Women who understand...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints know that they, as women are honored and loved. They are respected and heard and given an abundance of opportunities and leadership roles. God made us different, men and women, He did that on purpose. Different gifts, different pieces to one puzzle, both given heavenly gifts and necessary to complete that puzzle.

The gift of motherhood, know how precious it is. Sheri L. Dew explained: “Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children…”

Their influence and responsibilities, take great care in what they do, as women and as mothers. D. Todd Christopherson taught: “A women’s moral influence is nowhere more powerfully felt or more beneficially employed than in the home. There is no better setting for rearing the rising generation than the traditional famiy, where a father and a mother work in harmony to provide for, teach and nurture their children.”

Don’t wish for a different role. They love and cherish the value of being a woman and a mother. They work hard, develop their talents, all while taking care of their homes and families. They value the priesthood, just as men should value the God given gifts of womanhood.

Elder Matthew Cowley taught that “men have to have something given to them [in mortality] to make them saviors of men, but not mothers, not women. [They] are born with an inherent right, an inherent authority, to be the saviors of human souls … and the regenerating force in the lives of God’s children.” 

Have hard times too. But they are strong, strong because of their gifts from a loving Heavenly Father. The preserver and make it work when no one else can, because they’re women—and that’s what we do.