You can guess how well that went over. Not until the 1600s did people start associating the holiday with their own actual mothers (Mothering Day in the UK). Crowd-sourcing request each year when I plan the Mother's Day sacrament meeting I feel an extra bit of pressure to make it special for our wives and mothers. In order to equally celebrate Fatherhood , the males (12 years+) all get Nachos on Fathers Day (served up by the RS Presidency.). What does it mean when we want to remove motherhood from Mother's Day? More importantly, which meeting do you thinkwould be more likely to provide meaningful support? On the other hand, women tended to speak about motherhood as the most emotionally-exhausting and time-consuming chore imaginable. They would eat honey cakes and give flowers. Although, I hate how as a single man, some married women run from me cause they think Im going to try to seduce them or something. What does that say about the role of motherhood? 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. I was honored to have known her, and to have been able to claim her as my own. 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. Thanks for all your thoughts. Questions & Answers: What am I supposed to think about during the sacrament? 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.. Enter your email address to follow BCC and receive new posts by email. I think its good to have something to air at! Well, counselor x/counselor y is in charge of May, I dont know what hes doing for sure . April 24, 2015 in General Discussions. Ere the sun goes down, Oh and starting with Anthropologist Hrdys observations on what a plane full of chimps rather than humans would look like. No one tries to probe for subliminal meaning in the choice of Fat Boys. 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. 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 . (did I mention he and his wife were not parents yet?). I am not sure what other words I can use to convey my meaning when I rely so heavily on tone. I should clarify that my mother (and father) are wonderful and I have no complaints. And out the door I flee. The reminder was given to visit those sisters unable to attend on Mother's Day. Id like to see the swords beaten into plow shares this mothers day And for once ( just once) the SAHM vs working mom verbal cat claws retracted. Can anyone say overdone? The only thing I might try if I were in charge would be to put out pink, white, red carnations and safety pins and invite everyone in the ward to wear a carnation to honor their mother pink/red if shes living, white if shes passed away. Inevitably they would be instructed that the gifts were for all women, so theyd try hard to give me one. Part of this ordinance is a promise to remember Him always and a witness of individual willingness to take upon oneself the name of Jesus Christ and to keep His commandments. Elder Ballard mainly focused on young mothers in this talk from 2008. Might spark some interesting conversations. But these are good points. She was not worthy of any review from me. 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That wouldn't let her do such and suchall things in the end that weren't good for her daughter to do, one way of looking at it. It worked well in my ward, I think. Kind of it takes a village/ward to raise a child philosophy. Evry idle whisper stilling Not within an hour of reading this post did I get a call from a member of our bishopric asking me to speak on Sunday. Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. So for over a decade, Ive loved Mothers Day, just because I know it wont end with all of us crying. Avoid speaking of angel mothers. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/daughters-of-god?lang=eng, Ray (#58) Steve Ps post is evidence that a talk from 2007 which has been essentially corrected is still being recycled today. Home & Family. Tell the moms that you'll be playing a game with the kids on Mother's Day and that . Nothanks to my back problems got to fly non-stop from Atlanta to Seattle. I cant quite relate that to Motherhood but maybe he will. and read for the dayLOL, isnt that a nice dream?? But in Argentina, where Mothers Day is in October, they also tended to recognize International Womens Day (March 8) even in church (in addition to a wide variety of other holidays Childrens Day, Grandparents Day, etc.). I am a single (divorced) old man with no children. After living with me for almost 17 years, hed better get it right! first adult speaker: Motherhood is like a roller coaster: there are lots of ups and downs, and sometimes you just have to close your eyes and scream., second adult speaker, quoting a Native American proverb: The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears., benediction, by a former Bishop: Heavenly Father, we speak with thee every day, and we look forward to the day when we can renew our relationship with Heavenly Mother.. Alece, its usually when the admins sense that the conversation is no longer productive, or when we dont have time or patience to keep monitoring the thread. Maybe. I have heard good talks and bad talks, and really dislike the sacralizing of the universal and perfectly average activity