As a mother, I am given the gift of being my children's first teacher, and I mold their minds. I do my best to bring up children in light and truth, as this is a divine responsibility. In partnership with my children, I am a creator and cleaner of chaos. Finally, in one of the most important roles of a stay at home mother, I am the protector of the spirit in my home. I choose what will enter into the home through the doors, windows and computer screens. In the morning I wake up, say my prayers and then say prayers with each child. Later, we do scripture study to fortify everyone for the day. Then, I put on my apron, roll up my sleeves and get to work. I clean, I cook, I do homework, I homeschool and care for my children the best I know how. All of these things are of vital importance to retaining the spirit in the home. Being a homemaker is a divine calling!
“Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations. Who can put a price tag on the influence a mother has on her children, a grandmother on her posterity, or aunts and sisters on their extended family? We cannot begin to measure or calculate the influence of women who, in their own ways, build stable family life and nurture for everlasting good the generations of the future. The decisions made by the women of this generation will be eternal in their consequences. May I suggest that the mothers of today have no greater opportunity and no more serious challenge than to do all they can to strengthen the [home]” (Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes [2000], 152).
“The most valuable contribution that a woman can make to society is to rear children who have internalized a sense of worthwhile values.” (Janet Peterson and Connie Lewis, “Making a Difference for Women: Belle S. Spafford,” Ensign, March 2006. https://www.lds.org/ensign/2006/03/making-a-difference-for-women-belle-s-spafford?lang=eng)
“Never have women had greater influence than in today’s world. … It is a time rich in rewards if we keep our balance, learn the true values of life, and wisely determine priorities.” (Janet Peterson and Connie Lewis, “Making a Difference for Women: Belle S. Spafford,” Ensign, March 2006. https://www.lds.org/ensign/2006/03/making-a-difference-for-women-belle-s-spafford?lang=eng)
“A clean, well-ordered, happy home provides the climate where love and peace abide, where family members find refuge from the troubled world about them, and where their spirits may be uplifted and renewed.” (Marian R. Boyer, “Ways of Pleasantness and Peace” Ensign, March 1976. https://www.lds.org/ensign/1976/03/ways-of-pleasantness-and-peace?lang=eng)
“The role of the homemaker becomes a challenging, complex, and rewarding vocation as she strives daily to strengthen and fortify her household through family preparedness. Time is of the essence. So few years are allowed us to teach and train our children that every experience with them becomes a precious teaching moment.” (Marian R. Boyer, “Ways of Pleasantness and Peace” Ensign, March 1976. https://www.lds.org/ensign/1976/03/ways-of-pleasantness-and-peace?lang=eng)
“Perhaps the one skill of the homemaker which draws the fullest appreciation from all family members is the ability to cook. Every household (family) has the right to expect nutritious, delicious, satisfying meals as a part of their daily living. Is there anything which can draw a family closer together than gathering around the family table to enjoy good food?” (Marian R. Boyer, “Ways of Pleasantness and Peace” Ensign, March 1976. https://www.lds.org/ensign/1976/03/ways-of-pleasantness-and-peace?lang=eng)
“It is the homemaker who must build the spirit of the home. Here she reflects the basic spiritual qualities she would teach her family, such as honesty, truthfulness, self-control, loyalty, compassion, kindness, courage, and devotion to the gospel. Here by precept and example she helps to build faith in the hearts of her children to fortify them against the forces of evil which pull at them from every side. Here she teaches them to seek after those things of eternal consequence, ever mindful of the words of President Kimball that “security is not born of inexhaustible wealth but of unquenchable faith.” (Marian R. Boyer, “Ways of Pleasantness and Peace” Ensign, March 1976. https://www.lds.org/ensign/1976/03/ways-of-pleasantness-and-peace?lang=eng)
“One of the most important duties of the homemaker in promoting family preparedness is to teach, to train, to pass on to her daughters the homemaking skills which her own training and experience have taught her. Every young woman deserves to begin her own home prepared with at least a knowledge of the basic skills required for every needful household task.” (Marian R. Boyer, “Ways of Pleasantness and Peace” Ensign, March 1976. https://www.lds.org/ensign/1976/03/ways-of-pleasantness-and-peace?lang=eng)
“It is of great concern to all who understand this glorious concept that Satan and his cohorts are using scientific arguments and nefarious propaganda to lure women away from their primary responsibilities as wives, mothers, and homemakers. We hear so much about emancipation, independence, sexual liberation, birth control, abortion, and other insidious propaganda belittling the role of motherhood, all of which is Satan’s way of destroying woman, the home, and the family—the basic unit of society.” (N. Eldon Tanner- General Conference October 1973, “No Greater Honor: The Woman’s Role” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1973/10/no-greater-honor-the-womans-role?lang=eng)
“A mother has far greater influence on her children than anyone else, and she must realize that every word she speaks, every act, every response, her attitude, even her appearance and manner of dress affect the lives of her children and the whole family. It is while the child is in the home that he gains from his mother the attitudes, hopes, and beliefs that will determine the kind of life he will live, and the contribution he will make to society.” (N. Eldon Tanner- General Conference October 1973, “No Greater Honor: The Woman’s Role” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1973/10/no-greater-honor-the-womans-role?lang=eng)
“I can think of nothing sweeter than a home where a man is living his religion, magnifying his priesthood, with his wife supporting him in every way, where love and harmony exists, and where together they are trying to raise a family of righteous sons and daughters whom they can take back into the presence of their Heavenly Father.” (N. Eldon Tanner- General Conference October 1973, “No Greater Honor: The Woman’s Role” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1973/10/no-greater-honor-the-womans-role?lang=eng)
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