Alece, I also love CS Lewis, and agree that we should look to higher ground in our mortal journey. Mormon women are harder on themselves than any other group of ladies I have associated with. One of my talks I focused on Moses and the 5 women at the beginning of his life and the different roles they played: Shiphrah & Puah, the midwives who saved his and countless other Hebrew boys lives, Jochebed his birthmother and what it must have taken to put him in the basket and shut the lid (shes a stronger woman than I am! I only mentioned Mothers Day once, and I said how much my mom hated the hypocrisy of Mothers Day, and that we should treat women right every day of the year, not give platitudes one day of the year. I actually feel it is not so dissimilar on fathers day, particularly since the disparity between them can demean men. Ohand did you say you had an extra ticket??? At the end theyll get a rose with some message tied onto the stem with ribbon about how Jesus loves all women. At first I was wishing that I wasnt, but after thinking and praying about it for a few weeks and speaking with friends and family, Im rather excited about it. I dont know how that worked out for him. Uchtdorf. Im sure that attendance in RS would be higher on that day though. Snickers. Latter-day Saint Missionary Hospitalized After Stabbing in Colombia, A Slam Dunk of a Service Project: The NBA and Church of Jesus Christ Feed the Hungry, All Missionaries Accounted for in New Zealand After Devastating Cyclone, New Zealand Latter-day Saints Urged to Prepare for Cyclone, Latter-day Saint Artists Paints Uvalde Shooting Victims, Delivers Portraits to Families, Tender Advice from President Monson Trends on Instagram Reels, Church of Jesus Christ Releases Statement of Support After Earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, Try Faith: A 30-Day Challenge Shows How Four Young Vloggers Built Faith in Jesus. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Jana Riess: LDS Church's slow shift away from demonizing working mothers Please use the comments to make your own contributions. Is this our Sharon Haynie from DN branch? His topic? (Sorry to barge in madhousewife). Not a perfect example but I was striving for some other options besides stripling warriors moms. I believe the best thing a man can do is not to love his wife in word, but to help her find and be and become whatever she truly wants to be and become outside of her role as mother. Ill be checking back! I think it turned out great. 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. Really perfect for MD! Forgive me for not understanding the blessing part of it. You can still give the women the day off. Ive never objected to any Mothers Day program, and in my ward, all women get a gift, married, single, divorced, widowed, with or without children. Oh, and my husband is speaking in our ward this Mothers Day. I love your idea of wearing different color of flowers. Beware the philosophies of Hallmark, mingled with scripture. lol. I would say that since Christ is supposed to be the express image of his Father that we do know quite a bit about the Father. LDS Ministering Message Mother's Day Printable - Jonesing2Create Its hard for those without children, who are likely never to have children, to listen to motherhood talks that don't address their situation. #109 Rayloved the roller coaster quote on motherhood. Someone explain this. Weve gathered this collection to help you study, write talks, and share powerful LDS quotes about mothers. This past Mother's Day we arrived late to sacrament meeting due to a cobbling mishap in the morning. Elder Ballard lists three ways mothers can do that; first, is realizing joy comes in moments, second is to not overschedule children, and third, to find time to cultivate talents and interests.. For sacrament meeting, we can give the men a sternly worded warning about the danger of tehpernogriffiez. Disciples should take this personal holiday to their own homes to celebrate it when and how they choose. A nod to moms but no pedestal worshiping. That feels a little thin still, so Im glad this post exists. 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. Members have now learned to accept it. This blog post is the result of my musing. Because I know the real story so it is distracting from the fake one that they are giving. But arent mothers also sweet, like cookies? I was dreading it, but I was rescued by my sister coming to town for the next 3 days yayyyy. on Mothers Day and donate it to a womens shelter. I meant to type rebellious children in #90. And dont even get me started on the Are We Not All Mothers tripe. Thanks, kc! The Best Ward Mother's Day Gift - Leading Saints Do other Christian women struggle with church-going on this day? And out the door I flee. It would just be nice to complete our idealism with a good dose of reality. 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. Another angle in this specific holidayhas been brewing for a while. It seemed to strike just the right tone. #16 They asked him to speak again?! Although I have the suspicion that he had an ulterior motive of hoping never to be asked to speak again. Celebrating motherhood somehow demeans mothers by making them feel guilty for not having been "good" mothers. Also, try to remember that not all the women in the congregation are mothers - which may be because they can't be. Below, youll find an excerpt from each talk and a link to the full text. It is also a reminder that through His mercy and grace, all people will be resurrected and given the opportunity for eternal life with God. May 6, 2017
