Recognizing that not all women who bear children are duly dedicated to their offspring and not all capable mothers are blessed with children of their own, today we celebrate women everywhere who consecrate their time, talents and, ultimately, their lives, to the nurture and protection of the next generation, which is truly what it means to be a "mother." These flowers are for you. God bless you and strengthen you!
3 comments:
You're sweet. My ward here only gives flowers to women who have given birth? How terrible is that?? And they call each name from the pulpit. In the middle of Sacrament Meeting. Not a good day to be an 'old' YSA. Or a woman who can't have children. Not fun. Our mother's day was back in the beginning of March. I didn't stay for Sacrament Meeting that day. Gee . . . wonder why.
I thought that was well put Trisha. Out ward was nice and asked all mother's in Zion (all women) to please recieve their gift. I love being a mom!
Thank you for the compliments on my Mothers Day post, but it wasn't exactly my original idea: "When we understand the magnitude of motherhood, it becomes clear why prophets have been so protective of woman’s most sacred role. While we tend to equate motherhood solely with maternity, in the Lord’s language, the word mother has layers of meaning. Of all the words they could have chosen to define her role and her essence, both God the Father and Adam called Eve “the mother of all living”—and they did so before she ever bore a child. Like Eve, our motherhood began before we were born . . . Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us."
~Sheri L. Dew, “Are We Not All Mothers?,” Liahona, Jan 2002, 112–14
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