It is kinda crazy to think that I have been a mom for 3 mother's days now. It seems like just yesterday I had a brand new baby and felt completely lost as far as how to be a mom. Now I feel like I don't have a little baby but a best buddy to be with all the time. Now having a 2 year old isn't easy by any means, but I love being able to have small conversations and do fun interactive things. I had the opportunity to speak in my church about what motherhood means to me. It was an amazing chance to read some inspiring words from church authorities that I respect and admire. Most of the words that I used came from Sheri Dew. I wanted to share some of the thoughts I used when speaking on Sunday, not only to remind myself again but to hopefully share the wonderful things I learned! Sister Dew once said, " mother is the word that will define a righteous woman made perfect in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom, a woman who has qualified for eternal increase in posterity, wisdom, joy and influence. Just as worthy men were foreordained to hold the priesthood in mortality righteous women were endowed premortally with the privilege of motherhood. Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us." And a quote by Elder Ballard says, " ALL women have within their divine nature both the inherent talent and stewardship to mother."
I love to know that God gave us the natural ability and talents to mother- every women. It is such a powerful thing, whether it be to lead our own children or those around us. It is a beautiful thing to know that mothers are not only those who bear us but those who bear with us. There are so many women that teach me how to mother by their example. I am grateful that I was given such a precious angel in my life. I am thankful God trusted me to raise one of his beautiful choice spirit daughters. She is everything to me. She is my my miracle. She is my dream come true. Everyday she makes my life better...
