Mothers Who Know

Mother, Mom, Mommy, Momma, are all names of one person in our life that we hold very dear.    Mothers lift us, encourage us, inspire us, but most of all, they bless us.  This is simply due to the fact that "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."-Jeffrey R. Holland

"When Isaiah, speaking messianically, wanted to convey Jehovah’s love, he invoked the image of a mother’s devotion. “Can a woman forget her sucking child?” he asks. How absurd, he implies, though not as absurd as thinking Christ will ever forget us.7

This kind of resolute love “suffereth long, and is kind, … seeketh not her own, … but … beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”8 Most encouraging of all, such fidelity “never faileth.”9 “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed,” Jehovah said, “but my kindness shall not depart from thee.”10 So too say our mothers.

You see, it is not only that they bear us, but they continue bearing with us. It is not only the prenatal carrying but the lifelong carrying that makes mothering such a staggering feat. Of course, there are heartbreaking exceptions, but most mothers know intuitively, instinctively that this is a sacred trust of the highest order. The weight of that realization, especially on young maternal shoulders, can be very daunting."

My mother has always taught me to be polite, loving, and willing to serve.  She has helped me to become the person I am today.  My whole life I have idolized my mother.  I have always seen her as a worthy daughter of God, and one who does her best to do what is right.  Little did she know that in the midst of her striving to be her best, she was encouraging me to be my best. 

My mother, like many others I am sure, has taught me to come to know and love our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Not only has she done that through word, but also through deed.  I know that no matter what I do, or what choice I make, my mother will always love me.  As I have come to know our Savior Jesus Christ I have learned that the love my mother has for me is just a sliver of the love Christ has for all of God's children.  This is much like the story of the 2000 stripling warriors in the Book of Mormon.  These young men were valiant in their purpose because they had mothers who knew and did not doubt.  

This might be some cliche mother's day tribute in the eyes of some, but I mean every word. I am immensely grateful for my mother. I love her for everything that she is, and everything that she does.  I am most grateful that I can say that I have a mother who "knows." She knows of the importance of living and teaching the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.   I look forward to the day when I can participate in the greatest calling there is, that of motherhood.  

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mother's in my life.  Remember who you are, and whose you are, and know you are so very loved.