"Mary Did You Know"

One of my favorite Christmas songs is "Mary Did You Know". 

I have been thinking about the song a lot and really listening to the words, and how they relate to me and my life. I have the words to the song here:

Mary, did you know

that your baby boy will one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know

that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know, 

that your baby boy has come to make you new? 

This child that you've delivered, 

will soon deliver you. 

Mary, did you know 

that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? 

Mary, did you know 

your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand? 

Did you know, 

that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? 

When you kiss your little baby, 

you've kissed the face of God. 

The blind will see 

The deaf will hear 

The dead will live again. 

The lame will leap 

The dumb will speak 

The praises of The Lamb. 

Mary, did you know 

that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? 

Mary, did you know 

that your baby boy will one day rule the nations? 

Did you know, 

that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb? 

This sleeping child you're holding, is the great I AM.

"Christ My Son My Savior by: Simon Dewey

I know that she knew, but can you imagine, DID she REALLY know!?! Can you imagine the worry and the awesome responsibility that she felt, knowing and preparing for 9 months for the time she would deliver the SAVIOR to the WORLD, that she would raise him and instill in him all that he would need for his mortal life, that she would have to watch her Son and Savior Die on the cross, and that she would then know that he lived again!!


Did the mothers of the Stripling Warriors know that as they were teaching their son's that they would one day free them from danger and slavery? That they would honor their parents and heritage in a way that God had no other choice but to protect every last one of the 2000. Did Albert Einstein's mother know that her son would be considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century? Did George Washington's mother know that her son would be the first president of the new country, The United States of America? Did Abraham Lincoln's mother know that her son would be instrumental in changing the history of our nation and begin the process of the new birth of freedom? Did Emma Hale Smith's mother know that her daughter would marry the Latter Day Prophet of God's gospel being restored to the earth by him. That she would do so at great sacrifice to herself and her family. Did Joseph Smith's mother know that her son would be God's voice and would restore Christ's gospel back to the world for all. Did she know that she would see her Son tortured, tared and feathered, suffer, and die because he never faltered in his testament of Christ and never denied who he was and what he was ordained to do. That he had the character and faith to stand as a witness to the the truth, and brought back to the light that which had been lost and forgotten.


Do we know what our Son's and Daughters are destined to do or be? I know that I do not, I have not been let in on the secret destination of their lives. I hope all things for them and know that through our Lord and Savior all things are possible. I hope the best for them and hope that God will lead me and direct me to help mold them for what their unlimited futures hold for each of them. Am I living up to the responsibilities that God has given me? Will my son's be counted among the Stripling Warriors of our time? I'm afraid that they may have such a battle fought in their lives, and I hope that I can plant that foundation that they need to withstand all that they must and stand as witnesses before man, and have the faith to testify of God and his truth. This is my hope and that I will live up to those responsibilities as have many of the mothers God has trusted with his children before me.