The LDS Daily WOOL Home Page
(12/28/97)
"Happy homes come in a variety of appearances. Some feature
large families
with father, mother, brothers, and sisters living together in a
spirit of love.
Others consist of a single parent with one or two children,
while other homes
have but one occupant. There are, however, identifying features
which are to be
found in a happy home, whatever the number or description of its
family members.
I refer to these as 'Hallmarks of a Happy Home.' They consist
of, 1. A pattern
of prayer, 2. A library of learning, 3. A legacy of love, 4. A
treasury of
testimony."—President Thomas S. Monson, Hallmarks Of A Happy
Home, General Conference, October 1988
(12/29/97)
"My brothers and sisters, let us determine, whatever our
circumstance, to
make of our houses happy homes. Let us open wide the windows of
our hearts, that
each family member may feel welcome and 'at home.' Let us open
also the doors of
our very souls, that the dear Christ may enter. Remember His
promise: 'Behold, I
stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
the door, I
will come in to him' (Revelation 3:20)."—President Thomas S.
Monson, Hallmarks
Of A Happy Home, General Conference, October 1988
(12/30/97)
"Patience with family members and others who are close to us is
vital for
us to have happy homes."—Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Patience,
a
Key to Happiness, General Conference, April 1987
(12/31/97)
"Now, to those of us who are husbands and children, let us help
our mothers
and wives be happy in our homes. Let us love them, honor them,
respect them,
revere them. Let us help them fulfill their call from the Lord.
Let us be sure
we do our part to make our homes pleasant. Let us help them have
time for mental
improvement, for educational growth, for cultural pursuits. and
for developing
talents. A home will be blessed and enriched when a mother is
encouraged in
these paths."—Bishop H. Burke Peterson, Mother, Catch The
Vision Of Your Call, General Conference, April 1974
(1/1/98)
"We must expand our thinking on ways to develop happy children.
As the Lord
has said, the power is within us to do so. The ways of the Lord
are simple ways.
Simple experiences with children develop unbreakable ties that
will endure
forever. It might be something as simple as smiling more in your
home. What
would you think of speaking more cheerfully? Trying more often
to say please and
thank you? What would you think of finding an opportunity for
one sincere
compliment for each child each day, and then watching them
respond? What if you
decided to be cheerful tonight at the dinner table, and in spite
of what others
might do or say, hold to your course. See how long you can
uplift your whole
family. Take one day at a time. As a TV commercial says, 'Try
it--you'll like
it.' These are contagious actions. Children will learn to be
happy and more
pleasant. Homes will be cheery. The gospel of Jesus Christ is
more easily taught
and longer remembered in a happy home. Parents, we are the
catalyst."—Bishop
H. Burke Peterson, Harmony In The Home, General
Conference,
October 1972
(1/2/98)
"What are some things that we can do to improve? I believe that
seriously
studying how our Father cares for His children can help us.
Everything we know
about our Heavenly Father is connected with His parenthood and
His loving care
for our souls. He loves each of His children unconditionally. We
can do the same
in our families. His plan of happiness is a plan to help His
children progress
and be prepared to receive His greatest blessings. We can make
plans to help our
families progress. He included His children in the great
Heavenly Council and
allowed us to participate and use our agency to choose. We can
have family
councils and include our children as active participants. Under
His guidance,
this earth was prepared as a place where we could learn and
grow. Our homes can
be happy places where our children can learn and grow. He has
given His children
rules of conduct and commandments that keep us moving forward,
focused on the
path that leads to our heavenly home. The rules of conduct in
our family can
help us move forward on the path back to our Heavenly
Father."—President
Patricia P. Pinegar, Caring for the Souls of Children,
General Conference, April 1997
(1/3/98)
"To all fathers and mothers of the Church, tell your children
that you love
them and that you are so happy to have them in your family.
Prepare yourselves
spiritually to receive the guidance through the Holy Ghost. As
you prayerfully
study the scriptures and 'The Family: A Proclamation to the
World' (ENSIGN, Nov.
1995, 102), listen and respond to the promptings of the Spirit.
Be aware of
Satan's influences. Where do the feelings come from that make
you feel that your
efforts in the home are not fulfilling or important? Where do
the feelings come
from that make you feel unappreciated? Rejoice in this
preparation for godhood.
Rejoice in the opportunity to teach your children the truths of
the kingdom, and
help them experience the peace and joy that comes from following
these
truths."—President Patricia P. Pinegar, Caring for the Souls
of
Children, General Conference, April 1997
(3/13/04)
"Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect
symbolize
love and characterize the righteous family. Fathers in such
homes will not hear
the denunciation of the Lord as recorded in the book of Jacob
from the Book of
Mormon: 'Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and
lost the confidence
of your children, because of your bad examples before them; and
the sobbings of
their hearts ascend up to God against you' (Jacob
2:35)." - Thomas
S. Monson, "The
Doorway
of Love," Ensign, Oct. 1996, p. 4
(4/15/04)
"The home is the great laboratory of love. There the raw
chemicals of
selfishness and greed are melded in the crucible of cooperation
to yield
compassionate concern and love one for another. (See Mosiah
4:14-15; D&C
68:25-31)" -
Russell M. Nelson, "Our
Sacred
Duty to Honor Women," Ensign, May 1999, p. 40
(9/2/04)
"The Lord's standards
for building
a temple apply also to building spiritual strength in our
homes: 'Organize
yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a
house, even a house of
prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of
learning, a house of
glory, a house of order, a house of God.' (D&C
88:119.)
