In this Mother's Day message, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve tells of the Lord's love for women and of the vital role they play in his plan. 'Of this you may be certain: the Lord especially loves righteous women-women who are not only faithful but filled with faith, women who are optimistic and cheerful because they know who they are and where they are going, women who are striving to live and serve as women of God.'