Mother's Who Know

Adapted from General Women's Conference

October 2007

1.  Mother's Who Know Bear Children.  President Ezra Taft Benson taught, “in the eternal perspective, children—not possessions, not position, not prestige—are our greatest jewels.”  There is eternal influence and power in motherhood. 

2.  Mother's Who Know Honor Sacred Ordinances and Covenants.  They know that if they are not pointing their children to the temple, they are not pointing them toward desired eternal goals. These mothers have influence and power.

3.  Mother's Who Know are Nurturers.  To nurture means to cultivate, care for, and make grow.  Another word for nurturing is homemaking. Homemaking includes cooking, washing clothes and dishes, and keeping an orderly home. Home is where women have the most power and influence; therefore, Latter-day Saint women should be the best homemakers in the world.

4.  Mother's Who Know Are Leaders.  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.

5.  Mother's Who Know Are Teachers.  A well-taught friend told me that he did not learn anything at church that he had not already learned at home. His parents used family scripture study, prayer, family home evening, mealtimes, and other gatherings to teach.

6.  Mother's Who Know Do Less.  They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally.  Their goal is to prepare future fathers and mothers who will be builders of the Lord’s kingdom for the next 50 years.

7.  Mother's Who Know Stand Strong and Immovable.  Who will prepare this righteous generation of sons and daughters? Latter-day Saint women will do this—women 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. We are led by an inspired prophet of God who has called upon the women of the Church to “stand strong and immovable for that which is correct and proper under the plan of the Lord.” He has asked us to “begin in [our] own homes” to teach children the ways of truth. Latter-day Saint women should be the very best in the world at upholding, nurturing, and protecting families. I have every confidence that our women will do this and will come to be known as mothers who “knew” (Alma 56:48).

"There is eternal influence and power in motherhood"

(Julie B. Beck, Oct 2007).

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