Hoiatus!

"I feel to warn you that one of the chief means of misleading our youth and destroying the family unit is our educational institutions. There is more than one reason why the Church is advising our youth to attend colleges close to their homes where institutes of religion are available. It gives the parents the opportunity to stay close to their children, and if they become alerted and informed, these parents can help expose the deceptions of men like Sigmund Freud, Charles Darwin, John Dewey, John Keynes and others. There are much worse things today that can happen to a child than not getting a full education. In fact, some of the worst things have happened to our children while attending colleges led by administrators who wink at subversion and amorality.

Said Karl G. Maeser, 'I would rather have my child exposed to smallpox, typhus fever, cholera or other malignant and deadly diseases than to the degrading influence of a corrupt teacher.' "

(Ezra Taft Benson, The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 307.)

"Kuhu tõmmata piir? See jääb vanemliku tarkuse hooleks, mida juhib Issanda Vaim. Pole ühtegi teist vanemlikku ettevõtmist, mis vajaks rohkem taevast juhatust või mille puhul olla altim seda kuulda võtma, kui on vanemlikud otsused oma laste kasvatamisel ja perekondade juhtimisel. See töö on igavene.

Olles silmitsi nende probleemidega, peaksid vanemad pidama meeles Issanda õpetust jätta need üheksakümmend üheksa ja minna kõnnumaale kadunud lambale järele. President Thomas S. Monson on kutsunud üles armastuse ristiretkele, et päästa meie vendi ja õdesid, kes on eksinud ükskõiksuse või rumaluse kõnnumaale. Need õpetused vajavad jätkuvat armastavat hoolt, mille eelduseks on armastusest kantud suhted.

Mõistagi peaksid vanemad meeles pidama ka Issanda õpetust, et „keda Issand armastab, seda ta karistab." (He 12:6) Vanem Russell M. Nelson õpetas oma konverentsikõnes tolerantsist ja armastusest, et „tõeline armastus patuse vastu vajab julget vastuseisu, mitte aga nõustumist! Tõeline armastus ei toeta ennasthävitavat käitumist."

Vanem Dallin H. Oaks
Kaheteistkümne Apostli Kvoorumist

Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: “Although our memory of it is withheld, before we came to this earth we lived in the presence of God, our Eternal Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ. We shouted for joy when given the privilege of coming to this earth to receive a body and to move forward in God’s plan for our happiness. We knew that we would be tested here. Our determination was to live obediently to be able to return to be with our Father forever. Part of that testing here is to have so many seemingly interesting things to do that we can forget the main purposes for being here. Satan works very hard so that the essential things won’t happen” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1997, 78; or Ensign, May 1997, 53–54 ).
The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles: “The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan” ( “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102 ).
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: “Understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ and following him as our Savior and our Redeemer will influence every aspect of our lives, including all of our individual choices. Those who live according to Heavenly Father’s eternal plan will not want to absorb any information that is illicit or untoward, nor will they destroy their spiritual sensitivity through immoral acts or the consumption of any harmful substances. Neither will they search for doctrinal loopholes to find reasons to challenge the ordained leadership of the Church nor tamper with the simple truths of the gospel. They will not attempt to justify any lifestyle that is contrary to the plan of happiness. If they do any of these things, they will never find the inner peace and joy that living the gospel brings. All of our Father’s children can seek prayerfully to know who they are and can find real happiness if they obey God’s commandments and endure to the end” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1995, 31; or Ensign, May 1995, 24 ).

Ja nii ongi!

V

Tänasida toimetusi ära viska homse varna

"Meie võime anda oma elu nende eest, keda me armastame, suremata nende eest füüsiliselt, vaid pigem elades nende jaoks – andes neile oma aega, olles alati nende elus olemas, teenides neid, olles vastutulelik, südamlik ning näidates tõelist armastust nende vastu, kes on meie perest, ja kõikide inimeste vastu – nagu õpetas Päästja.

Me ei tea, mis võib meiega homme juhtuda, ja just sel põhjusel on täna aeg hakata näitama oma armastust oma abikaasa, laste ja meie ümber olijate vastu selliste väikeste tegude kaudu nagu kallistus ja „ma armastan sind”. "

Vanem Claudio R. M. Costa
Seitsmekümne juhatusest
Sügisene üldkonverents 2007
http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-40-945-26,00.html

See kõne liigutas mind täna nii väga. Viimasel ajal on lapsed andnud märku, et ma pole neile piisavalt tihti verbaalselt armastust väljendanud ning kallistanud. Püüan seda viga edaspidi parandada:)

Edaspidi jääb see vanasõna mulle meenutama just neid kõige tähtsamaid toimetusi.

Mõte

Eelmisel korral oli meil Abiühingus teemaks Millennium. Millegi pärast jäi mulje, nagu see oleks kunagi tulevikus toimuma hakkav asi mis meid tegelikult nagu ei puudutakski. Mõtted Millenniumist ja sellest mida meie peaksime tegema on muudkui mu peas keerelnud ja panen ühe neist nüüd siia siis ka kirja.

“{In the endowment, members covenant to} observe the law of strict virtue and chastity, to be charitable, benevolent, tolerant and pure; to devote both talent and material means to the spread of truth and the uplifting of the race; to maintain devotion to the cause of truth; and to seek in every way to contribute to the great preparation that the earth may be made ready to receive her King,-the Lord Jesus Christ. With the taking of each covenant and the assuming of each obligation a promised blessing is pronounced contingent upon the faithful observance of the conditions.” Emphasis added. (James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1968], p. 84)

Meil on teha oma osa! Isegi kui me ise Millenniumi ajal ei ela, peame me valmistama siiski ette meie lapsed, et järeltulevad põlved võiksid olla valmis Tema teiseks tulemiseks. Tegelikult on nii palju mida me peame ja saame teha, et maa võiks saada ettevalmistatud Jumala Poja tulekuks. Kui me elame tehtud lepingute kohaselt siis on Vaim meiega ja õpetab meid rida rea peale, mida, kuidas ja millal me peaksime tegema. Ma tean, et see on nii.

"We have a secret in our culture. Itś not that birth is painful, itś that woman are strong." Laura Stavoe Harm

"He has the most who is most content with the least." - Diogenes

Diogenesele meeldis korrata, et ainult jumalad ei vaja midagi; jumalasarnased inimesed aga vajavad vähe.

Huvitav, minu meelest.

Täna õhtul sukeldusime Carliga filosoofide radadele.

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha

"No nation is stronger than its families." President Gordon B. Hinckley

"It is not who we are or where we live. It is our attitude, our love, our testimonies, our faith, our conviction, that make a difference."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

“To be a righteous woman is a glorious thing in any age. To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior is an especially noble calling. The righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times. She has been placed here to help, to enrich,to protect, and to guard the home – which is society’s basic and most noble institution. Other institutions in society may falter and even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which maybe the last and only sanctuary some mortals know in the midst of storm and strife.– Spencer W. Kimball

Things will work out!

"Keep trying. Be beliving. Be happy. Don´t get discouraged. Things will work out."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

See mõte käib kõige kohta elus!

...character is greater than intellect. Goodness is better than smartness. I knew that if we educated [our child] without spiritual principles that we could just make her a clever devil...

-Reed A. Benson

"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude after own own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Ohh, ma ei suuda lõpetada!

“Great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about events and small minds talk about other people” Old saying

Veel üks hea tsitaat!

“The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think—rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with the thoughts of other men.” ~Bill Beattie

"What we remember from our childhood we remember forever."

Cynthia Ozick