Remembering Mom

The Testimony of Mae Rice
May 11th 2008, Mothers Day.
Cleveland 1st Ward, Cleveland Ohio Stake,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A few weeks ago, when I talked to brother Pylick I gave him a Rice-ism. This is my Rice-ism. I don't think that mothers should have to speak on Mothers Day. And I don't think fathers should speak on Fathers Day. He didn't agree with me. But since he's a nice fella, I'll do it this one time.
When the missionaries came and knocked on our door, forty eight years ago; I was a mother of four children...three children. I'd just had one which made the fourth one. She was a baby.
I never knew what changes could be made in our lives by the Gospel and other stories of our family.
Over the years we have experienced things, we never dreamed would happen to us. We have enjoyed the companionship of thousands of LDS people through the years. By the truth when my Husband Passed away there were so many there at the service, that I didn't think they were gonna get in. There was true love in life, and we needed true love in life.
We [our family] have had the experience of having almost every calling there is in the church, in the last forty eight years. Including ... Family History Center Librarian to Stake President. We have had Bishops, we have had Branch Presidents..., Elders Quorum Presidents. We've had Relief Society Presidents, Primary Presidents and all the callings you could imagine.
We are so grateful.
When I realized, after we had joined the Church, how important I was to our family. We were blessed beyond measure in many ways. And I think one of the greatest blessings we received was our children, to be able to do the things the Gospel taught them. We have experienced five Temple marriages in my immediate children. Four Temple marriages in my Grand Children, and one that I think is surely on the way.
I think one of the greatest blessings I have received over... Greatest reward you may say that I have received, is to have one of my children say, that somebody had asked them “how did you learn that how did you know to do that?” “Well,” they'd say. “My Mother taught me.” This is the greatest blessing in my life to hear that.
And I want to thank you, for undertaking to hear me this day, and let you know that I do have a testimony of the Gospel and what it has meant to us in our family.
I am very grateful for our friendships, and our sisterhood that we receive in the Relief Society. Because I didn't have a sister growing up, you will never know how important the sisters are to me, in the Relief Society. And Sisters just to let you know, I love each one of you. And I feel a very special connection with these women.
I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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Any other Rice-ism's?