rockpond Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Crowd-sourcing request... each year when I plan the Mother's Day sacrament meeting I feel an extra bit of pressure to make it special for our wives and mothers. I have some ideas of speaker topics but I thought I would start a thread for suggestions of topics, scriptures, conference talks, etc that would help make a great Sacrament Meeting that honors Motherhood while also keeping a focus on Christ. Your ideas?
Calm Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ loves....feed my sheep, etc.https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/wanted-hands-and-hearts-to-hasten-the-work?lang=eng Edited April 24, 2015 by calmoriah 1
The Nehor Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Last time I spoke on Mother's Day I was texting during my talk. It was part of the talk.
rockpond Posted April 24, 2015 Author Posted April 24, 2015 Motherhood as a path to choose to be a better disciple of Christ by caring for those Christ lives....feed my sheep, etc.https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/wanted-hands-and-hearts-to-hasten-the-work?lang=eng Thanks, Cal! Great suggestion.
Scott Lloyd Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Crowd-sourcing request... each year when I plan the Mother's Day sacrament meeting I feel an extra bit of pressure to make it special for our wives and mothers. I have some ideas of speaker topics but I thought I would start a thread for suggestions of topics, scriptures, conference talks, etc that would help make a great Sacrament Meeting that honors Motherhood while also keeping a focus on Christ. Your ideas?Are you considering music? Last year, I did an arrangement of "I Often Go Walking" for the Primary children and our ward choir to perform together. The kids sang the first verse and the adults the second. For the third verse, I composed a counterpoint for the choir to sing while the kids sang the melody. I could send you a PDF of the sheet music, but it's probably too late now for your choir and Primary to prepare in time for Mother's Day. Edited April 24, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
rockpond Posted April 24, 2015 Author Posted April 24, 2015 Are you considering music? Last year, I did an arrangement of "I Often Go Walking" for the Primary children and our ward choir to perform together. The kids sang the first verse and the adults the second. For the third verse, I composed a counterpoint for the choir to sing while the kids sang the melody. I could send you a PDF of the sheet music, but it's probably too late now for your choir and Primary to prepare in time for Mother's Day. Thanks! I love that song but our ward music coordinator has musical numbers lined up already. Your arrangement sounds really cool.
Scott Lloyd Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks! I love that song but our ward music coordinator has musical numbers lined up already. Your arrangement sounds really cool.Yeah, it would be pretty late to be thinking about music now.
Tacenda Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 How about honoring our mothers by not just focusing on what they do or have done for us (guilt trip for those that feel they never do enough) but focus on ways the members can help their mothers throughout each stage of their life. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers. Integrate how Jesus takes care of his mother's future well being while hanging on the cross with the scripture John 19:26-27. 1
Jeanne Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Have a young child, a teenager, husband and elderly father take you through the different phases of motherhood in their own point of view.I like what Tacenda said. 1
Tacenda Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Have a young child, a teenager, husband and elderly father take you through the different phases of motherhood in their own point of view.I like what Tacenda said.Thanks Jeanne. This should guilt everyone that they need to do more for their mother! Or give inspiration with each point of view as you suggested. I remember long ago a young woman spoke on Mother's Day and described her mother as "the mean mother". That wouldn't let her do such and such...all things in the end that weren't good for her daughter to do, one way of looking at it. Edited April 24, 2015 by Tacenda
Rivers Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I get really tired of hearing the stripling warrior passages on Mother's Day.
