Did you always want to be a Mom? When you held your new baby for the first time, you felt immense joy and hopeful anticipation of what this new adventure would bring. Then, the realities of motherhood began to settle upon you: fatigue, endless responsibilities, and feeling you no longer had control over your own life. During such times, it is not unusual to wonder where all the joy went.
Christianity teaches that motherhood is the highest and holiest of callings. And yet we are human and only beginners in learning how to be mothers. The gap between that which truly is wonderful and fulfilling and those things which push us to our mortal limits—physically, emotionally, mentally, and even spiritually can be wide. How do we close the distance and find joy in the midst of the challenges that come with motherhood?
You will love our guest, Jessica Clayton, as she tells her story of navigating the roller-coaster ride that motherhood can be, including feelings of inadequacy and failure. Listen, as she shares the principles that helped through those emotions and become passionate about motherhood. Her insights can help mothers expand their vision and find more joy in motherhood, regardless of their age or stage of life.
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David McKay taught,
“Motherhood is the greatest potential influence either for good or ill in human life. The mother’s image is the first that stamps itself on the unwritten page of the young child’s mind. It is her caress that first awakens a sense of security; her kiss the first realization of affection; her sympathy and tenderness the first assurance that there is love in the world.
“[The] ability and willingness properly to rear children, the gift to love, and eagerness … to express it in soul development, make motherhood the noblest office or calling in the world. She who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions deserves the admiration and the plaudits of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, … deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God” (David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals, 453-54).
