This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. This week covers the Saturday Afternoon Session of the October 2000 Conference.
I found two quotes from this session that have stuck with me throughout this week. First, Elder Douglas L. Callister quoting Joseph Fielding Smith:
The Spirit of God speaking to the spirit of man has power to impart truth. … Through the Holy Ghost the truth is woven into the very fibre and sinews of the body so that it cannot be forgotten.
And Elder Oaks, in his great talk "The Challenge to Become":
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan by which we can become what children of God are supposed to become. This spotless and perfected state will result from a steady succession of covenants, ordinances, and actions, an accumulation of right choices, and from continuing repentance. “This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God.”Now is the time for each of us to work toward our personal conversion, toward becoming what our Heavenly Father desires us to become. As we do so, we should remember that our family relationships—even more than our Church callings—are the setting in which the most important part of that development can occur.
To me, the unifying thread between these two quotes is the idea that family relationships matter. What we do as parents matters. Our own growth, and the growth of our children—the people we ultimately become—is nurtured through the influence of the Holy Ghost as we invite Him into our lives and homes. I want to find ways to do that better.
Other posts in this series:
Righteous Traditions—by Rozy
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