sheilauk Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Have all the talks be by women. I get fed up listening every year to only men saying how wonderful their wives and mothers are. Women have mothers too! Also, try to remember that not all the women in the congregation are mothers - which may be because they can't be. Its hard for those without children, who are likely never to have children, to listen to motherhood talks that don't address their situation. There have been one or two General Conference talks in the last couple of years that briefly addressed that situation. I have been avoiding the mother's day sacrament meeting for the last couple of years. Edited April 24, 2015 by sheilauk 4
rpn Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I know that traditionally it has been men and children who honor mothers. I'd suggest that women at various stages in their lives speaking about what the joy in womanhood, being a divine daughter of God means to them in different stages of life, would at least eliminate all that talk and honor of mothers who have lots of children and do everything right that cause so much pain to women everywhere. Why shouldn't women be those who teach about the glory of god that is woman? And the Uchtdorf talk on grace from last conference and his talk on the flowers might be good ones. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The story of Martha and Mary each bringing important and valuable things, even though they were very different. 3
diamondintherough Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 Honestly, considering how touchy this subject is (women w/out kids, abusive moms, separated/divorced men who don't want to be, moms who've passed, etc), I'd focus on Womanhood. Talk topics could be:- examples in the scriptures (Eve, Ruth, Naomi, Esther, Sarah, Mary, Sariah, etc) - early Saints (Lucy Mack, Emma, Eliza R Snow, Aurelia Rogers, etc)- modern day - influence of (teachers, nurses, aunts, grandmas, etc) I would also love all quotes, conf talks, songs be from women to reinforce the value/insight/talent women have. 1
rockpond Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 Honestly, considering how touchy this subject is (women w/out kids, abusive moms, separated/divorced men who don't want to be, moms who've passed, etc), I'd focus on Womanhood. Talk topics could be:- examples in the scriptures (Eve, Ruth, Naomi, Esther, Sarah, Mary, Sariah, etc) - early Saints (Lucy Mack, Emma, Eliza R Snow, Aurelia Rogers, etc)- modern day - influence of (teachers, nurses, aunts, grandmas, etc) I would also love all quotes, conf talks, songs be from women to reinforce the value/insight/talent women have. Have all the talks be by women. I get fed up listening every year to only men saying how wonderful their wives and mothers are. Women have mothers too! Also, try to remember that not all the women in the congregation are mothers - which may be because they can't be. Its hard for those without children, who are likely never to have children, to listen to motherhood talks that don't address their situation. There have been one or two General Conference talks in the last couple of years that briefly addressed that situation. I have been avoiding the mother's day sacrament meeting for the last couple of years. I'm fascinated by these two suggestions because I was leaning toward only having youth and men speak so that all the mothers had the day off. But these are good points. Thanks.
rockpond Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 How about honoring our mothers by not just focusing on what they do or have done for us (guilt trip for those that feel they never do enough) but focus on ways the members can help their mothers throughout each stage of their life. Have a variety of ages speak on ideas or what they've done to help their mothers and ways they've stayed close to their mothers. Integrate how Jesus takes care of his mother's future well being while hanging on the cross with the scripture John 19:26-27. Have a young child, a teenager, husband and elderly father take you through the different phases of motherhood in their own point of view.I like what Tacenda said. I know that traditionally it has been men and children who honor mothers. I'd suggest that women at various stages in their lives speaking about what the joy in womanhood, being a divine daughter of God means to them in different stages of life, would at least eliminate all that talk and honor of mothers who have lots of children and do everything right that cause so much pain to women everywhere. Why shouldn't women be those who teach about the glory of god that is woman? And the Uchtdorf talk on grace from last conference and his talk on the flowers might be good ones. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The story of Martha and Mary each bringing important and valuable things, even though they were very different. Wonderful suggestions, thank you!
diamondintherough Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 I'm fascinated by these two suggestions because I was leaning toward only having youth and men speak so that all the mothers had the day off. But these are good points. Thanks.Just to be clear - I meant 'written/given' by women (aka musical number "O My Father" written by Eliza R Snow, conf talk by Reeve/Oscarson/Okazaki...). You can still give the women the day off.
rockpond Posted April 28, 2015 Author Posted April 28, 2015 Just to be clear - I meant 'written/given' by women (aka musical number "O My Father" written by Eliza R Snow, conf talk by Reeve/Oscarson/Okazaki...). You can still give the women the day off.Ahh... Thanks for clarifying. Sorry I missed that.
Tacenda Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 How did your Mother's Day Sacrament meeting turnout, Rockpond?
David13 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 On the road this week I attend Mother's day services with the fourth ward in St George Utah.Beautiful. 2 women spoke about motherhood.The primaries (100 of them? a large group) sang to the mothers. All women were given a 'present' which looked like a flower or something, I didn't inspect it; many men and women took extra ones to give to any mother or lady in the neighborhood, single, mother, any sister or non member. So that no woman felt left out.I am a single (divorced) old man with no children. But I certainly enjoyed the beauty of the whole situation and was very glad to see so many young peole in the Church on Sunday.dc 2
rockpond Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 How did your Mother's Day Sacrament meeting turnout, Rockpond? I think it turned out great. And I did use some of the suggestions here. Thank you to everyone!
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