What trials am I willing to go through to learn to be a better mom? Being the mother of two spiritually struggling girls I want to write down some humbling lessons that I'm learning...that I keep learning. Perhaps some day these thoughts will be useful to someone else somewhere somehow. This quote is comforting: We cannot pray away another’s agency. Remember the father of the prodigal son, who patiently waited for his son to ‘[come] to himself,’ all the while watching for him. And ‘when he was yet a great way off,’ he ran to him [ Luke 15:17, 20 ]. We can pray for guidance about when to speak, what to say, and yes, on some occasions, when to be still. Remember, our children and family members already chose to follow the Savior in their premortal realm. Sometimes it is only by their own life’s experiences that those sacred feelings are awakened again. Ultimately, the choice to love and follow the Lord has to be their own. All flesh is in my hands...be still and know I am
Mommy lessons learned from a lost soul.