Next to the Angels

“Motherhood 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.”

"We men know the women of God as wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, associates, and friends. You seem to tame us and to gentle us, and, yes, to teach us and inspire us."

-Neal A. Maxwell

"The tender hand of the [woman] gives a gentle touch of healing and encouragement which the hand of a man, however well intentioned, can never quite duplicate."

-Boyd K. Packer

"Motherhood thud becomes a holy calling, a sacred dedication for carrying out the Lord's plans, a consecration of devotion to the up-rearing and fostering, the nurturing in body, mind, and spirit, of those who kept their first estate and who come to this earth for their second estate to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them. To lead them to keep their second estate is the work of motherhood, and they who keep their sacred estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever."

-Boyd K. Packer

Happy Mother's Day to my own Mother and the other women in my life that these quotes surely describe.

I love you all and appreciate the role you play in my life.