Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

As we gathered as a family today to celebrate Mom, Amber, and Shaina in their eternal role as mothers, I realized just how blessed we all are as a family to have such amazing women in our lives (Cherish and Mistilyn are included too, of course). They each possess the incredibly rare and godly attributes of unconditional love for others, undeviating devotion to family, and complete dedication to and faith to and in the Savior Jesus Christ. They see the best in us men, despite our countless flaws, and encourage and help us become the Men of God and Disciples of Christ we are capable of becoming. Without them, we could not accomplish much of anything. I look at Dad, Tyrel, and Layton, and realize that the reason they are such great men and faithful husbands, fathers, and priesthood holders (this in no way is demeaning of them because they were close enough to the spirit to choose the women they married), is because of the women who stand at their sides. I am in awe of the women in our family, and I know that I am not alone in that, because you influence the lives of others for good on a daily basis, especially within our family. I want to testify that I KNOW that as wives and mothers, you are not only part of an eternal partnership with your husbands, but you are also part of a personal and eternal partnership with God, our very Eternal Father, just as Elder Holland teaches in the attached video. I love you, Mama; and I love all of you, Amber, Shaina, Cherish, and Mistilyn, and Eliana and Audrey too for that matter. Thank you for all you do and all you are.