Remembering Mother

In 1998, I read an article by a leader in my church, Thomas S. Monson, who wrote of the Mother Forgotten and the Mother Remembered.  Once read, I have never forgotten its powerful message about the affect on all of us to remember and honor our mothers.  How true it is that, when we stop to remember our mothers, we are prone to improve our behavior as we live to honor her. 

As Mother’s Day approaches and we rush about to find the perfect gift, we need only read the story cited in this article to know what a mother holds close to her heart.  As the story is told, after a mother passes away, her family gathers around the table to open her small metal treasure box.  There are three things inside: her marriage certificate, the deed to her modest home wherein she raised her children and then, the following:

“Then there was discovered a yellowed envelope that bore the marks of time. Carefully the flap was opened and from inside was taken a homemade valentine. Its simple message, in the handwriting of a child, read, “I love you, Mother.” Though she was gone, by what she held sacred mother taught yet another lesson. A silence permeated the room, and every member of the family made a pledge not only to remember, but also to honor mother.”

 A Mother's Love... 

brings peace and quiet shelter

to a tender heart in need of comfort.

Her hope, patience and loving counsel are like

a haven through the changing scenes of one’s life.

As Mother’s Day approaches may we honor our mothers by the good lives we lead.  May we remember our mothers and show appreciation by verbally expressing or writing down the loving feelings of gratitude in our hearts and special memories of her love.  Or maybe just as the story relates, write “I love you” so she may read and reread it.

To read this great article, go to this link: "Behold Thy Mother"

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