Saturday, June 8, 2013

Thanks Mom

Tonight's post is brought to you by the letter M{om}, J{effrey R Holland}, and the number 6{th Ward Bulletin}

Mom send me a clipping from their ward bulletin that she'd laminated with clear contact paper and stuck a magnet on. I remember her doing similar things for Aunt Deb and including them in her letters. This one came from Alaska, with love.  

The quote is from Elder Holland {loved him for as long as I can remember} from April 1997 titled "Because She is a Mother".  Interestingly, as I was searching for this talk one of the other conference talks that year was titled "Bishop, help!"  very well timed for me.

When you have come to the Lord in meekness and lowliness of heart and, as one mother said, "pounded on the doors of heaven to ask for, to plead for, to demand guidance and wisdom and help for this wondrous task," that door is thrown open to provide you the influence and the help of all eternity.  Claim the promises of the Savior of the world.  Ask for the healing balm of the Atonement for whatever may be troubling you or your children.  Know that in faith things will be made right in spite of you, or more correctly, because of you.

You can't possibly do this alone, but you do have help.  The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you--He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son.  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.
I love the quote from the anonymous mother.  Such a great description of how I feel right now.  Mom, thanks for the quote, the lamination job and the magnet so that just maybe it doesn't get lost.

{Heather}

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