"Of all the words they could have chosen to define her role and her essence, both God the Father and Adam called Eve 'the mother of all living' - and they did so before she ever bore a child.
Like Eve, our motherhood began before we were born. Just as worthy men were foreordained to hold the priesthood in mortality, righteous women were endowed premortally with the privilege of motherhood.
Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us."
~ Sheri L. Dew ~
I'm grateful for my constantly growing testimony of motherhood. I'm grateful for my husband and for my children. And I'm grateful that being a mom is my very identity and for the knowledge that I was a mother even before I ever bore children.
Happy Mother's Day (yesterday) to all women.
This post brings me ever so much joy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day, my dear sister!