April 24, 2016 in General Discussions. I dont like the sappy talks about the perfect mothers. Feelings of guilt, shame, loneliness, anger, disappointment, abandonment, and not measuring up to impossible expectations are prevalent. He also shares ways a mother can become the first line of defense against the wiles of the world., RELATED: 30 Inspiring LDS Quotes About Mothers & Motherhood.
Father's Day Talk in Sacrament Meeting June 21, 2009 - Blogger I dont think sacrament meeting is such an inappropriate place to do that, either. Ive never objected to any Mothers Day program, and in my ward, all women get a gift, married, single, divorced, widowed, with or without children. This reflects a very different image than the one we portray to the world about our values and what we say means the most to us. I didnt enjoy Mothers Day during my years of infertility, but Ive been surprised that I enjoy it even less now that I have children. Elder Perry uses personal stories and memories of his own mother to illustrate the importance of teaching the gospel inside the home. Nourishing both body and souls.Just my humble opinion. We go to church to grow closer to the Savior, not to get treats or recognition. It was my missionary farewell, back when such things were acceptable. 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. Ive taken as the Ward Music Chair person and conductor to pick hymns and have a couple special musical numbers, but does anyone have any ideas for a small token we could pass out to the men? He invites mothers to count the debits and credits in your role as a mother. President Hinckley then goes through a number of important gospel teachings mothers should focus on. 34 Ideas for LDS Sacrament Meeting Talks When People Don't Apologize: Forgiving and finding reconciliation with God Would borrow from Forgiveness + Tribulation, a talk I gave fall 2019. 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. Alece, I also love CS Lewis, and agree that we should look to higher ground in our mortal journey. We need ideals especially ones who arent ideal, so we can redefine ideal. I dont see why having a Tiger Mom would be necessarily any more or less traumatizing than having a Don Draper Mom. Our current ward celebrates Mothers Day with the obligatory talks. That we be a great subject for Mother's Day. That said, I cant say I recall ever hearing a bad Mothers Day talk. Can they not celebrate their own mothers? I can only pray no one will take offense, as I certainly never mean any offense. In partaking of the sacrament and making these commitments, Church members renew the covenant they made at baptism (see Mosiah 18:810; Doctrine and Covenants 20:37). As a member of our bishopric, I assigned the topics for this weeks talks, all motherhood focused, and I have forwarded your paragraph with Elder Eyrings quote to each of them. Members have now learned to accept it. I already have felt many of the concerns expressed, and approach this assignment with fear and trembling. Or any talk. 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I wish that EVERY ward had a FD talk on what unrighteousness dominion is, and why it should be the job of every priesthood holder and father to raise sons who understand it and daughters who wont stand for it. Great survey. The broken bread is a reminder of His body and His physical sufferingespecially His suffering on the cross. Honestly, considering how touchy this subject is (women w/out kids, abusive moms, separated/divorced men who don't want to be, moms who've passed, etc), I'd focus on Womanhood. I may have to borrow that. In the UK, my experience has been that sacrament has at least one talk and often a few. Watching the Primary children singing to their mothers in Sacrament meeting was the hardest. Most seemed to realize bishoprics are trying and they appreciate any effort. I was supposed to talk two weeks ago on the purpose of the Sacrament but ended up in surgery instead, and upon returning to church last Sunday was asked to reschedule. When I was bishop, my bishopric would always serve pie during the third hour and Id invite my mom to attend. I am on the Speakers Bureau for the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) and we would welcome the donations too. The US holiday was only adopted in 1870 and was also used to protest the sacrifices mothers had made when their sons were killed at war or killed the sons of other mothers during the Civil War. There are sins that need confessing; The first consideration is that you, the speaker, need to begin with your audience in mind. So this year we are setting up tables and chairs in the gym, hauling in meat and cheese and veggies and chocolate, and the Bishop will talk for five minutes and then we will let everybody socialize while I play the tuba for the entire primary. At least half the ward was so embarrassed for her at this point that they looked as if they wanted to crawl under the benches. He gets points for effort and most humorous and memorable! Disciples should take this personal holiday to their own homes to celebrate it when and how they choose. I must speak the loving word, Further, that it wasnt the wards responsibility to celebrate the day. Cannot load blog information at this time. Thanks, kc! She talked about how when she was single she was very shallow, only cared about clothes and makeup and boys, didnt prepare herself spiritually, didnt have much of a testimony, and then upon marrying found herself extremely immature and woefully unprepared to be a spiritual leader in her home. Make it a FUN day!!! Respect her. Last time I spoke on Mother's Day I was texting during my talk. Don't subscribe
I just pray that the spirit can convey the message that seems so exciting in my heart.
