There are so many blessings available to us as women in this church, and no one describes it in a more accessible, clear way, than Elder Maxwell did in 1978 with his talk, "The Women of God." My Book of Mormon professor out here at school recommended that we read it, and I extend that as a challenge to anyone that may read this post. It. Is. AWESOME.
There are women out there that look at the roles men play in the priesthood and feel envious, or neglected. To those women in our church that have strong testimonies of God's Great Plan of Happiness and the divinity of the role of women in the world, this is never a concern, however, it does come up occasionally.
We as women have the beautiful opportunity to bear, nurture, and love God's choice spirits like no one else on Earth ever could. Elder Maxwell says:
"We salute you, sisters, for the joy that is yours as you rejoice in a baby’s first smile and as you listen with eager ear to a child’s first day at school which bespeaks a special selflessness. Women, more quickly than others, will understand the possible dangers when the word self is militantly placed before other words like fulfillment. You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today’s world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms."
In this, Maxwell explains that a mother has the capacity to understand selflessness in the way she cares for and rejoices with her children. I know, with all my heart, that this is true. I feel a special connection to my future children now as I try so hard to live my life in a way that I would want them to emulate. I know that there is power, and incomprehensible blessings that will effect the eternities in being a mother. I look forward to the day when my preparation and diligence will be rewarded with every difficulty, challenge, and joy of motherhood.
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