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“It is a crowning privilege of a husband and wife who are able to bear children to provide mortal bodies for these spirit children of God. We believe in families, and we believe in children.” “We express deep gratitude for the enormous faith shown by husbands and wives (especially our wives) in their willingness to . . . → Read More: Receiving Children “William James, a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, wrote, “The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” “So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to . . . → Read More: Have a Positive Attitude “The creation of life is a great responsibility for a married couple. It is the challenge of mortality to be a worthy and responsible parent. Neither man nor woman can bear children alone. It was meant that children have two parents—both a father and a mother. No other pattern or process can replace this one.” . . . → Read More: The first calling for husbands and wives I recently reviewed President Monson’s talk from the October 2011 General Conference. Then we reviewed the talk for a Family Home Evening Lesson. I retold the story of the $5 bill in his pants pocket, and I shared some of my highlighted notes below. Then we played a few rounds of one of . . . → Read More: Notes from Oct. 2011 General Conference: President Monson “A happy marriage is not so much a matter of romance as it is an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of one’s companion.” Gordon B. Hinckley, “What God Hath Joined Together,” Ensign, May 1991, 73. Quoted in Douglas Brinley, “What Happily Married Couples Do,” Ensign, January 2012. Yesterday I attended a stake conference meeting. It was one of the satellite broadcast meetings from Salt Lake City. I spent most of the meeting dealing with my almost-two-year-old son, so I unfortunately didn’t hear too much of the meeting. But what I did hear was this: “The lessons learned in . . . → Read More: What lessons are you teaching? Just a few scriptures that I have been thinking about recently…they help me to remember to find joy in the daily moments of being a mother. Happy Living and Seeking the Good “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily…” Colossians 3:23 “And we lived after the manner of happiness” 2 Nephi 5:27 “…men are that . . . → Read More: Scripture Reading: Seeking the Good and Living the Abundant Life “Some uses of individual and family time are better, and others are best. We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.” Dallin H. Oaks, “Good, Better, Best, ” October 2007 General Conference.
. . . → Read More: A few quotes about priorities “Asking for and receiving daily bread at God’s hand plays a vital part in learning to trust Him and in enduring life’s challenges. We also need a daily portion of divine bread to become what we must become. To repent, improve, and eventually reach “the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” (Ephesians . . . → Read More: Keeping resolutions is a daily task “I believe you can train yourself to become a positive thinker, but you must cultivate a desire to develop the skill of setting personal worthy and realistic goals. I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our life and learn how to master the technique of living to reach our goals, . . . → Read More: Setting goals |
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