Thought of the day.

Parents can teach best by example.

President Brigham Young instructed parents by saying:
" 'If each and every one of us who are parents will reflect upon the responsibilities devolving upon us, we shall come to the conclusion that we should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.' (Journal of Discourses, 14:192)
"If we are to instill faith in our children, they must see us demonstrate our faith in their young lives. They must see us on our knees daily, asking the Lord for His blessings and expressing our gratitude unto Him. They need to see us using our priesthood to administer to those in need, and to bless our children. They need to see us reverently worshiping in our sacrament meetings. They need to see us cheerfully and willingly giving of our time and talents to the building of the Lord's kingdom here on earth. They need to see us proving our faith by the payment of our tithes and offerings to Him. They need to see us diligently studying and discussing the scriptures to increase our faith and understanding."
(L. Tom Perry, "Train Up a Child," Ensign, May 1983, 78)

Thought of the day.

Life Is Everlasting---------------------------------------
"Through tears and trials, through fears and sorrows, through the heartache and loneliness of losing loved ones, there is assurance that life is everlasting. Our Lord and Savior is the living witness that such is so."

Thomas S. Monson, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives!" Ensign, May 2007

Thought of the day.

Committing to the Lord's Pattern----------------------------------
Your Heavenly Father loves each of you and has sent you to earth with a purpose. He has revealed a plan of happiness that, if followed, will ultimately bring you home to His presence, having triumphed over the trials and challenges of this world. Committing yourself now to live by the pattern the Lord has set will give you great strength in the proper use of your moral agency. The sincere commitments you make to yourself and to the Lord will be vital. We learn from the book of Psalms to 'commit thy way unto the Lord; . . . and he shall bring it to pass' Psalm 37:5.

John B. Dickson, "Commitment to the Lord," Ensign, May 2007

Thought of the day.

More babies are born in the month of September than in any other month.

I totally stole this idea from James, actually...but since he seems to be boycotting his blog at the moment (it has been like what, 3 months since his last post) I think I deserve to use it!

We have this book (that James has read all 752 pages) called "Uncle John's GIGANTIC Bathroom Reader" that contains hundreds of pages of savvy and intriguing information. Well...I don't know about intriguing....but I think I'll start putting it on the sidebar. Ü

And those who had the opportunity of getting a laugh out of this post while all it said was "THOUGHT OF THE DAY".....yes it was blank for a slight window there.....if I actually had to think up a thought of the day by myself...it would most definitely be BLANK. Ü

Thought of the day.

"For most of us . . . what is required is not to die for the Church but to live for it. For many, living a Christ-like life every day may be even more difficult than laying down one's life. . . .
"Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as itappears to be. Through obedience we acquire much greater strength to carry it."
(James E. Faust, "Discipleship," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 22)