tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post8710674283080558309..comments2024-03-12T12:03:26.474-07:00Comments on Scriptorium Blogorium: Diligent Prayer Helps Maintain Love, Moroni 8:26Michaela Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-52067662415263695542013-06-26T10:12:46.713-07:002013-06-26T10:12:46.713-07:00"i didn't know how to be a mom, but I kne..."i didn't know how to be a mom, but I knew how to be a sister!"<br /><br />Great point! This is looking at what you DO know how to do.. Kind of like Elder Holland's talk about remembering what we DO believe.Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-31353382431467530902013-06-26T06:46:11.628-07:002013-06-26T06:46:11.628-07:00I love your comment about how your mom admitted sh...I love your comment about how your mom admitted she didn't "automatically" love you and your siblings. I had the same experience, and, like your mother, I was filled with guilt for not doing what seemed to be so <i>natural</i>.<br /><br />I, too, prayed, about this. I realized that the experience of motherhood was overwhelming me. I was so worried about being a good mother, but I didn't know what that meant. I didn't know how to love a child (especially when I had my first) because I hadn't had a child before. I was also reminded that my children are not mine. They are Heavenly Father's. I am their sister.<br /><br />This reminder translated into a feeling of peace--i didn't know how to be a mom, but I knew how to be a sister! It also broadened my perspective. These were Heavenly Father's children. When each of my children were born, I didn't "love" them right away because I knew nothing about them. They were new in my life. But because of added perspective-they were God's children-I loved them. In other words, I loved them because I love Heavenly Father.<br /><br />This perspective was only given to me through prayer, and I have also found that I need to pray a lot in order to maintain a better perspective on life.<br /><br />Anyway...long comment. loved the post. :)<br />-catanaCataniahttp://thatgoodpart.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com