My Mother, My Daughter

Thank goodness for the Church. I can't imagine what moving down here would be like without being a member of the Church. Everyone I talked to about coming down here reminded me that we would get in with our ward and meet people and start to feel comfortable here, and they are right. We've met a lot of great people already. And there was a Stake Relief Society Women's Conference on Saturday and it was wonderful. They had a great speaker (the wife of the former Las Vegas Temple president) and a musical program, "My Four White Dresses" performed by Lee Hughes (who was Elizabeth in Savior of the World), as well as the woman who played Mary in the production. The program was touching. One of the songs was "My Mother, My Daughter" by Janice Kapp Perry, which is a song from my childhood that reminds me of my mom.

I really have been doing pretty well since getting down here, but teared up during this song. So in tribute to her and to tell her how much I love her and to express my gratitude for her, I wanted to post the lyrics. I love you, Mom! We miss all of you, but are grateful for your love and support while we are here, as we learn new things and become better people.

Mother's part:
Sometimes when I see you, my daughter, my own
My heart fills with love seeing how you have grown.
Your hands once so small have remained clean and pure
Your heart filled with love helps my own soul endure.

The prayers that you speak give me faith to go on.
And the smile in your eyes gives me hope for the dawn,
Then I wonder why and give thanks that
I was chosen to be your mother.

Daughter's part:
I've watched you dear mother each day of my life.
I've seen how you smile through the joy and the strife.
I've needed your love and have known you were there.
I've seen how you help to bring answers to prayers.

The world that surrounds me is blind and unsure,
But with you as my mother, I'm safe and secure.
Then I wonder why, and give thanks that
I was chosen to be your daughter.