We should not celebrate anything unless it is universally acknowledged around the world. Aiming for Heaven is again looking to the sinless for examples, not to an episode of Leave it to Beaver. Part of this ordinance is a promise to remember Him always and a witness of individual willingness to take upon oneself the name of Jesus Christ and to keep His commandments. I did this for five years and the sisters seemed to enjoy sitting, chatting, and not having a child demanding a bit of their pie. She now works full time as a marketing and product manager, writer, and editor. Up til now, I have endured going because I thought I had to. Gospel Q&A: My Children Have Left the Church & I Worry for Their Souls. Honest! Isnt it reasonable to think that Abe is trying a little too hard, and might be overcompensating for something? The music . It is good to share personal stories, but be aware that your own family might be abit stranger than you think. Only for the second time he also included a segment about how if his wife was a better homemaker maybe his kids wouldnt have such screwed up lives. I could send you a PDF of the sheet music, but it's probably too late now for your choir and Primary to prepare in time for Mother's Day. My Mother will one day reach the godstage with my Father and will have there own planet. I am the wife of a bishopric member, and I used to love Mothers Day. Just a question here, since I am new to this blog. See also What to Expect at Church Services. It seems like every time theres a church scandaland especially one that concerns moneypeople start arguing that the scandal-ridden church (or even churches in general) should lose their tax exemptions. I think its the best way to go. I recommend that you take President Eyrings approach and assume that the women to whom you are speaking are doing their best, but that often their very best means just barely hanging on. 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 Enter your email address to follow BCC and receive new posts by email. She has your best interests at heart. The answer has been taught by the Lords prophets. I choose to stay away for most MDs and all FD. This post should be required reading for all Mothers Day speakers. Didn't Sheri Dew give a talk titled, "Are We Not All Mothers?" Just pass out the chocolates and let all the women go to a park where buckets of KFC, potato salad and slaw are in abundance and/or veggie pizza and cheesecake. Identifying ideals is somehow so treacherous for the psyches of women that that must never be mentioned? The rest of us mortals should stick with real.. I was reading about the origins of Mothers Day. Intent matters, and I dont believe the idealism we are fed is meant to hurt, but rather to uplift. We go to church to grow closer to the Savior, not to get treats or recognition. Because disciples can be wayward in their faith we should not celebrate Christmas because it causes too much pain in those who remain more faithful. In return, the Lord renews the promised remission of sin and enables Church members to always have his Spirit to be with them (Doctrine and Covenants 20:77). But in Argentina, where Mothers Day is in October, they also tended to recognize International Womens Day (March 8) even in church (in addition to a wide variety of other holidays Childrens Day, Grandparents Day, etc.). It was designed with ward choirs and Sacrament Meeting musical numbers in mind. me) before deciding on these speakers. I would love tohear from you. The perfect sacrament meeting talk? 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. Those were the kinds of talks I gave, and thats what I would rather listen to. Thanks. Kristine, thank you again. We do need to have some kind of an ideal, even if we may not measure up to it occasionally, or even ever! Trust her. I want to hear about the mother who lost all her children, because she made a lot of mistakes. Why? Let us also posit that, even if the average woman is more nurturing or righteous than the . All women were given a 'present' which looked like a flower or something, I didn't inspect it; many men and women took extra ones to give to any mother or lady in the neighborhood, single, mother, any sister or non member. I dont recall what the men are given on Fathers Day, but at one time in my ward they gave them nice ball point pens. Yeah, it would be pretty late to be thinking about music now. Alece, its usually when the admins sense that the conversation is no longer productive, or when we dont have time or patience to keep monitoring the thread. Are you looking for the best LDS talks on motherhood? So, yeah, how irritated the host is with the comments is pretty much it. I think she says that just because she is my mom. Not all women can become real mothers. It isn't in every country so I don't know why it has to be in just a few. It is not a bad thing and it might be the one day that young mothers will remember and enjoy the most. Come on. In Bishopric meeting this year, I quoted your little sister regarding plants. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Ugh. This is a tradition of man, and sometimes it is just a bad idea. When we value families so strongly we should celebrate the roles of motherhood and fatherhood. A new Mother's Day song for Mormons - Religion News Service Men tended to speak about angel mothers who bore no resemblance to mine. 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. Mother's Day Sacrament Mtg - Mormon Dialogue & Discussion Board I mean big ol gnarly wretch. Im sort of hoping that the person before me goes too long and I have to wrap up with my testimony. The best MD talk was from a woman who gave a list of all the things she wished she had known when she was 18. Speechless. #28 Love the song choice of I Have Work Enough To Do as a tribute. In my nearly 40 years in the church that has borne true. Mothers Day theme, is the spirit is trying to witness to us at what a dumb idea it is. Kind of it takes a village/ward to raise a child philosophy. Fun Photos of Latter-day Saint Leaders in the Snow! The men work. After living with me for almost 17 years, hed better get it right! It very gently re-addressed several of the points that were flying in the newspapers and throughout the church in the Mothers Who Know backlash. I dont want to hear Sister Becks controversial mothers who know talk, or president bensons talk come home talk. Serious question for everyone, just out of true curiosity: How many of these horror stories happened in