We should not celebrate anything unless it is universally acknowledged around the world. :( Everyone can just disregard parts that may sound harshor disregard the comment altogether I reckon. She loved us unconditionally heart and soul. Why Women, Especially Mothers, Working Outside the Home is an Abomination Unto the Lord. Mothers Day gifts at church should be like free t-shirt day at the baseball game. When He instituted the sacrament, Jesus Christ said, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. THAT is what non-denominational Christian churches do :). LDS Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Great Gifts for LDS Women Mother's Day Cupcake Flower Card Mother's Day Gift Ideas: 10 Ways to Show Your Love on Mother's Day Mother's Day Chapstick Idea Mother's Day Questionnaire & Gift Idea Mother's Day Gift Idea: Candy Necklaces Mother's Day Treat Tags Mother's Day gift idea: Candy Flower Bouquets Categories My mom still to this day says it was the best Mothers Day talk ever. Father's Day Talk in Sacrament Meeting June 21, 2009. Why is that or is that just in my ward? Im against handing out plants on Mothers Day. With that in mind, there are great ideas in this discussion thread of ways to do exactly that. More often than not, his assumption is correct. What Can I Do? Mother's Day: My talk | Times & Seasons I feel for how it hurts people to attend church and the sorrows they bear. Any suggestions as to what you would truly and realistically appreciate being presented? Ugh ugh ugh. 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.. Examples? Beware the philosophies of Hallmark, mingled with scripture. lol. Let us take as self-evident that, in reality, not all women are naturally pure or spiritual. Gods commands I must obey, The sacrament provides an opportunity for Church members to ponder and remember with gratitude the life, ministry, and Atonement of the Son of God. Ere the sun goes down, Sacrament Meeting - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I have to say that I was almost offended that there would be an assumption that FD would be a piece of cake. 3. Then I served in a Branch with 90% women who had absent husbands and who also grew up with absent fathers. Why does the church HAVE to be a part of it? No talk is necessary, but a simple acknowledgement of our love for all the women in our lives is nice. You might drift over to what has been considered the rebuttal of Mothers Who Know given at the next conference session by Elder Ballard. Our ward always does flowers, right after Sacrament meeting, and this is a real problem for me because of my allergies. Steve P. wont be the only one this Mothers Day asked to speak on that controversial talk, its still in heavy circulation in wards. Today the sacrament is an ordinance in which Church members partake of bread and water in remembrance of Jesus Christs atoning sacrifice. Wow! So Im on for Mothers Day and have been assigned Julie Becks talk on the history of Relief Society as topic. Im asking this out of genuine curiosity/responsibility for handing stuff out. She talked about how her convert mother negotiated church attendance with her inactive husband, how she brought the gospel into the home to the extent she could while maintaining close family ties and coping with her own faith struggles, and how her example and choices blessed her home. 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 broken bread is a reminder of His body and His physical sufferingespecially His suffering on the cross. The reminder was given to visit those sisters unable to attend on Mother's Day. But I love my mother, and I miss her, so Im hopeful that the experience will be a good one. Evry idle whisper stilling The greatest Mormon blog in the universe. It worked well in my ward, I think. Sacrament Meeting - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I am on the Speakers Bureau for the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) and we would welcome the donations too. I just pray that the spirit can convey the message that seems so exciting in my heart. Im sorry too for the harshness In my expression in a previous thread regarding your views of sacrament meeting. Saw the survey and didnt reply, but one suggestion-Please have enough for EVERY female in the ward or branch. I am 70 years old and have never been a mother, but I had one. One of her favorites: Im so bad when daddy comes home, However, like you, I thought Fathers Day was a done and done. I agree with #15youth speaker, song and chocolate and the rest of the meeting devoted to Christ. And chocolate. The talks are mostly bearable (though no picnic), but the worst is when the youth would spread out in search of women who were not holding whatever flower or chocolate. Make it a FUN day!!! God still loves her, and her life still had value and meaningTHE END!! 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. You can guess how well that went over. There have been one or two General Conference talks in the last couple of years that briefly addressed that situation. I also really like Kristenes suggestion and everything like unto it as EOR suggested. After observing and empathizing with three generations of mothers and thinking of my own dear mother, I surely know that there is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.. I guess plants are pretty and mothers are pretty. Well, counselor x/counselor y is in charge of May, I dont know what hes doing for sure . Less than nothing because the message of such a gift is that the person is not important. Bear in mind thatmost of women in the congregation havelives that havent turned out the way they expected. Elder Ballard mainly focused on young mothers in this talk from 2008. The story of Martha and Mary each bringing important and valuable things, even though they were very different. Inevitably they would be instructed that the gifts were for all women, so theyd try hard to give me one. His topic? I do look forward to handing the kids over to my husband for the day, but Ill take a pass on sacrament meeting. Men tended to speak about angel mothers who bore no resemblance to mine. We got there at about 7:30 AM and one of my Aunts had already been there and left flowers for her. 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. I asked a mother and daughter to sing the main lines, and then I had the . Are you looking for the best LDS talks on motherhood? This past Mother's Day we arrived late to sacrament meeting due to a cobbling mishap in the morning. Submitting to the will of the Father, He suffered more than we can comprehend: Blood [came] from every pore, so great [was] his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people (Mosiah 3:7). Speechless. They would eat honey cakes and give flowers. Get plenty HPs and Elders. It was given by one of my high school friends. It is based only partially on a professional clergy with access to time-proven messages and more likely on fundamental theological differences. It is the essence of who we are as women. 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. Yes. 