The Importance of Mothers...

I was reading an article on lds.org tonight and stumbled upon the following words about Mothers...

“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]” (Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes[2000], 152).

The statement, 'Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand head of impressive corporations.' has pricked my hear tonight.  Its seems as of late that I have heard more and more negative talk about stay at home moms. I have never felt as though being a stay at home mom is somehow insignificant or a lowly position.  But this statement has made me realize more than ever the importance of my role as a Mother.