I cant quite relate that to Motherhood but maybe he will. Ill be hiding in the clerks office. What does that say about us as a people? I dont know how that worked out for him. Show me a sinless mother and she can be my ideal too. 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. Why does the church HAVE to be a part of it? Last year, I did an arrangement of "I Often Go Walking" for the Primary children and our ward choir to perform together. when she becomes a God like I know she will she will be an inspriation to all ladys, I'm fascinated by these two suggestions because I was leaning toward only having youth and men speak so that all the mothers had the day off. Last year we did two songs for the Mother's Day sacrament meeting, and they turned out beautifully, so I thought I would share them with you. Check out our selection of LDS church programs for baptisms, church activities, and sacrament meetings. From all accounts, her talk was very well received. I think she says that just because she is my mom. If you want to hear from real women who haveread scriptures andheld FHEand family prayer, but whose son is in jail or whose 16-year-old daughter is pregnant or whose husband has left her, then you should meet in the cultural hall. Most seemed to realize bishoprics are trying and they appreciate any effort. Food is the communication tool of choice for Latter Day Saints. I dont remember terribly well, but at the Episcopal church I attended for a while, I dont think Mothers Day was nearly as emphasized as it is in the LDS church, because its not part of the liturgical calendar. Uchtdorf. Finally, Elder Holland offers his thanks to mothers around the world. Thanks. It was so honest and hopeful all at once. Speechless. Well we could have it like the Sacrament Meetings for Father's Day and have it be your usual every Sunday meeting and not even talk about women or mothers. She now works full time as a marketing and product manager, writer, and editor. If you want to deal in rose-colored platitudes, you are probably gunning for the high council, so save it until then. Gods commands I must obey, That we be a great subject for Mother's Day. Why Women, Especially Mothers, Working Outside the Home is an Abomination Unto the Lord. Is this our Sharon Haynie from DN branch? Mother's Day became the hardest day of the year for me. Someone explain this. We can only celebrate the nonentity because we are afraid of hurting those who are not being celebrated "today". 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?) Just a thought. Maybe we should do it eucharistic-like so I dont have to feel guilty? Well done! The good news is, most sisters want chocolate from their ward family and most sisters usually get chocolate. My own father would probably appreciate a plant, but fortunately he enjoys cookies too. One of my favorite talks ever wasnt a Mothers Day talk but was given by a mother talking about mothering (we were on vacation, so didnt know the woman speaking). Are you looking for the best LDS talks on motherhood? Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. I already have felt many of the concerns expressed, and approach this assignment with fear and trembling. Nuts. Im thankful for ideals even when I dont measure up not even often let alone all the time. And, even worse, we are also cutting them off from the grace and redemption that Jesus offers. I just dont like when they push the plant on me after Ive politely declined it. He chose to base his talk on To The Mothers In Zion, and used it to essentially chastise and condemn working women, and it sent half the ward fuming into the bishops office. Mother's Day Sacrament Mtg - Mormon Dialogue & Discussion Board I know of no better answer to [the] foul practices that confront our young people than the teachings of a mother, given in love with an unmistakable warning.. My wife spoke on Mothers Day (which I originally thought was a bad choice, because she herself appears to the outside world to be the perfect mother) about her own mother and some of the simple things her mother had done for her that made a big difference in her life and how grateful she was. In return, the Lord renews the promised remission of sin and enables Church members to always have his Spirit to be with them (Doctrine and Covenants 20:77). 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! The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. Not necessarily mothersjust women. Just a question here, since I am new to this blog. It is Mother's Day and yet the day is supposed to about everything about women EXCEPT being a mother. I agree with #15youth speaker, song and chocolate and the rest of the meeting devoted to Christ. I accidently hit the quote button and so nothing is there..you guys can fill in the blank.. My wife and I will be on an Alaska Cruise. You can guess how well that went over. No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child.. May 6, 2017 Ere the sun goes down. The third tells of a mother who helped her daughter with a disability at a temple dedication. She was not a perfect mother, but I loved her. Elder Ballard mainly focused on young mothers in this talk from 2008. Were here to help! me) before deciding on these speakers. . See also What to Expect at Church Services. Sacrament - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ loves.feed my sheep, etc.https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/wanted-hands-and-hearts-to-hasten-the-work?lang=eng. I don't think it bodes well. Perhaps it shouldnt be mothers day, but be Womans day and celebrate the contributions of women of faith in their families and communities. That bishop that moved his ward away from elaborate gifting was doing the right thing. Sacrament Meeting - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a large group) sang to the mothers. Then I served in a Branch with 90% women who had absent husbands and who also grew up with absent fathers. I just spent two hours reading all the comments, viewing the video mentioned in #90, and taking notes. It has been another hellish week, reminding me of all my faults and