Ten Prophetic counsels for Fathers-
1. Give father’s blessings to your children. Baptize and
confirm your children. Ordain your sons to the
priesthood. These will become spiritual highlights in
the lives of your children.
2. Personally direct family prayers, daily scripture reading,
and weekly family home evenings. Your personal
involvement will show your children how important
these activities really are.
3. Whenever possible, attend Church meetings together as
a family. Family worship under your leadership is vital
to your children’s spiritual welfare.
4. Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons’
outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts
and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school
programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the
difference.
5. Build traditions of family vacations and trips and
outings. These memories will never be forgotten by
your children.
6. Have regular one-on-one visits with your children. Let
them talk about what they would like to. Teach them
gospel principles. Teach them true values. Tell them
you love them. Personal time with your children tells
them where Dad puts his priorities.
7. Teach your children to work, and show them the value
of working toward a worthy goal. Establishing mission
funds and education funds for your children shows
them what Dad considers to be important.
8. Encourage good music and art and literature in your
homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and
beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
9. As distances allow, regularly attend the temple with your
wife. Your children will then better understand the
importance of temple marriage and temple vows and
the eternal family unit.
10. Have your children see your joy and satisfaction in
service to the Church. This can become contagious to
them, so they, too, will want to serve in the Church and
will love the kingdom.
Oh, husbands and fathers in Israel, you can do so
much for the salvation and exaltation of your families! Your
responsibilities are so important.
Remember your sacred calling as a father in Israel—
your most important calling in time and eternity—a calling
from which you will never be released.
May you always provide for the material needs of your
family and, with your eternal companion at your side, may
you fulfill your sacred responsibility to provide the spiritual
leadership in your home.
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