“I am impressed by countless mothers who have learned how important it
is to focus on the things that can only be done in a particular season
of life. If a child lives with parents for 18 or 19 years, that span is
only one-fourth of a parent’s life. And the most formative time of all,
the early years in a child’s life, represents less than one-tenth of a
parent’s normal life. It is crucial to focus on our children for the
short time we have them with us and to seek, with the help of the Lord,
to teach them all we can before they leave our homes. This eternally
important work falls to mothers and fathers as equal partners. I am
grateful that today many fathers are more involved in the lives of their
children. But I believe that the instincts and the intense nurturing
involvement of mothers with their children will always be a major key to
their well-being. In the words of the proclamation on the family,
‘Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children’
(The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102).”
- Elder M. Russell Ballard
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