Love...

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“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”

-Thomas S. Monson

“They do not love,

that do not show their love.”

-William Shakespeare

A Parent's Promise...

 

Believe Deeply and Actively in the Family...

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“Many of the social restraints which in the past have helped to reinforce and to shore up the family are dissolving and disappearing. The time will come when only those who believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their families in the midst of the gathering evil around us” 

-President Spencer W. Kimball (in Conference Report, Oct. 1980, 3; or Ensign, Nov. 1980, 4).

Virtuous and Lovely Examples

We must model that which is virtuous and lovely by our personal media choices. We must take care that the media we invite into our homes does not dull the sensitivity to the Spirit, harm relationships with our family and friends, or reveal personal priorities that are inconsistent with gospel principles. By example we can help our children understand that spending long periods of time using the Internet, social media, and cell phones; playing video games; or watching television keeps us from productive activities and valuable interactions with others.

-Mary N. Cook, 1^st Counselor in the General Young Women’s Presidency

Precious Children

"It is our solemn duty, our precious privilege—even our sacred opportunity—to welcome to our homes and to our hearts the children who grace our lives."

Thomas S. Monson

Home is our Family...

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Our home is our family, not our possessions.

-Christina Gregory, Dear America Series: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

The child that tests you most...

The key to a successful family is how you treat the child who tests you the most. Be grateful for that one child because it gives an example to the rest that shows you are a principle centered parent.

-Steven Covey, Living the Seven Habits