Sunday Thoughts.

I've re-listened to many of the talks from General Conference this past week and, as always, feel inspired and uplifted, gently reminded, and encouraged to do better and to be better.

Here are a few quotes from Tad R. Callister's talk, Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Thier Children that have motivated me to improve.

"As parents, we are to be the prime gospel teachers and examples for our children... As their prime gospel teachers, we can teach them the power and reality of the Atonement -- of their identity and divine destiny -- and in so doing give them a rock foundation upon which to build. When all is said and done, the home is the ideal forum for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ."

"One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the routine of prayer."

"As parents, we can teach our children to pray for things of eternal consequence -- to pray for the strength to be morally clean in a very challenging world, to be obedient, and to have the courage to stand for the right."

"We can also teach our children to use their time wisely. On occasion... we will need to put our foot lovingly but firmly down to restrict our children's time with television and other electronic devices that in many cases are monopolizing their lives. Instead we may need to redirect their time into more productive gospel-oriented efforts. There may be some initial resistance, some complaining, but...
we need to have the vision and the will to stick with it."

"One day our children will understand and appreciate what we have done. 

If we do not do this, who will?"

"We might all ask ourselves: do our children receive our best spiritual, intellectual, and creative efforts, or do they receive our leftover time and talents, after we have given our all to our Church calling or professional pursuits?"

"In the life to come, I do not know if titles such as bishop or Relief Society president will survive, but I do know that the titles of husband and wife, father and mother, will continue and be revered, worlds without end. That is one reason it is so important to honor our responsibilities as parents here on earth so we can prepare for those even greater, but similar, responsibilities in the life to come."

"As parents, we can proceed with the assurance God will never leave us alone."

"God never gives us a responsibility without offering divine aid..."

I love my family!