Applying the scriptures: `Teach thy children,' Moses is commanded
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Moses believed his parting instructions to the Israelites were so vital that he commanded them to "teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. . . .
"And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates." (Deut. 6:7,9.)Teaching children the ways and words of the Lord was emphasized by Anne G. Wirthlin, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, at the October 1995 general conference.
"When first we love the Lord with all our hearts, then we can lead our children to Him in all of our interactions," she said. "They will grow in their devotion to the Lord as they see our devotion to Him. They will understand the power of prayer as they hear us pray to a loving Heavenly Father, who is there listening and answering our prayers. They will understand faith as they see us live by faith. And they will learn the power of love by the kind and respectful ways that we relate to them.
"When our children feel our love for the Lord and our unconditional love for them, then our example becomes a meaningful guide to them as they develop their own spiritual strength. Remember the Lord's commandment to the Israelites to, first, put His words in their hearts, and then He said, `Teach them diligently unto thy children' " (Deut. 6:7).