the last five years? Sacrament - LDS Living May 2011 was the best mothers day sacrament mtg Ive ever attended. That we be a great subject for Mother's Day. Daughters of God (i.e. (If you want to see an example, search mormon tax exemption on Twitter.) She never got her kids back and they never forgave her, and she died of some incurable stress induced disease. JUST kidding. For those who disagreed with my thoughts (above) about our needing ideals to aim at in our lives, I fell upon a quote from C.S. Ziff, thank you. Could someone remind of what the day is for after all? Flowers were also given to anyone who wanted to wear one in honour of their mothers. The Spirits constant companionship is one of the greatest gifts of mortality. Because school is out in June, Fathers get the bum end of the deal when it comes to recognition. Yes, the rhetoric has calmed down, but is certainly still present. We speak about it nearly every Sunday. I recommend it highly: This! (http://dandelionmama.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/this-this-is-what-i-believe/). It appears that we have adopted the perverted sense of inclusion to such a degree that we cannot mention our gratitude for our mothers and motherhood without "hurting" or "marginalizing" those who are not mothers. Why in the church is there such a strong, almost secular aversion to motherhood? What would happen, if, at the start of sacrament meeting on Mothers Day, the bishop announced that there would be two separate meetings. Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Our HC speaker will be talking about forgiveness this Sunday at the special request of our Leadership. Mothers Day was open so I said ok, I will come up with something appropriate. If my kids are with me on MD I go, but FD is just too painful. You wouldnt give a talk in a single adult ward about the joys of scouting. Sometime in the mid-1990s, I went to the ward library after sacrament meeting to obtain materials for teaching a lesson. Some of the stories were simple acts of kindness and some were extraordinary examples of love and sacrifice. After church we can give dear old dad a cookie in a baggie and a kick in the pants, call it good for another year, and send him home. Father's Day Talk in Sacrament Meeting June 21, 2009. THE major Mothers Day talk in Sacrament Meeting in our ward this week, I have forwarded all of this discussion on to him! That being said, my ward will be nice and quiet next Sunday, one of the joys of the YSA wards. This is brilliant, Mark. If you want to deal in rose-colored platitudes, you are probably gunning for the high council, so save it until then. I haven't a clue about how to interact at times. Why shouldn't women be those who teach about the glory of god that is woman? Avoid speaking of angel mothers. I am confident that a poll ofactive Mormons would show that Mothers Day sacrament meeting is, hands down, the one meeting of the year most fraught with difficulty for the people who attend. Even now, 4 years after her passing, I miss her. I dont mean to be rude, but I know I will have anxiety over killing it and then I *will* kill it and then I will have to look at its dead body. My kids are way too distracting. Latter Day Arrangements is a sheet music resource for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Christians. In my home ward, we once had a Mothers Day Sacrament Meeting the topic of which was the priesthood. It can be any of those. Ours, like most, has its strengths and its weaknesses. Do you also not need an idea such as the Savior, your Father in Heaven or your Heavenly Mother? Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ lives.feed my sheep, etc. Cannot load blog information at this time. Why are women so disenchanted with motherhood when we value it so highly? What does that say about us as a people? Book of Mormon Scriptures on Mothers. End of rant. To find a ward near you, try the Meetinghouse Locator, which will also provide sacrament meeting times, driving directions, and contact information. Its always the wives. 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. Can I suggest NOT sending the youth out hunting all women? I issue a challenge to top this worst Mothers Day sacrament meeting talk. Alece 100 it is a bit rich for you to interpret that your comment and that quote by Lewis mean the same thing. This has been a big concern for me, as there are many women in the ward who are very sensitive to the Perfect Mother talks, and I didnt want to heap on to their burdens. Tell the moms that you'll be playing a game with the kids on Mother's Day and that . Julie B. Beck reminds women what it means to be a mother who knows listing a number of attributes, including the principles of bearing children, honoring sacred covenants, nurturing others, doing less, teaching, and leading. Latter-day Saints in a contemporary congregation partake of the sacrament. Scriptural women are perhaps safer :-) And in our ward, the men get cans of Dads Root Beer or Sugar Daddy candies. 1) Peanut butter sandwiches served with a smile tastes much better than the fanciest meal served with a side of stress. He did not have any high-profile ward or stake calling at the time, not that it matters. As I journey on my way, I agree! 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). For years the tradition in my ward was a simple gift for all sisters 18 and older. I dont think it would occur to anyone to give a man a plant for Fathers Day *, but its very common to give women plants for Mothers Day. A cookie in a baggie? 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. And the Uchtdorf talk on grace from last conference and his talk on the flowers might be good ones. It was an emotional rollercoaster of raised hopes and disappointments. Your email address will not be published. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers. . 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. Well, count me among the lucky ones who are speaking this coming Sunday. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers.