"We must understand that each of our children comes with varying gifts and talents. Some, like Abel, seem to be given gifts of faith at birth. Others struggle with every decision they make. As parents, we should never let the searching and struggling of our children make us waver or lose our faith in the Lord.
"Alma the Younger, when 'racked with torment . . . [and] harrowed up by the memory of [his] many sins,' remembered hearing his father teach about the coming of 'Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world' (Alma 36:17). His father's words led to his conversion. In like manner, our teaching and testimony will be remembered by our children."
Topics: temptation, faith, testimony
(Robert D. Hales, "Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty," Ensign, May 1999, 32)
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