"Where´s mother?".. "Mothers in Israel"

“Until ‘Where’s Mother?’ receives no sweet response do the childish minds realize how much Mother has been to them! Not until her smile and loving presence are but sacred memories do the children know that Mother held a place in their hearts that no one else can fill! It’s an unfortunate phase of human nature that it is always inclined to undervalue its present blessings, that of Mother’s and Father’s presence being no exception. . . . Not only on one day, then, should we pay tribute to our mothers; but rather make that day the means of increasing our determination and ability to make every day of the year a day in which to honor Mother in particular and every woman who desires to be like Mother” (David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals,p. 454-455).

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“We shall prosper and build up Zion upon the earth; for this is our mission, and the work of your mothers and daughters of Zion-the mothers now, and by and by the daughters, who will, in turn, be mothers in Israel. Great responsibility rests upon you. Upon you depend the training and the direction of the thoughts and the inspiration of the hearts of your children, for they drink into the spirit of their mothers, and the influence of the mother over the children is the most enduring impression that can be made. There is nothing so imperishable as the influence of the mother; that is when she is good and has the spirit of the Gospel in her heart, and she has brought up her children in the way they should go.” Joseph F. Smith, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith [1998], 33