Can I suggest NOT sending the youth out hunting all women? Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ lives.feed my sheep, etc. My own plan of attack: 1) lay some knowledge on people (see above), 2) talk about our own mothers and that they are real people who faced real struggles, 3) the Plan of Happiness (is that what were calling it now?) So, I am assigned to give a talk next week. Just a thought. Im not going tomorrow. 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. More importantly, which meeting do you thinkwould be more likely to provide meaningful support? It hurts. The water is a reminder that the Savior shed His blood in intense spiritual suffering and anguish, beginning in the Garden of Gethsemane and concluding on the cross. Classic! They cannot eat it, and in fact just having the stuff around is a serious temptation to do so. I am 70 years old and have never been a mother, but I had one. Personally, I like cookies. Not until the 1600s did people start associating the holiday with their own actual mothers (Mothering Day in the UK). I too am irritated by mother-worshipping in MD talks, but at the same time, I think many Mormon women identify so strongly with being a mother and so many have sacrificed just about everything to focus on that specific role, that they really appreciate a little validation, a little boost of confidence that what theyre doing is significant and has meaning. Not a perfect example but I was striving for some other options besides stripling warriors moms. " Cogito! Over the years, Ive heard some very good Mothers Day talks, but I have also heard some that were cringe-worthy. Sacrament Meetings - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Steve P, Mothers, we acknowledge and esteem your faith in every footstep. It would be much easier for me to hear mothers day talks if they were real instead of ideal, though Id prefer a good sermon on Christ, instead. Tony, thanks! I am actually traveling with my mother and other members of the family this weekend and showed her this in church to get a laugh. Latter-day Saints in a contemporary congregation partake of the sacrament. Since I believe he (the Father) and my Heavenly Mother are probably equals, Id say we know a lot about her as well! 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. The first one we did was a modified version of "Teacher Do You Love Me". If I would obtain the blessing, Evry cry of pity heeding, The perfect sacrament meeting talk? Uchtdorf. However, the restored gospel is true and is a steady guide for us in nagivating the oftimes foggy seas of life. In honor of Earth Day, you could throw in the topic of Mother Nature also! He gets points for effort and most humorous and memorable! on Mothers Day and donate it to a womens shelter. Women are saved in child bearing is good as always. The meeting isnt about me or you, or a missionary, or mother, its about the Savior and His atonement. Identifying ideals is somehow so treacherous for the psyches of women that that must never be mentioned? So that no woman felt left out. It was part of the talk. What a nice gift for a Mom..hey, you guys have a great time!! . I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.. Diversity and Unity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Environmental Stewardship and Conservation, Joseph Smiths Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women, Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints, The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage, Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham. 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.). Im sort of hoping that the person before me goes too long and I have to wrap up with my testimony. It was a very honest list, but emphasized that the things she would change had nothing to do with looking good, acting a certain way, or different callings. Maybe Ill get a pizza and tell the kids to cook it for breakfast when Sunday morning comes. She loved us unconditionally heart and soul. In one of my wards, the women of the congregation were given wooden spoons as their gifts at the end of the meeting. Mother's Day: My talk | Times & Seasons A nod to moms but no pedestal worshiping. So He can be ideal AND real. Please add to the possibility of what LDS women are dealing with: they didnt have the best mothers themselves, they are the adoptive parents of mothers who, for whatever reason couldnt be a mothers, (adoptees and foster children or adults that have been in foster care could be particularly vulnerable as well); they work outside the home and love it, they work outside the home and hate it, they cant stand being mothers, the list could go on and on. Being there with my son was very nice. It might be that it was a holiday originally conceived by the US Socialist Party and propagated by the Soviets. I dont know why that would be, unless people are just assuming we ache for something more to nurture. I like the post. But her mother held a yardstick, and if her daughter played the wrong key, her mother smacked her across the back ofher hands, thus providing sufficient negative reinforcement to motivate her to do it right the next time through. Thanks, kc! Most of us brought up to beleive that the man of the home was were it was at. Is this our Sharon Haynie from DN branch? 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. In addition, there are doctrinal and scriptural classes for . So how does tax exemption relate to churches, and especially churches that [], You are so much more than the worst thing youve everdone., http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/daughters-of-god?lang=eng, http://dandelionmama.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/this-this-is-what-i-believe/, Inside the UK's Mormon missionary bootcamp - BBC, Former mayor, LDS bishop gets prison for child sex abuse - Salt Lake Tribune, The anti-racist Mormon trying to teach his fellow LDS church members - NPR, Mormon Church fined over claim it hid $32bn of investments - BBC, Linda King Newell, Feminist Scholar of Mormon History, Dies at 82 - The New York Times. 