Divine Nature

I don't know why, but I really had a hard time paying attention to the scripture reading for Divine Nature #1, so I'm going to skip it for now. Here is Divine Nature #2:

As a Young Woman (which we still are!) you are blessed with divine feminine qualities. Increase your understanding of and appreciation for womanhood. Read Proverbs 31:10-31 and two talks on womanhood from a conference issue of the Church magazines. Review what "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" says about being a wife and a mother. Then ask your mother or another mother you admire what she thinks are important attributes for being a mother.

I really loved this. Being a better mom is definitely something I am striving for. In the Proclamation it says, "Husband and Wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord". Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. (Here is the really important part) Husbands and wives-mothers and fathers-will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

It also says that "Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children" and that "fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."

Read Proverbs 31:10-31. It's beautiful, but it makes me tired! Mothers are responsible for a lot! There are two attributes I would love to have as a mother. The first is, obviously, Patience! With all of these girls in my house and all their hormones (which I know have hardly kicked in yet), I pray for Patience daily! The second comes from my mother. She never talked badly about us to other people and she always wanted us around. I was never treated as "just a child". I was always treated like a person, who has feelings just like everyone else. She never talked down to us, but included us in everything. She told me that she never wanted to complain about us because if she did, then people would think that we were bad all the time. We weren't bad all the time, we just made mistakes like everyone else. She really treated us with respect. I think that is really hard sometimes, especially if I have lost all my Patience. I love my kids and I would never want them to hear me bad mouthing them. I think that as mothers, it's our job to always lift others instead of bringing them down. Let's all try to be more respectful to our children and say 3 good things about each of them to someone else today!