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He did not have any high-profile ward or stake calling at the time, not that it matters. I Know I would like Mothers Day more if they changed the official hymn of the day from Love at Home to this one (to be sung from the perspective of the mother): 1. I'd had a challenging morning, but somehow, my 3-year-old-daughter was decked out and ready for church on time. Mothers Day was open so I said ok, I will come up with something appropriate. In Bishopric meeting this year, I quoted your little sister regarding plants. That cost a war pension. Were here to help! Cant we just give praise and gratitude for the atonement, and human goodness and resiliance inspite its adversity and imperfection? Another angle in this specific holidayhas been brewing for a while. Then they would close by saying that it was the most wonderful blessing imaginable. My best friend (unmarried, childless at 51) has been asked to speak. It makes my heart sad to see that the men arent recognized and given something however small it may be. Weve gathered this collection to help you study, write talks, and share powerful LDS quotes about mothers. Then the clincher, it is only for women to celebrate and they need to be left alone to celebrate it as they demand and see fit. See also What to Expect at Church Services. I would expect him to give a talk like that because he is so utterly black and white in his thinking and he never heard a strict utterance over the pulpit that he did not love. Sharon if that is our Sharon, please PM me. In this case it will likely be mothers, and the Primary kids will sing, too. People seemed to feel good about it but Mark is right about it being a fraught day. I agree with the chocolate, lack of talks, and the third hour refreshments! Some few are probably actively trying to avoid the gifts, trying hard to not remember the lack thats been rubbed in her face all day long. I dont go to be honored or get a gift. There are wrongs that need redressing In my home ward, we once had a Mothers Day Sacrament Meeting the topic of which was the priesthood. God still loves her, and her life still had value and meaningTHE END!! Needless to say he was not asked to speak in sacrament meeting for a long, long time.
Jana Riess: LDS Church's slow shift away from demonizing working mothers In one of my wards, the women of the congregation were given wooden spoons as their gifts at the end of the meeting. The rest of us mortals should stick with real.. Im the counselor in charge of calling speakers for Mothers Day. Aleah Ingram May 3, 2021 Entertainment. I think Ill check myself in to a nice bed and breakfast. Yes. 3.
