A Call to Motherhood
The past couple of months I have been a bit obsessed with the topic of motherhood. I have a project in the works that I am super excited about, but I will wait to elaborate until I have details ironed out. In the mean time, as tomorrow is the General Women's Broadcast (Eek! So excited!), I thought I would share a compilation of quotes taken from April's Women's Broadcast (found HERE) that reminded and commanded us to defend motherhood, marriage and family. These wonderful talks are part of the reason I have felt so compelled to work on my project. I am so hopeful that it will have a positive impact on the women in my life and community! I hope these quotes inspire you like they inspired me.
A Call to Motherhood
Women's Broadcast - General
Conference – April 2015
1. Filling
Our Homes with Light and Truth – Cheryl A. Esplin (2nd Counselor
Primary)
“One
place where we best seek to be filled with light and truth is in our own homes.
The words in the chorus of the song we heard remind us, “God gave us families
to help us become what He wants us to be.” Families are the Lord’s
workshop on earth to help us learn and live the gospel. We come into our families with a sacred duty to help strengthen each
other spiritually.
Strong eternal
families and Spirit-filled homes do not just happen. They take great effort,
they take time, and they take each member of the family doing his or her part. Every home is different,
but every home where even one individual seeks for truth can make a difference.”
2. Defenders
of the Family Proclamation – Sister Bonnie Oscarson (YW President)
“May I
point out something obvious? Life rarely goes exactly according to plan for
anyone, and we are very aware that not all women are experiencing what the
proclamation describes. It is still
important to understand and teach the Lord’s pattern and strive for the
realization of that pattern the best we can…
...One of
the hardest challenges in this life is to have faith in the Lord’s timing. It’s
a good idea to have an alternative plan in mind, which helps us to be
covenant-keeping, charitable, and righteous women who build the kingdom of God
no matter which way our lives go. We
need to teach our daughters to aim for the ideal but plan for contingencies.”
“During this 20th anniversary year of
the family proclamation, I would like to issue a challenge for all of us as
women of the Church to be defenders of “The Family: A Proclamation to the
World.”
…we need to boldly
defend the Lord’s revealed doctrines describing marriage, families, the divine
roles of men and women, and the importance of homes as sacred places—even when
the world is shouting in our ears that these principles are outdated, limiting,
or no longer relevant.
Everyone, no matter what their
marital circumstance or number of children, can be defenders of the Lord’s plan
described in the family proclamation. If it is the Lord’s plan, it should also
be our plan!”
3. The
Family is of God – Carole M. Stevens (1st Counselor Relief Society)
“Our opportunity as covenant-keeping
daughters of God is not just to learn from our own challenges; it is to unite
in empathy and compassion as we support other members of the family of God in
their struggles, as we have
covenanted to do.”
“If
we are to be successful in our sacred responsibilities as daughters of God, we
must understand the eternal significance of and our individual responsibility
to teach truths about our Heavenly Father’s plan for His family. President Howard W. Hunter explained:
“There is a great need to rally the
women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the tide of evil
that surrounds us and in moving forward the work of our Savior… So we entreat
you to minister with your powerful influence for good in strengthening our
families, our church, and our communities.”
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