This is my wife's first Mother's Day as a mother with a baby (although on Mother's Day 2012, she was carrying our baby, who was born about a month later, on Father's Day). I'm pretty excited about being able to tell her "Happy Mother's Day" with a whole new meaning that those words have never had for her before.
Family is very important to Mormons, and so, of course, motherhood and fatherhood each are very important. While we try to honor these positions year-round, we enjoy having the opportunity to celebrate on Mother's and Father's days.
Each Mother's Day at church, we do something special at church. During the last hour of church, the men serve a luncheon to the women. Because many of the women are involved with teaching various classes during that hour, some of the men and the teenage boys volunteer to take their spots. It's always a fun day in Primary (the children's Sunday School) when a lot of these substitute teachers come in. Of course, I'm in Primary every Sunday because my calling is to teach music there, but I usually try to make it more fun for the kids by bringing my guitar for the accompaniment.
Here is video that the Church produced in conjunction with other faith organizations to celebrate the importance of mothers and the love they give to their children:
And here is another video, a "Mormon Message" about the most important thing a father can do for his children...love their mother:
Happy Mother's Day!
