January has this rush of emotion and desires for change, so I’ve been reflecting a lot on how to make lasting improvements in our family’s culture. My thoughts are all over the place on this so I thought I would share some words that perfectly describe the sincere hope I have for our home life:

“Parents, teachers, and leaders: live in your homes, in your families, in your marriages so that youth will develop hope for eternal life from watching you. Live and teach with so much clarity that what you teach will cut through all the noise youth are hearing and so that it will pierce their hearts and touch them.

Live in your home so that you’re brilliant in the basics, so that you’re intentional about your roles and responsibilities in the family. Think in terms of precision not perfection. If you have your goals and you are precise in how you go about them in your homes, youth will learn from you. They will learn that you pray, study the scriptures together, have family home evening, make a priority of mealtimes, and speak respectfully of your marriage partner. Then from your example the rising generation will gain great hope.”

Happy Sunday, everybody.

xo

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