Excerpts on Motherhood President Ezra Taft Benson
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Husbands
and wives, as co-creators, should eagerly and prayerfully invite children
into their homes... Young mothers and fathers, with all my heart I counsel
you not to postpone having your children.. .Do not use the reasoning
of the world, such as, "We'll wait until we can better afford having
children, until we are more secure, until John has completed his education,
until he has a better-paying job, until we have a larger home, until
we've obtained a few of the material conveniences," and on and
on. This is the reasoning of the world, and is not pleasing in the sight
of God...Do not curtail the number of your children for personal or
selfish reasons...It is the duty of every righteous man and woman to
prepare tabernacles for all the spirits they can. The Lord clearly defined
the roles of mothers and fathers in providing for and rearing a righteous
posterity. In the beginning, Adam--not Eve--was instructed to earn the
bread by the sweat of his brow. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's
calling is in the home, not in the marketplace. The counsel of the Church
has always been for mothers to spend their full time in the home in
rearing and caring for their children. I continue to emphasize the importance
of mothers staying home to nurture, care for, and train their children
in the principles of righteousness...Mothers play an important role
as the heart of the home... (President Benson, Address given to Mothers and Fathers, Feb. 22, 1987; Oct. 3, 1987) |
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