Portfolio: Question 9

9. What specifically would you like to see done to promote the objectives of AMI?

I pledge to ask God’s help as a parent in today’s world.

As a member of American Mothers International, I am part of an “interfaith, non-profit, non-political organization [that works] as a dedicated force to strengthen the moral and spiritual foundations of the family and the home.” I have been uplifted, blessed, inspired, and supported through my attendance at meetings. I want the same for other mothers.

My introduction to AMI began with an email about National Mothers Prayer Day. That sparked my interest, and I began to do some research. Through that research I discovered the national AMI website, and was lead to the Utah state website. I attended the state convention in 2007 and have been an active participant ever since. I think other women of faith would be interested and inspired through participating in National Mothers Prayer Day.

What a powerful force for good . . . a national day of mothers praying together without regard for religious affiliation . . . “storming heaven” with our prayers of faith as we become, through prayer, “a dedicated force to strengthen the moral and spiritual foundations of the family and the home.”* I imagine hundreds, even thousands of mothers throughout our state and throughout our nation uniting in prayer on this day, gathering in homes and churches and synagogues to “harness the powers of heaven” in order to strengthen the moral and spiritual foundations of the family and home.

I will organize a formal celebration of National Mothers Prayer Day—perhaps at multiple locations to accommodate the schedules of busy mothers. I will make a concerted effort to seek out women’s groups from differing faiths and invite them to participate in local chapter meetings and specifically attend the Prayer Day celebration. I have done this on a local level with neighbors and friends, but the time has come to seek beyond simple accessibility. I can use social networking sites (like Facebook) to reach hundreds of other mothers. I can invite women’s groups from my own faith and contact friends not of my own faith to invite their women’s groups to participate. I will take a more active role in promoting the objectives of AMI.

* Quotes taken from national AMI Web site: www.americanmothers.org