A Mother Heart

Who can find a woman [with a mother heart]? for her price is far above rubies. She worketh willingly with her hands. With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor. Strength and honour are her clothing. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

(Prov. 31:10, 13, 16, 20, 25-27).

A woman with a mother heart has a testimony of the restored gospel, and she teaches the principles of the gospel without equivocation. She is keeping sacred covenants made in holy temples. Her talents and skills are shared unselfishly. She gains as much education as her circumstances will allow, improving her mind and spirit with the desire to teach what she learns to the generations who follow her. She is a goodly parent who lives and teaches standards of behavior exactly in line with the teachings of living prophets. She teaches her children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord. Rather than listening to the voices and partial truths of the world, she knows that gospel standards are based on eternal, unchangeable truths. She believes that to be primarily responsible for the nurture of her children is a vital, dignified, and sacred responsibility. To nurture and feed them physically is as much an honor as to nurture and feed them spiritually. She is not weary in well-doing and delights to serve her family, because she knows that "out of small things proceedeth that which is great"

-Sister Julie B. Beck

A "Mother Heart"

My Mother is . . . wise, talented, spontaneous, creative, a comforter, easy to be with, fun, beautiful, practical, faithful, generous, a teacher, open, honest, sincere, strait forward, adventuresome, a leader, natural, what you see is what you get, devoted, true, always looks at the glass half full.

Thank you Mom, for always being a beautiful example of motherhood and for living and sharing your "Mother Heart" with me. Happy Mother's Day. I love you.