 Scripture
#1
“Yea,
and they did obey and observe to perform
every word of command with exactness; yea, and
even according to their faith it was done unto
them; and I did remember the words which they
said unto me that their mothers had taught them.”
Alma 57: 21
Scripture
#2
" Honour
thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee;
that thy days may be
prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in
the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
Deut. 5: 16
Scripture #3
"And kings shall be thy
nursing fathers, and
their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow
down to thee with their face toward the earth,
and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt
know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be
ashamed that wait for me."
Isa. 49: 23
Scripture
#4
"...O ye house of Israel
... Listen ... unto me,
and hearken ye people from far; the Lord hath
called me from the womb; from the bowels of my
mother hath he made mention of my name."
1 Ne. 21: 1
Scripture
#5
"And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator
of all things from the beginning; and his mother
shall be called Mary."
Mosiah 3: 8
Scripture
#6
" ...yea,
they had been taught by their mothers,
that if they did not doubt, God would deliver
them."
Alma 56: 47
Scripture
#7
"Among
the great and mighty ones who were
assembled in this vast congregation of the
righteous were ... our glorious Mother Eve, with
many of her faithful daughters who had lived
through the ages and worshiped the true and
living God."
D&C 138: 38-39
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Scripture #8
"And
Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following
after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest,
I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and
me."
Ruth
1: 16 - 17
Scripture
#9
"
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom
he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!"
John
19: 26 - 27
Scripture
#10
"
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called
the Son of the Highest . . "
Luke
1: 22, 31,32
Poem
#1
They
build the world with love and care
One infant at a time.
Their work does more than courts and kings
To rid the world of crime.
The interest on the gifts they bring
This world could never pay.
And so, we pause to honor them
Each year on Mother’s Day.
Wendell
W. Welling
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