Pondering

I am teaching in Relief Society on Sunday, and my assigned talk/topic is LDS Women are Incredible! Great talk, but it's hard for me to know how to teach it to a room full of LDS women. "You are incredible! Amen!"  Probably not going to be enough. So I am pondering that this week.


But I also want to think about Moroni 9:25-26
25My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto ^adeath; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and ^blong-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your^cmind forever.

 26And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the ^arighthand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.

I love these verses. May the hope of his glory rest in our minds forever. May his grace abide with us forever. Here is a related thought from True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference: 

In addition to needing grace for your ultimate salvation, you need this enabling power every day of your life. As you draw near to your Heavenly Father in diligence, humility, and meekness, He will uplift and strengthen you through his grace. 

Grace. And meekness, from Bishop H. David Burton (who quotes Elder Neal A. Maxwell):

More meekness does not translate to weakness, but 'it is the presentation of self in a posture of kindness and gentleness.  It reflects certitude, strength, serenity; it reflects a healthy self-esteem and a genuine self-control.' More meekness will allow us to be tutored by the Spirit.

What a great piece of guidance for me as a mother, yes? And thinking of myself inside my home, I also need to ponder and remember two more thoughts. The first from President Spencer W. Kimball:

In our family circles, our children will learn how to talk to their Heavenly Father by listening to their parents. They will soon see how heartfelt and honest our prayers are. If our prayers are hurried, even tending to be thoughtless ritual, they will see this also. Better that we do in our families and in private as Mormon pleaded, 'Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart.'

And the last--with reference to my home and all my relationships--from Elder David E. Sorensen who said:

We must 'make full haste' to reduce arguments, eliminate ridicule, do away with criticism, and remove resentment and anger.  We cannot afford to let such dangerous passions ruminate--not even one day.

That's enough to think about for now.  Any responses?