Do we heed this counsel from the Lord? Do we do what he
asks? We would do well
to build our homes according to this plan, or they are
destined to fail." -
Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Finding Peace in Our Lives" [Salt
Lake City:
Deseret Book Co., 1995], p. 53
1/1/06
"The Lord's standards for building a temple
apply also to building spiritual strength in our homes:
'Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish
a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of
faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order,
a house of God.' (D&C
88:119.) Do we heed this counsel from the Lord? Do we do
what He asks? We would do well to build our homes according to
this plan or they are destined to fail." - Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Spiritually
Strong Homes and Families," Ensign (CR), May 1993, p.68
12/19/06
"No nation can rise above its homes. The church, the school, and
even the nation, stand helpless before a weakened and degraded
home, in building character. The good home is the rock
foundation—the cornerstone of civilization. If this, our nation,
is to endure, the home must be safeguarded, strengthened, and
restored to its rightful importance." - Ezra Taft Benson,
"Conference Report," April 1949, Afternoon Meeting, p.196
7/5/07
"A happy home is but an earlier heaven. President George
Albert Smith asked, 'Do we want our homes to be happy? If we
do, let them be the abiding place of prayer, thanksgiving and
gratitude.' (In Conference Report, Apr. 1944, p. 32.)" -
Thomas S. Monson, "Precious Children—A Gift from God," Ensign (CR), November 1991, p.67
1/4/08
"We have been commanded
of the Lord to set our households in order. Apostles, Presidents
of Stakes and Bishops, have you done this with your own
households? Have you also seen that the Saints have done the
same? Have you impressed upon the people under your charge the
absolute necessity of purity if they desire the blessing and
protection of the Most High? Wolves never watched with greater
cunning and more ravenous hunger a flock of sheep and lambs than
the people of your wards and stakes are now being watched by
those who are ready to devour them. Are you awake to this
danger, and do you take every precaution against it?"
- "Teachings Of Presidents Of The Church: John
Taylor," p.191
1/20/08
"The safety of our
nation depends upon the purity and strength of the home; and I
thank God for the teachings of the Mormon Church in relation to
home building, and the impression that kind parents have made,
that the home must be the most sacred place in the world. Our
people are home-builders, and they are taught everywhere, from
childhood to old age, that the home should be kept pure and safe
from the evils of the world"
- David O. McKay, "Conference
Report," April 1909,
Afternoon Session, p.66
11/2/08
"We urge all Latter-day
Saints to be prudent in their planning, to be conservative in
their living, and to avoid excessive or unnecessary debt. The
financial affairs of the Church are being managed in this
manner, for we are aware that your tithing and other
contributions have not come without sacrifice and are sacred
funds.
"Let us make our homes sanctuaries of righteousness, places of prayer, and abodes of love that we might merit the blessings that can come only from our Heavenly Father. We need His guidance in our daily lives." - Thomas S. Monson, "To Learn, to Do, to Be," General Conference, October 2008
7/9/09
“There was a little lady rushing out through the gates going
to her work. On her way she had come into the temple grounds
because to her it was home—home, because this is where she
found God, where she found a testimony of the gospel of Jesus
Christ, where she was baptized, where she went to the house of
the Lord and obtained blessings in his holy house. As I saw
her going out, I said to myself, ‘This place is truly a home,
because, like a home, it brings us blessings and safety,
strength, courage, and faith that endures.’” -
John H. Taylor, “Conference Report,” October
1945, Afternoon Meeting, p. 83
1/21/10
“Fathers, mothers, and children who earnestly strive to make a
happy home are really doing Church work — the most important,
because it is the most basic work in the Church.” - John A. Widtsoe, “Evidences and Reconciliations,”
p. 318
"If the tender, profound, and sympathizing love practiced and recommended by Jesus were paramount in every heart, the loftiest and most glorious ideals of human society would be realized and little would be wanting to make this world a kingdom of heaven. Love is indeed heaven upon the earth, since heaven above would not be heaven without it." - Delbert L. Stapley, "Conference Report," October 1970, Afternoon Meeting, p. 44
6/27/10
"The training for covenants, for ordinances, and for service
belongs in
the home. If these are paramount in the minds of the parents,
the youth
will be prepared. And they will not, because of this, miss any
essential training for their careers." - A.
Theodore Tuttle, "Covenants, Ordinances, and Service,"
Ensign (CR), May 1984, p. 23
7/13/11
"In
homes where high ideals and gospel values are maintained, it
is parents, not teachers, who lay the foundation of character
and faith
in the hearts of their children. If the training a child
should receive
in the home is neglected, neither the Church nor the school
can
compensate for the loss." - Rex
D. Pinegar, "Home
First," Ensign (CR) April 1990
9/14/11
Parents, whatever you are doing, return home.
Children, wherever you are, no matter what your failure,
problem, or sin, you will always be loved by your family. Go
home.
Grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, draw your
families together. Return home. May the concept of home be
exalted, because the Lord so organized it in the beginning. -