W07 Reflection

What resonated with me during this weeks study was the talk by Thomas S Monson entitled “An Attitude of Gratitude”.  I always tend to lead towards the talks by general authorities because they are always so powerful.  What I loved about this talk was when he spoke about being grateful for parents.  One reason being was because of my life and where it stands right now.  My oldest two are at the teenager stage and it is much, much different than the age when they were just cute little babies or toddlers.  When Thomas S Monson was speaking about mothers he said, “Mother, who willingly made that personal journey into the valley of the shadow of death to take us by the hand and introduce us to birth – even to mortal life – deserves our undying gratitude.  One write summed up our love for mother when he declared, ‘God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.’”  Not only did I think of my mother, but I thought of being a mother to my children at this stage in their life.  I need to be that Mom who isn’t constantly fed up with the rolling of eyes and slight attitude adjustment.  I need to realize that my calling as a Mom is still just as important as it was when they were younger.  I also want them to remember me and be grateful for me, and in doing that I need to make sure that I’m not too often tired of these teenage years already. 

 

The other point that resonated with me was when Thomas S Monson spoke about Fathers.  He said, “Father, like Mother, is ever willing to sacrifice his own comfort for that of his children.  Daily he toils to provide the necessities of life, never complaining, ever concerned for the well-being of his family.  This love for children, this desire to see them well and happy, is a constant time of change.”  Since my Father has passed, I see how well he did this.  He sacrificed everything for us.  I also see this in my husband, and how he sacrifices so much of his time providing for his family and making sure we are all well taken cared of.