Expressions of Love

Watch your step, Elder Holland

See what happens when you let something get between you and your family, weather you be a Father or Wife, a Son or Daughter.  This video is about thoughs fighting Pornagraphy, but you can apply it to just about anything.



From: MormonMessages  | Jul 1, 2011 

 

See how a moment's decision can have far-reaching consequences—for good or bad.
Read the original address from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland "Place No More for the Enemy for My Soul" by clicking here http://bit.ly/loSpCj

What Matters Most Is What Lasts Longest, by M. Russell Ballard, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

As your leaders, we call upon members of the Church everywhere to put family first and to identify specific ways to strengthen their individual families.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/what-matters-most-is-what-lasts-longest?lang=eng&query=matters+most+last+longest

The family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

The Family
A Proclamation to the World
The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints


http://lds.org/family/proclamation?lang=eng

This is true, I testify that it is true.

The Funeral

This is what you would not expect someone to say at a Funeral

The Importance of the Family

L. Tom Perry
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

May it be our resolve this year to build a gospel-centered home, a safe harbor from the storms of the adversary.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2003/04/the-importance-of-the-family?lang=eng&query=importance+family

A stonger Family, the right way

     "Happiness within our family will most likely be achieved when it’s founded on the teachings of Jesus. That means being unselfish, honest, loyal, loving and a whole host of other virtues, not to mention a lot of effort. A loving and happy family doesn’t happen by accident.
Thinking back on our own family. There were times that were happy and times that weren’t. What were the happiest moments? Most likely they were when we felt loved. When our Dad cried because we were sick. When we saw our parents laugh and smile, and could see how much they loved each other. When my sister gave me a high five for scoring a goal, or vice versa. When I broke a window and my parents forgave me instead of yelling at me. When the car slid off the road during a blizzard and our family had to walk several miles for help. We held hands and sang to make the time go by faster. Our family pitched in to dig someone else out of the snow. My family suffered through my high school musical even though I was just a stagehand. Maybe our family prayed, sang songs, or attended church together. We can recreate those happy times today within our own family and marriage. If our family didn’t have many of those happy moments when we were young, then we want to make things different now." Mormon.org/family/

     How true this is, I myself can think back apon my life and see the best times of it all, and it was when i was Loved by my family. 
     How many of us want the best for our family?  All of us do, so then what are we willing to do to help them.  One thing I have experienced in my life is when i get into trouble.  I remember one time when i did something i shouldnt have when i was younger.  I remember feeling scared of not jutt getting into trouble but of what my parents would do to me for me punishment.  When my parents found out what I had done, i will never forget what they did to me, they forgave me.  My love for them increased a lot that day, they saw that I knew I did something wrong and insted of punishing me more, they showed their love they have for me.

     Suport is another thing the quote above talked about.  I loved having my Mom or Dad tell me i did somthing right.  My parents did this a lot while i was growing up.  And in doing so I looked for things i could do to help out my parents.  I wanted to help my parents out with anything i could.  Not only did they show their love for me but because they did that, they got my love back, and it helped everyone out.

"Family, isn't about, Time?"

Time, i think is one thing that many people take for granted.  Here is a little story about Dan L. Johnson and how he helped his relationship with his son.

“One day I asked my son to bring his toys inside the house. I was astonished when he said he was ‘too tired.’ … Then a scene flashed into mind of the previous day, when my son had asked me to wrestle with him. What was my answer? I was ‘too tired.’ Or the time he wanted me to play catch [ball]—again I was ‘too tired.’

“… Days later, I asked my son to pick up his clothes and put them away. This time he was ‘too busy.’ I remembered the time he wanted a bedtime story. … I had been ‘too busy.’

“… I vowed to spend more time with my sons. Only hugging them, kissing them, and telling them I loved them didn’t fool them. They needed to jump, wrestle, and play with me too.

“Now I participate in more of their activities. …

“I’ve built tunnels and castles in sand piles and played with trucks. Praying and playing with them have helped me develop a wonderful relationship with them.

“With anything that takes effort, a reward comes. My reward came after an especially good half hour with my son. He wrapped his arms around my neck, gave me an affectionate kiss on the cheek, and said, ‘I love you, Dad’” (Dan L. Johnston, “Daddy, I’m Talking to You,” Ensign, Sept. 1978, 71).

How true this is, as parents, thier job is to be the "Role Models" for the children.  About 80 out of 100 kids will follow in thier parents footsteps in one way or another.  If Partens spend time for thier kids, the Home will become more together.  In my own life, when i was younger, my Mom had a Chore list for us kids to do while my parents worked.  She did this to help us as well as to help the family.  We were to do a little cleaning each day so that we could spend a little time together when my parents got home.  Now as kids we procrastinated our chores and so it became a once a week thing to clean the house.  We were each to have a different chore to do, that to didnt go over so well.  Because our mom wasnt around to inspect our work, we just did it half way and called it "good enough".  Oh how we hated to do the chores, we thought it was a waist of our time and we thought about the things that we liked that we could be doing.  Now after my Mom had spent months and months of trying different ways, techniques, and modes to have the chores be the simplest and easy, yet affective.  My Mom got an idea, The family started to so the chores together and somehow make it fun.  That was the trick, "Together"  my little brother and sister dont hate doing chores anymore because the family does them together.

Time is the most presious thing family can give each other, so spend it, together

For me, I love my family, it really is what keeps me sane.  Through out my life i have seen families torn apart by different reasons and it saddens me to no end, a family should be together forever.  I have this blog to help people keep their familiy together, i know how.  I have seen many different solutions to many different problems.  I'm not saying I am an expert at this, but what I do know i want to share.  I have learned what i know through my religion.  It is one of the things that keeps my family together.  I am a member of the Church of Jesus Chirst of Later Day Saints, or a nick-name that the church has is the Mormon Church.



I have seen that one of the top reasons that a family falls apart is because of Time.  They just dont spend that much time with each other.  That may not be for every family but it is for most.  And i'm not just talking about sitting down and talking with each other either.  You probably have heard the saying "Laughter is the best medison".  It is!  If a family spends time with each other and Laughs with each other, that family will come closer than it was.  I have seen it work, i know it can help.