![]() ![]() If we desire our families to be together forever, we begin the process today. “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” ( Deuteronomy 6:5–7 emphasis added).Īnd may I add one more: “And when thou eatest at the dinner table together.” “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. The prophet Moses teaches us in Deuteronomy: What is the number-one message from your heart you would choose to share with your child? Our priorities, the real feelings of our heart, will become a part of our conversation with each child. … Time together is precious time-time needed to talk, to listen, to encourage, and to show how to do things.” 1Īs we spend time together and talk with our children, we come to know them and they come to know us. Think about that-29 years ago-he said in general conference: “One of the main problems in families today is that we spend less and less time together. Faust (1920–2007), Second Counselor in the First Presidency, lamented that families have so little time together. Twenty-nine years ago, President James E. ![]() We do not live in a perfect world, so you can skip the cookies and the milk, if you like, but don’t skip the “take the time to talk and listen.” In a perfect world every child would return home from school to be greeted with a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, a tall glass of cold milk, and a mother ready to take the time to talk and listen about her child’s day. ![]()
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