short-comings as a mother, all that went wrong for me as a daughter, and it has all brought me a liitle closer to God, who is repeatedly teaching me that one-size-does-not-fit-all, or most or even many. Forgive me for not understanding the blessing part of it. Talking to other grownups while nice doesnt belong in 3rd hour. I struggled with infertility for nearly a decade. Thanks for reminding me so I can stay home. LDS Sacrament Meeting Talks - 34 Ideas - Nat Harward I love that song but our ward music coordinator has musical numbers lined up already. Ann (#76), Im sorry to hear about your mothers passing. I had assumed it was a greeting card holiday of commercial origins, but it is actually (like Christmas) based on Roman pagan traditions. My mother died just a little less than a year ago, and I find that I never appreciated Mothers Day at all until now that my mother is gone. Make it different, and they will see you are trying. The hard part for me is when I hear talks about angel mothers where I actually know whom they are talking about. Our HC speaker will be talking about forgiveness this Sunday at the special request of our Leadership. Families are good about this but public acknowledgement is hard to come by. After living with me for almost 17 years, hed better get it right! At a certain point, their best has to be enough. I am aware of a seminary/institute teacher who is apparently of the firm and unshakeable belief that a pile of pizza must be provided each week without fail. Trust her. My own dear mother, long since gone to her reward, summed up the essence of the perfect Mothers Day talk quite nicely. But from my description, it sounds like the typical platitudinous MD talk. I think this is one of the most confusing topics for men in the church. 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.. And out the door I flee. While it addresses questions about how to raise a girl, the talk also discusses the nobility of fatherhood, the influence fathers have on children, how to cherish your wife, and why virtue is so important. We are confabbing about how to turn the tables on Hallmark. 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. Those were the kinds of talks I gave, and thats what I would rather listen to. Less than nothing because the message of such a gift is that the person is not important. Not wordingthat well. (Although I love the song idea for the Primary #65) Marys life is always appropriate, Lucy Mack Smith, Hannah & Samuel, etc. An ideal is fine to have in your own life, but imo it is dangerous to attempt to have one for a worldwide religious organization. And home teachers were not comfortable giving flowers or candy to a single sister. Nothanks to my back problems got to fly non-stop from Atlanta to Seattle. Im amazed that we arent using the most recent conference materials . Yes. I have been avoiding the mother's day sacrament meeting for the last couple of years. Many said not to assignmother or female focused messages in sacrament meeting, others said to keep your effortssimple as long as it is sincere. In my home ward, we once had a Mothers Day Sacrament Meeting the topic of which was the priesthood. I do look forward to handing the kids over to my husband for the day, but Ill take a pass on sacrament meeting. Why do *we* have to have an ideal? LDS Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Great Gifts for LDS Women Mother's Day Cupcake Flower Card Mother's Day Gift Ideas: 10 Ways to Show Your Love on Mother's Day Mother's Day Chapstick Idea Mother's Day Questionnaire & Gift Idea Mother's Day Gift Idea: Candy Necklaces Mother's Day Treat Tags Mother's Day gift idea: Candy Flower Bouquets Categories Pertaining to gifts: #53 Im against handing out plants on Mothers Day. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Said she, If you havent convinced your mother that you love her the other 364 days of the year, nothing you say on Mothers Day is worth a damn.. Many said not to assign "mother" or "female" focused messages in sacrament meeting, others said to keep your efforts simple as long as it is sincere. Variations included a verse for when mommy comes home stoned, with descriptions of bratty violent Mormon children and a terrible version only whispered with stifled giggles including titillating, lolita overtones. Father's Day Talk in Sacrament Meeting June 21, 2009 - Blogger We like to celebrate mothers in the Church and we like to ignore fatherhood. I want to hear about the mother who lost all her children, because she made a lot of mistakes. I have nine children, eight grown, am temple divorced and remarried to a nomo. Just pass out the chocolates and let all the women go to a park where buckets of KFC, potato salad and slaw are in abundance and/or veggie pizza and cheesecake. . Watching the Primary children singing to their mothers in Sacrament meeting was the hardest. I know my own mother dislikes being called a good mother because she feels so awful about how she raised us from her perspective. Sacrament meetings include music, talks, testimonies and prayers. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers. He also addressed many different groups of women separately with distinct advice for their situation, including women with small children, older women, and women who never marry. So He can be ideal AND real. Or should we just not celebrate anything or any role that a person may fulfill in life? For the third verse, I composed a counterpoint for the choir to sing while the kids sang the melody. Im even okay when they hand out plants. Replies to my comments The best MD talk was from a woman who gave a list of all the things she wished she had known when she was 18. I dont want to hear Sister Becks controversial mothers who know talk, or president bensons talk come home talk. It hurts. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do. Id really love to see the fathers acknowledged on Fathers Day. Just as he was getting into how pornography helped him through the divorce, the bishop stepped up and escorted him from the podium. That cost a war pension. 