Everybody knows that a good mother gives her children a feeling of trust and stability. She is their earth. She is the one they can count on for the things that matter most of all. She is their food and their bed and the extra blanket when it grows cold in the night; she is their warmth and their health and their shelter; she is the one they want to be near when they cry. She is the only person in the whole world in a whole lifetime who can be these things to her children.
There is no substitute for her.
- Katharine Butler Hathaway

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

31 Days to Better Parenting: Day 14

"Are we consciously creating righteous traditions [in our homes], or is life just happening to us?"


Righteous Traditions by Cheryl C. Lant





- This talk is awesome! It doesn't give parenting advice for any specific occurrences but it does give general parenting guidelines, that if followed will help children have a strong foundation in Christ in our world today.


"The most important traditions are connected with the way we live our lives and will last beyond us as our children’s lives are influenced and shaped."


"What kinds of traditions do we have?... Are they what we want them to be? Are they based on actions of righteousness and faith?... Are we consciously creating righteous traditions, or is life just happening to us? Are our traditions... influenced by the still, small voice of the Spirit? Are the traditions that we are creating in our families going to make it easier for our children to follow the living prophets...?"


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"How should we determine what our traditions will be?... 'Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works.' "


"... our conversion to the 'true faith' precedes our ability to remain firm, steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments. This conversion is a firm belief in Jesus Christ as our Redeemer."


"It comes as we pray and as we fast. It comes only when we have a deep desire to know the truth."


From Russell M. Nelson, "Unfailing faith is fortified through prayer." (Face the Future with Faith, April 2011)


"Our effort must be toward hearing the interpretations of the Spirit."


"If our parenting is based on the teachings of the scriptures and of the latter0day prophets, we cannot go wrong."


- Quote to help know that in real life it's not always perfect:
"Now, the important thing is that we consistently work to do these things. We will not be perfect at it, and our families will not always respond positively, but we will be building a strong foundation of righteous traditions that our children can depend on."


I loved this talk. I have most of the talked highlighted. This is definitely a talk I need to come back to again and again!
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