We probably do not spend enough time honoring this precious and chosen vessel. Could any calling in mortality be greater than to give birth to and raise the Son of God? Certainly, Mary was given the most noble of callings among women and possibly the greatest calling among all mortals. These are the adjectives which are used in the scriptures to describe her, precious, chosen, beautiful, exceedingly fair, white, highly favoured, blessed, and the Lord is with thee (Alma 7:10, 1 Nephi 11:13-15, Lu 1:28).
Bruce R. McConkie
"We cannot but think that the Father would choose the greatest female spirit to be the mother of his Son, even as he chose the male spirit like unto him to be the Savior." (D. Ludlow, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, p. 863)