There is eternal influence and power in motherhood.
The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance.
Mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children.
Mothers who know desire to bear children…in the culture of the gospel we still believe in having children.
Mothers who know honor sacred ordinances and covenants
Mothers who know are nurturers.
Mothers who know create a climate for spiritual and temporal growth in their homes.
Home is where women have the most power and influence
Nurturing mothers are knowledgeable, but all the education women attain will avail them nothing if they do not have the skill to make a home that creates a climate for spiritual growth
Mothers who know are leaders. In equal partnership with their husbands, they lead a great and eternal organization. These mothers plan for the future of their organization. They plan for missions, temple marriages, and education. They plan for prayer, scripture study, and family home evening.
Mothers who know build children into future leaders and are the primary examples of what leaders look like. They do not abandon their plan by succumbing to social pressure and worldly models of parenting
These wise mothers who know are selective about their own activities and involvement to conserve their limited strength in order to maximize their influence where it matters most.
Mothers who know are always teachers. Since they are not babysitters, they are never off duty.
Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home.
Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world’s goods in order to spend more time with their children–more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying.
These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all. Their goal is to prepare a rising generation of children who will take the gospel of Jesus Christ into the entire world. Their goal is to prepare future fathers and mothers who will be builders of the Lord’s kingdom for the next 50 years. That is influence; that is power.
Mothers Who Know Stand Strong and Immovable
Woman who know and love the Lord and bear testimony of Him, women who are strong and immovable and who do not give up during difficult and discouraging times
Latter-day Saint women should be the very best in the world at upholding, nurturing, and protecting families
Here is the full talk:https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/mothers-who-know?lang=eng
-Sherri Jorgensen
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