“During
my professional career as a doctor of medicine, I was occasionally
asked why I chose to do that difficult work. I responded with my opinion
that the highest and noblest work in this life is that of a mother.
Since that option was not available to me, I thought that caring for the
sick might come close. I tried to care for my patients as
compassionately and competently as Mother cared for me.
Many years ago the First Presidency issued a statement that has had a profound and lasting influence upon me. “Motherhood,” they wrote, “is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.
Because mothers are essential to God’s great plan of happiness, their sacred work is opposed by Satan, who would destroy the family and demean the worth of women.” -- Russell M. Nelson, “Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women”
Many years ago the First Presidency issued a statement that has had a profound and lasting influence upon me. “Motherhood,” they wrote, “is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.
Because mothers are essential to God’s great plan of happiness, their sacred work is opposed by Satan, who would destroy the family and demean the worth of women.” -- Russell M. Nelson, “Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women”
