With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.
Russell M. NelsonRead
Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.
Interpretation
Valuing the wisdom and guidance of parents is important at every stage of life.
This quote emphasizes the importance of seeking counsel from one's parents, regardless of age. It highlights that the insights and experiences parents offer are valuable resources that can guide and support us throughout our lives, and it is a privilege to maintain that connection and seek their advice.
In practice
During a family gathering, I shared this quote to remind everyone of the value of parental advice.
With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.
Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.
Agency, or the power to choose, was ours as spirit children of our Creator before the world was. It is a gift from God, nearly as precious as life itself. Often, however, agency is misunderstood. While we are free to choose, once we have made those choices, we are tied to the consequence of those choices. We are free to take drugs or not. But once we choose to use a habit-forming drug, we are bound to the consequences of that choice. Addiction surrenders later freedom to choose.
We live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack,_x000D_ and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.
As we go through life, even through very rough waters, a father's instinctive impulse to cling tightly to his wife or to his children may not be the best way to accomplish his objective. Instead, if he will lovingly cling to the Savior and the iron rod of the gospel, his family will want to cling to him and to the Savior.
Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
The strength of my mother is something I didn't pay attention to for so long. Here she was, this single mom, who was part of the Great Migration, who was part of a Jim Crow south, who said, 'I'm getting my kids out of here. I'm creating opportunities for these young people by any means necessary.'
My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and hands out guitar picks to fans.
It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
People with children will know this: when the childcare is over, it's over on the dot. You immediately have to go into child mode; there's no down time.
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