Here is a friendly reminder of Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, along with some helpful ideas from BYU students on how to treat your mother on Mother’s Day.
What is the best thing you’ve done for your mother on Mother’s Day?
Alex Chu, Kansas City, sophomore, undecided,“Breakfast in bed. Nothing spectacular.”
Amber McArthur, Bakersfield, Calif., junior, dietetics,“She has a bunch of jewelry holders, so I bought her one that I liked.”
Amy Read, Dexter, Mich., sophomore, biology and French,“That’s a tough one. I think my mom’s favorite thing I ever did for her was when me and my siblings all got together and cleaned the house.”
Brock Guthrie, Pocatello, Idaho, freshman, undecided,“I sent her some things I made for her in Peru, while I was on my mission, and gave her some pictures.”
Celestial Burkhart, Dallas, freshman, genealogy,“My dad was out of town, so he wrote a letter for me and had me go down to this restaurant and get her a cupcake. They are the most delicious things ever. And then two dozen roses. My mom teaches piano, so she was in the other room teaching and we snuck around through the kitchen and put everything on the counter. She came and started crying. It was the most precious thing ever.”
Elizabeth Checketts, New Canaan, Conn., sophomore, broadcast journalism“Last year I was attending spring semester. I took a couple days off of school and flew home and surprised her.”
Jake Storm, Chico, Calif., sophomore, pre-business“I cleaned up the whole house and made her breakfast.”
Julie Hansen, Moses Lake, Wash., senior, public health,“When I’m at home, I usually make her breakfast.”
Kaylyn Johnston, Toledo, Ohio, sophomore, sociology,“The best thing I ever did for my mom was make her breakfast in bed and sing her a song while playing the piano. It was bad, but she liked it.”
Kellee Cunningham, Nashville, Tenn., freshman, undecided,“Make her breakfast in bed. It is on Sunday, so you can’t really go out.”
Kevin Johnson, Bountiful, junior, recreation management,“I made her breakfast when I was 5. It was cute, I guess. I drew her a crayon coloring picture.”
Kyle Kent, Riverside, Calif., sophomore, food science,“My mom never really likes the big crazy stuff, so me and my younger siblings would always get up early and make her breakfast in bed. I think that is something she always enjoyed.”
Luke Mocke, South Africa, freshman, business management,“The best thing — a foot rub and breakfast in bed. That’s where it’s at.”
Matthew Green, West Jordan, sophomore, political science,“Honestly, I don’t know. I got her roses, and we made her breakfast.”
Porter Daniels, Herriman, freshman, business management,“One year we made her breakfast before she got up. She really liked it.”
Tayla Wells, Provo, sophomore, undecided,“That is a hard one. I always try to make her day as happy as possible. I try to find things that bug her and get rid of them. If the house is dirty I’ll clean it up the best I can.”
Trevor Jackman, La Quinta, Calif., senior, exercise science,“On my mission I called her. That was probably the best present I could give her on my mission.”
