The LDS Daily WOOL Home Page
(6/21/98)
"One of the greatest things a man
can do for his children is to love his wife and let them
know he loves her. A father has the responsibility to
lead his family by desiring to have children, loving
them, and by letting virtue garnish his thoughts
unceasingly (see D&C 121:45). This is one of the
great needs today."—Ezra Taft Benson, God,
Family, Country, p. 185
(6/22/98)
"A man who holds the priesthood
regards the family as ordained of God. Your leadership of
the family is your most important and sacred
responsibility. The family is the most important unit in
time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other
interest in life."—Howard W. Hunter, Ensign,
Nov. 1994, page 50
(6/23/98)
"Husbands, live the gospel, be
kind to your wives. You cannot serve acceptably in the
Church if there is conflict at home. Fathers, be kind to
your children. Be companionable with them. As hard as you
may labor in gathering the necessities of the world, no
asset you will ever have will compare with the love and
loyalty of the woman with whom you joined hands over the
altar in the temple, and the affection and respect of
your children."—President Gordon B. Hinckley, Some
Thoughts on Temples, Retention of Converts, and
Missionary Service, General Conference,
October 1997
(6/24/98)
"Fathers everywhere, consider the gift of love
you can give your children when you are worthy and you
lay your hands upon their heads to pronounce inspired
father's blessings as the family patriarch. They will
feel a continuing outpouring of your love, which will
keep them close to you and to the Lord. You will not have
to 'seek them out' later."—Elder
Gardner H. Russell, Touching the Hearts of
Less-Active Members, General Conference,
October 1986
(6/25/98)
"Yes, these times require great things from
fathers, and so does the Lord. Three requirements are:
create a home where love and the Spirit of the Lord may
abide; bring up children in light and truth; and set your
homes in order."—President
Ezra Taft Benson, Great Things Required of
Their Fathers, General Conference, April 1981
(6/20/99)
"If a father's love for his sons is strong, and from their infancy he has
taken them into his arms in loving embrace and let them feel the warmth of his
affection for them, I believe that such comradeship will ripen with maturity and
keep them near when a crisis in the boy's life requires the steadying hand of a
father who understands."
Harold B. Lee
"Decisions for Successful Living", p. 24
(2/5/05)
"... I believe there is no finer relationship in all the world than the
special one that can exist between a father and his children--a relationship
born of love and those deep abiding feelings which are initially there by
instinct and later nurtured and developed by love and kindness and
consideration....
"I am impressed by the fact that the plan of redemption and salvation for
all mankind was worked out between a father and his son, even God the Father and
his Son Jesus Christ.
"I believe that one of the significant parts of the Joseph Smith story was
when the angel Moroni told young Joseph to go to his father and relate to him
everything that had happened.
"Even in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Lord was
careful to recognize the relationship of this young boy to his father, and he
made sure that nothing would damage it. Yes, the association of a father with
his children can and should be a very special one." - Loren C. Dunn, "This
Is My Beloved Son," Ensign, Dec. 1971, 47