Mother's Day History & Family Quiz

1. She was the mother of Moses, wife of Amram. (Ex. 6:20) ___________________

2. She was married to a fool (“churlish & evil”). What was his name? (I Sam. 25:3) ______________

3. She was a submissive, obedient wife. She was also a prayer warrior and the mother of Samuel. (I Sam. 1) _________________

4. She taught her son the Scriptures, and her mother, Lois, helped as well. (II Tim. 1:5) _______________

5. She was the mother of the mighty John the Baptist. (Luke 1:41) __________________

6. She said, “My soul doth magnify the Lord.” (Luke 1:46) ______________

7. “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is __________; but a woman that _______________ the Lord, she shall be praised.” (Proverbs 31:30)

8. Of David’s eight wives, she had the greatest influence on him. She spared him from many hardships. (I Sam. 25) _______________


9. She was the mother of twins (Jacob and Esau). She was guilty of favoritism with her children. (Gen. 24) _________________


10. Proverbs 31:26- “She openeth her mouth with ______________; and in her tongue is the law of __________________.”


11. BONUS: She was the mother of a large family who was quoted as saying, “I will not have a godless child.” ______________________________


Did you know that the idea for Mother's Day was born in a small Methodist church in West Virginia? It was 1876 and the nation still mourned the Civil War dead. While teaching a Memorial Day lesson, Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis thought of mothers who had lost their sons. She prayed that one day there could be a "Memorial Day" for mothers. Her prayer made a deep impression on one of Mrs. Jarvis's eleven children. Young Anna had seen her mother's efforts to hold the war-split community and church together. As she grew into adulthood, the younger woman kept Mrs. Jarvis's dream in her heart. On the day of her mother's death, Anna was determined to establish Mother's Day in her honor.

On May 12, 1907, a local observance was held which later spread to Philadelphia. By 1910, Mother's Day was celebrated in forty-five states. On May 8, 1914, President Wilson designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day "for displaying the American flag and for the public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the country."

Proverbs 31:10, 11
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her…”