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Which meeting do you think would be more meaningful to the participants? Gospel Q&A: How Can I Find and Foster Celestial Love? I was initially surprised he went that way, but I have to say although Ive occasionally heard people say they wish something were did, I heard many complaints every previous year that something was done about what that something was. I wont be attending this Sunday either, but as always will honor my own mother by being the best mother I can be to my hurting children. I get really tired of hearing the stripling warrior passages on Mother's Day. 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. One thing I would add is that somehow we need to stop telling LDS women that they need to do everything in 6 days and 90% income with smiles on their faces and do it better than their non-LDS peers. Most detested thing, 3rd hour chatting and eating. They always see what they havent done instead of what they have because they are constantly reminded of what they should be doing. I think mixing it up, at least every other year, from Mother I Love You, is nice as a mom. 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. Aim at earth and you get neither. Feel free to disagree with Lewis as well, but I feel like Im in pretty good company at this moment! But I was not a mother, in spite of my tears and pleadings with the Lord. What are we trying to create? Latter-day Saint pianist Monica Scott has arranged a touching Mother's Day medley in honor of Stephanie Pope, a mother of five who recently passed away . There there is the secular appeal - it causes a pain to those who are not mothers. They can eat whatever they want, in fact. Also waiting by the library's tiny window with the Dutch door was a . I have attended other Christian churches enough to realize why it is much less likely that they have painful mothers day talks. Maybe Ill get a pizza and tell the kids to cook it for breakfast when Sunday morning comes. Doesn't seem strange in a religion that supposedly is so family focused? Why are women so disenchanted with motherhood when we value it so highly? As far as Jesus is concerned, he was sinless so is able to stand as an ideal. Identifying ideals is somehow so treacherous for the psyches of women that that must never be mentioned? "We express our love to those in this congregation and our prayers for the victims and their families. Although with good intentions, speakers usually put mothers and motherhood on a pedestal ("Mothers are loving and caring and naturally nurturing", "A mother's love is the closest thing to Christlike love on earth", "No mother is perfect, except my mom, who is literally an . Ugh ugh ugh. Really perfect for MD! I actually think its good to celebrate both Mothers and Fathers Days with the caveat to be sensitive to the feelings of those who have difficulty with that celebration. Its impossible to please everyone. Then they would close by saying that it was the most wonderful blessing imaginable. We were utterly gobsmacked. My wife and I were not in his ward to hear the talk, but he told us about it later. For those in Europe, is Mothers Day celebrated to the same awful-gut-wrenching extent? In honor of Earth Day, you could throw in the topic of Mother Nature also! 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Shooting During LDS Sacrament Meeting in Nevada. . It is even worse when women are so enthused with Father's Day that they want to ignore it completely - as in absolutely not mention it. Flowers were also given to anyone who wanted to wear one in honour of their mothers. Still, I think the flak about Sister Becks talk is nonsense. Your comment was excellent, especially this part: Jesus the Messiah wasnt just sinless, He was God. It was a great idea and something I will always remember and a great way to honor mothers on Mothers Day. But I still think the Dove bars our bishop chooses rock the holiday. Best Mother's Day Topics, Scriptures, Conference Talks, Etc. Regular G.A.S. For those who disagreed with my thoughts (above) about our needing ideals to aim at in our lives, I fell upon a quote from C.S. Elder Ballard lists three ways mothers can do that; first, is realizing joy comes in moments, second is to not overschedule children, and third, to find time to cultivate talents and interests.. It was both simple and profound. My Mother will one day reach the godstage with my Father and will have there own planet. It is the essence of who we are as women. Feelings of guilt, shame, loneliness, anger, disappointment, abandonment, and not measuring up to impossible expectations are prevalent. Because disciples can be wayward in their faith we should not celebrate Christmas because it causes too much pain in those who remain more faithful. Alece, We teach that you are basically good or even great (gods in embryo), that you are responsible for your actions and that you can actually make other people do what is right through prayer and works especially your children, that the sins you accumulate both those of commission and omission are entirely your fault, that Christ is not really in the middle of the picture until you really screw up and commit something unforgiveable like adultery and that you need to try harder to keep every one of those commandments or you are going to lose your reward of having a planet & of having eternal sex , and the celestial DFAC will snatch your children from you and destroy your perfect family sprouting from the buried nuts of polygamy where mother valently hoisted the impossible burdens. Well, I wont bore you with all the mediocre talks over the years, I will just tell you that the best song for MD from the primary children was Armies of Helaman. I figure maybe in the next life I will be someones Heavenly Mother. The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. 18 Powerful LDS Scriptures on Mothers | Read Them All Here Re-reading my comment (101) it sounds very harsh even though that is not how I mean it to sound. I wonder if a member of our bishopric reads this blog? I cant quite get them right and they would certainly be expunged by the moderators anyway.