There has never been a bigger blessing in my life than that of being a mother. I dreamed of it all my life, and knew I would be PERFECT at it. I would be so kind, thoughtful, generous, let them do whatever they wanted, I would be the "cool" mom, never get mad at them, read to them, play with them, never mind that I would cook delicious food, they would ALWAYS want to talk to me, I would teach them EVERYTHING they could ever need to know, including the gospel. They would never talk back...because they wouldn't need or want to. THEN.... I had a baby :) Who knew that this would be such challenging work? Heavenly Father knew.
This message from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is such a valuable lesson. It is easy to get bogged down with some of the seemingly trivial things about motherhood, but we need to remember we are doing the best of the Lord's work.
James R. Clark said, "Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels." He also stated: "The calling of motherhood has been identified as the most ennobling endowment God could give His daughters..."
Julie B. Beck: "Mothers who Know".
