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Teaching Children In Our Homes Before It's Too Late

Society is degrading right before our eyes and I believe that it has all started in corrupted homes. Many fathers and mothers are failing in raising their children properly. Meaning: Good values, good morals, good anything is becoming obsolete. Kids are dropping out of schools like flies dropping to the floor after a fogging. Except the poison here for us is lack of responsibility in teaching our kids what's right, what's wrong, and what's proper. Our children are turning into criminals of all types at rapid rates: thugs, thieves, rapists, etc. have always been around but are becoming more evident on both west side and east side of the tracks. Even in the workplace our young white collar & blue collar workers are committing fraud, embezzlement, cheating the system. Morality has dipped way below the redline. Adultery, pornography, disrespect of both men and women's personal boundaries are hammering filth and perverseness into our society. 

The solution -- Take responsibility for ourselves and our children. Learn about truths, wisdom, and morality. Feel the warming, comforting feeling of choosing the right, doing something good on a daily basis as a habit, and of course do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Teach your children the same. Don't be a hippocrat. Teach by living as an example and giving your children direction and understanding, not dictatorship and control. The schools are not going to do it for you. The government is not going to do it for you, even church alone is not going to do it. It starts with you, the parent, the responsible one. 


Tom Perry said, "Teaching in the home is becoming increasingly important in today’s world, where the influence of the adversary is so widespread and he is attacking, attempting to erode and destroy the very foundation of our society, even the family. Parents must resolve that teaching in the home is a most sacred and important responsibility. 

They know that the influence of righteous, conscientious, persistent, daily parenting is among the most powerful and sustaining forces for good in the world. The health of any society, the happiness of its people, their prosperity, and their peace all find common roots in the teaching of children in the home.

According to the great plan of happiness, it is parents who are entrusted with the care and development of our Heavenly Father’s children.

The inspired document “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” states: “Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord’ (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live."  

A Matter Of A Few Degrees

In 1979 a large passenger jet with 257 people on board left New Zealand for a sightseeing flight to Antarctica and back. Unknown to the pilots, however, someone had modified the flight coordinates by a mere two degrees. This error placed the aircraft 28 miles (45 km) to the east of where the pilots assumed they were. As they approached Antarctica, the pilots descended to a lower altitude to give the passengers a better look at the landscape. Although both were experienced pilots, neither had made this particular flight before, and they had no way of knowing that the incorrect coordinates had placed them directly in the path of Mount Erebus, an active volcano that rises from the frozen landscape to a height of more than 12,000 feet (3,700 m).

As the pilots flew onward, the white of the snow and ice covering the volcano blended with the white of the clouds above, making it appear as though they were flying over flat ground. By the time the instruments sounded the warning that the ground was rising fast toward them, it was too late. The airplane crashed into the side of the volcano, killing everyone on board.

It was a terrible tragedy brought on by a minor error—a matter of only a few degrees.

Through years of serving the Lord and in countless interviews, I have learned that the difference between happiness and misery in individuals, in marriages, and families often comes down to an error of only a few degrees. ~ A Matter Of A Few Degrees by Dieter Uchtdorf

Let's look at some replacement words for degrees that are small in consideration, but make a huge difference in the way your life will turn out:

• Minutes- Taking just a few extra minutes to recognize and seize the opportunity. Taking just a few minutes extra to spend with your child will make a huge impact on how they view you as a parent. It could possibly make all the difference in their own life. Taking just a few minutes to do something special for your spouse every now and then will keep you together for many more anniversaries!
• Clicks- Change the channel, radio station, or website to a more inspiring, uplifting, clean, moral media that sustains good values and positive spirit in the home & workplace. Nothing can deteriorate morality & goodness in your environment than loud, obnoxious music, violent TV or filthy websites. So just click to the next channel for happiness.
• Lessons- Teach your children and yourself something new. Find a good magazine or book that has topics of interest for you or your family. Read short stories, articles, etc. that enhances good thoughts and mind provoking aspects of being a better person. There's nothing like a heart warming story to share with the ones you love :)
• Hugs- If you aren't hugging your spouse & kids every chance you get, then you are losing out on the greatest of rewards. Sharing your love and care with your family is above any other on your agenda. Let them know how much you love them and show it with a hug!

These are just a few degrees you can correct to stay on course and avoid tragedy and instead reap rewards of happiness and success!

What Is Faith

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel. It is a spiritual gift and it is necessary for our salvation. "Salvation cometh to none...except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ" (Mosiah 3:12) Faith is a "hope for things which are not seen, which are true" (Alma 32:2 see also Hebrews 11:1) Faith is a principle of action and power that motivates our day-to-day activities.

Would we study and learn if we did not believe we could obtain wisdom and knowledge? Would we work each day if we did not hope that by doing so we could accomplish something? Would a farmer plant if he did not expect to harvest? Each day we act upon things we hope for when we cannot see the end result. This is faith. (see Hebrews 11:3)

Think about your everyday activities. What are things you act upon each day that you cannot see the end results of ? How does faith move you to action? How does having faith in Christ help you fulfill your day-to-day activities? To have faith in Jesus Christ means to have such trust in Him that we obey whatever He commands...becoming his disciples. Greet the morning with humbleness and prayer. The day will bring you many things good and bad, accept it, expect it, and with faith---- all is well.

Recommended Reading

As you know the choas of life often results in something lost. Well, the same is true for my reading list. I recently had a laptop break beyond repair compared to it's worth. On that laptop I had an inspirational list of fine books and blogs that are worth anyone's valuable time to read. It was a priceless loss. However, it can be replaced with time and research on my part. A few hours in my library and memory should recall many of those lost items to re-list. So be sure to take a peek at my READING LIST below. Check it often to see updates to current reads and for new listings posted. I promise that every book or blog I put there is worth it. Enjoy!

Law Of Attraction

Acknowledging the Law Of Attraction and how to implement it's concept into my own life, I find happiness and success together; as that is how they function.

To learn more about the Law of Attraction I suggest watching "The Secret" DVD, reading The Answer, The Secret To The Law Of Attraction, The Missing Secret, and so many others. If you were to Google it, you would find ENDLESS authors and speakers, websites, seminars, training products, sales gimmicks, schemes, scams, and more. It has taken the world by storm just as Microsoft took the PC world by storm. There are many opinions, observations, and so called experts on the subject. What it boils down to is that it does exist! It is an unseen, untouchable, but SURELY experienced, witnessed & felt law. It's to be had when you figure it out for yourself. It will bring you anything and everything you attract to yourself. It is a powerful, resourceful law, but NOT nearly as POWERFUL AS YOU WITHIN YOU!

submission to proper authority

To teach children to be acquiescent to seniority is to be persistant & unmitigated as a parent, mentor and leader. ~ Nathan Ostergaard