Because I need to hear this…often.

Elder Jeffery R Holland, (April 1997) said:

“Do the best you can through these years, but whatever else you do, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones.

“You can’t possibly do this alone, but you do have help. The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you … Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be.

“Remember, remember all the days of your motherhood: “Ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.”

“Rely on Him. Rely on Him heavily. Rely on Him forever. And “press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope.” You are doing God’s work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even—no, especially—when your days and your nights may be the most challenging. Like the woman who anonymously, meekly, perhaps even with hesitation and some embarrassment, fought her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of the Master’s garment, so Christ will say to the women who worry and wonder and sometimes weep over their responsibility as mothers, “Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.” 12 And it will make your children whole as well.”

My friend, K, at Singin’ in the Barn shared the talk that her friend gave in their ward (congregation) on Mother’s Day and the talk was ended with this quote. It’s one I need to place on my bathroom mirror or on the fridge or on the dash-board.  Somewhere I will see it often, to remind me of the truth of it.  I’d suggest going over and reading the whole talk.  It’s very good.