tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post1400888188868637827..comments2023-03-27T04:59:07.801-06:00Comments on My Soul Delighteth: The Mission-Motherhood ParallelBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667724269493668949noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-22735361240609853632012-04-07T21:09:25.612-06:002012-04-07T21:09:25.612-06:00WOW how grateful I am to have fallen upon this art...WOW how grateful I am to have fallen upon this article! (Changed my perspective) I was baptised at 21 and served a mission at 24. What an amazing experience it was, one I think about daily! It strengthened my testimony and taught me the hard work that comes with living and teaching this gospel. I admit I have never thought about motherhood the same as missionary work. The idea makes sense, especially if you think about the 3 fold mission of the church (strengthen members, redeem the dead, & preach the gospel) they're all the same thing in different realms- missionary work. This post has brought an entire new perspective to me regarding missionary work and motherhood. I am a mother to 2 wonderful little boys, I agree that every topic spoken regarding how to be a successful missionary applies to motherhood. Thank you for sharing your inspiration!Making Our Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515162043796641250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-75815478933653106972012-03-15T15:19:06.062-06:002012-03-15T15:19:06.062-06:00Thank you for sharing your experience! It's am...Thank <i>you</i> for sharing your experience! It's amazing how the Lord knows each of our circumstances and will prepare us for His purposes if we will let him. I'm still working on really understanding the Lord's will for me.<br /><br />Thank you again for sharing your story and your testimony!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667724269493668949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-31910361373459623902012-03-15T14:37:08.545-06:002012-03-15T14:37:08.545-06:00Wonderful insights. Thanks so much for sharing. Al...Wonderful insights. Thanks so much for sharing. All the time growing up I wanted to be a wife and mother, but the Lord had other plans for me. I went on a mission, and one day sobbing on my room at the MTC asking WHY did I have to go on a mission, the word of the Lord came to me and told me that my husband would need me to be a returned missionary. Fast forward almost ten years--I married a non-member! Family and friends thought I was crazy (so do I some days), but I was assured that he would join the church. He did too, when we'd been married for six years. We have one daughter and four sons. I have been the one to teach my sons about the priesthood and their duties; I knew what a mission was like so I could/can advise them on how to prepare. Our oldest boy will be home in three weeks! One day in the midst of mothering five little children I complained out loud to nobody "These children are interfering with my work." I felt the Lord remind me "They are your work." That has guided me ever since. I love being a mother, but unlike a missionary, there is no release date! It is an eternal calling, one that takes much enduring to the end. Thanks again for your testimony.Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-4258950902840024672012-03-13T19:40:02.210-06:002012-03-13T19:40:02.210-06:00I love this idea too! Thanks for sharing your insi...I love this idea too! Thanks for sharing your insights Becca :) You're a great mom!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305569093342417198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-21171255957094597862012-03-07T23:23:02.861-07:002012-03-07T23:23:02.861-07:00This is great! :D Thanks for sharing your wonderfu...This is great! :D Thanks for sharing your wonderful insights!<br /><br />Like you, I was married long before old enough to serve a mission (18.5). I was also preparing years before-hand, AND I too read parenting books (but mostly self improvement books); my favorite book at the age of about15 was "Be Your Best Self" by Thomas S Monson. <br /><br />Thanks again!<br />Corine :DCorine Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-4990545527454013352012-03-07T23:12:32.436-07:002012-03-07T23:12:32.436-07:00This is a FANTASTIC post.
My mom had me when sh...This is a FANTASTIC post. <br /><br />My mom had me when she was 19 and was sad she didn't go on a mission. Her stake president told her, "the greatest mission you can ever serve is the mission of motherhood." But I never thought of applying actual mission-y stuff to motherhood like you've done here. Genius!Krislinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323048843568458474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74864394654073513.post-49366308757280727992012-03-06T23:04:17.625-07:002012-03-06T23:04:17.625-07:00Ohhhh, I love the insights you've provided her...Ohhhh, I love the insights you've provided here! I will have to go and read through Elder Waddell's talk with a motherhood perspective.Montserrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056974831892116493noreply@blogger.com