VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE
Parenthood Is a Sacred Duty
Prayerfully study
this material and seek for inspiration to know what to share. How will
understanding “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” increase your faith in
God and bless those you watch over through visiting teaching? For more
information, go toreliefsociety.lds.org.
Our
Heavenly Father established families to help us teach correct principles in a
loving atmosphere. President Thomas S. Monson said:
“Give your child a compliment and a hug; say, ‘I love you’ more; always express
your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a
person to be loved.”1
Susan W.
Tanner, former Young Women general president, taught: “Our Father in Heaven
exemplifies the pattern we should follow. He loves us, teaches us, is patient
with us, and entrusts us with our agency. … Sometimes discipline, which
means ‘to teach,’ is confused with criticism. Children—as well as people of all
ages—improve behavior from love and encouragement more than from
fault-finding.”2
“If
we faithfully have family prayer, scripture study, family home evening,priesthood blessings, and Sabbath day
observance,” said Elder Quentin L. Cook of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “our children will … be prepared for an
eternal home in heaven, regardless of what befalls them in a difficult world.”3
Additional Scriptures
Living Stories
“I was reading the newspaper when one of my young grandsons
snuggled up to me,” said Elder Robert D. Hales of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “As I read, I was delighted to hear his
sweet voice chattering on in the background. Imagine my surprise when, a few
moments later, he pushed himself between me and the paper. Taking my face in
his hands and pressing his nose up to mine, he asked, ‘Grandpa! Are you in
there?’
“… Being there means understanding the hearts of our
youth and connecting with them. And connecting with them means not just
conversing with them but doing things with them too. …
“We must plan and take advantage of
teaching moments. …
“… The more I live, the more I recognize that the teaching
moments in my youth, especially those provided by my parents, have shaped my
life and made me who I am.”4
Consider This
Why is the gospel best taught by the
language and example of love?
“Our Sacred Duty”
cji
9/1/16
Awakening each day to
give
our children need us
always
knowing we always are
there
as they grow and
mature
the love nurtured in
childhood
transcends into their
adulthood
we’ve to raise our
children
unto our Heavenly
Father
and to our Savior,
his Son
this is our sacred
duty
we’ve none more
important
awakening into each
day!
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