I couldn't help but think about my daughter-in-laws on Mother's day. Each one of them are facing very hard challenges right now. Children - here and coming due, illness, spouse incapacity, employment, and individual issues. The pressures look enormous, but they still smile when I talk to them. They are really terrific wonderful women. I have been praying lately that they will get a measure of the blessings that Lehi and Nephi women got while traveling in the wilderness. Some kind of divine grace and strength that will enable them to fulfill their lives and be able to carry on.
In Accra the women came running up to say hello say, "Happy Mother's Day!" There is a joyfulness associated with this holiday. Where did Mother's Day start? Didn't it start in the States? Does England, France, or other nations have Mother's Day before the States did? How about Africa? Anyway there is a joyfulness and respect about the day (at least with the church members).
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| After the children sang to us, we were given a bag with a hanky tied up in a ribbon, a muffin, and a soda |
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| Sister Adrianna getting her bag. |
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| This dress was so colorful, I had to take a picture of her! |
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