of mothering. Local leaders are ministering to them at this time," Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. Latter-day Saints to Attend Sacrament Meeting Only on Christmas Day Church Newsroom November 10, 2022 Church The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has. Could someone remind of what the day is for after all? Daughters of God #28 Love the song choice of I Have Work Enough To Do as a tribute. Im finding actual motherhood so exhausting that I just cant bear to hear about angel mothers right now. And I did use some of the suggestions here. Speakers arent assigned to talk on mothers day, there is no gift, no refreshments, no day off from primary. Along with activities and programs during the week, Latter-day Saints gather on Sundays for an approximately hour-long "sacrament" meeting, where men, women and younger members offer prayers and give sermons, sing hymns and partake of the sacrament (similar to receiving communion). each year when I plan the Mother's Day sacrament meeting I feel an extra bit of pressure to make it special for our wives and mothers. Some were difficult for metotell without choking up. 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. After the explanation, both seemed excited and accepted the challenge willingly. Most seemed to realize bishoprics are trying and they appreciate any effort. Cant we just give praise and gratitude for the atonement, and human goodness and resiliance inspite its adversity and imperfection? "I am a sociopathic perverted mess emotionally and mentally thanks to the influence of my insane codependent mother.'". Fun Photos of Latter-day Saint Leaders in the Snow! I know some women get upset because they arent mothers, but it doesnt bother me. What does that say about us as a people? I guess mothers also die, just like plants, but not usually at our own hands. I think we should dispense with handing out things and tell everyone weve made a donation to a local womens shelter or program for mothers in need. Not at church anyway. Kristine, thank you again. Maybe, eventually, I will heal and that will change. Only for the second time he also included a segment about how if his wife was a better homemaker maybe his kids wouldnt have such screwed up lives. God still loves her, and her life still had value and meaningTHE END!! Which also makes me wonder about why we Americans dont recognize International Womens Day. And Im batting clean up. Intent matters, and I dont believe the idealism we are fed is meant to hurt, but rather to uplift. So I would personally prefer if they didnt do those honor-mothers meetings. I think mixing it up, at least every other year, from Mother I Love You, is nice as a mom. Examples? We can all sound harsh at times, but this seems to be a community of sorts and following through on the different dicussions helps put context to opinions expressed. Excellent suggestions, Mark. But from my description, it sounds like the typical platitudinous MD talk. Not an official website of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . I exchanged the word "guidance " for the word " mothers " in this verse to help it go with the Mother's Day theme. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Its a complete set-up for failure. The fathers dont seem to feel as guilty about things as the mothers do,,,. 10 years after my first child was born, I still detest Mothers Day. Sometime in the mid-1990s, I went to the ward library after sacrament meeting to obtain materials for teaching a lesson. It was designed with ward choirs and Sacrament Meeting musical numbers in mind. Integrate how Jesus takes care of his mother's future well being while hanging on the cross with the scripture John 19:26-27. THE major Mothers Day talk in Sacrament Meeting in our ward this week, I have forwarded all of this discussion on to him! a large group) sang to the mothers. Why was she an ideal? This year in our ward we are having a missionary farewell for Mothers Daynot the old kind where the new missionary and all his/her family speak, but the new kind where the new missionary will be given a topic. Just wondering. I already have felt many of the concerns expressed, and approach this assignment with fear and trembling. When I was bishop, my bishopric would always serve pie during the third hour and Id invite my mom to attend. Didn't Sheri Dew give a talk titled, "Are We Not All Mothers?" 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). I chuckled, but was not surprised when I saw that chocolate was the most popular! Yet, we have a tendency to go to extremes, particularly culturally, forgetting that we are worshiping God, and that we are not God nor expected to be God in this, our mortal state. I would say that since Christ is supposed to be the express image of his Father that we do know quite a bit about the Father. Im grateful for it. 