
I used this talk and this talk quite a bit:
From Elder Holland's talk this is the quote summed up my talk:
“Through the thick and the thin of this, and through the occasional tears of it all, I know deep down inside I am doing God’s work. I know that in my motherhood I am in an eternal partnership with Him. I am deeply moved that God finds His ultimate purpose and meaning in being a parent, even if some of His children make Him weep.
“It is this realization,” she says, “that I try to recall on those inevitably difficult days when all of this can be a bit overwhelming. Maybe it is precisely our inability and anxiousness that urge us to reach out to Him and enhance His ability to reach back to us. Maybe He secretly hopes wewill be anxious,” she said, “and will plead for His help. Then, I believe, He can teach these children directly, through us, but with no resistance offered. I like that idea,” she concludes. “It gives me hope. If I can be right before my Father in Heaven, perhaps His guidance to our children can be unimpeded. Maybe then it can be His work and His glory in a very literal sense.” 7
Knowing that I am doing God's work makes me recommit to these children I have been entrusted with.
Happy Mother's Day, to my mother...who is amazing, and mother-in-law, and my grandma M!
