I think it is interesting that the first commandment given on the earth pertained to Adam and Eve's potential to be parents.
Gen 1:26 "And God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth"
I also think it is interesting what Adam named his wife.
Gen 3:20 "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living."
I love Sister Beck's timeless talk from Spring Conference 2004, A "Mother Heart"
Quote:
"I was recently at a park where I met a group of women with mother hearts. They were young, covenant-keeping women. They were bright and had obtained advanced degrees from respected universities. Now they were devoting their considerable gifts to planning dinner that evening and sharing housekeeping ideas. They were teaching two-year-olds to be kind to one another. They were soothing babies, kissing bruised knees, and wiping tears. I asked one of those mothers how it came about that she could transfer her talents so cheerfully into the role of motherhood. She replied, “I know who I am, and I know what I am supposed to do. The rest just follows.” That young mother will build faith and character in the next generation one family prayer at a time, one scripture study session, one book read aloud, one song, one family meal after another. She is involved in a great work. She knows that “children are an heritage of the Lord” and “happy is the [woman] that hath [a] quiver full of them” (Ps. 127:3, 5). She knows that the influence of righteous, conscientious, persistent, daily mothering is far more lasting, far more powerful, far more influential than any earthly position or institution invented by man. She has the vision that, if worthy, she has the potential to be blessed as Rebekah of old to be “the mother of thousands of millions” (Gen. 24:60)."
This description matches countless women that I know and love. Strong, beautiful, intelligent women who find nobility in motherhood. Women who realize that nobody else should, nor could raise their children as well as they can. Nobody else will teach them what they need to know to make it through the pitfalls and dangers of this mortal existence. Women who are more involved in making memories than in making money.
Sometimes I feel guilty about not using my degree more. Sometimes I feel burdened by the lack of income and the big difference I could make toward it. But then I look at my angel boys and I know I'm right where I need to be and that nobody could take my place in their lives.
Gen 1:26 "And God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth"
I also think it is interesting what Adam named his wife.
Gen 3:20 "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living."
I love Sister Beck's timeless talk from Spring Conference 2004, A "Mother Heart"
Quote:
"I was recently at a park where I met a group of women with mother hearts. They were young, covenant-keeping women. They were bright and had obtained advanced degrees from respected universities. Now they were devoting their considerable gifts to planning dinner that evening and sharing housekeeping ideas. They were teaching two-year-olds to be kind to one another. They were soothing babies, kissing bruised knees, and wiping tears. I asked one of those mothers how it came about that she could transfer her talents so cheerfully into the role of motherhood. She replied, “I know who I am, and I know what I am supposed to do. The rest just follows.” That young mother will build faith and character in the next generation one family prayer at a time, one scripture study session, one book read aloud, one song, one family meal after another. She is involved in a great work. She knows that “children are an heritage of the Lord” and “happy is the [woman] that hath [a] quiver full of them” (Ps. 127:3, 5). She knows that the influence of righteous, conscientious, persistent, daily mothering is far more lasting, far more powerful, far more influential than any earthly position or institution invented by man. She has the vision that, if worthy, she has the potential to be blessed as Rebekah of old to be “the mother of thousands of millions” (Gen. 24:60)."
This description matches countless women that I know and love. Strong, beautiful, intelligent women who find nobility in motherhood. Women who realize that nobody else should, nor could raise their children as well as they can. Nobody else will teach them what they need to know to make it through the pitfalls and dangers of this mortal existence. Women who are more involved in making memories than in making money.
Sometimes I feel guilty about not using my degree more. Sometimes I feel burdened by the lack of income and the big difference I could make toward it. But then I look at my angel boys and I know I'm right where I need to be and that nobody could take my place in their lives.
