This important and timely message said "Take my hand. Hold on tight. We will stay on the path together back to our Heavenly Father." It then referred not only to parents and grandparents but to neighbors and friends. Shirlyn is a new "best" friend to many little children in our meetings here in Brasil. They run to her and she always has a smile and something in her purse to help the parents keep them calm during the meeting.
The daily scripture reading emphasis as a habit gives children comfort with scriptural language and to hear a parent bear testimony. It improves the spirit in the home.
"The world will teach our children if we do not, and children are capable of learning all the world will teach them at a very young age. What we want them to know five years from now needs to be part of our conversation with them today." I don't remember talking to her about that "five year" thing.
The use of the victory arch after a soccer game is engraved in my mind after so many games in our past. What a great simile of an important truth.
I know I've commented on her remarks before but since I've also used her talk when instructing the leaders of our Seminary and Institute here in our area of Brasil, (when some have tried to get away with one Seminary class a week) I used her remarks that the world will teach our youth if we don't. Challenging our teachers to get at least four classes in a week to give our youth the basics reinforced so that they can withstand the worlds way.
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