I’m not sure what can be said that hasn’t already been said about Mother’s day, but I’ll give it the old college try. First I would like to acknowledge and say thank to my Heavenly Mother. No one disputes that we have a Heavenly Father, reason dictates and the Holy Ghost has born witness to me that we do indeed have a Heavenly mother. We were raised and nurtured by her side. I am sure that for obvious reasons, Her name isn’t mentioned in the scriptures. Look how mankind has profaned the name of deity.
Secondly, I would like to recognize my own earthly mother. What a great woman she was. She past away two years ago and it just seems like she was just here. I was taught to be honest and respectful of others, and to be a good human being. She was selfless and always concerned about her boys. Growing up she polished my shoes, took great care of me and combed my hair everyday, even thru high school. I love you mom and I still miss you. Next I would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to my mother-in-law. A great and wonderful lady. She is in the last days of her mortal probation and will soon be joined with her departed husband. She was an excellent mother and had 5 amazing daughters and a awesome son, and taught them well. I was always treated like a king when I went to her house and will miss her deeply. Next my daughters and my daughters-in-law. What can a man say about the mother of his grandchildren? I am truly in awe of them and their abilities. They are all so loving, so caring, and so nurturing to my grandchildren. They not only teach the gospel, but more importantly they live it. I am so proud to have them for eternity and to have such a great posterity.
Last but not least, the mother of my children, my best friend and confidant, thirty six years of marriage and we still love each other. What an elect lady, and amazing women she is. So selfless and always so concerned about the well being of her children, her grandchildren, and me. She is so talented. She sews, cooks, knits, paints just to name a few of her talents. I think her greatest talent is her testimony of Jesus Christ. I am sure if you looked up mother in the dictionary, her picture would be there. I love her so much and am so lucky to have her for an eternal companion. I am sure we all have these feelings about our mothers on Mother’s day an rightly so. Let's make this Mother's Day a very special day in the lives of all women. Let’s make Mother's day everyday and have Mother's day 365 days a year.
I am not trying to be the best in the world, I'm trying to be the best for the world.
Family June 2008
On the way to church we stopped and took a picture. Worked out good huh.
Brittany
Jennifer
Received Masters in May 2009
Andrea
Amanda And Family
Brady Cameron
Almost ready to start school
Laker Twins
Twins 9 months old
Aimee and Family
Copper the Laker Fan
Maggie Jane
Jeremy and Family
Jeremy's kids Halloween 2008
Jason and Family
"In the Hollow of Thy Hand"
This Month's Favorite Quote
George Carlin said, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
INSPIRING STUFF
Marion G. Romney
"I counsel you, my beloved brothers and sisters and friends everywhere, to make reading the Book of Mormon a few minutes each day a lifelong practice. All of us need the uninterrupted association with the Spirit of the Lord. We need to take the Holy Spirit for our constant guide that we be not deceived. I am persuaded by my own experience and that of my loved ones, as well as by the statements of the Prophet Joseph Smith, that one can get and keep closer to the Lord by reading the Book of Mormon than by reading any other book. Don’t be content with what someone else tells you about what is in it. Drink deeply from the divine fountain itself. I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. The spirit of reverence will increase; mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. The spirit of contention will depart. Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. Children will be more responsive and submissive to the counsel of their parents. Righteousness will increase. Faith, hope, and charity—the pure love of Christ—will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness."
2 comments:
That was tender, thanks! BUT...Grandma J also had a son, not just 5 daughters!
What a fitting tribute. The mothers in your life are blessed to have such a sensitive and thoughtful son, father, and husband.
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