The answer has been taught by the Lords prophets. The rest of us mortals should stick with real.. His explanation was not to offend any sister. I have an aversion to bringing my family's celebration intochurch and causing other women pain. It was part of the talk. LDS Mom Launches Exciting New Party Game. The first speaker was my favorite. Why do *we* have to have an ideal? So, just an FYI to the LDS people here Non-denominational Christian churches focus EVERY day (especially Sunday) on God/Jesus Christ Generally the take home message (this would apply to mothers day s well) is that we are human so we are sinners and if we accept Jesus Christ as our savior then we can hand him our trials (very difficult to do) but when we dont and we are struggling He still loves us. Ere the sun goes down, 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. 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Some of the stories were simple acts of kindness and some were extraordinary examples of love and sacrifice. Find another way to show appreciation to Mothers! The Primary president asked him, as Chorister, to write a new song for the kids to sing in sacrament meeting on Mother's Day. Most seemed to realize bishoprics are trying and they appreciate any effort. It isn't in every country so I don't know why it has to be in just a few. The Mothers Day talks in my singles wards have been quite sensitive to childless women, but still pretty women-on-pedestalsy. Women have mothers too! Then it gives them the option to (1) print traditional paper programs, or (2) give members access to a digital version of the program on their phones. I did this for five years and the sisters seemed to enjoy sitting, chatting, and not having a child demanding a bit of their pie. And he completely meant it too. Mothers day will likely be about Gods unconditional love for us and how it pains Him to see us struggle And how even mothers cannot quite reach that level of love, but we understand the concept because most of us love our children in much the same way (but n, Focus your talk on how much we ALL need Jesus (even mothers) because we are all sinners (read the Bible It tells us so). But her mother held a yardstick, and if her daughter played the wrong key, her mother smacked her across the back ofher hands, thus providing sufficient negative reinforcement to motivate her to do it right the next time through. It appears that we have adopted the perverted sense of inclusion to such a degree that we cannot mention our gratitude for our mothers and motherhood without "hurting" or "marginalizing" those who are not mothers. The second is about a mother who diligently loved her son as he struggled with same-sex attraction and labored him through his despair. Let's apply your logic standard to other holidays. That said, I cant say I recall ever hearing a bad Mothers Day talk. My own dear mother, long since gone to her reward, summed up the essence of the perfect Mothers Day talk quite nicely. Clap my hands and shout for joy! It was perhaps the best talk I gave as a bishop. don't get me wrong, I'm not bragging. He had returned from his mission and married (as did I), and he was asked to give the main Mothers Day talk. 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. And yeah, audience is important. If it is unique to us, I wonder why we have a corner on the Mothers Day anxiety market. 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. Since I believe he (the Father) and my Heavenly Mother are probably equals, Id say we know a lot about her as well! Nourishing their souls instead of feeding their bodies? If they give out a plant that I can put in the ground, Ill be sad to miss that, though. She used several stories from the NT about Christ & his mother Mary to illustrate principles that we can all use to improve our relationships with others. Some women think that you dont talk enough about mothers while other people think you talk too much about them. Nuts. 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 think its terribly sad that growing up Mormon, I never heard anyone make any serious attempt to talk about Heavenly Mother on Mothers Day. It spoke to the special importance of mothers to their children, but also made clear that as with other mistakes, the effects of mothers failings can absolutely be healed by the Atonement. I would love to avoid Mothers Day meetings, just because they are usually tedious, but I love to go for the sake of seeing my kids sing. I was initially surprised he went that way, but I have to say although Ive occasionally heard people say they wish something were did, I heard many complaints every previous year that something was done about what that something was. Is it apeople incapable of focusing on the joy of others? Wow! The story of Martha and Mary each bringing important and valuable things, even though they were very different. I am not sure what other words I can use to convey my meaning when I rely so heavily on tone. I struggled with infertility for nearly a decade. I pray the Spirit will be with me today as I give this talk. She never got her kids back and they never forgave her, and she died of some incurable stress induced disease. She cares about your eternal safety and happiness. 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). Maybe Ill get a pizza and tell the kids to cook it for breakfast when Sunday morning comes. 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). I have not attending other churches that have mothers day services aimed at mothers. Very useful counsel, Mark. 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.. Many said not to assign "mother" or "female" focused messages in sacrament meeting, others said to keep your efforts simple as long as it is sincere. Best Mother's Day Topics, Scriptures, Conference Talks, Etc. Bear in mind thatmost of women in the congregation havelives that havent turned out the way they expected. I do think it is easy to understand my point and I appreciate it when others understand my position. 