Roles Of The Mothers In The Book Of Mormon

In the Book of Mormon we read about 2,000 exemplary young men who were exceedingly valiant, courageous, and strong. They were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him. These faithful young men had been taught by their mothers that if they would not doubt, God would deliver them. I would suspect that the mothers of Captain Moroni, Mosiah, Mormon, and other great leaders also had mothers who taught them that if they exercise faith, they would be blessed by God.
The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know and teach of Christ. Children are being born into a world where they wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the …show more content…
Gordon B Hinckley once said that he knew of no better answer to the foul practices that confront youth than the teachings of a mother, given in love with an unmistakable warning.
I like to relate Gordon B Hinckley’s statement to a white water rafting experience I had a few years ago. My family enjoys going rafting, and we usually go once a year. When I was about thirteen our extended family decided to increase the class of the rapids that we rafted on. After filling out the consent and liability waver forms, we took a bus to the launch site. Upon exiting the bus we were handed heavy duty rafting helmets. That was when I knew this rafting trip wasn’t going to be like the others. I got