“The scriptures use the word nurture only twice and in both cases speak of the responsibility of parents to raise their children ‘in the nurture and admonition of the Lord’ (Ephesians 6:4; Enos 1:1).“President Hinckley also admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the . . . society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
Susan W. Tanner, “My Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord,” Ensign, May 2008, 82
I think this is a GREAT quote that all parents must consider and really put some thought to. It's not JUST the mother's responsibility to nurture her children, but it is the father's also.
Afterall, doesn't our Father in Heaven nurture all of us as His children? Just like he nurtures us all, being our FATHER, so should all fathers nurture their children.
All children are gifts from God to us. And we must treat and raise them as such. They must know this about themselves, about their future children, and also to realize the sanctity of all human life.
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2 years ago
Very true! Good advice!
ReplyDeleteToo bad every person who takes on the resposibility of raising a child didn't read this. What a wonderful calling we have as mothers and fathers to teach and love our children.
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