Dinner Talk
“When I was growing up, my father often led our family in gospel discussions around the dinner table. Only with the perspective of years do I understand today the contribution those family hours made to my own testimony. [faith] ~Bruce D. Porter
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The number of those who report that their “whole family usually eats dinner together”; has declined 33 percent. This is most concerning because the time a family spends together “eating meals at home [is] the strongest predictor of children's academic achievement and psychological adjustment”. Family mealtimes have also been shown to be a strong bulwark against children's smoking, drinking, or using drugs. There is inspired wisdom in this advice to parents: What your children really want for dinner is you. ~ Dallin H. Oaks
When you are together eating as a family, it helps make the world feel safe. It reminds them that they have food to eat and parents who love them. And that's security. ~Gary and Joy Lundberg
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:6,7
Put Your Trust In God
By Gordon B. Hinckley
It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is.
 It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will work out. Put your trust in God, |
and move forward with faith and confidence in the future.
The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us.
If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him,
if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.
(From the funeral program for Marjorie Pay Hinckley, April 10, 2004)
Potent One-liners
1. Give God what’s right— not what’s left.
2. Man’s way leads to a hopeless end — God’s way leads to an endless hope.
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma— but never let him be the period.
6. Don’t put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with a burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.
8. When praying, don’t give God instructions— just report for duty.
9. Don’t wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don’t change God’s message— His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer-conditioned.
12. When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead— It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily— walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride— he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
23. Give Satan an inch and he’ll be a ruler.
24. Read the Bible — it will scare the hell out of you.
25. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
26. Be ye fishers of men— you catch them and He’ll clean them.
Quotes of the Prophets, ancient and modern
Parenting Quotes
A Treasury of Quotes
Lesson 1 Making Fun Family Traditions Lesson 2 Building Character thru the Bible Lesson 3 Teaching Youth Better Morals; Cooperation and Character Education Lesson 4 Adolescent Morality and Peer Influence; Causes of Peer Pressure in Teenagers 