LDS Ministering Message Mother's Day Printable - Jonesing2Create It is Mother's Day and yet the day is supposed to about everything about women EXCEPT being a mother. My bishop knows where its at, and we always get Dove bars, Milk for those of unrefined taste and Dark for the rest of us. Can anyone say overdone? One of her favorites: Im so bad when daddy comes home, Most detested thing, 3rd hour chatting and eating. Sabbath Day Scriptures Scripture References Doctrine and Covenants 59:9-12 Scripture Study Resources Topical Guide, "Assembly for Worship" I went to Sac. Please add to the possibility of what LDS women are dealing with: they didnt have the best mothers themselves, they are the adoptive parents of mothers who, for whatever reason couldnt be a mothers, (adoptees and foster children or adults that have been in foster care could be particularly vulnerable as well); they work outside the home and love it, they work outside the home and hate it, they cant stand being mothers, the list could go on and on. Actually, Ive never heard anything about Heavenly Mother beyond, Isnt it so wonderful that we believe in a Heavenly Mother?!. And home teachers were not comfortable giving flowers or candy to a single sister. The water is a reminder that the Savior shed His blood in intense spiritual suffering and anguish, beginning in the Garden of Gethsemane and concluding on the cross. It was an emotional rollercoaster of raised hopes and disappointments. I don't understand it, but it is your logic. Re-reading my comment (101) it sounds very harsh even though that is not how I mean it to sound. 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. But I love my mother, and I miss her, so Im hopeful that the experience will be a good one. Special celebrations can and should be held at home within the family. #109 Rayloved the roller coaster quote on motherhood. The worst talk I ever heard came from a woman who described how her mother used to sit by her during piano lessons. 22 A nod to moms but no pedestal worshiping. Can I suggest NOT sending the youth out hunting all women? Doesn't seem strange in a religion that supposedly is so family focused? 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. Just plant a tree and name it after our mothers! After living with me for almost 17 years, hed better get it right! 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. And, even worse, we are also cutting them off from the grace and redemption that Jesus offers. Women focused or mainly about Christ too. Diabetic others, for example. 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. This year in my ward the emphasis was shifted slightly from being a mother to our mothers. Ann (#76), Im sorry to hear about your mothers passing. On this site you will find a variety of arrangements for ward choirs, solo piano, vocal duets and more. As for me, I will be sitting this Mothers day out. 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! Gospel Q&A: How Can I Find and Foster Celestial Love? Based on the comments it seems to be prevalent everywhere in the US church. For the injured interceding, Please use the comments to make your own contributions. Do you also not need an idea such as the Savior, your Father in Heaven or your Heavenly Mother? Not a perfect example but I was striving for some other options besides stripling warriors moms. I want to hear about the mother who lost all her children, because she made a lot of mistakes. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Intent matters, and I dont believe the idealism we are fed is meant to hurt, but rather to uplift. I agree Ray. (Just what mothers need on an already stressful day . THAT is what non-denominational Christian churches do :). Although I have the suspicion that he had an ulterior motive of hoping never to be asked to speak again. Im not going tomorrow. He had returned from his mission and married (as did I), and he was asked to give the main Mothers Day talk. Classic! The only Mothers Day event for another church Im aware of is when a friend told me that in her church the main talk is always about Christ no matter what holiday it is, but when its just the women the speaker will focus on motherhood and Christs teaching about mothers. The other auxiliaries are free to do something, its just the bishopric that doesnt. Id also like a break from a poem in the EFMormons which says that no painting, no book, no song penned by a mother could be as great as a worSocrates by their children in the future, so spending your time raising the next generation is the greatest thing you can do. It isn't uncommon for LDS women to be dealing with some combination of the following factors: a difficult marriage, no marriage, no children, difficult children, health problems, loss of faith. President Hinckley addressed all the women of the Church and thanked them for all the work they do in their families, congregations, and communities. It was designed with ward choirs and Sacrament Meeting musical numbers in mind. On Mothers Day. It can be any of those. No talk is necessary, but a simple acknowledgement of our love for all the women in our lives is nice. Diversity and Unity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Environmental Stewardship and Conservation, Joseph Smiths Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women, Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints, The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage, Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham. kc I love me some Pres. What a nice gift for a Mom..hey, you guys have a great time!! To find a ward near you, try the Meetinghouse Locator, which will also provide sacrament meeting times, driving directions, and contact information. 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. lesson about prayer. I only wish my daughter could come in for graduation I am sure we would skip church together that morning! More importantly, which meeting do you thinkwould be more likely to provide meaningful support? Mothers Day is celebrated, and increasingly commercialized, but my impression of the local situation is that ones obligation to honor ones mother is largely discharged at home. So I will be going to church on Sunday, even though I never go to church, so I can remember my mother, who was never a Mormon. 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! I know they happened fairly regularly in my own adolesence and early adulthood, but I cant remember one Ive heard personally in quite a while. Not necessarily mothersjust women. To all of you giving talks, good luck on navigating the mine fields!