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 ;)). Somehow those who are not mothers are incapable of celebrating motherhood and thus it is painful for them and thus no one should celebrate motherhood as a church. A BIGTHANK YOU to Heather Mecham for compiling all the results from this survey. Uchtdorf. Alece, I also love CS Lewis, and agree that we should look to higher ground in our mortal journey. Which meeting do you think would be more meaningful to the participants? I was dreading it, but I was rescued by my sister coming to town for the next 3 days yayyyy. The only thing I might try if I were in charge would be to put out pink, white, red carnations and safety pins and invite everyone in the ward to wear a carnation to honor their mother pink/red if shes living, white if shes passed away. I still dont understand it, which is probably why Im still very nervous about having kids. Beautiful. My grandmother is my ideal of both a woman and a mother, but she was married to an alcoholic so I understand if she is not the ideal for others. My own father would probably appreciate a plant, but fortunately he enjoys cookies too. Aleah Ingram May 3, 2021 Entertainment. His explanation was not to offend any sister. Im asking this out of genuine curiosity/responsibility for handing stuff out. Alece 100 it is a bit rich for you to interpret that your comment and that quote by Lewis mean the same thing. This is the same reason we do not have missionary farewells any longer. Its a complete set-up for failure. Check out our selection of LDS church programs for baptisms, church activities, and sacrament meetings. It hasnt yet. Please use the comments to make your own contributions. The Barker Brothers' Projects These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. Sometime in the mid-1990s, I went to the ward library after sacrament meeting to obtain materials for teaching a lesson. Pres Hinckley and apparently Mark has it right. The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. You might drift over to what has been considered the rebuttal of Mothers Who Know given at the next conference session by Elder Ballard. Local leaders are ministering to them at this time," Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. Below, youll find an excerpt from each talk and a link to the full text. In order to equally celebrate Fatherhood , the males (12 years+) all get Nachos on Fathers Day (served up by the RS Presidency.). Not within an hour of reading this post did I get a call from a member of our bishopric asking me to speak on Sunday. The Puritans werent big on celebrations, so they dropped it when they colonized Massachussetts. Products; . Why do *we* have to have an ideal? Even now, 4 years after her passing, I miss her. 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! There there is the secular appeal - it causes a pain to those who are not 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. People seemed to feel good about it but Mark is right about it being a fraught day. I guess plants are pretty and mothers are pretty. Re-reading my comment (101) it sounds very harsh even though that is not how I mean it to sound. Alma 56:47-48. Mormon women are harder on themselves than any other group of ladies I have associated with. :( Everyone can just disregard parts that may sound harshor disregard the comment altogether I reckon. All my daily tasks fulfilling, Yeah. Avoid speaking of angel mothers. I found out the hard way after a long list of them declined to give the talk. It was both simple and profound. You then leap to classifying it a family celebration rather than a national holiday. That said, I cant say I recall ever hearing a bad Mothers Day talk. Gods commands I must obey, Food is the communication tool of choice for Latter Day Saints. Just to be clear - I meant 'written/given' by women (aka musical number "O My Father" written by Eliza R Snow, conf talk by Reeve/Oscarson/Okazaki). The woman described her family as she was growing up. This is what I need for . Rockpond, is this separate from a Primary Program? How about honoring our mothers by not just focusing on what they do or have done for us (guilt trip for those that feel they never do enough) but focus on ways the members can help their mothers throughout each stage of their life. Maybe. In Bishopric meeting this year, I quoted your little sister regarding plants. Is it apeople incapable of focusing on the joy of others? Actually, Ive never heard anything about Heavenly Mother beyond, Isnt it so wonderful that we believe in a Heavenly Mother?!. Families are good about this but public acknowledgement is hard to come by. Sorry for the sacrilege I think all women want massages but not sure the church is the right place for it. Christian churchs teach that you are inherently bad, that it is not entirely your fault and that Christ has already saved you and after He gets around to telling you (if He hasnt already) that you forgiven and are His, you will do nonspecific good things he directs because you will naturally want to do them. and read for the dayLOL, isnt that a nice dream?? Im also a High Councilor, who always tries very much not to speak in rose-colored platitudes that, sadly, you associate with High Council speakers. 22 When we speak of mothers as people who are incapable of gross sin, they know we are lying. I hope none of you mind if I quote from this. We go to church to grow closer to the Savior, not to get treats or recognition. My worst MD talk came in the Fast and Testimony meeting the week before in which my father, who was visiting since he no longer lived in our ward, decided to give some incredibly intimate details about his divorce and why he blamed it on several of his children, but not others. LDS Sacrament Meeting Talks - 34 Ideas - Nat Harward The Problem with Mother's Day Gifts at Church - LDS Living Elder Perry uses personal stories and memories of his own mother to illustrate the importance of teaching the gospel inside the home. Uchtdorf, but you have to admit he gets pretty Hallmark(y) sometimes. We like to celebrate mothers in the Church and we like to ignore fatherhood. Being Both a Disciple & a Daughter: Balancing Formality in Prayer. I hope Sunday goes well for you. I issue a challenge to top this worst Mothers Day sacrament meeting talk. We speak about it nearly every Sunday. Modal title . Our head count was 85 sisters which is super for us. Oh yes, Ive read the scriptures to be like Him, to be perfect. Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. me) before deciding on these speakers. Thanks for all your thoughts. 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. May the blessings of heaven rest upon you. Which also makes me wonder about why we Americans dont recognize International Womens Day. #16 They asked him to speak again?! I agree with the chocolate, lack of talks, and the third hour refreshments! I asked a mother and daughter to sing the main lines, and then I had the . Saw the survey and didnt reply, but one suggestion-Please have enough for EVERY female in the ward or branch. ), Miriam his sister who obeyed her mother and stayed with him and suggested her mother be his nursemaid, and the daughter of Pharoah, who raised him. 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