He also discussed the importance of placing motherhood first in our lives but not allowing the pressures of motherhood to sap us of joy. mothers day Archives - LDS Daily Many said not to assignmother or female focused messages in sacrament meeting, others said to keep your effortssimple as long as it is sincere. Ive lived in numerous family wards, and Ive never gotten as much as a crumb for Fathers Day, at least not from church. Should we have days for every type of individual? Why are women so disenchanted with motherhood when we value it so highly? THAT is what non-denominational Christian churches do :). The first speaker was my favorite. I have some ideas of speaker topics but I thought I would start a thread for suggestions of topics, scriptures, conference talks, etc that would help make a great Sacrament Meeting that honors Motherhood while also keeping a focus on Christ. Love your mother, my young sisters. Ive endured (and thats the right word) too many Mothers Days that were awful, meaningless, and unrealistic. Primary kids singing, oh, 12 songs, and then someone real standing up and talking about the incredible power of hope, even when we feel that we dont measure up, and the wonder of the atonement and Gods love for us. We know very little about HM and HF really. Oh, great. I thought my husband (Sonny) had already posted this, but maybe not, or Im just blinder than usual. Well, counselor x/counselor y is in charge of May, I dont know what hes doing for sure . His topic? What if you brought in padded RS chairs for the YW & PRI workers, including Nursery sisters, so that they can feel a little comfort on that Sunday? Thank you for writing this blog post. Watch This Touching LDS Mother's Day Medley | LDS Daily And home teachers were not comfortable giving flowers or candy to a single sister. I have attended other Christian churches enough to realize why it is much less likely that they have painful mothers day talks. Again, its about building testimony and gaining faith. Your arrangement sounds really cool. On the other hand, women tended to speak about motherhood as the most emotionally-exhausting and time-consuming chore imaginable. Actually, Ive never heard anything about Heavenly Mother beyond, Isnt it so wonderful that we believe in a Heavenly Mother?!. Steve P, Thanks. I have no aversion to motherhood being spoken of in church. Those who are solely focused on their own selfish desires? Maybe. Reading over those messages, it is hard to come up with any form of consensus other than, everyone has a different opinion. (If you want to see an example, search mormon tax exemption on Twitter.) That wouldn't let her do such and suchall things in the end that weren't good for her daughter to do, one way of looking at it. The speaker described how she saw her mothertake stock of the smoking wreckage of her life, humble herself, and begin the heroic and difficult work of transforming her life into something she didnt need to be ashamed of anymore. The Best LDS Talks on Motherhood | LDS Daily I too have wrestled with the infertility monster and MD was always a nightmare. President Hinckley addressed all the women of the Church and thanked them for all the work they do in their families, congregations, and communities. There are diabetic men, arent there? He invites mothers to count the debits and credits in your role as a mother. President Hinckley then goes through a number of important gospel teachings mothers should focus on. I don't think it bodes well. I meant an ideal not an idea! This is brilliant, Mark. Actually now that I do have children, the primary song Im so glad when Daddy comes home has taken on a new meaning for me. Most seemed to realize bishoprics are trying and they appreciate any effort. It is as if we cannot celebrate anything because if we focus on single day to celebrate one person then we have decimated everyone else. Probably low on the most desired list, but very creative and I will always remember that with a smile. Have a young child, a teenager, husband and elderly father take you through the different phases of motherhood in their own point of view. This reflects a very different image than the one we portray to the world about our values and what we say means the most to us. One of my favorite talks ever wasnt a Mothers Day talk but was given by a mother talking about mothering (we were on vacation, so didnt know the woman speaking). Excuse everyone after Sacrament meeting to spend the time with their mothers. Sacrament meeting is for honoring and remembering the Savior, its not Fathers Day or Mothers Day, its the Saviors Day! I also really like Kristenes suggestion and everything like unto it as EOR suggested. A new Mother's Day song for Mormons - Religion News Service From all accounts, her talk was very well received. In the mean time, please, PLEASE, dont go hunting the sisters. American LDS women who attended Sacrament Meeting were told that they have a lot of innate qualities, such as being righteous, spiritual, pure, or nurturing. She loved us unconditionally heart and soul. In simple terms his philosophy was that the church is not true because it is madeconsists of people who are imperfect and therefore not always true to all of the ideals taught. LDS Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Great Gifts for LDS Women Mother's Day Cupcake Flower Card Mother's Day Gift Ideas: 10 Ways to Show Your Love on Mother's Day Mother's Day Chapstick Idea Mother's Day Questionnaire & Gift Idea Mother's Day Gift Idea: Candy Necklaces Mother's Day Treat Tags Mother's Day gift idea: Candy Flower Bouquets Categories please please please please dont pull us teachers from Primary for pie or talking. It is the essence of who we are as women. Teach Me to Walk in the Light - Mother's Day Song For years the tradition in my ward was a simple gift for all sisters 18 and older. Thanks for the reminder. Home & Family. Ideals ALL! Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.. The good news is, most sisters want chocolate from their ward family and most sisters usually get chocolate. Sisters would come up to me and express that MD was hard for them also for various reasonsone was abused by her mother while another friend had lost a mother she loved as a teenager so cried all day long. Mothers Day was open so I said ok, I will come up with something appropriate. Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their . Someone explain this. when she becomes a God like I know she will she will be an inspriation to all ladys, Find another way to show appreciation to Mothers! But alas, Mother's Day 11 years ago will forever be known as the day I landed face down on the floor of the chapel, on top of my 3-year-old, in the middle of sacrament meeting, with my skirt flung over my head. What do you think should be handed out for Mothers Day? Daughters of God In one of my wards, the women of the congregation were given wooden spoons as their gifts at the end of the meeting. Sharon if that is our Sharon, please PM me. Talk topics could be: - examples in the scriptures (Eve, Ruth, Naomi, Esther, Sarah, Mary, Sariah, etc), - early Saints (Lucy Mack, Emma, Eliza R Snow, Aurelia Rogers, etc), - influence of (teachers, nurses, aunts, grandmas, etc). Thanks, kc! Book of Mormon Scriptures on Mothers. . In addition, there are doctrinal and scriptural classes for . Keep in mind, this is from a male perspective, andmy opinions might be worth exactly what you paid for them. Gospel Q&A: My Children Have Left the Church & I Worry for Their Souls. I must speak the loving word, Let's apply your logic standard to other holidays. But I certainly enjoyed the beauty of the whole situation and was very glad to see so many young peole in the Church on Sunday. She talked about how her convert mother negotiated church attendance with her inactive husband, how she brought the gospel into the home to the extent she could while maintaining close family ties and coping with her own faith struggles, and how her example and choices blessed her home. Im asking this out of genuine curiosity/responsibility for handing stuff out. Well, I wont bore you with all the mediocre talks over the years, I will just tell you that the best song for MD from the primary children was Armies of Helaman. Well we could have it like the Sacrament Meetings for Father's Day and have it be your usual every Sunday meeting and not even talk about women or mothers. Watching the Primary children singing to their mothers in Sacrament meeting was the hardest. Sabbath Day Scriptures Scripture References Doctrine and Covenants 59:9-12 Scripture Study Resources Topical Guide, "Assembly for Worship" Also waiting by the library's tiny window with the Dutch door was a . Next, it is always very specific so as to not offend anyone. Weve had sermons based on bumper stickers, Willy Wonka, the Grinch, and quite possibly Chicken Soup for the Soul, etc. But these are good points. Being Mother's Day, that meant the soft seats up front were filled with grandmothers and other maternal figures visiting for the weekend, which meant latecomers like the Lemons got metal seats in the back this week. from Pres. Ours, like most, has its strengths and its weaknesses. Steve P. wont be the only one this Mothers Day asked to speak on that controversial talk, its still in heavy circulation in wards. Print out the short questionnaires included in the printable and distribute them to the mothers in your ward a few weeks before Mother's Day. This might be a useful reference in terms of stories about Christ and women (not saying to cite it, just to get scripture references and helpful context): http://www.fairmormon.org/perspectives/fair-conferences/2015-fairmormon-conference/christs-emancipation-of-women-in-the-new-testament. There have been one or two General Conference talks in the last couple of years that briefly addressed that situation. Theologies have consequences. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/daughters-of-god?lang=eng, Ray (#58) Steve Ps post is evidence that a talk from 2007 which has been essentially corrected is still being recycled today. Father's Day Talk in Sacrament Meeting June 21, 2009 - Blogger This post should be required reading for all Mothers Day speakers. But I love my mother, and I miss her, so Im hopeful that the experience will be a good one. We can all sound harsh at times, but this seems to be a community of sorts and following through on the different dicussions helps put context to opinions expressed. The first speaker was a single father, then the bishop spoke, then the stake president spoke. No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child.. I am not sure what other words I can use to convey my meaning when I rely so heavily on tone. It just screamed, whoops, we forgot to order flowers in time and ran out to walmart last night and bought up whatever womanly thing we could find. They may have services on Holy Mother Mary but then again, she left her son behind in Jerusalem and didnt even notice she had forgotten him for quite some time before going back to look for him so not sure about her mothering skills ;)). The broken bread is a reminder of His body and His physical sufferingespecially His suffering on the cross. Yea like all of you My Mother sucked too. The average of the survey said their bishopric probably spends about $1 per sister for Mothers Day gifts. I didnt enjoy Mothers Day during my years of infertility, but Ive been surprised that I enjoy it even less now that I have children. . My wife and I were not in his ward to hear the talk, but he told us about it later. The deacons hand out small potted plants to all women 12+ years, then the sisters eat cake in Relief Society (served up by the RS presidency.). I haven't a clue about how to interact at times. At my ward the angel mothers were to aspire to. So far, so good. In partaking of the sacrament and making these commitments, Church members renew the covenant they made at baptism (see Mosiah 18:810; Doctrine and Covenants 20:37). Below, youll find an excerpt from each talk and a link to the full text.
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