As a working mother, I didn't have any problems with Sister Beck's talk at all. I will be the first, and my husband would be the second to tell you that I'm a much better person, mother, and wife now that I am working outside the home, even though I'm only gone for a few hours a week. I need that outlet. I needed to be in an environment where I could bounce ideas off of others and have the power and resources to implement my ideas. My first priority is always going to be to my children. In the eternal perspective of things, I believe the way I am living my life now is better for me and for my children. That doesn't mean it's the best way for everyone else.
The only area that raised any concern for me is for those women that I know who so badly want to bear a child, and have been unable to. It would be a hard talk for me to hear if I was in that position. One of the most heartbreaking emails I received recently was from my RS president to let us know that a couple in our ward was unable to bring home a baby they had been waiting for, because the birth mother changed her mind. I thought it was really special that the mother had seen her daughter and simply could not part with her, and at the same time I felt such heartache the couple in my ward. A few weeks later I was so happy to hear that the couple was able to adopt a different baby. When I hear talks on motherhood, my thoughts tend to drift towards those who are longing to be mothers, and I think it's very important to be as sensitive as possible.