Friday, June 22, 2012

Quotes on Family:

This is a great quote about the ultimate goal of families.

 "The ultimate end of all activity in the Church is to see a husband and his wife and their children happy at home, protected by the principles and laws of the gospel, sealed safely in the covenants of the everlasting priesthood. Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling—from which they will never be released—is to one another and then to their children".( Elder Boyd K. Packer,  And a Little Child Will Lead Them, General Conference, April 2012) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/and-a-little-child-shall-lead-them?lang=eng


Time with family is truly important.

  "Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected. We urge our members to show devotion to their families". (Elder Boyd K. Packer, And a Little Child Will Lead Them, General Conference, April 2012) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/and-a-little-child-shall-lead-them?lang=eng

Children help us to see the purposes of life.

 "Fathers and mothers, next time you cradle a newborn child in your arms, you can have an inner vision of the mysteries and purposes of life. You will better understand why the Church is as it is and why the family is the basic organization in time and in eternity". (Elder Boyd K. Packer, And a Little Child Will Lead Them, General Conference, April 2012) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/and-a-little-child-shall-lead-them?lang=eng

This is a good quote about how to help our children steer from unrighteousness.
 
"Parents now are concerned about the moral and spiritual diseases. These can have terrible complications when standards and values are abandoned. We must all take protective measures".(Elder Boyd K , Do not Fear, General Conference, April 2004) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/do-not-fear?lang=eng

  Making Memories is an important part of family life.

"I learned something else about memories on a recent trip to the Netherlands. The mission president's wife, in one of our gatherings, was telling about her instructions to the missionaries in which she used two statements: "I wish I had" and "I'm glad I did." So this evening I come to you with a question about eternal memories you are building in your lives. Are they followed by the comment "I wish I had ," or can you say, "I'm glad I did"? (Elder L. Tom Perry, Making Memories, Ensign, Aug 1993) http://www.lds.org/ensign/1993/08/making-memories?lang=eng

Each day is a new day and is a day to strive to do more with our families.
 
"We all make daily entries in our book of life. Occasionally we take it from the shelf and examine the entries we are making. What kind of memories will flood your mind as you examine the pages of your personal entries? How many pages will contain "I-wish-I-had" entries? Will there be entries of procrastination and failure to take advantage of special opportunities? Will you find there entries of thoughtlessness in treatment of family, friends, or even strangers? Will there be those of remorse resulting from acts of unrighteousness and disobedience? Will there be acts of dishonesty and lack of trust? Will there be entries showing a lack of faith and a turning to the destructive powers of worldliness”? Fortunately, each day brings a clean, white page on which to change entries from "I wish I had" to "I'm glad I did" through the process of recognition, remorse, repentance, and restitution. The harder we try to make many "I'm-glad-I-did" entries each hour of each day, the more "I-wish-I-had" marks will find their way into the corners of our minds. Feelings of depression for past acts or missed opportunities will be outshone by memory banks filled with exhilaration and enthusiasm and with the joy of living". (Elder L. Tom Perry, Making Memories,Ensign, Aug 1993) http://www.lds.org/ensign/1993/08/making-memories?lang=eng

Organization in our lives including how we teach our children, is key.
 
  "Organize your personal lives to provide time for prayer and scriptures and family activity. Give your children responsibilities in the home that will teach them how to work. Teach them that living the gospel will lead them away from the filth, promiscuity, and violence of the Internet, media, and video games. They will not be lost, and they will be prepared to handle responsibility when it is thrust upon them.( Elder M. Russel Ballard, That the lost may be found, General Conference, April 2012) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/that-the-lost-may-be-found?lang=eng

Elder Ballard's kind words about mothers.

Speaking about mothers: “No other person on earth loves you in the same way or is willing to sacrifice as much to encourage you and help you find happiness—in this life and forever”. (Elder M. Russell Ballard, Mothers and Daughters, General Conference, April 2010)http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/mothers-and-daughters?lang=eng

A mothers example shapes her children.

"Mothers, your example is extremely important to your daughters—even if they don’t acknowledge it". (Elder M. Russell Ballard, Mothers and Daughters, General Conference, April 2010) http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/mothers-and-daughters?lang=eng


Prayer helps make a home happy.

"A happy home is but an earlier heaven. President George Albert Smith asked, '[Do] we want our homes to be happy[?] If we do, let them be the abiding place of prayer, thanksgiving and gratitude' (Conference Report, Apr. 1944, 32)". (Elder Thomas S. Monson, "Precious Children, a Gift from God," Ensign, June 2000, 5



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