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. The first speaker was a single father, then the bishop spoke, then the stake president spoke. In return, the Lord renews the promised remission of sin and enables Church members to always have his Spirit to be with them (Doctrine and Covenants 20:77). So far, so good. Diabetic others, for example. We also have free LDS program covers and printable LDS program covers you can print off at home. Heres my updated version: Im so glad when Daddy comes home, to hear my little kids sing and for my older kids to pass out a flower. I recommend it highly: This! (http://dandelionmama.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/this-this-is-what-i-believe/). Set them up outside the chapel, or in the kitchen or sometime. Why was she an ideal? But since youre not, Im bowing out this year. For the third verse, I composed a counterpoint for the choir to sing while the kids sang the melody. It is the essence of who we are as women. By I had some ideas but didn't want to repeat anything that had already been done from the Primary. But since we have instituted Mothers Day as the day my family ditches church and meets my parents at Shoshone Falls for a picnic, I look forward to it every year. Over the years, Ive heard some very good Mothers Day talks, but I have also heard some that were cringe-worthy. Are you looking for the best LDS talks on motherhood? I love this. I wonder if this phenomenon is uniquely Mormon. A nod to moms but no pedestal worshiping. In the garden He said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death (Matthew 26:38). I have been avoiding the mother's day sacrament meeting for the last couple of years. Any Advice? And I did use some of the suggestions here. Daughters of God Products; . Thanks for thinking of me, my youngest bishop son! I already have felt many of the concerns expressed, and approach this assignment with fear and trembling. We need ideals especially ones who arent ideal, so we can redefine ideal. Worst Moms Day talk ever: when we (and most of our friends) were newlyweds, one of our friends (a guy) was asked to give the big glory of motherhood talk. As a mother of six kids, Ive had some serious depression about motherhood in general over the years but not usually on Mothers Day. It is even worse when women are so enthused with Father's Day that they want to ignore it completely - as in absolutely not mention it. It would be much easier for me to hear mothers day talks if they were real instead of ideal, though Id prefer a good sermon on Christ, instead. Our current Bishop decided not to do anything for mothers day. Reading over those messages, it is hard to come up with any form of consensus other than, everyone has a different opinion. Our ward always does flowers, right after Sacrament meeting, and this is a real problem for me because of my allergies. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. anon, pretty sure hearing about an old guys non-existent sex life is worse. 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. I was dreading it, but I was rescued by my sister coming to town for the next 3 days yayyyy. The rest of us mortals should stick with real. Just to be clear - I meant 'written/given' by women (aka musical number "O My Father" written by Eliza R Snow, conf talk by Reeve/Oscarson/Okazaki). I think its good to have something to air at! Just sharing those times with women in the scriptures and what we can learn from them - and NOT have a focus on mothers. 41 Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me; 42 And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.. I could brave baby showers and birth announcements just fine, but Mother's Day cut me to the core. Uchtdorf. Then she spoke with conviction about the grace of Godthe grace that helped her forgive herself for the serious problems she caused her children that could have been prevented if shed prepared herself, and the grace that helped her achieve later in life the spiritual depth she had lacked when her children were young. A year later he died in a car accident, and the children went back to mom, whose life was now very different. All women should strive to be strong, and can become strong. Sorry I missed that. My mom still to this day says it was the best Mothers Day talk ever. But I see where you are coming from. Is it callender time, number of posts, how irritated the host is with the comments! 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. Especially since whoever asked him to speak didnt learn their lesson and he said the exact same talk a year later. My favorite Mothers Day talk was my own talk. Ill be checking back! That was the job of the family, and for single sisters, the home teacher. Since my husband gets to give lesson about prayer. I also have plenty of friends who are single sisters and they mourn growing older and menopause because they wont be able to have the children they want to hold and love. This talk teaches us how rearing up children in righteousness can help keep them safe in an increasingly wicked world and how what happens in the home can benefit communities and nations. My mother died just a little less than a year ago, and I find that I never appreciated Mothers Day at all until now that my mother is gone. Im sorry too for the harshness In my expression in a previous thread regarding your views of sacrament meeting. So our ward did 3 talks on Christ with each one saying one sentence of gratitude about their individual moms right before bearing their testimony. Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ loves.feed my sheep, etc.https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/wanted-hands-and-hearts-to-hasten-the-work?lang=eng. All So that no woman felt left out. 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