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. Even now, 4 years after her passing, I miss her. ( Bonus: You get to visit Relief Society and YW! Last year, I gave this talk. I believe the best thing a man can do is not to love his wife in word, but to help her find and be and become whatever she truly wants to be and become outside of her role as mother. Theyre all very good, and not being critical, but Hallmark w/ scripture would seem to be one way to describe the style of Pres. There are wrongs that need redressing Why..thank you! From all accounts, her talk was very well received. Most threads die a natural death. I have been given mostly free reign on my message. Women focused or mainly about Christ too. All She discusses the divinity of motherhood and how every woman can become a mother in the world around her. I too have wrestled with the infertility monster and MD was always a nightmare. Last year, I did an arrangement of "I Often Go Walking" for the Primary children and our ward choir to perform together. Please use the comments to make your own contributions. Elder Perry uses personal stories and memories of his own mother to illustrate the importance of teaching the gospel inside the home. Sacrament meeting is the term for a regular Latter-day Saint worship service, usually held each week on Sunday, where the sacrament (similar to communion) is offered to the members of the Church. please please please please dont pull us teachers from Primary for pie or talking. 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. And he completely meant it too. Could someone remind of what the day is for after all? 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. So I would personally prefer if they didnt do those honor-mothers meetings. The woman described her family as she was growing up. She was a wonderful example for motherhood, womanhood, and peoplehood. Sorry for the sacrilege I think all women want massages but not sure the church is the right place for it. Its a complete set-up for failure. How can a father raise a happy, well-adjusted daughter in todays increasingly toxic world? Well, you dear women, I say thanks to you. 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. Kristine, thank you again. There there is the secular appeal - it causes a pain to those who are not mothers. I have seen, heard and experienced much of the imperfections, joys and sorrows in life, and know that reaching out for and holding on to the Iron Rod brings souls closer to the ideals with every step. So, I am assigned to give a talk next week. 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.). In the same way, when we make a dramatic production of Mothers Day, I fear that we are sometimestrying to compensate for the way we devalue the real and important work they do on the other 364 days of the year. I dont know how that worked out for him. I cant remember the last time I heard a bad sacrament meeting talk, period. I have to go home right after Sacrament meeting, because the Sisters all bring their flowers with them to the other meetings. Or the best of both worldssend all women to RS and have the chocolate there so you get the women to walk through the door instead of to their cars, and so the kids arent begging for it? Which meeting do you think would be more meaningful to the participants? 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). rockpond at all.. Yesterday I enjoyed another Mother's Day sacrament meeting, typical with its children's songs, a talk from a young man about how wonderful mothers are, a talk from a sister about how wonderful women are, and a tearful talk from a brother about all the incredible mothers in his life. But from my description, it sounds like the typical platitudinous MD talk. How about honoring our mothers by not just focusing on what they do or have done for us (guilt trip for those that feel they never do enough) but focus on ways the members can help their mothers throughout each stage of their life. Alma 56:47-48. But I still think the Dove bars our bishop chooses rock the holiday. Just a question here, since I am new to this blog. Christmas is not a universal holiday and thus we should not celebrate one day a year, We focus on Christ every day and every Sunday so there is no need to celebrate on Christmas. And, as your mother, I will miss the delicious pie during a relaxing third hour of church. I only mentioned Mothers Day once, and I said how much my mom hated the hypocrisy of Mothers Day, and that we should treat women right every day of the year, not give platitudes one day of the year. I hope none of you mind if I quote from this. The first speaker was a single father, then the bishop spoke, then the stake president spoke. Not a perfect example but I was striving for some other options besides stripling warriors moms. 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. 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. The hard part for me is when I hear talks about angel mothers where I actually know whom they are talking about. At my ward the angel mothers were to aspire to. My worst MD talk came in the Fast and Testimony meeting the week before in which my father, who was visiting since he no longer lived in our ward, decided to give some incredibly intimate details about his divorce and why he blamed it on several of his children, but not others. I just dont like when they push the plant on me after Ive politely declined it. When we value families so strongly we should celebrate the roles of motherhood and fatherhood. Those who are solely focused on their own selfish desires? Some were difficult for metotell without choking up. Classic! I am understanding your POV. I don't think it bodes well. This blog post is the result of my musing. Mother's Day Singing Time Idea. This has been a big concern for me, as there are many women in the ward who are very sensitive to the Perfect Mother talks, and I didnt want to heap on to their burdens. Personally, I go to church to learn about Jesus and Christ like attributes. This is a tradition of man, and sometimes it is just a bad idea. This was very informative and interesting. Women have mothers too! MD really is a no-win. 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. I miss her something terrible, and being at the grave-site really brought all of those emotions to the surface. Not necessarily mothersjust women. Our current ward celebrates Mothers Day with the obligatory talks. Members have now learned to accept it. Products; . The "Sacrament Meeting Program" app provides users a quick, easy way to create their sacrament meeting programs. Think about your message and how it will sound to the entire spectrum of your sisters in the ward. It was perhaps the best talk I gave as a bishop. don't get me wrong, I'm not bragging. It was a nice meeting. Something else for me to kill.. Julie B. Beck reminds women what it means to be a mother who knows listing a number of attributes, including the principles of bearing children, honoring sacred covenants, nurturing others, doing less, teaching, and leading. We are an outlandishly weird, mixed up bunch of folk. Because disciples can be wayward in their faith we should not celebrate Christmas because it causes too much pain in those who remain more faithful. If they give out a plant that I can put in the ground, Ill be sad to miss that, though. #46 That is an awesome idea for your talk. No, an inclusive talk will be about current and eternal womanhood, one part of which may including being a biological mother in mortal life.