Successful Parenting 2

The 2nd principal is Prayer. The book states: “Children should learn to pray individually and as a family. Children can learn early about the power of prayer.” The book referred to Alma 34:18-27 which says: “Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save. Yea, humble yourselves, and continue in prayer unto him. Cry unto him when ye are in your fields, yea, over all your flocks. Cry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening. Yea, cry unto him against the power of your enemies. Yea, cry unto him against the devil, who is an enemy to all righteousness. Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them. Cry over the flocks of your fields, that they may increase. But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness. Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your welfare, and also for the welfare of those who are around you.” How do you get good at anything? By doing whatever that thing is over and over again. Elder Robert D. Hales stated: We need to take every opportunity to invite the Spirit of the Lord into our homes. One way we do this is by regularly practicing the “small things, family prayer, family scripture study and family home evening. As we make these things part of the pattern of our lives, they will make a big difference in the development of our children’s testimonies.”

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