(June'sTheme from the Releif Society Declaration is: Find Nobility in Motherhood and Joy in Womanhood)
Dear Sisters:
“The Nobility of Motherhood and Joy of Womanhood” is the topic for our Presidency lesson this month. While preparing, I noticed Elder Carl B. Cook, a recently called general authority, mentioned the influence of his mother in a church news article.
“When he was six and his youngest sister just three months old, his mother was left to raise five young children. Watching his mother go to work, go to night school and juggle the demands of raising a family while faithfully fulfilling her church calling had a definite impact on Elder Cook. Besides teaching him how to mow the lawn, saddle the horses and make repairs around the house, she taught him to ‘trust in the Lord, work hard and serve others.’ Now when he is faced with a challenge or daunting task, he thinks about the example of his mother and says, ‘OK, Mom, I’ll try it. I can do it’.”
Another such example I read was from Steve Mikita. He has spent his life in a wheelchair being born with spinal muscular atrophy. He has been very successful in his life; he has served as Utah’s assistant attorney general since 1982. “When I looked back on my earlier years, I soon realized my understanding Christ’s love came through my mother’s love.” . . . ”My mother helped me interpret the meaning and
purpose of life, and the meaning and purpose behind suffering.” Steve’s mother inspired him to achieve his dream of going to college. She was instrumental in his conversion to the LDS Church and taught him how to laugh at life.
Sister Sheri Dew clearly describes our important role in our Heavenly Father’s plan. “Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His
daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate.” (Nov. 2001 Ensign)
Love,
Jamie, Cindy, Loree, and Kathy
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