A home where the spirit of the Lord dwells

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This Relief Society Lesson inspired by a talk by By president Erring. Any inaccuracies of these notes are the fault of the note taker.

– Ask yourself, how Satan does attack you?
– Some parents may ask when their children are fighting. Who is the bad guy? Point to Satan.
– May have to send the child to their room
– Some that play piano may play a primary song.
– Keep in perspective that life is a test.
– May compare the child’s challenges to the challenges of Captain Moroni and how he had to build defenses against the enemy. How can you build their spiritual fortification?
– Sometimes we are so busy. We are so busy we don’t take time to meditate or take time with one another.
– Sometimes parents are in a rush and make the children rushed.
– Parents often beat upon themselves. We need to be nice to ourselves.
– For one family, one thing that sustains ourselves is that each parent would divide up their kids and spend a half-hour with them each night. spend one on one time.
– One parent wishes she would have played good music in our home.
– The contention, pride, and sin have to be kept at bay. The pure love of Christ must come into the hearts of those in our family.
– 4 Nephi 1:15-18 there was no contention in the land, no envying. or any manner of lavishness.
– As you help the grown in faith that Jesus Christ is their loving Redeemer, they will feel a desire to repent. As they do humility, they will begin to replace pride. They begin to feel what the Lord has given them they will wat to share ore generously…
– How can we help our faith in the Savior grow?
– Ask yourself what you are busy doing. Worth together toward a shared and righteous goal.
– One family dutifully does Come Follow Me every night. And the new youth program. Have.
– The kids get assigned to teach us.
– How to handle differences of opinions. Maybe accept that others can have a different opinion. Don’t put them down for having a different option than you.
– Share the common faith in Christ.
– When we turn away from ourselves and we care for others we are doing what the Saviors did. Our lives coincide with him.
– We think of others rather than ourselves is a good remedy for pride.
– Be honest and genuine with each other. Be truthful to others but don’t be hurtful.
– You need to remember that people have free agency.
– The gospel of Jesus Christ has taught me to think of others.
– When you struggle, remember the moments where God had answered your prayers or remember your success that could be credited to God.
– 9th article of faith: “We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.”
– Don’t give up.
– Even if members of your family don’t seem to be growing in faith, don’t give up hope remember the story of Alma the younger.
– Even if members of your family don’t seem to be growing faith, don’t give up home remember the story of Alma the younger.
– Your children may remember your faith in the Savior at the moment when they desperately need repentance. President Eyring
– Do more journal writing more seriously. Write your testimony. Give experiences of your successes that were helped by the Lord. Acknowledge him in your successes.
– What could you do before your children and your children’s children than to record the History of your life and challenges President Kimball (paraphrased)
– You will find some of your greatest joys in your efforts to make your home o place of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a place that is permitted with Christ” Eyring

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