This talk entitled "Mothers Who Know" was given by Sister Julie B. Beck, the LDS church General Relief Society President at the time, and, to me, is one of the Classic Talks of all time. I share the FULL text with you - as it's something to be reviewed and pondered!
There is eternal influence and power in motherhood.
Mothers Who Know
In the Book of Mormon
we read about 2,000 exemplary young men who were exceedingly valiant,
courageous, and strong. “Yea, they were men of truth and soberness, for
they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk
uprightly before him” (Alma 53:21). These faithful young men paid tribute to their mothers. They said, “Our mothers knew it” (Alma 56:48). I would suspect that the mothers of Captain Moroni, Mosiah, Mormon, and other great leaders also knew.
The
responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance.
More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who
know. Children are being born into a world where they “wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12).
However, mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who
God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and
influence for good on their children.
