Motherhood Quotes

1.) "If not my arms, then her arms—for a mother’s arms encircle a child with tender restraint, security, love. They protect against fear, harm, and evil."

(Mary F. Foulger, Motherhood and the Family, Oct. 1980, http://www.lds.org/)

2.) "God has called Latter-day Saint women to prepare his children for the challenges of the last days. In order to fulfill this calling, we must be both learners and teachers of eternal truths. We must study the scriptures that we might arm our children with knowledge of Jesus Christ and his gospel. We must guard our homes against any intrusion of evil. We must seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We must make our homes holy places in which to stand. Sisters, we must faithfully fulfill here the sacred trust we willingly accepted there."

(Mary F. Foulger, Motherhood and the Family, Oct. 1980, http://www.lds.org/)

3.) "By developing a mother heart, each girl and woman prepares for her divine, eternal mission of motherhood."

(Julie B. Beck, A “Mother Heart”, April 2004, http://www.lds.org/)

4.) "Covenant-keeping women with mother hearts know that whether motherhood comes early or late; whether they are blessed with a “quiver full” of children here in mortality or not; whether they are single, married, or left to carry the responsibility of parenthood alone—in holy temples they are “endowed with power from on high” (D&C 38:32)."

(Julie B. Beck, A “Mother Heart”, April 2004, http://www.lds.org/)

5.) "Motherhood is more than bearing children. … It is the essence of who we are as women."

(Sheri L. Dew, Are We Not All Mothers?, Oct. 2001, http://www.lds.org/)

6.) "Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate."

(Sheri L. Dew, Are We Not All Mothers?, Oct. 2001, http://www.lds.org/)

7.) "I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation."

(L. Tom Perry, Mothers Teaching Children in the Home, April 2010, http://www.lds.org/)

8.) "Parents must bring light and truth into their homes by one family prayer, one scripture study session, one family home evening, one book read aloud, one song, and one family meal at a time. They know that the influence of righteous, conscientious, persistent, daily parenting is among the most powerful and sustaining forces for good in the world."

(L. Tom Perry, Mothers Teaching Children in the Home, April 2010, http://www.lds.org/)

9.) "There is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood."

(M. Russell Ballard, Daughters of God, April 2008, http://www.lds.org/)

10.) "There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family. Many are able to be “full-time moms,” at least during the most formative years of their children’s lives, and many others would like to be. Some may have to work part-or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."

(M. Russell Ballard, Daughters of God, April 2008, http://www.lds.org/)

11.) “This divine service of motherhood can be rendered only by mothers. It may not be passed to others."

(Boyd K. Packer, For Time and All Eternity, Oct. 1993, http://www.lds.org/)

12.) “Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.”³⁷

(Boyd K. Packer, For Time and All Eternity, Oct. 1993, http://www.lds.org/)