1. May it be our resolve this year to build a gospel- centered home, a safe harbor from the storms of the adversary.
The Importance of the Family April 2003
2. Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children,’ Children are an heritage of the Lord”
The importance of the Family April 2003
3. Parents have a scared duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law- abiding citizens wherever they live.
The Importance of the Family April 2003
4. We need to make our homes a place’s of refuge from the storm, which is increasing in intensity all about is. Even if the smallest openings are left unattended, negative influences can penetrate the very walls of out homes.
The importance of the Family April 2003
5. “Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work and wholesome recreational activities.”
The Family: A Proclamation to the World
6. ‘Our most important and powerful assignments are in the family. They are important because the family has the opportunity at the start of a child’s life to put feet firmly on the path home.’
Help them on their way Home- Henry B. Eyring
7. “Individual progression is fostered in the family, which is central to the creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.”
Salvation and exaltation- Elder Nelson
8. “ Continue building lasting, loving relationship for all family members. Listen to one another. Live celestial principles together, serve the Lord together. Find those precious teaching moments with one another. Don’t let them slip through your fingers, but feed and nurture these special occasions. Never let golden opportunities go by in your relationships with your family members that will help build eternal principles.”
Born of Goodly Parents- L. Tom, Perry
9. “Parents must have the courage to say no, defend truth, and bear powerful testimony. Your children need to know that you have faith in the Savior, love your Heavenly Father, and sustain the leasers of the Church. Spiritual maturity must flourish in our homes.”
Can ye feel so now- Quentin L. Cook
10. “ To all the moms and dads and families and faithful people everywhere, I thank you for sacrificing for your children (and for others peoples children!), for wanting so much to give them advantages you never had, for wanting so much to give them the happiest life you could provide
Because of your faith- Jeffery R. Holland