Parenting is the most lofty occupation

"After all, to do well those things which God
ordained to be the common lot of all mankind, is the truest greatness. To
be a successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a
successful general or a successful statesman.
Success in an occupation--even a lofty one--is only temporary. Whereas success as a parent is universal and eternal greatness." - Joseph F. Smith