"My Dear Sisters"

My mother-in-law gave me this book for Mother's Day. I read it this morning. After reading the inspiring words from our late prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, I was left feeling like I should be proud to be a woman of God. Like everyone, I am a child of God, but I am also a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a cousin, an aunt, a wife, a mother, and a friend. Two of the most important roles that I have in my life is to be a wife and mother. I often get overwhelmed with the duties of a wife and mother that I forget to enjoy the journey. I need to embrace womanhood. Here are some of my favorite thoughts from this book:

"As you create a home, don't get distracted with a lot of things that have no meaning for you or your family. Don't dwell on your failures, but think about your successes. Have joy in your home. Have joy in your children. Have joy in your husband. Be grateful for the journey." -Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"Have you ever contemplated the wonders of yourself, the eyes with which you see, the ears with which you hear, the voice with which you speak? No camera every built can compare with the human eye. No method of communication ever devised can compare with the voice and the ear. No pump ever built can run as long or efficiently as the human heart. No computer or other creation of science can equal the human brain. What a remarkable thing you are. You can think by the day and dream by night."

"How much more beautiful would be the world and the society in which we live if... every mother regarded her children as the jewels of her life, as gifts from the God of heaven, who is their Eternal Father, and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord."

"Develop some intellectual curiosity. If you have it, you will never be bored. If you haven't, cultivate it, hold fast to it. Never let it go. To the intellectually curious, the world will always be full of magic, full of wonder. You will be interesting to your friends, to your spouse, and a joy to your children. You will be alive to all of the wonderful possibilities of this world." -Marjorie Pay Hinckley