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6/6/98
"Here are the promised blessings for those who will hold a weekly
home evening: 'If the Saints obey this counsel, we promise that great
blessings will result. Love at home and obedience to parents will
increase. Faith will be developed in the hearts of the youth of Israel,
and they will gain power to combat the evil influences and temptations
which beset them.' First Presidency, April 27, 1915, in Improvement Era
18:733-34." — Ezra Taft Benson, God, Family, Country, p. 228
6/7/98
"I like to compare the home evening, family prayer, and other
associated activities of the Church for the saving of the family, when
they are conscientiously carried out, with an umbrella. If the umbrella
is not opened up, it is little more than a cane and can give little
protection from the storms of nature. Likewise, God-given plans are of
little value unless they are used." — Spencer W. Kimball, General
Conference, October 1969
6/8/98
"I wonder if having casual and infrequent family home evening will
be enough in the future to fortify our children with sufficient moral
strength. In the future, infrequent family scripture study may be
inadequate to arm our children with the virtue necessary to withstand
the moral decay of the environment in which they will live. Where in the
world will the children learn chastity, integrity honesty, and basic
human decency if not at home. These values will, of course, be
reinforced at church, but parental teaching is more constant." — James
E. Faust, The Greatest Challenge In The World--Good Parenting,
General Conference, October 1990
6/9/98
"As we faithfully hold quality family home evenings, we 'will gain
strength to withstand the temptations of the world and will receive many
blessings which will help qualify [us] to enjoy [our] families through
eternity in the Celestial Kingdom' the First Presidency, Family Home
Evening, manual, 1978, p. 2. If the prophet bid us do some great thing
for so great a blessing, would we do it? Holding regular family home
evening is such a small thing we can do to obtain these great
blessings." — Rex D. Pinegar, The Simple Things, General
Conference, October 1994
6/10/98
"Elder Harold B. Lee added a new dimension to our understanding
of Malachi's prophecy. He explained that one objective of Church
programs, such as family home evening, is 'to turn here upon the
earth, the hearts of parents to children and the hearts of the
children to parents. Can you believe that when parents have
passed beyond the veil that then is the only time when parents should
have their hearts turned to their children and children to their
parents?... Maybe it is time for us to think of turning the hearts of
parents to children now while living in order that, after they are
gone to the beyond, there might be that bond between parents and
children that might last beyond death.'" — Harold B. Lee, Preparing
to Meet the Lord, Oakland Temple Dedication, November
1964, as quoted by Richard O. Cowan in The
Doctrine and Covenants: Our Modern Scripture
6/16/09
“The temple is a
house of eternal relationships, a place where families can come for
the purpose of transforming their family circle into an eternal family
unit, where all of a sudden ‘together forever’ becomes far more
important than the next trivial family difference. You see, eternal
families reason together in family council with dad at the head.” - Robert
L. Simpson, “The House of the Lord,” Ensign CR, November 1980, p. 10
10/24/14
The structure of your evening is
not as important as the time invested. The gospel should be taught
both formally and informally. Make it a meaningful experience for
each member of the family. Family home evening is a precious time to
bear testimony in a safe environment; to learn teaching, planning,
and organizational skills; to strengthen family bonds; to develop
family traditions; to talk to each other; and more important, to
have a marvelous time together! - Richard
G. Scott, “Make
the Exercise of Faith Your First Priority,” Ensign (CR)
November 2014