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Continue ShoppingOn May 9th, 2021, President Russell M. Nelson wrote a Mother's Day post on his Facebook account with him saying the following:
"I love Mother’s Day, but I realize that many women don’t share my enthusiasm. Some feel left out of this holiday because they haven’t borne children, and others dislike it because they have. But from my point of view, Mother’s Day is truly special. I never cease to be amazed that when Heavenly Father created women, He not only gave them the capacity to bring life into the world, but He also endowed them with the gifts required to shape and teach all of us. Women not only bear children, they bear with all of humankind in life-changing ways.
Two days later, one member of the Church wrote her recent experience and feelings towards Mother's day in response to President Nelson's post stating:
She then concludes her blog post with the following statement:
I see this clearly every Mother’s Day, and it makes the whole holiday depressing, even if I like being a mom. I have maybe 40 or 50 more Mother’s Days left, where I’ll get a gift or meal, but then after that I’ll become a Heavenly Mother who will basically cease to exist. Every time my children talk about me, they’ll omit me from the story and say that Dad created them (with no help from me, it would seem). It makes me think Mother’s Day is actually just another holiday for the men, not me.
One thing to note is this: Heavenly Father is our Father in Heaven. He sent His son, Jesus Christ, to come down to Earth and atone for our sins so that we can live with Him again. He created a beautiful plan of happiness, and gave us opportunities to grow throughout our trials and time on Earth. He LOVES us. Heavenly Father LOVES us. We are His children.
Now, with that being said, it is interesting to note that we don't discuss Heavenly Mother and her role in everything. I've never really thought about it until I read this blog post and it really started to make me think and ask some questions. Why don't we acknowledge her role more? Why don't we acknowledge her existence more?
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Sue Melser
May 25, 2021
I believe that our Heavenly Father loves our Heavenly Mother so much that He wants to protect Her from the slurs and hateful rhetoric the world slings at Him and Christ. Within the church, I have found great comfort in knowing we have a Heavenly Mother and look forward to being reunited with Her as well. To most of my other Christian friends, a Heavenly Mother is a very foreign idea.