Establishing a Christ-Centered Home

by Elder Richard J. Maynes

• The principle of eternal families is an essential element in Heavenly Father’s great plan for His children. Fundamental to that plan is the understanding that we have a heavenly family as well as an earthly family. The Apostle Paul teaches us that Heavenly Father is the father of our spirits.
• The family is fundamental to the order of heaven.
• The adversary, on the other hand, wants to do everything in his power to destroy Heavenly Father’s plan. Some of the more powerful weapons he uses in his attack are selfishness, greed, and pornography.
• Satan knows that an essential key to making men and women miserable like himself is to deprive them of family relationships which have eternal potential. Because Satan understands that true happiness in this life and in the eternities is found in the form of family, he does everything in his power to destroy it.
• We follow the counsel of our Church leaders: weekly family home evenings, daily prayer and scripture study. Through establishing these celestial traditions in our homes, we will be able to overcome the false traditions of the world and learn to put the needs and concerns of others first.
• Parents are responsible to teach their children in love and righteousness, with words and through example.
• Children love and support their parents by learning and practicing the principles their parents teach.

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