THE FAMILY
Source of the second greatest happiness may be
In the home of people you love best:
Your husband, wife and children dear,
Your priceless, loving family.
It’s God’s gift as the training opportunity
For accomplishing your purposes here on earth
With the widest variety of experiences
You can have between death and birth.
Teach your children with love and praise
And appreciation for everything good that they do.
Give love and encouragement every day
And show them they are important to you.
Teach them that they are children of God
Who loves them and will bless them every day.
His teachings will protect and enrich their lives
And guide them on their way.
Teach them to work and the benefits of work,
Obedience, cooperation and loyalty,
Faith in self, self-confidence, self-respect,
Sympathy, kindness and empathy.
Teach them how to give and take,
Show appreciation, friendliness, sincerity,
Give service, show consideration for the feelings of others,
Politeness, good manners and courtesy.
Teach by example ! Show them the way!
Be the kind of a person you want them to be!
Ask God for help. These are His teachings
For you and your family.
Home and family are the haven of happiness.
God intended that is what it should be.
The incomparable variety of experiences it provides
Is training for heaven in eternity.
His teachings in scriptures, in church and in temple
Give restraints to avoid troubles, suffering and strife,
While developing traits of personality and character
That inevitably result in a happy life.
–Ward Hicken
