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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444056.I_Am_a_Mother?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="I Am a Mother" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51c8Cv46zZL._SL160_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/444056.I_Am_a_Mother?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">I Am a Mother</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/249710.Jane_Clayson_Johnson">Jane Clayson Johnson</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9230305?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>"More than sixty years ago, the first presidency said it all when they called motherhood "...the highest, holiest service... assumed by mankind." ~Sheri Dew <br/> <br/>"Through her mothering, a woman is the consumate leader of leaders." <br/> <br/>"Mothers go longer on less sleep and give more to others with less personal renewal for themselves than any other group I know at any other time in life." ~Elder Jeffrey R. Holland <br/> <br/>"I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is... I know for sure that few callings are more honorable. To play down mothering as small is to crack the very foundation on which greatness stands... <br/>We should jno longer allow a mother to be defined as 'just a mom'. It is on her back that great nations are built." ~Oprah Winfrey <br/> <br/>"Motherhood is often a solitary job, performed behind closed doors and within the solid walls of your own home. There is no one to cheer when you finally fold the last load of laundry for the day or get your sixteen-year-old to agree to an appropriate curfew." <br/> <br/>"...motherhood is all about selfless devotion, about doing "everyday things" every day." <br/> <br/>"Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate." ~Sheri Dew <br/> <br/>"...while I am in the process of building a firm foundation of love and righteousness for my children, the Lord is in the process of building me, his daughter." <br/> <br/>"It is mothers who teach future businessmen to be honest in their dealings. It is mothers who coach (and sometimes coax) future scientists, doctors, and mathematicians through worksheets and multiplication tables. It is mothers who show future politicians how to be compassionate - even in the face of opposition." <br/> <br/>Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow, <br/>For babies grow up, I've learned to my sorrow. <br/>So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep. <br/>I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep. <br/>~Author unkown <br/> <br/>"Every time we build the faith or reinforce the nobility of a young woman or man, every time we love or lead anyone even one small step along the path, we are true to our endowment and calling as mothers and in the process we build the kingdom of God. No woman who understand the gospel would ever think that any other work is more important or would ever say, 'I am just a mother,' for mothers heal the souls of men." ~Sheri Dew <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/616569?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>