As we have learned in the first 5 chapters of the Book of Mormon, Nephi has been dutifully honoring not just his father in heaven, but his father and mother here on earth. Nephi has throughout his whole ordeal with Laban, and retrieving the brass plates not only hearkened to the Lord, but he has very much honored his father Lehi, and his mother; Sariah in the process.
In the book of Exidous (Ex. 20:12) it tells us to "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." i really enjoy and take to hear this scripture, because being a father myself, I am learning just how valuable the words of my mom and dad have been throughout the course of my life, as they still continue to do so. In our last topical post, Amera talked about motherhood and the amazing influences that she had growing up, now, although two of her influences weren't her mothers, she was able to see their motherly aspects, and take from them the lessons in life that they had prepared for their own children. It is Amera's turn to 'honor' her 'mothers' that she looked up to so highly and use what they taught her, to teach our children.
In the book of Exidous (Ex. 20:12) it tells us to "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." i really enjoy and take to hear this scripture, because being a father myself, I am learning just how valuable the words of my mom and dad have been throughout the course of my life, as they still continue to do so. In our last topical post, Amera talked about motherhood and the amazing influences that she had growing up, now, although two of her influences weren't her mothers, she was able to see their motherly aspects, and take from them the lessons in life that they had prepared for their own children. It is Amera's turn to 'honor' her 'mothers' that she looked up to so highly and use what they taught her, to teach our children.
"Nobody can aquire honory by doing what is wrong"
In life, we are able to make our own decisions, and with those decisions we are also able to take and accept the consequences of those decisions, by doing and choosing the things in which the lord asks of us, we are able to be of comfort knowing that we are doing it in the sense that we are honoring our father in heaven. Both my mom and dad have been able to teach me two separate sides of this road in which I am taking, both giving me great lessons, and both allowing me to find things out for myself. One thing that they both weighed heavily upon me was to; treat others well. Treat others how you want to be treated, just be good to people, and without personal gain, you will at least have done right by treating someone with the respect and love that they deserve.
As a newer father, I am able to take the small but very powerful lessons that my parents taught me and I am able to teach my children those very lessons, now not every lesson that was taught was for the right reasons, nor were they meant to be, but they were lessons learned none the less. When I first became a new dad, i remember a conversation I had with my dad, I recall telling him that I wanted to be a better father than he was. Now, in my mind, i meant it, every word, I wanted to be a million times better father than he ever could be, I wanted to be a better dad, friend, life coach; now, I didn't mean any offense to that comment.
"I want to be a better dad than you" was never meant to be taken in the wrong way, what I meant was that all the great things that my dad taught me, I wanted to take those teaching and apply them to my family, in hopes that when my new baby boy becomes a dad, I want him to be a better dad than I ever could, so I want to really strive to become a better dad than the one I was able to look up to for so many years.
As a newer father, I am able to take the small but very powerful lessons that my parents taught me and I am able to teach my children those very lessons, now not every lesson that was taught was for the right reasons, nor were they meant to be, but they were lessons learned none the less. When I first became a new dad, i remember a conversation I had with my dad, I recall telling him that I wanted to be a better father than he was. Now, in my mind, i meant it, every word, I wanted to be a million times better father than he ever could be, I wanted to be a better dad, friend, life coach; now, I didn't mean any offense to that comment.
"I want to be a better dad than you" was never meant to be taken in the wrong way, what I meant was that all the great things that my dad taught me, I wanted to take those teaching and apply them to my family, in hopes that when my new baby boy becomes a dad, I want him to be a better dad than I ever could, so I want to really strive to become a better dad than the one I was able to look up to for so many years.
As my children get older, I hope that they realize the importance of honouring my wife and myself, but mostly I hope that they honor our heavenly father. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, when we are baptized, and especially in these times, we are being put to the test to truly represent our church, and represent (honor) our Heavenly Father. I want to be able to tell my father in heaven "I have never done anything with your name of which you need be ashamed."
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