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(11/15/01)
"Why does the Lord link the honoring of parents to a promise about
long life--possibly even the survival of society? There is a special
meaning, one whose depths we have not yet plumbed, in the relationship
between the long-term liberty of society and our attitudes toward our
progenitors and our posterity. We are more willing to exercise
self-control and restraint when we see that our actions help ensure
the survival of our posterity."
Bruce C. Hafen
"The Waning of Belonging,"
"Ensign," Oct. 1989, 71
(11/16/01)
"As we honor father and mother by turning our hearts to them, the Lord
turns both their promises and their hearts to us. We are promised that
when this happens, our 'days may be prolonged,' that 'it may go well
with [us], in the land which the Lord [our] God giveth' us (Deut.
5:16). And how is this promise to be fulfilled? Not only may we hope
that our 'days may be long' (Ex. 20:12) but that our days and lives
may be blessed with personal security, happiness, and meaning. Not
only can we expect that 'it may go well' with us individually but that
our entire culture will sustain itself with the blessings of peace and
liberty. Somehow, our children's learning and accepting the
accumulated wisdom of our fathers is the key to social as well as
individual survival."
Bruce C. Hafen
"Planting Promises in the Hearts of the Children,"
"Ensign," June 1994, 48
(11/17/01)
"The Lord said in another commandment: 'Honour thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee.' (Ex. 20:12.) The Lord gave no exceptions. Respect for
father and mother is respect for your own birth and life."
Bernard P. Brockbank
"The Ten Commandments,"
"Ensign," Dec. 1971, 62
(11/18/01)
"Is it likely that we will live longer if we honor father and mother?
I am convinced that Jehovah knew whereof He wrote when His finger
traced those words, with that remarkable promise. I am not here to say
that in every case life will be lengthened and its quality improved
simply by the process of honoring one's parents. But I do say, and
without hesitation, that there is safety, there is protection, there
is reward, there is happiness and satisfaction that come of respect
for the counsels of one's parents who wish the very best for every son
and daughter. Well did the writer of Proverbs say, 'A foolish son is
grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.' (Prov.
17:25)"
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Words of the Prophet: Love at Home,"
"New Era," Oct. 1999, 4
5/9/09
"There is no righteous way to avoid the commandment ‘Honour thy
father and thy mother.’ (Ex. 20:12.) No family that hopes to endure
eternally can exclude grandmother and grandfather, brothers and
sisters, or other relatives. Heaven forbid that any family
member—regardless of age—should be considered a burden. Wouldn't it
be wonderful if family members would counsel together as they make
plans to assist those in need?" - H. Burke
Peterson, “Our Responsibility to Care for Our Own,” Ensign (CR),
May 1981, p.81
7/11/09
“A
child's heritage is his birthright and the privileges and possessions
with which he is born, and is his usually as the result of the labors
and sacrifices of the generations that have preceded him. Every soul
who is true to the uplifting ideals and standards of his progenitors,
honors his father and mother and inherits the blessings of a good name
and security on this earth, but he dishonors his father and mother who
thinks and acts below the spiritual and cultural standards marked out
and lived by them.” – “The Teachings of
Harold B. Lee,” edited by Clyde J. Williams, p. 633
6/19/10
"Now, then, we have to learn to love our
fathers and mothers, and unless you learn to love your fathers and
mothers and appreciate what they have done for you, then you are not
grateful. If you cannot understated what God has done for you, and you
cannot learn to love God, then you cannot pray to Him. I may be wrong
in stating that you can't pray. You might practice until you can, but
you don't feel satisfied after you have got through praying, and you
don't feel like your prayers have ascended to the Father, because your
prayers are not built on love and gratitude." - J.
Golden Kimball, "Conference Report," April 1913, Overflow Meeting,
p. 87
9/17/12
We encourage
families to give their elderly parents and grandparents the love,
care, and attention they deserve. Let us remember the scriptural
command that we must care for those of our own house lest we be found
“worse than an infidel.” (1
Tim. 5:8.) I am so grateful for my own dear family and for the
loving care they have given their parents over so many years. - Ezra
Taft Benson, "To
the Elderly in the Church," Ensign (CR) November 1989
7/7/14
Incidentally, to this
generation of young fathers I suggest that they spend overtime
teaching their children the fifth commandment, which tells them to
honor their parents. - S.
Dilworth Young, “He
Hath Showed Thee, O Man, What Is Good,” Ensign (CR)
November 1978
9/14/15
Obey
your parents in all things and comfort their hearts, for you have
the power to do this. When they are weary and pressed with the cares
of life, seek to ease their burdens and smile upon them in their
hours of sorrow and you will cast a charm of joy and peace around
them which they cannot obtain from any other source. - "The
Discourses of Wilford Woodruff," edited by G. Homer Durham, p. 267