Chapters 12 & 13: Mothers as Nurturers and Honor Thy Father
Chapters 12 & 13: Mothers as Nurturers by Jenet J Erickson and Honor Thy Father: Key principles and practices in fathering by Sean E. Brotherson. 1978 Spencer W Kimball said: “To be a righteous woman is a glorious thing in any age. To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling . The righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times (p. 103).” This chapter talks about a Wintu tribe and how they reference mother according to Dorothy Lee, an anthropologist. Each child will reference the mother as ‘she who I made into mother’ because with each child born a new mother is created. It is not simply a repetition of the same event. There is a newness to the mother that comes into being with each child. In summary, research findings have supported the truth that a mother’s loving, attentive relationship with each child becomes the found