Im asking this out of genuine curiosity/responsibility for handing stuff out. I am confident that a poll ofactive Mormons would show that Mothers Day sacrament meeting is, hands down, the one meeting of the year most fraught with difficulty for the people who attend. Nice post Mark, I think we do need to be careful about how we say some of the things we do in church, and elsewhere. I just pray that the spirit can convey the message that seems so exciting in my heart. Like many others, my wife and her mother have both always struggled with hearing sacrament meeting talks on Mothers Day. Below, youll find an excerpt from each talk and a link to the full text. Feelings of guilt, shame, loneliness, anger, disappointment, abandonment, and not measuring up to impossible expectations are prevalent. If my kids are with me on MD I go, but FD is just too painful. All Latter-day Saint Youth Need to Hear Ready to Rise, Popular Rapper Says He Wants to Be Baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FREE I Can Do All Things Through Christ Sheet Music + Music Video, Latter-day Saint Missionaries Perform Is There Room, Official 2023 Youth Theme Music Video: I Can Do All Things Through Christ, Popular Rapper Says He Wants to Be Baptized into The Church. I would say that my grandmother was like a second mother to us, but really she was like a first mother. After living with me for almost 17 years, hed better get it right! Its always the wives. More often than not, his assumption is correct. You can still give the women the day off. Flowers were also given to anyone who wanted to wear one in honour of their mothers. And that concludes the story of how NewlyHousewife learned not to attend church on Mothers Day. 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. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue. The main message I gathered from reviewing this survey is, keep it simple, dont try tohave specific female messages during the meetings, and then serve a fun refreshment in the third hourjust because. Needless to say he was not asked to speak in sacrament meeting for a long, long time. There there is the secular appeal - it causes a pain to those who are not mothers. Theologies have consequences. It was the service ofthe sisters that made the talk memorable. This past Mother's Day we arrived late to sacrament meeting due to a cobbling mishap in the morning. 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. But I was not a mother, in spite of my tears and pleadings with the Lord. I give, is it supposed to be about mothers or not? I'm fascinated by these two suggestions because I was leaning toward only having youth and men speak so that all the mothers had the day off. We speak about it nearly every Sunday. Ill be checking back! Any suggestions as to what you would truly and realistically appreciate being presented? Can I suggest NOT sending the youth out hunting all women? I think its good to have something to air at! Wow! It isn't in every country so I don't know why it has to be in just a few. Gospel Q&A: How Can I Find and Foster Celestial Love? . I would be totally okay if they did nothing for Mothers Day at church. When we value families so strongly we should celebrate the roles of motherhood and fatherhood. Well at least I know what not to talk about. Oh, we also get candy bars with the flowers, music in sacrament and the 3rd hour social time. Being Mother's Day, that meant the soft seats up front were filled with grandmothers and other maternal figures visiting for the weekend, which meant latecomers like the Lemons got metal seats in the back this week. 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?) What a nice gift for a Mom..hey, you guys have a great time!! He offers advice on how young women can look to faithful mother figures as a pattern to follow. I havent had a bad Mothers Day since I divorced my ex and the day stopped being about making my kids miserable so that he could appear to be a good husband. Really perfect for MD! President Hinckley directly addresses mothers in this talk, commending them for the wonderful thing they have done by becoming mothers, but offering insights on their greatest challenge: to be able to answer the question How well have my children done? with happiness. I spoke one Mothers Day about Eve and Mary, and thought it was a good talk and well-received. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. I wonder if a member of our bishopric reads this blog? Ive decided to see if I can discern consistent reasons why the good ones are good and the bad ones are terrible. A cookie in a baggie? Disciples of Christ know what they want and there is not need to celebrate Christmas in front of others that are not faithful. Mothers Day for me is when my children and Grandchildren call me. Those who are solely focused on their own selfish desires? Print out the short questionnaires included in the printable and distribute them to the mothers in your ward a few weeks before Mother's Day. It falls short when it is not delivered with love, patience, acceptance, humility, an understanding of the limitations of REALITY, and the the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Not necessarily mothersjust women. I agree with the chocolate, lack of talks, and the third hour refreshments! Thanks for clarifying. by Leading Saints | Apr 27, 2016 | Articles, Bishops, Elders Quorum, Relief Society | 21 comments, In 2016 Leading Saints conducted a survey about ward mothers day gifts. I don't understand it, but it is your logic. What does that say about us as a people? Theyre all very good, and not being critical, but Hallmark w/ scripture would seem to be one way to describe the style of Pres. My husband told me to stop focusing on myself and think about who mothered me instead. We need ideals especially ones who arent ideal, so we can redefine ideal. Watching the Primary children singing to their mothers in Sacrament meeting was the hardest. The best MD talk I ever heard was given by my neighbor. Classic! What are we trying to create? Doesn't it seem strange in a religion that supposedly is so family focused that we have people who ignore the cries of many of the women in church who want to be mothers and can't be or who sorrow over children who are not making good eternal choices? The rest of us mortals should stick with real.. I just dont like when they push the plant on me after Ive politely declined it. It seemed to strike just the right tone. Well give you an honest deal! Although I like the idea of them as well! Not using individual's names, I told stories of selfless service performed by sisters in our ward that I had observed during my time as bishop. Im against handing out plants on Mothers Day. 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. Through this ordinance, Church members renew the covenants they made with God when they were baptized. What does it mean when we want to remove motherhood from Mother's Day? I wont be attending this Sunday either, but as always will honor my own mother by being the best mother I can be to my hurting children. And, as your mother, I will miss the delicious pie during a relaxing third hour of church. She only did half the things a good mother would have done. So, yeah, how irritated the host is with the comments is pretty much it. 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. 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. Nothing, wakes people up in sacrament meeting like talking about chimpanzees dismembering each other. This talk by Elaine S. Dalton helps fathers understand the importance of loving and cherishing the women in their life. I think this is one of the most confusing topics for men in the church. Her mother didnt come across as being perfect, but rather imperfect but faithfully trying, and her simple persistent efforts turned out to be eternally valuable. 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. Mark, very good advice IMO. The average of the survey said their bishopric probably spends about $1 per sister for Mothers Day gifts. That was the job of the family, and for single sisters, the home teacher. I cant remember the last time I heard a bad sacrament meeting talk, period. Aleah Ingram May 3, 2021 Entertainment. Up til now, I have endured going because I thought I had to. That said, I cant say I recall ever hearing a bad Mothers Day talk. 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. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers. However, like you, I thought Fathers Day was a done and done. Usually chocolate, a plant or flower. Clap my hands and shout for joy! Today the sacrament is an ordinance in which Church members partake of bread and water in remembrance of Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice. All women should strive to be strong, and can become strong. I dont think it would occur to anyone to give a man a plant for Fathers Day *, but its very common to give women plants for Mothers Day. I like the idea of a simple gift for those in attendance. Aiming for Heaven is again looking to the sinless for examples, not to an episode of Leave it to Beaver. 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. Our HC speaker will be talking about forgiveness this Sunday at the special request of our Leadership. Let us take as self-evident that, in reality, not all women are naturally pure or spiritual. Please Please Please! Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.. It was a one day break from the 40 day Lent cycle to give a feast in honor of Mom with cakes and flowers and her grown children visiting from afar.
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