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Shooting During LDS Sacrament Meeting in Nevada. Latter-day Saint Life. Ive decided to see if I can discern consistent reasons why the good ones are good and the bad ones are terrible. Finally, Elder Holland offers his thanks to mothers around the world. I have suggested the donate-money-to-the-shelter thing for about four years now; it gets a blank stare, followed by a startled, oh! We got there at about 7:30 AM and one of my Aunts had already been there and left flowers for her. Reading over those messages, it is hard to come up with any form of consensus other than, everyone has a different opinion. iPad. My own dear mother, long since gone to her reward, summed up the essence of the perfect Mothers Day talk quite nicely. It was a very honest list, but emphasized that the things she would change had nothing to do with looking good, acting a certain way, or different callings. We go to church to grow closer to the Savior, not to get treats or recognition. She loved us unconditionally heart and soul. My mother was an ideal, and she is schizophrenic, couldnt cook water without burning the pan, never cleaned a thing in the house while we were children, had rebellious to some degree or another, etc. I thought my husband (Sonny) had already posted this, but maybe not, or Im just blinder than usual. 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?) Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do. Do you also not need an idea such as the Savior, your Father in Heaven or your Heavenly Mother? She is buried in the same plot as my great-grandmother as well so it was nice to be able to be there with them again. May 2011 was the best mothers day sacrament mtg Ive ever attended. Put me in the column of those who think Sacrament Meeting should be about Christ. LDS Mom Launches Exciting New Party Game. I guess plants are pretty and mothers are pretty. kc I love me some Pres. Another angle in this specific holidayhas been brewing for a while. The first consideration is that you, the speaker, need to begin with your audience in mind. One of her favorites: Im so bad when daddy comes home, 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.. With a purpose firm and willing, But arent mothers also sweet, like cookies? Our ward always does flowers, right after Sacrament meeting, and this is a real problem for me because of my allergies. (Sorry to barge in madhousewife). This is something better done away with. It was my missionary farewell, back when such things were acceptable. No talk is necessary, but a simple acknowledgement of our love for all the women in our lives is nice. 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. A cookie in a baggie? At one point they cut down a tree and paraded it into town to symbolize the mother of the Gods (Asherah, anyone?). Our current ward celebrates Mothers Day with the obligatory talks. I think it turned out great. Let us take as self-evident that, in reality, not all women are naturally pure or spiritual. Crowd-sourcing request. It demands that the single day of the year that Mother's are celebrated to a holiday that is solely for adult females and no one else. I also really like Kristenes suggestion and everything like unto it as EOR suggested. we have never ceased head-shaking about his, well, completely horrific timingand choiceoif topicand general ignorance and intolerance (and sheer bovine stupidity). Loverboy was gone, she was outside of the church, and she had no means of support. But I see where you are coming from. Mothers Day for me is when my children and Grandchildren call me. The average of the survey said their bishopric probably spends about $1 per sister for Mothers Day gifts. There are wrongs that need redressing For years the tradition in my ward was a simple gift for all sisters 18 and older. I dont need to socialize at church. 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. Over 70 countries observe Mothers Day, but some of them still retain these spiritual roots whereas in the US its mostly a commercial holiday. The good news is, most sisters want chocolate from their ward family and most sisters usually get chocolate. Use Mothers Day as an example of how a saint can use a tradition of men as an acceptable way to express Gods love and promulgate the Gospel. I gave a MD talk one year and focused on Emma Smith, Naomi the MIL of Ruth and my daughter who was a young mother at the time. Classic! 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. Its hard for those without children, who are likely never to have children, to listen to motherhood talks that don't address their situation. What if you brought in padded RS chairs for the YW & PRI workers, including Nursery sisters, so that they can feel a little comfort on that Sunday? Your ward contains women at various stages of their lives, including some who dont have children and never will. I cant remember the last time I heard a bad sacrament meeting talk, period. This talk was named after a phrase from Victor Hugo who gave all her food to her children, not because she is not hungry, but because she is a mother. Elder Holland talks about the central role motherhood plays in the gospel of Jesus Christ and gives many principles of comfort and courage for mothers who may be struggling. But shes never experienced the horrors I have where the local ward nut case talks about how his wife isnt putting out thanks to menopause. 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.

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