SALT LAKE CITY, UT — With tender love and signature administrative flair, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commemorated Mother’s Day by posting a heartfelt message — alongside a chore spreadsheet, sign-up link for next week’s ward linger longer, and a passive-aggressive reminder to re-mop the gym floor after mutual.
“Happy Mother’s Day to the faithful sisters of the covenant path,” President Nelson tweeted from the Church’s official account. “May your day be filled with joy, spiritual growth, and opportunities to remind the deacons to stop stuffing their faces with the leftover flesh of Christ after Sacrament meeting.”
Included in the tweet was a link to a 12-tab Google Sheet titled: “Weekly Responsibilities for the Daughters of Eve, May 12–18.” Among the tabs were:
- Visiting Teaching Tracker (In order of “Visits Made Purely From Guilt”)
- Acceptable Jell-O Colors for Post-Funeral Luncheons
- Quiet Bag Inventory Checklist (No Crayons That Roll or Goldfish That Crunch)
- 2025 Stake Roadshow Planning Worksheet (Already Late)
- Modesty Enforcement Protocol for Girls Aged 0–8
- Ward Program Fonts That Don’t Offend the Spirit
Relief Society President Tammy Hinckley of the Alpine 7th Ward called the gesture “a beautiful tribute.”
“I cried,” she said, while simultaneously frosting 60 cupcakes, folding laundry, prepping her first daughter’s modest prom dress while bottle-feeding the most recent addition to the family, and gluing googly eyes onto 2000 “Stripling Warrior” popsicle sticks for Primary. “This is our reward. Recognition in spreadsheet form and a wilted carnation I have to carry through the rest of church.”
Additional digital materials included a lesson plan on “How to Get Children to Sit Reverently Without Resorting to Sorcery” and a printable Family Home Evening board with cutout names for rotating the role of ‘Person Who Forgets to Prepare.’
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To support the holiday, fathers were urged to “give their eternal companions a break by handling the kids for 45 full minutes,” which several men described as “a sacred burden, akin to crossing the plains — but with stickier clothes in the end.”
President Nelson ended his tweet by reminding women that they no longer have to sew on merit badges, something mormon mothers used to reserve every Friday night for. Surely with all of that newfound time, women will now be able to magnify their duty of enabling their husbands to continue living their fulfilled and important lives.
