Believers must love gospel more than family to be worthy of the kingdom. [1]
Children derive first impressions of the universe from their mother's care and are dependent on their earthly father for their first ideas of the heavenly Father, shaping their subsequent life and afterlife. [2]
Devoted mother love, not sex gratification, drove the early establishment of home maintenance by primitive men and women, as females of all higher animals share this sentiment. [3] Mothers forget anguish of childbirth, just as Jesus promised sorrow turning into joy and a new revelation of salvation. [4] Mother love is a powerful, instinctive emotion that has always placed women at a disadvantage in their struggles with men. [5] Whoever does the will of my Father is Jesus' true family. [6]