# @susanhporter_ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKcYqhIM-3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65207195-susanhporter-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-10T15:28:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Susan H. Porter (@susanhporter_) — https://gondola.cc/susanhporter_

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This Mother’s Day, I want to offer encouragement to mothers who are busy raising young children by sharing this inspiring experience shared by my daughter-in-law, Karen.
 
When I had Jared, I struggled a lot with the adjustment to being a mother, despite having looked forward to it my whole life. I suddenly went from being successful in many areas, such as school, piano and work, to feeling like I was spending most of my time in menial labor and not very good at it at all. I wanted to be a good mother, but I became very frustrated when it felt like even my very best efforts were not even remotely good enough.
 
I went through some of the same feelings again after I had Camryn: I struggled with my self-esteem. As soon as I did anything it was almost instantly undone—the diaper needed to be changed again, the baby needed to be fed again, and the house had to be cleaned again. I was so busy taking care of my kids that my capacity to do good and serve others was very limited.
 
One morning I was playing with Jared, and I thought of the scripture Matthew 25:35-40, “For I was an hungered and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked and ye clothed me. I was sick and ye visited me…” I thought about the scripture and I felt like I would answer very similar to the answer in verses 37-39…. “When did I do any of those things to you, or to others for that matter? I was always so busy taking care of my kids that I never did.”
 
Then it suddenly hit me that I had. It said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren….” Christ was talking about the least… the smallest, least powerful, and seemingly least important…he was also talking about children. New infants come to us naked and as strangers and we take them in and clothe them. When my children are hungry and thirsty, I feed them and give them drink. When they are sick I take care of them. I realized that when I tended to the needs of my children, I was doing those things for our Savior also. All of a sudden, it didn’t seem like I was doing half bad.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Junior Tovar | @juniortovart | https://gondola.cc/juniortovart | Executive Producer |
| Junior Tovar | @juniortovart | https://gondola.cc/juniortovart | Publisher |
| Susan H. Porter | @susanhporter_ | https://gondola.cc/susanhporter_ | Creator |

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