It would be difficult to overstate the importance of motherhood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To study more about the doctrine of motherhood, please see the following:
The Proclamation to the World on the Family, written and signed in 1995 by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Julie B. Beck: Mothers Who Know
Gordon B. Hinckley: Your Greatest Challenge, Mother
Gordon B. Hinckley: Bring Up a Child in the Way He Should Go
Sheri Dew: Are We Not All Mothers?
Richard G. Scott: The Joy of Living the Great Plan of Happiness
Jeffrey R. Holland: Because She is a Mother
Julie B. Beck: A “Mother Heart”
Finding Nobility in Motherhood and Joy in Womanhood (a visiting teaching message)
Gordon B. Hinckley, Walking in the Light of the Lord
Susan Tanner: Strengthening Future Mothers
Teachings of Harold B. Lee: The Righteous Influence of Mothers