Teaching our children, the gospel is our greatest responsibility as parents, the very best way to do this is through our good example of living it ourselves. If we love the Savoir and his gospel and allow it to help us become our very best through obedience in happy ways so our children will have a desire to stay faithful. If we complain or are negative about the things that are required of us, our children will also complain and see service as a burden. We are their primary gospel teachers and we must take this responsibility very seriously. The gospel is happy!!
In the talk Covenant Marriage by Elder Bruce C. Hafen, Of the Seventy, we read, “Many people even wonder these days what marriage is. Should we prohibit same-sex marriage? Should we make divorce more difficult to obtain? Some say these questions are not society’s business, because marriage is a private contract. But as the modern prophets recently proclaimed, “marriage … is ordained of God.” Even secular marriage was historically a three-party covenant among a man, a woman, and the state. Society has a huge interest in the outcome and the offspring of every marriage. So the public nature of marriage distinguishes it from all other relationships. Guests come to weddings because, as Wendell Berry said, sweethearts “say their vows to the community as much as to one another,” giving themselves not only to each other, but also to the common good “as no contract could ever join them.”
Our choices whether we believe it or not affect all those around us for good or bad. We must use our influence for good, there is always someone watching and looking to you for guidance. If we choose to stray we will be responsible for others following, if we choose to stay strong and lift, build and help others, our children will hopefully follow this example.
No comments:
Post a Comment