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Primary Time: The Importance of Chores

It is important that we teach our children to work. This may seem to be an obvious statement to many, but more and more children are not learning to apply themselves to jobs, and to work through the difficult problems. Working together as a family has a lot of positive benefits for the family and individual. It is extra time together, as well as a chance to talk together. Working hard is also a beneficial skill to have later in life. It can be difficult to realize when your children are old enough to begin working on certain chores, or … Continue reading →

Lead Your Family

As parents it is important that you lead your family. There are several different areas in which you should lead your family by example. As your children see your example, they will learn how to form good habits, and they will see how the gospel has blessed your life. If you are frustrated with a certain aspect of your family life, then you need to see what you can do to change the situation. You may be surprised to realize that the change needs to begin within yourself. 1) One important area in which you should lead your family is … Continue reading →

Family Goals for the New Year

As the New Year approaches, it is a great time to sit down and make some goals as a family. You may want to change the overall tone in your home, or you may want to encourage your children to take on more responsibility in the home. You may want to focus on increasing the bond in your family or helping your family to feel the spirit more often. As a couple you should discuss some goals that you have in mind for your family and then you can discuss them with your children. If you have your children take … Continue reading →

Relief Society: The Importance of Family

The Relief Society broadcast on Saturday was a simply wonderful meeting. One of the key points that I got out of the entire meeting was the importance of family. It was refreshing to hear so much emphasis put on the family again. The responsibility that we have towards our children is enormous. If we do not take the time to teach them the gospel, then no one else will. Sadly, the world is becoming more and more focused on things that detract from happiness and the family. As women it is easy to feel as though you are not accomplishing … Continue reading →

Family Councils Can Bring Your Family Closer Together

Once you have children in school, the beginning of the school year is a great time to implement new schedules, rules and chores. It is also a time when you may begin to feel that your family members are running in different directions. Before things get too hectic, you may want to sit down and bring things under control with a family council meeting. If you have teenagers, you may need a meeting every month. Here are five ways to bring your family closer together through a family council. 1) One way to build back up your unity is to … Continue reading →

The Week in Review: August 12-18

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Our blog this week has ranged from scripture study to serving others to Sunday vacations. Monday, August 13th: In Putting Your Goodies to Good Use, we talked about some great ways to put some of the technological things from the church website to use in our daily lives. And in Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 30, we reviewed our lessons from church on Sunday. Tuesday, August 14th: In General Conference: “The Priesthood-A Sacred Gift”, we discussed President Monson’s talk on the responsibilities that come with the Priesthood. In Dozed and Confused, we discussed sleeping in church. In Do You Have Time … Continue reading →