Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Family


“Families are central to God’s eternal plan. I testify of the great blessing of children and of the happiness they will bring us in this life and in the eternities.”
                ~Elder Neil A. Andersen, “Children”, October 2011 General Conference, lds.org


“He designated the purposes of marriage to go far beyond the personal satisfaction and fulfillment of adults to, more importantly, advancing the ideal setting for children to be born, reared, and nurtured. Families are the treasure of heaven.”
                ~Elder Neil A. Andersen, “Spiritual Whirlwinds”, April 2014 General Conference, lds.org.


“The way you feel in the temple is a pattern for how you want to feel in your life.”
                ~Elder Neil A. Andersen, “Spiritual Whirlwinds”, April 2014 General Conference, lds.org.


“We do not diminish the value of what women or men achieve in any worthy endeavor or career—we all benefit from those achievements—but we still recognize there is not a higher good than motherhood and fatherhood in marriage. There is no superior career, and no amount of money, authority, or public acclaim can exceed the ultimate rewards of family. Whatever else a woman may accomplish, her moral influence is no more optimally employed than here.”
~Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “The Moral Force of Women” October 2013 General Conference, lds.org.


“Former Young Women general president Margaret D. Nadauld taught: “The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.” In blurring feminine and masculine differences, we lose the distinct, complementary gifts of women and men that together produce a greater whole.”
~Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “The Moral Force of Women” October 2013 General Conference, lds.org.


“Sisters, of all your associations, it is your relationship with God, your Heavenly Father, who is the source of your moral power, that you must always put first in your life.”
~Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “The Moral Force of Women” October 2013 General Conference, lds.org.


“What we love determines what we seek.”
                ~Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Many children would have had the blessing of being raised by both of their parents if only their parents had followed this inspired teaching in the family proclamation: “Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. … Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another.”
                ~Elder Dallin H. Oaks “Protect the Children” October 2012 General Conference, lds.org.


Where family meals are concerned, its not the food but the family interaction that nourishes the soul. 
~Elder Robert D. Hales “Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising Generation” April 2010 General Conference, lds.org


“Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet in part because righteousness was always supposed to accompany it.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Cost-and Blessings- of Discipleship” April 2014 General Conference, lds.org.
                                 
                                 LDS Handouts: Family Quote

|My Feelings|
I love my family! I love being a mother and wife. I know when I am keeping the commandments and doing what is asked of me I will be happy on earth but also enjoy the eternal blessings. I want to spend eternity with my family. If I want to make sure we all make it there I need to be a good example, do the small and simple things daily, teach my children, and always be improving myself. I love the power of prayer and the ability I have to repent and start over daily. I know Heavenly Father put us together for a reason and I want to make sure I am doing my part!



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