Remember, like all good things - there will be opposition
I have found that the amount of opposition that occurs when attempting to do something Father wants us to do
is a pretty good gauge as to just how important it really is for us to do it!
So don't be surprised OR get discouraged when (you notice I say when - not if) your attempts at good works
(i.e. church attendance, temple attendance, FHE, a harmonious marriage and family, etc)
are met with opposition (sometimes from the most surprising sources)
because EVERYONE is human and has their own personal challenges they are dealing with
Don't let it stop you!
Be loving and patient
and by all means...
Persevere!!!
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
"The ideal way to transform your home into
a house
of learning is to hold family home evening faithfully.
The
Church has reserved Monday evening for that
purpose. In 1915 the First
Presidency instructed
local leaders and parents to inaugurate a home
evening, a time when parents should teach their
families the principles
of the gospel. The Presidency
wrote: 'If the Saints obey this counsel, we
promise
that great blessings will result. Love at home and
obedience to
parents will increase. Faith will be
developed in the hearts of the youth of
Israel, and
they will gain power to combat the evil influence
and
temptations which beset them.'
"President David O. McKay gave the same
promise
in 1965 and added that the youth will gain power
'to choose
righteousness and peace, and be assured
an eternal place in the family
circle of our Father.'
In 1976 the Presidency reaffirmed that 'regular
participation in family home evening will develop
increased personal
worth, family unity, love for our
fellowmen, and trust in our Father in
heaven.'" (in
Conference Report, Apr. 1993, 86-87; or Ensign,
May 1993,
70-71).
